1993–94 Los Angeles Lakers season

1993–94 Los Angeles Lakers season
James Worthy retires
Head coach	Randy Pfund Bill Bertka Magic Johnson
Owner(s)	Jerry Buss
Arena	Great Western Forum
Results
Record	33–49 (.402)
Place	Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1993–94 NBA season was the Lakers' 46th season in the NBA and 34th in the city of Los Angeles.^[1] With the Lakers out of playoff position and struggling in March, the team decided to bring Magic Johnson back as head coach. However, the Lakers went 5-11 under Magic and finished fifth in the Pacific Division with a 33–49 record, missing the playoffs for the first time since 1975–76. Following the season, twelve-year veteran James Worthy retired.^[2]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	12	George Lynch	SF/PF	United States	North Carolina
2	37	Nick Van Exel	PG	United States	Cincinnati

Roster

Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 31 Bowie, Sam 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kentucky PF 41 Campbell, Elden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Clemson SG 8 Christie, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Pepperdine C 12 Divac, Vlade 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Yugoslavia C 53 Edwards, James 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Washington PF 40 Harvey, Antonio 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Pfeiffer SG 23 Jordan, Reggie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) New Mexico SF 30 Lynch, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) North Carolina SG 1 Peeler, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Missouri PF 18 Rambis, Kurt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Santa Clara C 26 Schayes, Danny 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Syracuse SG 34 Smith, Tony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Marquette PG 3 Threatt, Sedale 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) West Virginia University Institute of Technology PG 9 Van Exel, Nick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Cincinnati SF 42 Worthy, James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) North Carolina	Head coach Magic Johnson Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Seattle SuperSonics	63	19	.768	—	37–4	26–15	25–5
x-Phoenix Suns	56	26	.683	7	36–5	20–21	19–11
x-Golden State Warriors	50	32	.610	13	29–12	21–20	19–11
x-Portland Trail Blazers	47	35	.573	16	30–11	17–24	17–13
Los Angeles Lakers	33	49	.402	30	21–20	12–29	7–23
Sacramento Kings	28	54	.341	35	20–21	8–33	9–21
Los Angeles Clippers	27	55	.329	36	17–24	10–31	9–21

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Seattle SuperSonics	63	19	.768	–
2	y-Houston Rockets	58	24	.707	5
3	x-Phoenix Suns	56	26	.683	7
4	x-San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	8
5	x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	10
6	x- Golden State Warriors	50	32	.610	13
7	x-Portland Trail Blazers	47	35	.573	16
8	x-Denver Nuggets	42	40	.512	21
9	Los Angeles Lakers	33	49	.402	30
10	Sacramento Kings	28	54	.341	35
11	Los Angeles Clippers	27	55	.329	36
12	Minnesota Timberwolves	20	62	.244	43
13	Dallas Mavericks	13	69	.159	50

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

References

1. 1993-94 Los Angeles Lakers
2. "Worthy Retirement Set: Laker Star To Announce His Decision To Quit At 33". Chicago Tribune. November 10, 1994.

See also

• 1993-94 NBA season