Now that the lock out is over the Lakers will get to once again set foot on the court. Their first opponent will be the Los Angeles Clippers for back to back preseason games on the 19th and the 21st, both at Staple Center. The Lakers season opener will be playing on Christmas Day vs the Chicago Bulls. To prep you for the season, we decided to take a look back in time and rank the ten best players in Lakers' history.
#1: Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. 
Birth Date: August 14, 1959 (age 52)
Birth Place: Lansing, Michigan
Played for Lakers: 1979 - 1991, 1996
Position: Point Guard
Number: 32
#2: Kobe Bryant 
Date of Birth: August 23, 1978 (age 33)
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Played for Lakers: 1996 - Present
Position: Shooting Guard
Number: 24
#3 Shaquille O'Neal 
Date of Birth: March 6, 1972 (age 39)
Birth Place: Newark, New Jersey
Played for Lakers: 1996 - 2004
Position: Center
Number: 34
#4: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 
Date of Birth: April 16, 1947 (age 64)
Birth Place: New York City
Played for Lakers: 1975–1989
Position: Center
Number: 33
#5: Jerry West 
Date of Birth: May 28, 1938 (age 73)
Birth Place: Chelyan, West Virginia
Played for Lakers: 1960 - 1974
Position: Guard
Number: 44
#6: Elgin Baylor 
Date of Birth: September 16, 1934 (age 77)
Birth Place: Washington D.C.
Played for Lakers: 1958 - 1971
Position: Forward
Number: 22
#7: James Worthy 
Date of Birth: February 27, 1961 (age 50)
Birth Place: Gastonia, North Carolina
Played for Lakers: 1982 - 1994
Position: Forward
Number: 42
#8: George Mikan 
Date of Birth: June 18, 1924
Birth Place: Joliet, Illinois
Played for Lakers: (1947–1954, 1956)
Position: Center
Number: 99
#9: Wilt Chamberlain 
Date of Birth: August 21, 1936
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Played for Lakers: 1968 - 1973
Position: Center
Number: 13
#10: Gail Goodrich 
Date of Birth: April 23, 1943 (age 68)
Birth Place: Los Ageles, California
Played for Lakers: 1965 - 1968, 1970 - 1976
Position: Guard
Number: 25
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