Los Angeles Lakers 2008-09 Roster and Statistics

Last Updated on February 23, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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Roster

NO	PLAYER	POS	HT	WT	DOB	COLLEGE
2	Derek Fisher	PG	6-1	200	August 9, 1974	Little Rock
3	Trevor Ariza	SF	6-8	215	June 30, 1985	UCLA
4	Luke Walton	SF	6-8	235	March 28, 1980	Arizona
5	Jordan Farmar	PG	6-2	180	November 30, 1986	UCLA
6	Adam Morrison	SF	6-8	205	July 19, 1984	Gonzaga
7	Lamar Odom	PF	6-10	220	November 6, 1979	Rhode Island
9	Sun Yue	SG	6-9	205	November 6, 1985
10	Vladimir Radmanović	SF	6-10	227	November 19, 1980
12	Shannon Brown	SG	6-4	205	November 29, 1985	Michigan State
16	Pau Gasol	C	7-0	250	July 6, 1980
17	Andrew Bynum	C	7-0	285	October 27, 1987
18	Sasha Vujačić	SG	6-7	195	March 8, 1984
21	Josh Powell	PF	6-9	225	January 25, 1983	NC State
24	Kobe Bryant	SG	6-6	212	August 23, 1978
28	D.J. Mbenga	C	7-0	245	December 30, 1980
31	Chris Mihm	C	7-0	265	July 16, 1979	Texas

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Regular Season Per Game

PLR	POS	AGE	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Kobe Bryant	SG	30	82	82	36.1	26.8	5.2	4.9	1.5	0.5	2.6	20.9	9.8	.467	4.1	1.4	.351	6.9	5.9	.856
Pau Gasol	C	28	81	81	37.0	18.9	9.6	3.5	0.6	1.0	1.9	12.9	7.3	.567	0.0	0.0	.500	5.4	4.2	.781
Andrew Bynum	C	21	50	50	28.9	14.3	8.0	1.4	0.4	1.8	1.7	10.0	5.6	.560	0.0	0.0	–	4.3	3.0	.707
Lamar Odom	PF	29	78	32	29.7	11.3	8.2	2.6	1.0	1.3	1.8	9.0	4.4	.492	1.3	0.4	.320	3.3	2.1	.623
Derek Fisher	PG	34	82	82	29.8	9.9	2.3	3.2	1.2	0.1	0.9	8.4	3.6	.424	3.7	1.5	.397	1.6	1.3	.846
Trevor Ariza	SF	23	82	20	24.4	8.9	4.3	1.8	1.7	0.3	1.1	7.3	3.3	.460	2.3	0.7	.319	2.1	1.5	.710
Jordan Farmar	PG	22	65	0	18.3	6.4	1.8	2.4	0.9	0.2	1.3	6.3	2.5	.391	2.2	0.8	.336	1.2	0.7	.584
Vladimir Radmanović	SF	28	46	28	16.8	5.9	2.5	0.8	0.6	0.2	1.0	4.7	2.1	.444	3.0	1.3	.441	0.6	0.5	.852
Sasha Vujačić	SG	24	80	0	16.2	5.8	1.7	1.4	1.0	0.1	0.4	5.0	1.9	.387	2.8	1.0	.363	1.0	0.9	.921
Luke Walton	SF	28	65	34	17.9	5.0	2.8	2.7	0.5	0.2	1.1	4.7	2.1	.436	0.9	0.3	.298	0.9	0.6	.719
Josh Powell	PF	26	60	1	11.7	4.2	2.9	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.9	4.0	1.8	.444	0.0	0.0	–	0.8	0.6	.760
D.J. Mbenga	C	28	23	0	7.9	2.7	1.3	0.4	0.4	1.0	0.6	2.5	1.2	.474	0.0	0.0	.000	0.3	0.3	.875
Chris Mihm	C	29	18	0	5.8	2.0	1.9	0.6	0.1	0.3	0.6	2.2	0.8	.375	0.0	0.0	–	0.4	0.3	.857
Shannon Brown	SG	23	18	0	7.6	3.2	1.1	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.5	2.3	1.2	.524	0.5	0.3	.667	0.5	0.4	.889
Adam Morrison	SF	24	8	0	5.5	1.3	1.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.5	0.5	.333	0.5	0.1	.250	0.3	0.1	.500
Sun Yue	SG	23	10	0	2.8	0.6	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.3	1.1	0.3	.273	0.6	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	–
Team Totals			82	82	241.2	106.9	43.9	23.3	8.8	5.1	13.5	85.1	40.3	.474	18.5	6.7	.361	25.5	19.6	.770

Playoff Per Game

PLR	POS	AGE	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Kobe Bryant	SG	30	23	23	40.9	30.2	5.3	5.5	1.7	0.9	2.6	23.0	10.5	.457	4.6	1.6	.349	8.6	7.6	.883
Pau Gasol	C	28	23	23	40.5	18.3	10.8	2.5	0.8	2.0	1.9	12.0	7.0	.580	0.0	0.0	–	6.1	4.3	.714
Lamar Odom	PF	29	23	5	32.0	12.3	9.1	1.8	0.7	1.3	1.7	9.0	4.7	.524	1.5	0.8	.514	3.5	2.1	.613
Trevor Ariza	SF	23	23	23	31.4	11.3	4.2	2.3	1.6	0.4	1.7	8.0	4.0	.497	3.7	1.7	.476	2.8	1.6	.563
Derek Fisher	PG	34	22	22	28.9	8.0	2.0	2.2	1.0	0.0	1.1	7.3	2.9	.394	3.0	0.9	.284	1.6	1.4	.861
Andrew Bynum	C	21	23	18	17.4	6.3	3.7	0.4	0.3	0.9	0.8	5.5	2.5	.457	0.0	0.0	–	1.9	1.2	.651
Luke Walton	SF	28	21	0	15.8	3.8	2.5	2.1	0.7	0.1	1.0	3.6	1.5	.427	0.8	0.2	.313	0.9	0.5	.611
Shannon Brown	SG	23	21	0	13.1	4.9	1.2	0.6	0.5	0.1	0.5	4.0	1.7	.434	1.2	0.6	.480	1.1	0.9	.792
Jordan Farmar	PG	22	20	1	13.0	4.7	1.4	1.7	0.5	0.2	0.9	4.4	1.7	.391	2.0	0.6	.308	1.0	0.7	.737
Sasha Vujačić	SG	24	23	0	10.9	3.0	1.4	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.4	4.0	1.0	.264	2.2	0.7	.314	0.3	0.2	.833
Josh Powell	PF	26	14	0	5.2	2.1	1.2	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.3	1.9	0.8	.423	0.1	0.1	1.000	0.4	0.4	1.000
D.J. Mbenga	C	28	7	0	2.3	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.9	0.1	.167	0.0	0.0	–	0.0	0.0	–
Team Totals			23	23	242.2	102.4	42.0	19.4	7.9	6.3	13.0	80.5	37.4	.465	18.4	7.0	.377	27.5	20.6	.747

Regular Season Per 36 Minutes

PLR	POS	AGE	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Kobe Bryant	SG	30	82	82	36.1	26.8	5.2	4.9	1.5	0.5	2.6	20.8	9.7	.467	4.1	1.4	.351	6.9	5.9	.856
Pau Gasol	C	28	81	81	36.9	18.3	9.4	3.4	0.6	1.0	1.9	12.5	7.1	.567	0.0	0.0	.500	5.3	4.1	.781
Andrew Bynum	C	21	50	50	28.9	17.8	9.9	1.8	0.4	2.2	2.1	12.5	7.0	.560	0.0	0.0	–	5.4	3.8	.707
Lamar Odom	PF	29	78	32	29.7	13.8	9.9	3.2	1.2	1.5	2.1	10.9	5.4	.492	1.6	0.5	.320	4.0	2.5	.623
Trevor Ariza	SF	23	82	20	24.4	13.1	6.3	2.6	2.5	0.4	1.6	10.7	4.9	.460	3.4	1.1	.319	3.0	2.2	.710
Derek Fisher	PG	34	82	82	29.8	12.0	2.8	3.8	1.4	0.1	1.1	10.1	4.3	.424	4.5	1.8	.397	1.9	1.6	.846
Sasha Vujačić	SG	24	80	0	16.2	12.8	3.8	3.1	2.1	0.2	1.0	11.2	4.3	.387	6.2	2.3	.363	2.1	1.9	.921
Jordan Farmar	PG	22	65	0	18.3	12.6	3.5	4.7	1.7	0.3	2.6	12.4	4.9	.391	4.4	1.5	.336	2.3	1.4	.584
Vladimir Radmanović	SF	28	46	28	16.8	12.7	5.5	1.8	1.3	0.3	2.2	10.0	4.4	.444	6.4	2.8	.441	1.3	1.1	.852
Josh Powell	PF	26	60	1	11.7	12.8	9.0	1.4	0.5	0.9	2.6	12.2	5.4	.444	0.0	0.0	–	2.6	1.9	.760
D.J. Mbenga	C	28	23	0	7.9	12.1	6.2	1.8	2.0	4.8	2.6	11.3	5.4	.474	0.2	0.0	.000	1.6	1.4	.875
Shannon Brown	SG	23	18	0	7.6	15.4	5.3	2.6	1.1	0.5	2.4	11.1	5.8	.524	2.4	1.6	.667	2.4	2.1	.889
Chris Mihm	C	29	18	0	5.8	12.3	11.7	3.4	0.3	2.1	3.4	13.7	5.1	.375	0.0	0.0	–	6.5	2.1	.857
Adam Morrison	SF	24	8	0	5.5	8.2	6.5	2.5	0.0	0.0	2.5	9.8	3.3	.333	3.3	0.8	.250	4.9	1.6	.500
Sun Yue	SG	23	10	0	2.8	12.9	0.0	2.6	1.3	1.3	3.9	14.1	3.9	.273	7.7	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	–
Team Totals			82	82	241.2	102.4	42.0	19.4	7.9	6.3	13.0	80.5	37.4	.465	18.4	7.0	.377	27.5	20.6	.747

Playoff Per 36 Minutes

PLR	POS	AGE	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Kobe Bryant	SG	30	23	23	40.9	26.6	4.7	4.8	1.5	0.8	2.3	20.3	9.3	.457	4.1	1.4	.349	7.5	6.7	.883
Pau Gasol	C	28	23	23	40.5	16.2	9.6	2.2	0.7	1.7	1.7	10.7	6.2	.580	0.0	0.0	–	5.4	3.9	.714
Josh Powell	PF	26	14	0	5.2	14.3	8.4	2.0	0.0	0.5	2.0	12.8	5.4	.423	0.5	0.5	1.000	3.0	3.0	1.000
Lamar Odom	PF	29	23	5	32.0	13.9	10.3	2.1	0.8	1.5	1.9	10.1	5.3	.524	1.7	0.9	.514	3.9	2.4	.613
Trevor Ariza	SF	23	23	23	31.4	13.0	4.8	2.7	1.8	0.5	1.9	9.2	4.6	.497	4.2	2.0	.476	3.2	1.8	.563
Andrew Bynum	C	21	23	18	17.4	13.0	7.7	0.9	0.7	1.9	1.7	11.4	5.2	.457	0.0	0.0	–	3.9	2.5	.651
Shannon Brown	SG	23	21	0	13.1	13.4	3.3	1.7	1.3	0.3	1.3	10.8	4.7	.434	3.3	1.6	.480	3.1	2.5	.792
Jordan Farmar	PG	22	20	1	13.0	13.0	3.9	4.6	1.2	0.4	2.5	12.0	4.7	.391	5.4	1.7	.308	2.6	1.9	.737
Adam Morrison	SF	24	8	0	5.5	8.2	6.5	2.5	0.0	0.0	2.5	9.8	3.3	.333	3.3	0.8	.250	4.9	1.6	.500
Luke Walton	SF	28	21	0	15.8	8.7	5.6	4.9	1.5	0.3	2.2	8.1	3.5	.427	1.7	0.5	.313	2.0	1.2	.611
Sasha Vujačić	SG	24	23	0	10.9	9.9	4.6	1.7	1.4	0.6	1.4	13.1	3.5	.264	7.3	2.3	.314	0.9	0.7	.833
D.J. Mbenga	C	28	7	0	2.3	6.8	6.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	13.5	2.3	.167	0.0	0.0	–	0.0	0.0	–

Regular Season Totals

PLR	POS	AGE	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Kobe Bryant	SG	30	82	82	2960	2201	429	399	120	37	210	1712	800	.467	336	118	.351	564	483	.856
Pau Gasol	C	28	81	81	2999	1528	780	284	52	81	157	1045	592	.567	2	1	.500	439	343	.781
Lamar Odom	PF	29	78	32	2316	885	637	204	77	98	138	703	346	.492	103	33	.320	257	160	.623
Trevor Ariza	SF	23	82	20	1999	729	352	145	137	24	87	596	274	.460	191	61	.319	169	120	.710
Andrew Bynum	C	21	50	50	1446	714	398	71	18	90	85	502	281	.560	0	0	–	215	152	.707
Josh Powell	PF	26	60	1	703	250	176	27	9	17	51	239	106	.444	0	0	–	50	38	.760
Jordan Farmar	PG	22	65	0	1192	416	117	155	57	10	87	412	161	.391	146	49	.336	77	45	.584
Sasha Vujačić	SG	24	80	0	1293	461	135	113	77	7	35	401	155	.387	223	81	.363	76	70	.921
Vladimir Radmanović	SF	28	46	28	771	273	117	38	28	7	47	214	95	.444	136	60	.441	27	23	.852
Luke Walton	SF	28	65	34	1166	326	180	177	32	10	69	307	134	.436	57	17	.298	57	41	.719
D.J. Mbenga	C	28	23	0	181	61	31	9	10	24	13	57	27	.474	1	0	.000	8	7	.875
Shannon Brown	SG	23	18	0	136	58	20	10	4	2	9	42	22	.524	9	6	.667	9	8	.889
Chris Mihm	C	29	18	0	105	36	34	10	1	6	10	40	15	.375	0	0	–	7	6	.857
Adam Morrison	SF	24	8	0	44	10	8	3	0	0	3	12	4	.333	4	1	.250	6	1	.500
Sun Yue	SG	23	10	0	28	6	0	2	1	1	3	11	3	.273	6	0	.000	0	0	–
Team Totals			82	82	19780	8768	3602	1908	718	420	1076	6981	3307	.474	1516	547	.361	2087	1607	.770

Playoff Totals

PLR	POS	AGE	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Kobe Bryant	SG	30	23	23	940	695	123	126	38	21	59	530	242	.457	106	37	.349	197	174	.883
Pau Gasol	C	28	23	23	931	420	249	58	19	45	44	276	160	.580	0	0	–	140	100	.714
Lamar Odom	PF	29	23	5	735	283	210	42	16	31	39	206	108	.524	35	18	.514	80	49	.613
Trevor Ariza	SF	23	23	23	722	260	97	54	36	10	38	185	92	.497	84	40	.476	64	36	.563
Derek Fisher	PG	34	22	22	635	176	45	49	21	1	24	160	63	.394	67	19	.284	36	31	.861
Andrew Bynum	C	21	23	18	400	144	86	10	8	21	19	127	58	.457	0	0	–	43	28	.651
Shannon Brown	SG	23	21	0	276	103	25	13	10	2	10	83	36	.434	25	12	.480	24	19	.792
Jordan Farmar	PG	22	20	1	260	94	28	33	9	3	18	87	34	.391	39	12	.308	19	14	.737
Luke Walton	SF	28	21	0	332	80	52	45	14	3	20	75	32	.427	16	5	.313	18	11	.611
Sasha Vujačić	SG	24	23	0	250	69	32	12	10	4	10	91	24	.264	51	16	.314	6	5	.833
Josh Powell	PF	26	14	0	73	29	17	4	0	1	4	26	11	.423	1	1	1.000	6	6	1.000
D.J. Mbenga	C	28	7	0	16	2	3	0	0	2	2	6	1	.167	0	0	–	0	0	–
Team Totals			23	23	5570	2355	967	446	181	144	287	1852	861	.465	424	160	.377	633	473	.747

Regular Season Team Impact Spotlight

PLAYER NAME	ROLE TIER	MPG	USAGE TIER	PPG	RPG	APG	STK (SPG + BPG)	IMPACT INDEX	NOTES	AWARDS
Kobe Bryant	Starter/Star [1.1]	36.1	High [1.2]	26.8	5.2	4.9	2.0	102.17	Bryant guided the Lakers to the NBA’s best record in the West, embracing a facilitator role within the triangle offense while remaining the team’s late-game closer and perimeter defensive stopper.	All-Star, All-NBA 1st Team, All-Defensive 1st Team
Pau Gasol	Starter/Star [1.1]	37.0	High [1.2]	18.9	9.6	3.5	1.6	88.18	Gasol was the Lakers’ interior anchor, providing efficient scoring, rebounding, and playmaking from the post while forming one of the league’s most skilled frontcourts.	All-Star, All-NBA 3rd Team
Andrew Bynum	Starter/Star [1.1]	28.9	Medium [1.1]	14.3	8.0	1.4	2.2	62.56	Bynum emerged as a major interior force, protecting the rim and giving the Lakers a dominant physical presence in the paint before injuries interrupted his season.	—
Lamar Odom	Key Contributor [1.05]	29.7	Medium [1.1]	11.3	8.2	2.6	2.3	56.38	Odom provided versatility as a rebounder and secondary playmaker, often shifting roles seamlessly between starter and sixth man in Phil Jackson’s rotation.	—
Derek Fisher	Starter/Star [1.1]	29.8	Medium [1.1]	9.9	2.3	3.2	1.3	40.92	Fisher provided leadership, perimeter shooting, and steady decision-making while running the triangle offense and defending opposing guards.	—
Trevor Ariza	Key Contributor [1.05]	24.4	Medium [1.1]	8.9	4.3	1.8	2.0	39.06	Ariza became a key perimeter defender and transition finisher, earning increased minutes due to his defensive versatility and energy.	—
Jordan Farmar	Bench [1.0]	18.3	Low [1.0]	6.4	1.8	2.4	1.1	23.40	Farmar provided instant offense and playmaking off the bench, helping maintain tempo and spacing in the second unit.	—
Luke Walton	Key Contributor [1.05]	17.9	Low [1.0]	5.0	2.8	2.7	0.7	23.52	Walton contributed ball movement and versatility, helping facilitate the offense with his passing and understanding of the triangle system.	—
Sasha Vujačić	Bench [1.0]	16.2	Low [1.0]	5.8	1.7	1.4	1.1	20.00	Vujačić provided perimeter shooting and defensive energy as part of the Lakers’ guard rotation.	—
Vladimir Radmanović	Bench [1.0]	16.8	Low [1.0]	5.9	2.5	0.8	0.8	20.00	Radmanović stretched the floor with his outside shooting and provided spacing for the Lakers’ stars.	—
Josh Powell	Bench [1.0]	11.7	Low [1.0]	4.2	2.9	0.5	0.5	16.20	Powell provided frontcourt depth, energy, and rebounding in reserve minutes.	—
D.J. Mbenga	Bench [1.0]	7.9	Low [1.0]	2.7	1.3	0.4	1.4	11.60	Mbenga contributed shot-blocking and interior defense as a backup center.	—
Shannon Brown	Bench [1.0]	7.6	Low [1.0]	3.2	1.1	0.6	0.3	10.40	Brown added athleticism and defensive energy after joining the Lakers midseason.	—
Chris Mihm	Bench [1.0]	5.8	Low [1.0]	2.0	1.9	0.6	0.4	9.80	Mihm provided veteran depth in limited minutes as he returned from injuries.	—
Adam Morrison	Bench [1.0]	5.5	Low [1.0]	1.3	1.0	0.4	0.0	5.40	Morrison played a limited reserve role after being acquired midseason.	—
Sun Yue	Bench [1.0]	2.8	Low [1.0]	0.6	0.0	0.2	0.2	2.00	Sun Yue saw minimal action as a developmental guard in his rookie NBA season.	—
TEAM TOTALS	—	—	—	106.9	43.9	23.3	13.9	531.77	—	—

Playoff Team Impact Spotlight

PLAYER NAME	ROLE TIER	MPG	USAGE TIER	PPG	RPG	APG	STK (SPG + BPG)	IMPACT INDEX	NOTES	AWARDS
Kobe Bryant	Starter/Star [1.1]	40.9	High [1.2]	30.2	5.3	5.5	2.6	114.05	Bryant delivered a dominant postseason run, highlighted by clutch scoring and playmaking throughout the playoffs and a Finals masterclass against Orlando to secure his first title without Shaq.	Finals MVP
Pau Gasol	Starter/Star [1.1]	40.5	High [1.2]	18.3	10.8	2.5	2.8	90.55	Gasol was a two-way anchor, protecting the rim and dominating the glass while providing efficient interior scoring throughout the championship run.	NBA Champion (2009)
Lamar Odom	Key Contributor [1.05]	32.0	Medium [1.1]	12.3	9.1	1.8	2.0	58.63	Odom’s versatility off the bench and in spot starts gave the Lakers rebounding, ball-handling, and defensive flexibility during their title run.	NBA Champion (2009)
Trevor Ariza	Starter/Star [1.1]	31.4	Medium [1.1]	11.3	4.2	2.3	2.0	48.98	Ariza emerged as a playoff difference-maker with elite perimeter defense and timely three-point shooting, including key steals in the Finals.	NBA Champion (2009)
Derek Fisher	Starter/Star [1.1]	28.9	Medium [1.1]	8.0	2.0	2.2	1.0	31.94	Fisher provided veteran leadership and clutch shot-making, including pivotal late-game threes during the playoff run.	NBA Champion (2009)
Andrew Bynum	Key Contributor [1.05]	17.4	Medium [1.1]	6.3	3.7	0.4	1.2	26.70	Playing through injury, Bynum provided interior size and rim protection in limited but important postseason minutes.	NBA Champion (2009)
Luke Walton	Bench [1.0]	15.8	Low [1.0]	3.8	2.5	2.1	0.8	18.40	Walton contributed ball movement and situational defense, helping maintain offensive flow within the triangle system.	NBA Champion (2009)
Shannon Brown	Bench [1.0]	13.1	Low [1.0]	4.9	1.2	0.6	0.6	14.60	Brown supplied athletic energy and perimeter scoring bursts off the bench during the postseason.	NBA Champion (2009)
Jordan Farmar	Bench [1.0]	13.0	Low [1.0]	4.7	1.4	1.7	0.7	17.00	Farmar added pace and supplemental playmaking in reserve guard minutes throughout the playoffs.	NBA Champion (2009)
Sasha Vujačić	Bench [1.0]	10.9	Low [1.0]	3.0	1.4	0.5	0.6	11.00	Vujačić provided floor spacing and defensive effort in limited postseason action.	NBA Champion (2009)
Josh Powell	Bench [1.0]	5.2	Low [1.0]	2.1	1.2	0.3	0.1	7.40	Powell contributed depth minutes in the frontcourt during the playoff rotation.	NBA Champion (2009)
D.J. Mbenga	Bench [1.0]	2.3	Low [1.0]	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.3	2.00	Mbenga saw limited playoff action, offering size and shot-blocking depth when called upon.	NBA Champion (2009)
TEAM TOTALS	—	—	—	102.4	42.0	19.4	14.2	441.25	—	NBA Champion (2009)