Through the 2024-25 season, the Los Angeles Lakers have had a total of 506 players suit up for them, going back to their days in Minneapolis. Some were forgettable, some were serviceable, some were good and a select few were flat-out legendary.
As the Lakers approach their 80th season of existence (they were founded back in 1946 as the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball League), LeBron Wire is taking a look at each player who has worn their jersey, whether it has been a purple and gold one or the ones they donned back in the Midwest during their early years.
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We now take a look at Brandon Bass, who was with the Lakers during the 2015-16 season.
Bass was once the SEC Player of the Year in 2005 with averages of 17.3 points and 9.1 rebounds a game while at Louisiana State University. He was a second-round draft pick that year by the New Orleans Hornets.
His first several NBA seasons were relatively quiet, but in the 2010-11 season, as a member of the Orlando Magic, the 6-foot-8 forward started getting significant playing time and averaged double figures in scoring for the first time. After four subsequent seasons with the Boston Celtics, Bass signed with the Lakers in 2015.
During the 2015-16 season, he registered 7.2 points on 54.9% field-goal shooting and 4.3 rebounds in 20.3 minutes a game with the Lakers. He spent the following season, his last in the NBA, with the Los Angeles Clippers. Bass then went on to spend a few years with the Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association.
This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Lakers jersey history No. 2 — Brandon Bass