Rank the Top 5 Greatest Lakers of All-Time

[The Choken One]

What criteria are we using for "greatest"? Stats only?

I went by their impact on the franchise...not necessarily who's better of them... or else sadly I'd probably rank Shaq second.

[RRR3]

That's messed up bro. Making Heat fans look bad

I'm not a Heat fan, I'm a LeBron/Chalmers fan
You forgot Kareem btw

Anyways my list...
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar/Magic Johnson
3. Kobe Bryant
4. Jerry West
5. Shaquille O'Neal
HM: Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, George Mikan

[ImmortalD24]

1. Smush Parker
2. Sedale Threatt
3. Didier-Ilunga Mbenga
4. Kurt Rambis
5. Slava Medvedenko

How can u forget the goat KWA-MAY BROWN. You should commit seppuku on the spot for your sins.

[RRR3]

How can u forget the goat KWA-MAY BROWN. You should commit seppuku on the spot for your sins.

Overrated. Kwame Stans always forget that Kwame never did anything notable outside of the Lakers. Don't believe the Hype. Mbenga>>>>Kwame

[Deuce Bigalow]

1. Magic
2. Kobe
3. Wilt
4. Shaq
5. West

Wilt over Shaq and West?

[TheBigVeto]

Kobe and Magic have NO case of being the GOAT Laker.
GOAT Laker = Kareem.

[SuperPippen]

1. Magic
2. West
3. Kobe
4. Kareem
5. Baylor

[Whoah10115]

Sedale Threatt




1. Magic (duzzers wuzzers)
2. Kobe
3. Logo
4. KAJ
5. Shaq...just because he was so beastly during his prime. And because why not.


Mikan and Baylor must be mentioned.

[gengiskhan]

1. Magic
2. Shaq
3. Kareem
4. Kobe
5. West

[lilgodfather1]

1. Magic - second greatest player of all time.
2. Kobe - entire career with LAL.
3. KAJ - 5 titles.
4. Shaq - 3 titles.
5. West - 9 finals appearances.

I find it funny that I put the second greatest Lakers as Kobe who I have below two of the players that are ahead of him on the all time list. But this thread is just what they did with LAL, so that is why.

[Kiddlovesnets]

1. Magic Johnson
2. Jerry West
3. Kareem Jabbar
4. Kobe Bryant
5. George Mikan

[Odinn]

1. Magic Johnson
2. Kobe Bryant
3a. Jerry West
3b. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
5. Shaquille O'Neal

[Kobe 4 The Win]

1 Magic Johnson
2 Kobe
3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4 Shaquille O'Neal
5a Jerry West
5b Wilt Chamberlain

Magic's number one and I don't see Kobe unseating him. I go back and forth with Kobe and Kareem at number 2. I give Kobe the edge because he has been Laker for his whole career. Shaq over West and Wilt because of the 3-peat. Mikan gets assed out because he never played in LA. Honorable mention to James Worthy and Elgin Baylor.

[Lakers Legend#32]

1 Magic
2 Kareem
3. West
4. Baylor
5. Kobe

[Odinn]

I do not understand why people rank Wilt as top 5 Laker ever. He only played 5 seasons as a Laker and 4 complete-season. He wasn't in his prime. He didn't score more than 6000 points for the Lakers. Aside from Magic, Kobe, Kareem, West and Shaq; Baylor and Worthy are greater then Wilt as Lakers.