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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.
During the Lakers' 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.
The 2018-19 season was a transition year for the Lakers as they adjusted to having LeBron James on their roster and looked to build a winning roster around him. Midway through that season, they sent Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk and a 2021 second-round draft pick to the Detroit Pistons for wing Reggie Bullock, a proven 3-point specialist.
In each of the previous three seasons, Bullock, who was 27 years of age at the time, had shot over 38% from 3-point range, and he was over the 41% mark in that category in two of those seasons. To that point in the 2018-19 campaign, he had made 38.8% of his attempts from beyond the arc.
With the Lakers, Bullock's outside shooting touch cooled off considerably. He shot 34.3% from downtown the rest of that season while averaging 9.3 points in 27.6 minutes a game. He signed with the New York Knicks for the following season, and his 3-point accuracy eventually returned to its previous heights.
Bullock retired from the NBA after the 2023-24 season with a career average of 7.3 points on 22.6 minutes a game. He made 38.5% of his 3-point tries over his 11 years in the league.
This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Lakers jersey history No. 35 — Reggie Bullock
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During the Lakers' 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.
The 2018-19 season was a transition year for the Lakers as they adjusted to having LeBron James on their roster and looked to build a winning roster around him. Midway through that season, they sent Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk and a 2021 second-round draft pick to the Detroit Pistons for wing Reggie Bullock, a proven 3-point specialist.
In each of the previous three seasons, Bullock, who was 27 years of age at the time, had shot over 38% from 3-point range, and he was over the 41% mark in that category in two of those seasons. To that point in the 2018-19 campaign, he had made 38.8% of his attempts from beyond the arc.
With the Lakers, Bullock's outside shooting touch cooled off considerably. He shot 34.3% from downtown the rest of that season while averaging 9.3 points in 27.6 minutes a game. He signed with the New York Knicks for the following season, and his 3-point accuracy eventually returned to its previous heights.
Bullock retired from the NBA after the 2023-24 season with a career average of 7.3 points on 22.6 minutes a game. He made 38.5% of his 3-point tries over his 11 years in the league.
This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Lakers jersey history No. 35 — Reggie Bullock
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