Overview
- During Sunday’s win over the Kings, the Lakers announced that James moved into fifth on the franchise assists list by passing Michael Cooper.
- He now trails Norm Nixon, Jerry West, Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson in team assists.
- The night before, he became only the second Laker with 1,000 made three-pointers, joining Bryant.
- Across 42 games this season, he is averaging 21.6 points, 7.0 assists and 5.6 rebounds as Los Angeles improved to 36-24 with consecutive blowout victories.
- He is set to enter unrestricted free agency this offseason after acknowledging that his career is nearing its conclusion.