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 embark on 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.
Gene Stump, a 6-foot-2 wing, joined the Lakers for the 1949-50 season. In 23 games with them that season, he averaged 2.7 points and one rebound a game before finishing the year with the Waterloo Hawks.
He had spent the prior two seasons with the Boston Celtics before coming to Minneapolis. Stump’s NBA career ended in 1950 after 26 games late that year with the Hawks.
