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.
Here is a look at Frankie King, a guard who briefly played for the Lakers in the 1990s.
King started his college career at the College of Coastal Georgia (then known as Brunswick College) and then spent two seasons at Western Carolina University. While at Western Carolina University, he averaged 26.7 points and 7.4 rebounds a game.
The Lakers took him in the second round of the 1995 NBA Draft. He appeared in six games for them during the 1995-96 season and averaged 1.2 points in 3.3 minutes a game.
King spent a brief period of time during the following season with the Philadelphia 76ers after they signed him to a 10-day contract. He would then go on to play a decade of pro basketball in Europe for numerous teams.