Los Angeles Lakers Tickets

The Los Angeles Lakers were one of the best franchises in NBA history before they moved to Los Angeles, when they were the Minneapolis Lakers. But after moving to Los Angeles in 1960, the team's stature grew to become one of the biggest in the history of the league. With some of the best players ever to play the game suiting up in purple and gold, it's no wonder that the Lakers are such a hot ticket during NBA season.

A list of the best players to wear a Lakers jersey over the years would be a long list, given how many Hall of Fame caliber talents the club has had. The NBA's logo inspiration, Jerry West, along with the league's all-time leading scorer in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar both took center stage in Los Angeles. And one of the greatest point guards and showmen in league history was also a Laker, as Magic Johnson led the appropriately named Showtime Lakers to success.

The biggest rivalry the Lakers have, of course, is with the Boston Celtics. The two have gone toe-to-toe in countless NBA Finals matchups, with some of the greatest players ever to play the game suiting up on each side. All-time greats like Larry Bird and Bill Russell for the Celtics and Magic Johnson and Abdul-Jabbar have made these series some of the most memorable in league history.

Two of the best periods of success for the Lakers came in the 1980s and the first decade of the 21st century. The team won five titles from 1980 to 1988 and added another five from 2000 to 2010.