JAKE LaRavia

LaRavia spent all of last season, 2025-26, with the Lakers and played all 82 games. He averaged 8.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.5 blocks in 25.1 minutes a night, with 1.1 turnovers. He shot 45.9 percent from the field, 32.1 percent from three and 76.3 percent from the line, good for a true shooting mark of 57.1 percent on a 13.8 usage rate. His plus-minus for the season was -0.1. Those are full-season, every-game numbers, not a part-time role — LaRavia was a regular in the Lakers' rotation from start to finish last season, which is the baseline to measure his first few weeks of 2026-27 against.

LaRavia's last five games before this season came during the Lakers' playoff series against Houston and Oklahoma City last spring. He had 6 points and 3 rebounds in 16.3 minutes in a loss to Houston on April 26, then 2 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in 8.7 minutes in another loss on April 29. He bounced back with 7 points and 5 rebounds in 16.2 minutes in a win over Houston on May 1. His minutes shrank against Oklahoma City: 3 points and 1 rebound in 13.6 minutes in a loss on May 5, then no points, no rebounds and 1 assist in 10.0 minutes in a loss on May 7.

There is nothing to track on the injury front right now. LaRavia is not on the Lakers' injury report, and his injury history is empty. He has suited up for every game the Lakers have played so far in 2026-27, and he didn't miss a single game last season either, appearing in all 82. That kind of availability matters for a 6-8, 235-pound forward who's logged real minutes, from the regular-season rotation last year to the Houston and Oklahoma City playoff series last spring. Barring a change, he should keep taking the floor as the Lakers settle into their season.

LaRavia is a 24-year-old forward in his fourth season, wearing No. 12 for the Lakers. He's listed at 6-8 and 235 pounds, and he came out of Wake Forest. He's been in a Lakers uniform for at least the last two seasons, since his 2025-26 production and his playoff run last spring both came with the team. At his size, he's played the kind of forward minutes — rebounding, passing out of the frontcourt, spot shooting — reflected in his 4.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists a game last season, and he's carried that same frontcourt role into the opening weeks of 2026-27.