Lake Show Life
Fansided

The worst player to start at every position in Lakers history

By Jason Reed

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 14: Russell Westbrook #0 of the Los Angeles Lakers claps to the crowd prior to the game agains the San Antonio Spurs at Staples Center on November 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 14: Russell Westbrook #0 of the Los Angeles Lakers claps to the crowd prior to the game agains the San Antonio Spurs at Staples Center on November 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
4 of 5
Next
(GEORGE FREY/AFP via Getty Images)
(GEORGE FREY/AFP via Getty Images) /

Worst starting power forward in Lakers franchise history: Stanislav Medvedenko

It is no surprise that all of the players on this list thus far are coming from some of the worst stretches in franchise history. Russell Westbrook may have kickstarted another dry period for the Lakers, Smith was on the team in the early-to-mid 90s, Deng was on the team in the mid-2010s and now we have Stanislav Medvedenko, who played on the team mostly in the mid-2000s.

Medvedenko was on the roster for two of the three championships during the threepeat so he can at least add some championship rings to his trophy case because his career was otherwise forgetable with the Lakers.

Medvedenko first got a starting chance during the 2002-03 season when he started 10 games for the Lakers. The following season he wound up starting 38 games for a Lakers team that fell short in the NBA Finals to the Detroit Pistons.

Medvedenko stuck around one more year post-Shaq and then played just two games in the 2005-06 season. He had a cup of coffee with the Atlanta Hawks during the 2006-07 season then never appeared in another NBA game despite only being 28 years old.

The six-ten power forward averaged 5.4 points and 2.9 rebounds in 13.1 minutes per game with the Lakers. In his 58 games played as a starter he averaged 9.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 23.5 minutes per game.

He has the worst BPM of any starting power forward in Lakers history with a -4.0 BPM. There is only one starter in franchise history with worse…

Home/Lakers All-Time Lists