LeBron James, Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Luka Dončić, Jake LaRavia — LAL, 2025-26

How did this LAL lineup perform in 2025-26?

Over 848 possessions together in 2025-26 this LAL five was −12.6 net points per 100, against +4.3 expected from the sum of its parts.

LAL lineup, 2025-26: measured against the sum of its parts

Measure	Value
Possessions together	848
Net points per 100	−12.6
Expected from the parts	+4.3
Synergy per 100	−16.9

What this does not measure: lineup synergy does not persist out of sample, so it describes what happened rather than predicting what will. Treat it as description.

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