The 3-Point Contest first took place in 1986, and you have to go back nearly that far to find the rest of the Lakers' participants. Byron Scott and Michael Cooper both participated in 1987, but they were no match for Larry Bird, who won the event for the second year in a row.

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is expected to join the distinguished company of Oscar Robertson, Elgin Baylor, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then known as Lew Alcindor) and Bill Walton, former No. 1 NBA picks ...

For a fleeting moment in the mid-1990s, forward Cedric Ceballos helped spark a Lakers revival, and he was rewarded with a spot on the All-Star team.