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Answer & explanation
The official answer, with Fermi’s reasoning step by step.
Answer & explanation
Official answer
250
teammates
How to estimate it
Fermi’s official “Napkin math”
The easiest place to start is his 23 seasons. A roster holds about 15 players, but plenty stick around for years. How many new faces show up each season? Maybe 10.
- Seasons
- 23
- New teammates a season
- × ~10
- 23 × 10
- ≈ 230
Rounded assumptions may give a slightly different estimate. The official answer above is the game’s reference value.
Source calculation & reference
- Teammates through 16 seasons (ESPN, October 2019)
- 167
- Added in 7 more Lakers seasons, 2019-20 to 2025-26
- + 83
- Distinct teammates listed by Basketball-Reference, regular season and playoffs
- = 250
Reference cited by Fermi: Basketball-Reference, LeBron James teammates and opponents finder: 250 distinct teammates across his Cavaliers, Heat and Lakers seasons through 2025-26
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