Lakers jersey history No. 30 — Tracy Murray
A look at Tracy Murray's time with the Lakers.
Through the 2024-25 season, the Los Angeles Lakers have had a total of 506 players suit up for them, going back to their days in Minneapolis. Some were forgettable, some were serviceable, some were good and a select few were flat-out legendary. During the Lakers' 80th season of existence (they were founded back in 1946 as the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball League), LeBron Wire is taking a look at each player who has worn their jersey, whether it has been a purple and gold one or the ones they donned back in the Midwest during their early years.
Tracy Murray grew up in Glendora in the San Gabriel Valley, and as a senior, he had the highest scoring average in the nation at 44. 3 points a game. In three years at the University of California, Los Angeles, he averaged 18.
3 points a game and earned First-team All-Pac-10 honors twice. The 6-foot-7 forward was the No. 18 pick in the 1992 NBA Draft, and he found a niche as a 3-point specialist for a number of different teams.
In 2002, the Lakers sent Lindsey Hunter, Chris Jeffries and a 2003 second-round pick to the Toronto Raptors for Murray, the draft rights to Kareem Rush and a 2003 second-round pick that became Luke Walton. Murray appeared in 31 games with the Lakers during the 2002-03 season and averaged two points and 0. 7 rebounds in 6.