| Player | Drafted By: | Came to the Lakers: |
| Derek Fisher | Los Angeles Lakers in the first round (24th pick overall) in 1996 out of Arkansas-Little Rock | Via the draft |
| Kobe Bryant | Charlotte Hornets in the first round (13th pick overall) in 1996 out of Lower Merion (Pa.) HS | Draft rights traded by the Hornets to the Lakers for Vlade Divac on July 11, 1996 |
| Rick Fox | Boston Celtics in the first round (24th pick overall) in 1991 out of North Carolina | Signed as a free agent by the Lakers on Aug. 28, 1997 |
| Robert Horry | Houston Rockets in the first round (11th pick overall) in 1992 out of Alabama | Traded by the Suns with Joe Kleine to the Lakers for Cedric Ceballos and Rumeal Robinson on Jan. 10, 1997 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | Orlando Magic in the first round (first pick overall) in 1992 out of LSU | Signed as a free agent by the Lakers on July 18, 1996 |
| Devean George | Los Angeles Lakers in the first round (23rd overall) in 1999 out of Augsburg | Via the draft |
| Lindsey Hunter | Detroit Pistons in the first round (10th pick overall) in 1993 out of Jackson State | Traded by the Bucks to the Lakers for Greg Foster on June 28, 2001 |
| Mark Madsen | Los Angeles Lakers in first round (29th pick overall) in 2000 out of Stanford | Via the draft |
| Stanislav Medvedenko | Not drafted by an NBA franchise out of the Ukraine | Signed as a free agent by the Lakers on Aug. 15, 2000 |
| Mitch Richmond | Golden State Warriors in the first round (5th pick overall) in 1988 out of Kansas State | Signed as a free agent by the Lakers on July 20, 2001 |
| Brian Shaw | Boston Celtics in the first round (24th pick overall) in 1988 out of UC Santa Barbara | Signed as a free agent by the Lakers on Oct. 20, 1999 |
| Samaki Walker | Dallas Mavericks in the first round (ninth pick overall) in 1996 out of Louisville | Signed as a free agent by the Lakers on July 20, 2001 |
NEW JERSEY NETS
| Player | Drafted By: | Came to the Nets: |
| Jason Kidd | Dallas Mavericks in the first round (second pick overall) in 1994 out of California | Traded by the Suns with Chris Dudley to the New Jersey Nets for Stephon Marbury, Johnny Newman and Soumaila Samake on July 18, 2001 |
| Kerry Kittles | New Jersey Nets in the first round (eighth pick overall) in 1996 out of Villanova | Via the draft |
| Kenyon Martin | New Jersey Nets in the first round (first pick overall) in 2000 out of Cincinnati | Via the draft |
| Keith Van Horn | Philadelphia 76ers in the first round (2nd pick overall) in 1997 out of Utah | Draft rights traded by the 76ers with Lucious Harris, Don MacLean and Michael Cage to the Nets for Jim Jackson, Eric Montross and the draft rights to Tim Thomas and Anthony Parker on June 27, 1997 |
| Todd MacCulloch | Philadelphia 76ers in the second round (47th overall) in 1999 out of Washington | Signed as a free agent by the Nets on Aug. 7, 2001 |
| Jason Collins | Houston Rockets in the first round (18th pick overall) in 2001 out of Stanford | Draft rights along with draft rights to Richard Jefferson and Brandon Armstrong traded to the Nets for the draft rights to Eddie Griffin on June 27, 2001 |
| Lucious Harris | Dallas Mavericks in the second round (28th pick overall) in 1993 out of Long Beach State | Traded by the 76ers with Michael Cage, Don MacLean and the draft rights to Keith Van Horn to the Nets for Jim Jackson, Eric Montross and the draft rights to Tim Thomas and Anthony Parker on June 27, 1997 |
| Richard Jefferson | Houston Rockets in the first round (13th pick overall) in 2001 out of Arizona | Draft rights traded with draft rights to Jason Collins and Brandon Armstrong to the Nets for the draft rights to Eddie Griffin on June 27, 2001 |
| Anthony Johnson | Sacramento Kings in the second round (40th pick overall) in 1997 out of Charleston (SC) | SIgned as a free agent to a 10-day contract by the Nets on Jan. 7, 2002. Signed to a second 10-day contract by the Nets on Jan. 17, 2002. Signed for remainder of 2001-02 season by Nets on Jan. 28, 2002. |
| Donny Marshall | Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round (39th pick overall) in 1995 out of Connecticut | SIgned as a free agent to a 10-day contract by the Nets on Jan. 7, 2002. Signed to a second 10-day contract by the Nets on Jan. 17, 2002. Signed for remainder of 2001-02 season by Nets on Jan. 28, 2002. |
| Brian Scalabrine | New Jersey Nets in the second round (35th pick overall) in 2001 out of USC | Via the draft |
| Aaron Williams | Not drafted by an NBA franchise out of Xavier | Signed as a free agent by the Nets on Aug. 5, 2000 |
