| YEAR | OWNER | GENERAL MANAGER | HEAD COACH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | Buss Family Trust | Rob Pelinka | Darvin Ham |
| 2022-2023 | Buss Family Trust | Rob Pelinka | Darvin Ham |
| 2021-2022 | Buss Family Trust | Rob Pelinka | Frank Vogel |
| 2020-2021 | Buss Family Trust | Rob Pelinka | Frank Vogel |
| 2019-2020 | Buss Family Trust | Rob Pelinka | Frank Vogel |
| 2018-2019 | Buss Family Trust | Rob Pelinka | Luke Walton |
| 2017-2018 | Buss Family Trust | Rob Pelinka | Luke Walton |
| 2016-2017 | Buss Family Trust | Mitch Kupchak/Rob Pelinka | Luke Walton |
| 2015-2016 | Buss Family Trust | Mitch Kupchak | Byron Scott |
| 2014-2015 | Buss Family Trust | Mitch Kupchak | Byron Scott |
| 2013-2014 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Mitch Kupchak | Mike D'Antoni |
| 2012-2013 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Mitch Kupchak | Mike Brown (1-4) Bernie Bickerstaff (4-1) Mike D'Antoni |
| 2011-2012 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Mitch Kupchak | Mike Brown |
| 2010-2011 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Mitch Kupchak | Phil Jackson |
| 2009-2010 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Mitch Kupchak | Phil Jackson |
| 2008-2009 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Mitch Kupchak | Phil Jackson |
| 2007-2008 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Mitch Kupchak | Phil Jackson |
| 2006-2007 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Mitch Kupchak | Phil Jackson |
| 2005-2006 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Mitch Kupchak | Phil Jackson |
| 2004-2005 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Mitch Kupchak | Rudy Tomjanovich (24-19) Frank Hamblen (10-29) |
| 2003-2004 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Mitch Kupchak | Phil Jackson |
| 2002-2003 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Mitch Kupchak | Phil Jackson |
| 2001-2002 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Mitch Kupchak | Phil Jackson |
| 2000-2001 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Mitch Kupchak | Phil Jackson |
| 1999-2000 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Mitch Kupchak | Phil Jackson |
| 1998-1999 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Mitch Kupchak | Del Harris (6-6) Bill Bertka (1-0) Kurt Rambis (24-13) |
| 1997-1998 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Mitch Kupchak | Del Harris |
| 1996-1997 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Mitch Kupchak | Del Harris |
| 1995-1996 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Mitch Kupchak | Del Harris |
| 1994-1995 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Mitch Kupchak | Del Harris |
| 1993-1994 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Jerry West | Randy Pfund (27-37) Bill Bertka (1-1) Magic Johnson (5-11) |
| 1992-1993 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Jerry West | Randy Pfund |
| 1991-1992 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Jerry West | Mike Dunleavy |
| 1990-1991 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Jerry West | Mike Dunleavy |
| 1989-1990 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Jerry West | Pat Riley |
| 1988-1989 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Jerry West | Pat Riley |
| 1987-1988 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Jerry West | Pat Riley |
| 1986-1987 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Jerry West | Pat Riley |
| 1985-1986 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Jerry West | Pat Riley |
| 1984-1985 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Jerry West | Pat Riley |
| 1983-1984 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Jerry West | Pat Riley |
| 1982-1983 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Jerry West | Pat Riley |
| 1981-1982 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Bill Sharman | Paul Westhead (7-4) Pat Riley (50-21) |
| 1980-1981 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Bill Sharman | Paul Westhead |
| 1979-1980 | Dr. Jerry Buss | Bill Sharman | Jack McKinney (10-4) Paul Westhead (50-18) |
| 1978-1979 | Jack Kent Cooke | Bill Sharman | Jerry West |
| 1977-1978 | Jack Kent Cooke | Bill Sharman | Jerry West |
| 1976-1977 | Jack Kent Cooke | Bill Sharman | Jerry West |
| 1975-1976 | Jack Kent Cooke | Pete Newell | Bill Sharman |
| 1974-1975 | Jack Kent Cooke | Pete Newell | Bill Sharman |
| 1973-1974 | Jack Kent Cooke | Pete Newell | Bill Sharman |
| 1972-1973 | Jack Kent Cooke | Pete Newell | Bill Sharman |
| 1971-1972 | Jack Kent Cooke | Fred Schaus | Bill Sharman |
| 1970-1971 | Jack Kent Cooke | Fred Schaus | Joseph A. Mullaney |
| 1969-1970 | Jack Kent Cooke | Fred Schaus | Joseph A. Mullaney |
| 1968-1969 | Jack Kent Cooke | Fred Schaus | Bill van Breda Kolff |
| 1967-1968 | Jack Kent Cooke | Fred Schaus | Bill van Breda Kolff |
| 1966-1967 | Jack Kent Cooke | Louis Mohs | Fred Schaus |
| 1965-1966 | Jack Kent Cooke | Louis Mohs | Fred Schaus |
| 1964-1965 | Robert Short | Louis Mohs | Fred Schaus |
| 1963-1964 | Robert Short | Louis Mohs | Fred Schaus |
| 1962-1963 | Robert Short | Louis Mohs | Fred Schaus |
| 1961-1962 | Robert Short | Louis Mohs | Fred Schaus |
| 1960-1961 | Robert Short | Louis Mohs | Fred Schaus |
| 1959-1960 | Robert Short | David Babcock, Odd Moe, John Scheefe | John Castellani (11-25) Jim Pollard (14-25) |
| 1958-1959 | Robert Short | David Babcock, Odd Moe, John Scheefe | John Kundla |
| 1957-1958 | Robert Short | John Kundla | George Mikan (9-30) John Kundla (10-23) |
| 1956-1957 | Ben Berger | George Mikan | John Kundla |
| 1955-1956 | Ben Berger | George Mikan | John Kundla |
| 1954-1955 | Ben Berger | George Mikan | John Kundla |
| 1953-1954 | Ben Berger | Max Winter | John Kundla |
| 1952-1953 | Ben Berger | Max Winter | John Kundla |
| 1951-1952 | Ben Berger | Max Winter | John Kundla |
| 1950-1951 | Ben Berger | Max Winter | John Kundla |
| 1949-1950 | Ben Berger | Max Winter | John Kundla |
| 1948-1949 | Ben Berger | Max Winter | John Kundla |