TASCHEN just put the Lakers on the coffee table at jersey scale. Lakers: An Official History of the Purple & Gold is the franchise’s authorized illustrated history — 528 pages spanning Minneapolis origins through Showtime, the Shaq-and-Kobe three-peat, the 2009–10 titles, and the 2020 bubble run — produced with the club and edited by Vikki Tobak.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar writes the foreword, Lakers governor Jeanie Buss the introduction, and Phil Jackson the afterword. Essay contributors run the dynasty bench: Magic Johnson, Pat Riley, Shaquille O’Neal, Pau Gasol, LeBron James, Luka Dončić, and more. The cover is literal franchise cosplay — gold mesh jersey texture, purple “LAKERS” script, collar ribbing — so the object reads as apparel culture as much as sports publishing.

TASCHEN and the Lakers have the book available now via TASCHEN.com, Lakers Team Shop / LakersStore, and Team LA at Crypto.com Arena, with wider retail set for October 1, 2026 (about $100).

At ONENESS: browse the TASCHEN collection for current titles. This exact Lakers volume is not listed as an Oneness SKU — no boutique availability claim.

Reporting: TASCHEN (L1 product / press); Hypebeast (discovery). Campaign and interior plates courtesy TASCHEN — used as-is.