Illustration of Michael Cooper wearing the Los Angeles Lakers uniform

Michael Cooper

SG
Position
#21
Number
Apr 15, 1956
Birthdate
6'5"
Height
170 lbs
Weight
Los Angeles
CA
Rnd 3, #60
1978 Draft
New Mexico
College
12 years
Experience

Awards

5x NBA Champion
1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988
Defensive Player Of The Year
1987
5x All-Defense 1st Team
1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988
3x All-Defense 2nd Team
1981, 1983, 1986

Summary

Michael Cooper played 12 seasons for the Lakers. He averaged 8.9 points, 4.2 assists and 3.2 rebounds in 873 regular-season games. He won 1 Defensive Player of the Year award and 5 NBA championships. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2024.

More Lakers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

32.7

Dončić

Luka Dončić

RPG

8.4

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

APG

8.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.2

10th

DRTG

117.7

24th

NETRTG

-0.5

17th

3P%

35.2

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
37
22
.627
7.5
5
37
23
.617
8.0
6
Lakers Lakers
34
24
.586
10.0
7
34
26
.567
11.0
8
31
28
.525
13.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
2/28
@
8:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
9:30 PM
Tue
3/3
@
10:30 PM
Thu
3/5
@
10:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
10:30 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

34 - 24

110

Final

113

PHX Suns

34 - 26

Thu 26 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
43
14
.754
2
38
20
.655
5.5
3
37
22
.627
7.0
4
37
23
.617
7.5
5
34
25
.576
10.0
6
33
26
.559
11.0
7
31
27
.534
12.5
8
31
29
.517
13.5
9
30
31
.492
15.0
10
29
31
.483
15.5
11
26
31
.456
17.0
12
24
36
.400
20.5
13
16
42
.276
27.5
14
15
43
.259
28.5
15
15
45
.250
29.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
43
16
.729
1.5
3
37
21
.638
7.0
4
37
22
.627
7.5
5
37
23
.617
8.0
6
34
24
.586
10.0
7
34
26
.567
11.0
8
31
28
.525
13.5
9
29
31
.483
16.0
10
27
31
.466
17.0
11
21
36
.368
22.5
12
21
37
.362
23.0
13
18
41
.305
26.5
14
18
42
.300
27.0
15
14
47
.230
31.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
1/25
@
116-132
Sun
1/25
@
94-102
Sun
1/25
@
129-118
Sun
1/25
@
99-108
Sun
1/25
@
83-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
2/27
@
7:00 PM
Fri
2/27
@
7:30 PM
Fri
2/27
@
8:00 PM
Fri
2/27
@
8:30 PM
Fri
2/27
@
9:30 PM