Illustrated silhouette of a player 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.

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PPG

34.3

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RPG

8.0

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APG

8.0

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Team Rankings

ORTG

126.4

1st

DRTG

113.6

18th

NETRTG

12.8

4th

3P%

42.1

2nd

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
3
0
1.000
2
Lakers Lakers
3
0
1.000
3
3
0
1.000
4
3
0
1.000
5
3
0
1.000
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/27
@
11:00 PM
Wed
10/28
@
10:30 PM
Fri
10/30
@
10:00 PM
Sun
11/1
@
9:00 PM
Mon
11/2
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

3 - 0

132

Final

123

UTA Jazz

1 - 2

Sun 25 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

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1
3
0
1.000
2
3
1
.750
0.5
3
2
1
.667
1.0
4
2
1
.667
1.0
5
2
1
.667
1.0
6
2
1
.667
1.0
7
2
1
.667
1.0
8
1
1
.500
1.5
9
1
1
.500
1.5
10
1
2
.333
2.0
11
1
2
.333
2.0
12
0
3
.000
3.0
13
0
3
.000
3.0
14
0
3
.000
3.0
15
0
3
.000
3.0
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1
3
0
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2
3
0
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3
0
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4
3
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5
3
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6
2
0
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1
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10
1
2
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11
1
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13
0
3
.000
3.0
14
0
3
.000
3.0
15
0
3
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3.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
@
113-121
Tue
10/20
@
106-100
Tue
10/20
@
116-104
Wed
10/21
@
132-125
Wed
10/21
@
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
10/26
@
7:30 PM
Mon
10/26
@
7:30 PM
Mon
10/26
@
8:00 PM
Mon
10/26
@
8:00 PM
Mon
10/26
@
8:30 PM