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

33.7

Dončić

Luka Dončić

RPG

8.5

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

APG

8.8

Dončić

Luka Dončić
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.3

9th

DRTG

117.6

21st

NETRTG

-0.2

16th

3P%

33.9

28th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
25
12
.676
5.5
4
25
13
.658
6.0
5
Lakers Lakers
23
12
.657
6.5
6
22
12
.647
7.0
7
22
15
.595
8.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
1/9
@
10:30 PM
Mon
1/12
@
10:00 PM
Tue
1/13
@
10:30 PM
Thu
1/15
@
10:30 PM
Sat
1/17
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

23 - 12

91

Final

107

SAS Spurs

26 - 11

Wed 7 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
28
9
.757
2
24
13
.649
4.0
3
23
13
.639
4.5
4
23
15
.605
5.5
5
20
15
.571
7.0
6
21
17
.553
7.5
7
20
17
.541
8.0
8
21
18
.538
8.0
9
18
21
.462
11.0
10
17
20
.459
11.0
11
16
21
.432
12.0
12
13
25
.342
15.5
13
11
23
.324
15.5
14
10
26
.278
17.5
15
7
31
.184
21.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
31
7
.816
2
26
11
.703
4.5
3
25
12
.676
5.5
4
25
13
.658
6.0
5
23
12
.657
6.5
6
22
12
.647
7.0
7
22
15
.595
8.5
8
20
18
.526
11.0
9
18
20
.474
13.0
10
16
21
.432
14.5
11
14
24
.368
17.0
12
13
23
.361
17.0
13
13
24
.351
17.5
14
8
29
.216
22.5
15
8
31
.205
23.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
12/8
@
108-117
Mon
12/8
@
117-101
Tue
12/9
@
89-138
Tue
12/9
@
132-119
Wed
12/10
@
101-116

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
1/8
@
8:00 PM
Fri
1/9
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/9
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/9
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/9
@
7:30 PM