Michael Cooper

Lakers

Position

#21

Number

Apr 15, 1956

Birthdate

6'5"

Height

170 lbs

Weight

Los Angeles

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

33.4

Dončić

RPG

8.3

Ayton

APG

8.4

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

8th

DRTG

116.7

20th

NETRTG

1.5

13th

3P%

35.7

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	56	15	.789
2	Spurs	53	18	.746	3.0
3	Lakers	46	25	.648	10.0
4	Rockets	43	27	.614	12.5
5	Nuggets	43	28	.606	13.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/23	LAL	@	DET	7:00 PM
Wed 3/25	LAL	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 3/27	BKN	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Mon 3/30	WAS	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Tue 3/31	CLE	@	LAL	10:30 PM

Last Game

Lakers

46 - 25

105

Final

104

Magic

38 - 32

Sat 21 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.4

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.4

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Huff

1.9

Mobley

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.7

Jokić

67.6

Duren

67.5

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.5

120.5

119.3

118.9

118.5

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.6

111.5

112.7

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

7.8

7.4

6.6

4.3

Tank Leaderboard

15-56

16-54

17-53

18-53

21-50

23-48

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,421.5

Dončić

3,407.2

Jokić

3,100.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,625.8

Dončić

3,622.3

Jokić

3,279.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.62

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.89

Jokić

1.72

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

44-27

42-28-1

42-29

42-30

40-30

40-31

Worst Record ATS

29-42

30-41

30-40

31-40

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	51	19	.729
2	Celtics	47	23	.671	4.0
3	Knicks	46	25	.648	5.5
4	Cavaliers	44	27	.620	7.5
5	Raptors	39	30	.565	11.5
6	Hawks	39	32	.549	12.5
7	76ers	39	32	.549	12.5
8	Magic	38	32	.543	13.0
9	Heat	38	33	.535	13.5
10	Hornets	37	34	.521	14.5
11	Bucks	29	41	.414	22.0
12	Bulls	28	42	.400	23.0
13	Nets - e	17	53	.243	34.0
14	Wizards - e	16	54	.229	35.0
15	Pacers - e	15	56	.211	36.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - y	56	15	.789
2	Spurs - x	53	18	.746	3.0
3	Lakers	46	25	.648	10.0
4	Rockets	43	27	.614	12.5
5	Nuggets	43	28	.606	13.0
6	Timberwolves	43	28	.606	13.0
7	Suns	39	32	.549	17.0
8	Clippers	35	36	.493	21.0
9	Trail Blazers	35	36	.493	21.0
10	Warriors	33	38	.465	23.0
11	Pelicans	25	47	.347	31.5
12	Grizzlies	24	46	.343	31.5
13	Mavericks	23	48	.324	33.0
14	Jazz - e	21	50	.296	35.0
15	Kings - e	18	53	.254	38.0