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 Rankings

ORTG

120.2

4th

DRTG

115.9

17th

NETRTG

4.3

11th

3P%

35.0

21st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
20
1
.952
2
Lakers Lakers
15
4
.789
4.0
3
Rockets Rockets
13
4
.765
5.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
14
5
.737
5.0
5
Spurs Spurs
13
6
.684
6.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/1
PHX PHX
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/4
LAL LAL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Sun
12/7
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Wed
12/10
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Last Game
NOP Pelicans

3 - 18

121

Final

133

LAL Lakers

15 - 4

Sun 30 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
20
1
.952
2
Lakers Lakers
15
4
.789
4.0
3
Rockets Rockets
13
4
.765
5.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
14
5
.737
5.0
5
Spurs Spurs
13
6
.684
6.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
12
8
.600
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
16
4
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
13
6
.684
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
14
7
.667
2.5
4
Heat Heat
13
7
.650
3.0
5
Hawks Hawks
13
8
.619
3.5
6
Magic Magic
12
8
.600
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/2
DET DET
@
MEM MEM
114-106
Sun
11/2
SAC SAC
@
DEN DEN
124-130
Sun
11/2
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
123-115
Sun
11/2
MIA MIA
@
LAC LAC
120-119
Mon
11/3
MIL MIL
@
TOR TOR
100-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/1
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Mon
12/1
ATL ATL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Mon
12/1
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Mon
12/1
LAC LAC
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
12/1
CHI CHI
@
ORL ORL
7:30 PM