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

33.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

RPG

8.5

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

APG

8.7

Dončić

Luka Dončić
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.1

7th

DRTG

117.9

21st

NETRTG

0.2

16th

3P%

34.3

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
30
7
.811
2
25
11
.694
4.5
3
Lakers Lakers
23
11
.676
5.5
4
24
12
.667
5.5
5
22
11
.667
6.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/7
@
9:30 PM
Fri
1/9
@
10:30 PM
Mon
1/12
@
10:00 PM
Tue
1/13
@
10:30 PM
Thu
1/15
@
10:30 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

23 - 11

111

Final

103

NOP Pelicans

8 - 30

Tue 6 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
27
9
.750
2
23
12
.657
3.5
3
23
13
.639
4.0
4
22
15
.595
5.5
5
19
15
.559
7.0
6
21
17
.553
7.0
7
20
17
.541
7.5
8
20
17
.541
7.5
9
17
19
.472
10.0
10
17
21
.447
11.0
11
16
20
.444
11.0
12
13
23
.361
14.0
13
11
22
.333
14.5
14
10
25
.286
16.5
15
6
31
.162
21.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
30
7
.811
2
25
11
.694
4.5
3
23
11
.676
5.5
4
24
12
.667
5.5
5
22
11
.667
6.0
6
24
13
.649
6.0
7
21
15
.583
8.5
8
19
18
.514
11.0
9
17
20
.459
13.0
10
16
20
.444
13.5
11
14
23
.378
16.0
12
13
22
.371
16.0
13
12
23
.343
17.0
14
8
29
.216
22.0
15
8
30
.211
22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
12/5
@
99-94
Fri
12/5
@
112-124
Fri
12/5
@
106-109
Fri
12/5
@
127-111
Fri
12/5
@
109-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/7
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/7
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/7
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/7
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/7
@
7:30 PM