Los Angeles Lakers Regular Season Rosters
1986-1987 Los Angeles Lakers Regular Season Roster
1986-1987 L.A. Lakers Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | M. Johnson | B. Scott | J. Worthy | A. Green | K. Abdul-Jabbar |
Rotation | W. Matthews | M. Cooper | B. Thompson | K. Rambis | M. Thompson |
Rotation | A. Branch | M. Smrek |
1986-1987 Pacific Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 65-17 | - |
2 | Portland Trail Blazers | 49-33 | 16 |
3 | Golden State Warriors | 42-40 | 23 |
4 | Seattle SuperSonics | 39-43 | 26 |
5 | Phoenix Suns | 36-46 | 29 |
6 | Los Angeles Clippers | 12-70 | 53 |
1986-1987 L.A. Lakers Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Adrian Branch | NBA Champion (1987) |
Wes Matthews | NBA Champion (1987) |
Billy Thompson | NBA Champion (1987) |
Michael Cooper | NBA Champion (1987) |
Kurt Rambis | NBA Champion (1987) |
Mychal Thompson | NBA Champion (1987) |
A.C. Green | NBA Champion (1987) |
Byron Scott | NBA Champion (1987) |
James Worthy | NBA Champion (1987) |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | NBA Champion (1987) |
Magic Johnson | NBA Champion (1987) |
Mike Smrek | NBA Champion (1987) |
Magic Johnson | Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player (1987) |
Magic Johnson | Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP (1987) |
Magic Johnson | All-NBA First Team (1987) |
Magic Johnson | Player Of The Month (Dec 86, Mar 87) |
Magic Johnson | Player Of The Week (12/21/86, 02/15/87, 03/08/87, 03/22/87, 04/05/87) |
Michael Cooper | Hakeem Olajuwon Defensive Player Of The Year (1987) |
Michael Cooper | All-NBA Defensive First Team (1987) |
Magic Johnson | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1987) |
James Worthy | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1987) |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1987) |
Byron Scott | Three Point Shootout Participant (1987) |
Michael Cooper | Three Point Shootout Participant (1987) |
1986-1987 L.A. Lakers Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Magic Johnson | 80 | 36.3 | 23.9 | 6.3 | 12.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
James Worthy | 82 | 34.4 | 19.4 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
Byron Scott | 82 | 33.3 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 78 | 31.3 | 17.5 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
Michael Cooper | 82 | 27.5 | 10.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
A.C. Green | 79 | 28.4 | 10.8 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
Kurt Rambis | 78 | 19.4 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
Mychal Thompson | 33 | 20.6 | 10.1 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
Billy Thompson | 59 | 12.9 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Wes Matthews | 50 | 10.6 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
Frank Brickowski | 37 | 10.9 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Adrian Branch | 32 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Mike Smrek | 35 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1986-1987 Los Angeles Lakers Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Michael Cooper was selected as the #16 pick in the 3 Round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Michael Cooper signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 1, 1978. Michael Cooper re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 1, 1980. Michael Cooper signed a multi-year extension with the Los Angeles Lakers on November 1, 1982. Michael Cooper re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 24, 1986. A.C. Green was selected as the #23 pick in the First Round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. A.C. Green signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 25, 1985. Magic Johnson was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Magic Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on August 1, 1979. Magic Johnson re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on August 1, 1984. James Worthy was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1982 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. James Worthy signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on August 1, 1982. |
Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Byron Scott, the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1983 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers from the San Diego Clippers on October 10, 1983. Byron Scott signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on October 16, 1983. Draft Rights to Billy Thompson, the #19 pick in the First Round of the 1986 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Atlanta Hawks on June 17, 1986. Billy Thompson signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on August 7, 1986. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Milwaukee Bucks on June 16, 1975. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on October 1, 1983. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar signed a multi-year extension with the Los Angeles Lakers on April 1, 1985. Mychal Thompson was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the San Antonio Spurs on February 13, 1987. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Adrian Branch signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 18, 1986. Wes Matthews signed a contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on October 13, 1986. Kurt Rambis signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 13, 1981. Kurt Rambis signed a multi-year extension with the Los Angeles Lakers on January 10, 1983. Kurt Rambis re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 23, 1985. Mike Smrek signed a contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on November 7, 1986. |
1986-1987 Los Angeles Lakers Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Dr. Jerry H. Buss | Owner, Majority Owner | 1979-1980 | N/A |
Jim Perzik | General Counsel | 1979-1980 | N/A |
Pat Riley | Head Coach | 1981-1982 | Assistant Coach (Los Angeles Lakers, 1979 to 1982) |
Bill Bertka | Assistant Coach | 1981-1982 | General Manager (Utah Jazz, 1974 to 1976) |
Jerry West | General Manager | 1982-1983 | Scout (Los Angeles Lakers, 1979 to 1982) |
Mitch Kupchak | Assistant General Manager | 1986-1987 | N/A |
Rudy Garciduenas | Director of International Scouting | 1984-1985 | N/A |
Bumper Tormohlen | Scout | 1967-1968 | N/A |
Gary Vitti | Athletic Trainer | 1984-1985 | N/A |
Chick Hearn | Television Play-By-Play | 1965-1966 | N/A |
Bill Macdonald | Television Play-By-Play | 1985-1986 | N/A |
Lawrence Tanter | Public Address Announcer | 1981-1982 | N/A |