Los Angeles Lakers Regular Season Rosters
1987-1988 Los Angeles Lakers Regular Season Roster
1987-1988 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 | T. Campbell | K. Rambis | M. Thompson |
Rotation | M. Wagner | M. Smrek | |||
Lim PT | B. Thompson | ||||
Lim PT | J. Lamp |
1987-1988 Pacific Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 62-20 | - |
2 | Portland Trail Blazers | 53-29 | 9 |
3 | Seattle SuperSonics | 44-38 | 18 |
4 | Phoenix Suns | 28-54 | 34 |
5 | Golden State Warriors | 20-62 | 42 |
6 | Los Angeles Clippers | 17-65 | 45 |
1987-1988 L.A. Lakers Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | NBA Champion (1988) |
Magic Johnson | NBA Champion (1988) |
Byron Scott | NBA Champion (1988) |
Milt Wagner | NBA Champion (1988) |
Tony Campbell | NBA Champion (1988) |
Jeff Lamp | NBA Champion (1988) |
Mike Smrek | NBA Champion (1988) |
James Worthy | NBA Champion (1988) |
Michael Cooper | NBA Champion (1988) |
Wes Matthews | NBA Champion (1988) |
Billy Thompson | NBA Champion (1988) |
A.C. Green | NBA Champion (1988) |
Kurt Rambis | NBA Champion (1988) |
Mychal Thompson | NBA Champion (1988) |
James Worthy | Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP (1988) |
Magic Johnson | All-NBA First Team (1988) |
Byron Scott | Player Of The Week (01/10/88) |
Magic Johnson | Player Of The Week (12/13/87) |
Michael Cooper | All-NBA Defensive First Team (1988) |
Magic Johnson | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1988) |
James Worthy | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1988) |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1988) |
Byron Scott | Three Point Shootout Participant (1988) |
1987-1988 L.A. Lakers Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Byron Scott | 81 | 37.6 | 21.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
James Worthy | 75 | 35.4 | 19.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
Magic Johnson | 72 | 36.6 | 19.6 | 6.2 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 80 | 28.9 | 14.6 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
A.C. Green | 82 | 32.1 | 11.4 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Mychal Thompson | 80 | 25.1 | 11.6 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
Michael Cooper | 61 | 29.4 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
Wes Matthews | 51 | 13.8 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Kurt Rambis | 70 | 12.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Milt Wagner | 40 | 9.5 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Tony Campbell | 13 | 18.6 | 11.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
Mike Smrek | 48 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
Ray Tolbert | 14 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Billy Thompson | 9 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Jeff Lamp | 3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1987-1988 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. James Worthy re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on August 20, 1987. |
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. Byron Scott re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on August 9, 1987. 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. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar signed a multi-year extension with the Los Angeles Lakers on June 17, 1987. Mychal Thompson was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the San Antonio Spurs on February 13, 1987. Mychal Thompson re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on August 1, 1987. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Tony Campbell signed a contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on March 30, 1988. Jeff Lamp signed a contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on October 7, 1987. Wes Matthews signed a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on October 13, 1986. Wes Matthews re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on October 5, 1987. 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 with the Los Angeles Lakers on November 7, 1986. Mike Smrek re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on October 1, 1987. Milt Wagner signed a contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on October 2, 1987. |
1987-1988 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 |
Francis R. Mariani | Chief Executive Officer | 1987-1988 | 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 |
Ronnie Lester | Scout | 1987-1988 | N/A |
Gary Vitti | Athletic Trainer | 1984-1985 | N/A |
Stu Lantz | Television Analyst | 1987-1988 | 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 |