Los Angeles Lakers Regular Season Rosters
1980-1981 Los Angeles Lakers Regular Season Roster
1980-1981 L.A. Lakers Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | M. Johnson | N. Nixon | M. Cooper | J. Wilkes | K. Abdul-Jabbar |
Rotation | J. Chones | ||||
Rotation | M. Landsberger | ||||
Lim PT | E. Jordan | B. Holland | J. Brewer | ||
Lim PT | B. Carter | ||||
Lim PT | A. Hardy |
1980-1981 Pacific Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Phoenix Suns | 57-25 | - |
2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 54-28 | 3 |
3 | Portland Trail Blazers | 45-37 | 12 |
4 | Golden State Warriors | 39-43 | 18 |
5 | San Diego Clippers | 36-46 | 21 |
6 | Seattle SuperSonics | 34-48 | 23 |
1980-1981 L.A. Lakers Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | All-NBA First Team (1981) |
Magic Johnson | Player Of The Month (Oct 80) |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Player Of The Week (12/21/80) |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | All-NBA Defensive First Team (1981) |
Michael Cooper | All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1981) |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1981) |
Jamaal Wilkes | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1981) |
1980-1981 L.A. Lakers Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 80 | 37.2 | 26.2 | 10.3 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
Jamaal Wilkes | 81 | 37.4 | 22.6 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
Norm Nixon | 79 | 37.5 | 17.1 | 2.9 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
Jim Chones | 82 | 31.2 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
Magic Johnson | 37 | 37.1 | 21.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
Michael Cooper | 81 | 32.4 | 9.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
Mark Landsberger | 69 | 15.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Eddie Jordan | 60 | 16.4 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
Butch Carter | 54 | 12.4 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
Jim Brewer | 78 | 14.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Brad Holland | 41 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Alan Hardy | 22 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Myles Patrick | 3 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Tony Jackson | 2 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1980-1981 Los Angeles Lakers Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Butch Carter was selected as the #14 pick in the Second Round of the 1980 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Butch Carter signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 1, 1980. 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. Brad Holland was selected as the #14 pick in the First Round of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Brad Holland signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 1, 1979. 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. Norm Nixon was selected as the #22 pick in the First Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Norm Nixon signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 2, 1977. Norm Nixon signed a multi-year extension with the Los Angeles Lakers on April 1, 1980. |
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. Jim Brewer was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Portland Trail Blazers on October 8, 1980. Jim Chones was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 5, 1979. Eddie Jordan was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the New Jersey Nets on November 19, 1980. Mark Landsberger was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Chicago Bulls on February 13, 1980. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Alan Hardy signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 30, 1980. Jamaal Wilkes signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 11, 1977. |
1980-1981 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 |
Paul Westhead | Head Coach | 1979-1980 | N/A |
Pat Riley | Assistant Coach | 1979-1980 | Television Analyst (Los Angeles Lakers, 1977 to 1979) |
Bill Sharman | General Manager | 1976-1977 | Head Coach (Los Angeles Lakers, 1971 to 1976) |
Bumper Tormohlen | Scout | 1967-1968 | N/A |
Jerry West | Scout | 1979-1980 | Head Coach (Los Angeles Lakers, 1976 to 1979) |
Chick Hearn | Television Play-By-Play | 1965-1966 | N/A |