Michael Cooper SG
Height: 6-5 (196cm)
Weight: 170 lbs (77kg)
Born: Apr 15, 1956 (70 years old)
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Nationality: United States
Current Team: Cal State Los Angeles
Job Title: Assistant Coach
Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
NBA Draft: 1978 Round 3, Pick 16, Los Angeles Lakers
Pre-Draft Team: New Mexico (Sr)
High School: Pasadena High School (Pasadena, California)
Hall of Famer, 5x NBA Champion, DPOY, Citizenship Award, 5x All-NBA Defensive 1st, 3x All-NBA Defensive 2nd, #21 retired by LAL
Michael Cooper Teammates
Teammates Statistics & Data Below
| Player | Team(s) | League(s) | Season(s) | GP | PTS | REB | AST | W's | L's | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Johnson | Lakers | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 935 | 19.7 | 4.5 | 9.3 | 687 | 248 | 73.5% | Compare |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Lakers | NBA | 11: 1978-79 to 1988-89 | 917 | 20.9 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 660 | 257 | 72.0% | Compare |
| James Worthy | Lakers | NBA | 8: 1982-83 to 1989-90 | 726 | 18.7 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 532 | 194 | 73.3% | Compare |
| Byron Scott | Lakers | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 635 | 16.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 470 | 165 | 74.0% | Compare |
| Kurt Rambis | Lakers | NBA | 7: 1981-82 to 1987-88 | 586 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 431 | 155 | 73.5% | Compare |
| Jamaal Wilkes | Lakers | NBA | 7: 1978-79 to 1984-85 | 498 | 18.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 343 | 155 | 68.9% | Compare |
| A.C. Green | Lakers | NBA | 5: 1985-86 to 1989-90 | 457 | 10.7 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 342 | 115 | 74.8% | Compare |
| Norm Nixon | Lakers | NBA | 5: 1978-79 to 1982-83 | 363 | 17.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 256 | 107 | 70.5% | Compare |
| Mike McGee | Lakers | NBA | 5: 1981-82 to 1985-86 | 344 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 249 | 95 | 72.4% | Compare |
| Mychal Thompson | Lakers | NBA | 4: 1986-87 to 1989-90 | 305 | 10.1 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 228 | 77 | 74.8% | Compare |
| Bob McAdoo | Lakers | NBA | 4: 1981-82 to 1984-85 | 278 | 12.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 200 | 78 | 71.9% | Compare |
| Mark Landsberger | Lakers | NBA | 4: 1979-80 to 1982-83 | 238 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 170 | 68 | 71.4% | Compare |
| Mitch Kupchak | Lakers | NBA | 4: 1981-82 to 1985-86 | 203 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 157 | 46 | 77.3% | Compare |
| Larry Spriggs | Lakers | NBA | 3: 1983-84 to 1985-86 | 184 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 139 | 45 | 75.5% | Compare |
| Jim Chones | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1979-80 to 1980-81 | 181 | 10.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 127 | 54 | 70.2% | Compare |
| Orlando Woolridge | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1988-89 to 1989-90 | 156 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 112 | 44 | 71.8% | Compare |
| Eddie Jordan | Lakers | NBA | 4: 1980-81 to 1983-84 | 155 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 106 | 49 | 68.4% | Compare |
| Jim Brewer | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1980-81 to 1981-82 | 153 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 109 | 44 | 71.2% | Compare |
| Wes Matthews | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1986-87 to 1987-88 | 103 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 81 | 22 | 78.6% | Compare |
| Tony Campbell | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1987-88 to 1988-89 | 96 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 65 | 31 | 67.7% | Compare |
| Maurice Lucas | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1985-86 | 91 | 10.1 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 65 | 26 | 71.4% | Compare |
| Vlade Divac | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 89 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 66 | 23 | 74.2% | Compare |
| Brad Holland | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1979-80 to 1980-81 | 88 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 67 | 21 | 76.1% | Compare |
| Spencer Haywood | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1979-80 | 86 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 63 | 23 | 73.3% | Compare |
| Swen Nater | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1983-84 | 86 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 59 | 27 | 68.6% | Compare |
| Larry Drew | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 85 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 63 | 22 | 74.1% | Compare |
| Mike Smrek | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1986-87 to 1987-88 | 84 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 68 | 16 | 81.0% | Compare |
| Mark McNamara | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1988-89 to 1989-90 | 77 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 63 | 14 | 81.8% | Compare |
| Clay Johnson | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1981-82 to 1982-83 | 68 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 52 | 16 | 76.5% | Compare |
| Ronnie Lester | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1984-85 to 1985-86 | 68 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 57 | 11 | 83.8% | Compare |
| Billy Thompson | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1986-87 to 1987-88 | 64 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 51 | 13 | 79.7% | Compare |
| Butch Carter | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1980-81 | 54 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37 | 17 | 68.5% | Compare |
| Don Ford | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1978-79 to 1979-80 | 54 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40 | 14 | 74.1% | Compare |
| David Rivers | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1988-89 | 51 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 39 | 12 | 76.5% | Compare |
| Jeff Lamp | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1987-88 to 1988-89 | 45 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 34 | 11 | 75.6% | Compare |
| Adrian Branch | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1986-87 | 43 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 35 | 8 | 81.4% | Compare |
| Calvin Garrett | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1983-84 | 41 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 26 | 15 | 63.4% | Compare |
| Dwight Jones | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1982-83 | 39 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 24 | 15 | 61.5% | Compare |
| Frank Brickowski | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1986-87 | 37 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 30 | 7 | 81.1% | Compare |
| Marty Byrnes | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1979-80 | 34 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29 | 5 | 85.3% | Compare |
| Milt Wagner | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1987-88 | 32 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 23 | 9 | 71.9% | Compare |
| Kevin McKenna | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1981-82 | 32 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 25 | 7 | 78.1% | Compare |
| Oliver Mack | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1979-80 | 26 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20 | 6 | 76.9% | Compare |
| Jay Vincent | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 25 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 20 | 5 | 80.0% | Compare |
| Alan Hardy | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1980-81 | 22 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19 | 3 | 86.4% | Compare |
| Chuck Nevitt | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1984-85 to 1985-86 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 22 | 0 | 100.0% | Compare |
| Petur Gudmundsson | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1985-86 | 20 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 13 | 7 | 65.0% | Compare |
| Steve Bucknall | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 18 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 17 | 1 | 94.4% | Compare |
| Mel McCants | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12 | 3 | 80.0% | Compare |
| Butch Lee | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1979-80 | 14 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 | 85.7% | Compare |
| Ray Tolbert | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1987-88 | 12 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% | Compare |
| Ron Boone | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1978-79 to 1979-80 | 9 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | 77.8% | Compare |
| Steve Mix | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1982-83 | 9 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6 | 3 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Kenny Carr | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1978-79 to 1979-80 | 8 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | Compare |
| Mike Higgins | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | Compare |
| Lou Hudson | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1978-79 | 3 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | Compare |
| Dave Robisch | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1978-79 | 3 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | Compare |
| Jim Price | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1978-79 | 3 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | Compare |
| Billy Ray Bates | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1982-83 | 3 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Jawann Oldham | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | Compare |
| Myles Patrick | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1980-81 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | Compare |
| Ron Carter | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1978-79 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | Compare |
| Joe Cooper | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1982-83 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Tony Jackson | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1980-81 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | Compare |
| Earl Jones | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1984-85 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Jerome Henderson | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1985-86 | 1 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | Compare |
* 66 teammates found. All stats represent what the teammates of Michael Cooper averaged when they played with him in the selected games.









