Michael Cooper 
#23 SF | 6-7, 205lbs | Pacers | Experience: 4 years
Born: 4/15/1956 (27) | College: New Mexico

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 Potential: - - - - - - - - - - - -          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1982  1983  1984  1985  1986  1987  1988  1989 
 Value: $700,000  $770,000  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 0                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1982 NBA IND 82 82 34.8 13.3 1.4 3.4 4.4 1.9 2.27 2.3 0.7 3.4 .477 .854 .417  
 1981 NBA LAL 82 22 22.0 8.1 0.7 1.7 2.4 1.3 1.80 1.4 0.5 2.3 .448 .906 .288  
 1980 NBA LAL 72 72 35.8 12.9 1.0 2.4 3.8 1.8 2.13 2.1 0.5 3.1 .468 .824 .333  
 1979 NBA LAL 82 10 30.8 11.7 1.1 1.9 2.9 1.8 1.60 2.1 0.4 2.8 .501 .851 .362  
 1978 NBA LAL 3 0 2.3 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.00 0.3 0.0 0.3 .500 .000 .000  
 Career     321 186 30.4 11.4 1.0 2.3 3.3 1.7 1.96 2.0 0.5 2.9 .475 .858 .360  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1982 NBA IND 4.9 10.4 .477 2.1 2.5 .854 1.7 2.5 .668 2.0 4.7 .416 1.3 3.2 .417  
 1981 NBA LAL 2.9 6.4 .448 1.9 2.1 .906 1.3 1.8 .700 1.1 3.0 .380 0.5 1.6 .288  
 1980 NBA LAL 5.1 10.8 .468 1.9 2.3 .824 2.0 2.8 .724 2.1 5.2 .405 0.9 2.8 .333  
 1979 NBA LAL 4.2 8.5 .501 2.3 2.7 .851 1.5 2.0 .720 1.9 4.0 .473 0.9 2.4 .362  
 1978 NBA LAL 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     4.2 8.9 .475 2.0 2.4 .858 1.6 2.2 .702 1.7 4.1 .420 0.9 2.5 .360  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1982 82 82 2853 405 849 175 205 108 259 1093 115 395 361 191 159 191 59 276 358 
 1981 82 22 1807 235 524 155 171 38 132 663 55 198 196 112 109 112 40 188 348 
 1980 72 72 2579 364 778 136 165 68 204 932 73 248 271 154 127 154 37 222 764 
 1979 82 10 2528 348 694 189 222 71 196 956 91 243 239 170 149 170 29 230 655 
 1978 3 0 7 3 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 
 Career 321 186 9774 1355 2851 655 763 285 791 3650 334 1084 1067 628 545 628 165 917 2125 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1982 NBA IND .581 1.29 24.7 10.9 16.3 4.2 10.5 7.3 18.0 321.0 10.7 4.4 105.5 99.1  
 1981 NBA LAL .554 1.27 21.7 12.1 16.2 4.0 9.3 6.8 14.5 106.6 3.6 4.2 112.7 104.1  
 1980 NBA LAL .548 1.20 21.7 10.2 16.2 3.6 7.7 5.7 15.2 180.9 6.0 10.6 111.4 96.7  
 1979 NBA LAL .604 1.38 20.3 12.6 15.4 4.6 6.6 5.7 15.6 193.7 6.5 8.0 112.7 101.1  
 1978 NBA LAL .500 1.00 0.0 14.3 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 Career     .573 1.28 22.2 11.4 16.0 4.1 8.5 6.4 16.0 802.3 26.7 6.6 110.2 99.9  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1982 NBA IND 13 13 38.7 14.9 1.7 4.5 3.7 2.5 1.45 2.3 0.5 3.4 .464 .852 .547  
 1981 NBA LAL 10 0 17.0 6.8 0.7 1.8 2.3 1.1 2.09 1.7 0.3 1.9 .500 .714 .333  
 1980 NBA LAL 12 12 35.2 14.7 0.8 2.3 4.0 1.5 2.67 1.5 0.4 3.7 .520 .878 .357  
 1979 NBA LAL 6 0 30.8 8.3 1.5 2.0 4.3 2.3 1.86 2.0 0.0 4.2 .392 .750 .444  
 Career     41 25 31.2 11.9 1.1 2.8 3.5 1.9 1.91 1.9 0.4 3.2 .477 .825 .457  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1982 NBA IND 5.5 11.8 .464 1.8 2.1 .852 1.2 2.6 .441 2.1 5.1 .409 2.2 4.1 .547  
 1981 NBA LAL 2.4 4.8 .500 1.5 2.1 .714 1.3 1.6 .813 0.6 1.7 .353 0.5 1.5 .333  
 1980 NBA LAL 5.4 10.4 .520 3.0 3.4 .878 2.4 2.9 .829 2.2 5.2 .419 0.8 2.3 .357  
 1979 NBA LAL 3.3 8.5 .392 1.0 1.3 .750 1.0 1.8 .545 1.7 5.2 .323 0.7 1.5 .444  
 Career     4.4 9.2 .477 2.0 2.4 .825 1.5 2.3 .656 1.7 4.3 .392 1.2 2.6 .457  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1982 13 13 503 71 153 23 27 29 53 194 22 81 48 30 33 30 7 44 31 
 1981 10 0 170 24 48 15 21 5 15 68 7 25 23 17 11 17 3 19 52 
 1980 12 12 422 65 125 36 41 10 28 176 9 36 48 18 18 18 5 44 28 
 1979 6 0 185 20 51 6 8 4 9 50 9 21 26 12 14 12 0 25 -13 
 Career 41 25 1280 180 377 80 97 48 105 488 47 163 145 77 76 77 15 132 98 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1982 NBA IND .588 1.27 19.5 13.4 16.3 4.2 12.0 8.0 13.5 22.4 0.7 2.4 101.8 98.6  
 1981 NBA LAL .596 1.42 25.3 12.1 16.9 5.3 12.2 9.0 17.3 17.2 0.6 5.2 112.4 101.4  
 1980 NBA LAL .615 1.41 23.0 8.6 16.8 2.8 7.5 5.3 13.7 20.2 0.7 2.3 108.5 104.9  
 1979 NBA LAL .455 0.98 27.4 14.7 15.4 5.2 8.8 6.8 8.1 -6.8 -0.2 -2.2 104.6 109.9  
 Career     .581 1.29 22.6 11.9 10.0 4.1 10.2 7.1 13.3 53.0 1.8 2.4 105.7 102.5  

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 27 6 12 12 10 4 8 9 19 12 14 4 8  
 Playoff 29 5 12 9 7 3 7 11 19 7 8 5 9  
 Career 33 6 12 12 10 4 8 12 20 14 14 5 9  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/19 CHI W 36 6 12 0 0 4 4 16 0 8 2 1 3 1 2 1
 10/21 DEN W 33 3 6 4 4 1 3 11 1 4 6 0 1 1 0 -1
 10/25 SDC W 36 5 13 1 1 2 7 13 0 4 6 4 3 0 3 5
 10/26 SDC W 14 2 5 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 -10
 10/28 DAL W 40 8 11 0 0 1 1 17 0 2 6 4 1 0 3 7
 10/30 PHI W 19 3 6 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0
 11/2 CLE L 36 7 17 0 0 2 4 16 3 6 2 0 2 4 3 -9
 11/6 DAL W 29 5 10 4 4 1 2 15 3 4 3 1 7 2 3 22
 11/7 SDC W 27 2 4 0 0 1 1 5 1 1 6 1 2 1 3 26
 11/10 POR W 27 4 7 0 0 2 2 10 1 3 7 2 5 2 2 15
 11/11 NJN W 23 2 4 0 0 1 1 5 0 2 3 5 2 2 3 12
 11/13 LAL L 13 2 4 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 4 2 0 0 4 -4
 11/14 MIA W 37 2 8 1 2 0 0 5 0 6 6 4 0 1 0 2
 11/17 CLE W 24 5 11 4 4 2 3 16 0 1 6 1 2 0 3 33
 11/18 DET W 32 7 15 4 4 0 2 18 0 3 4 3 4 2 3 15
 11/21 MIL W 19 1 5 1 2 0 1 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 4 -7
 11/22 NYK L 39 6 14 4 4 2 3 18 3 8 6 2 2 0 4 -18
 11/24 CHI W 35 7 13 2 2 3 6 19 1 5 4 2 3 0 4 16
 11/26 KCK L 38 6 14 5 6 0 5 17 3 5 4 3 0 1 2 -7
 11/28 DET W 34 5 7 5 6 1 3 16 1 6 4 2 1 2 2 25
 11/29 MIL W 36 4 8 0 0 1 3 9 0 4 3 1 3 1 1 1
 12/2 NJN W 35 6 9 2 4 2 2 16 2 6 3 3 1 0 4 15
 12/3 WAS W 35 5 8 0 0 1 3 11 1 7 7 2 1 0 4 1
 12/7 MIL L 35 8 12 4 4 4 5 24 3 4 1 2 4 1 2 -3
 12/8 NJN W 38 2 5 2 2 1 2 7 1 12 2 2 1 3 4 2
 12/12 MIA W 34 6 12 0 0 2 3 14 2 4 1 1 4 0 5 18
 12/13 BOS W 25 6 8 2 2 1 3 15 1 3 3 1 1 0 4 14
 12/17 SAS W 15 4 6 0 0 0 0 8 2 5 1 1 1 0 4 13
 12/18 DET W 27 5 7 2 4 2 2 14 1 2 4 1 0 1 4 18
 12/22 PHI L 37 6 17 4 4 2 5 18 0 3 6 1 1 1 5 -5
 12/26 CHI W 35 6 11 3 4 2 4 17 0 6 2 3 2 3 2 4
 12/27 NYK L 29 6 12 4 4 3 6 19 0 2 8 2 1 0 5 -14
 12/29 SEA L 12 2 6 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3
 12/31 ATL L 35 4 9 0 0 1 1 9 1 3 3 2 2 0 1 4
 1/2 WAS W 26 3 6 0 0 0 1 6 1 6 2 1 0 0 2 21
 1/4 ATL W 32 9 18 6 8 3 6 27 2 4 5 0 1 1 3 15
 1/5 MIL L 38 3 8 1 2 0 2 7 1 6 2 2 0 1 3 -19
 1/9 GSW L 35 9 19 1 2 1 3 20 3 7 4 4 2 1 5 -31
 1/10 HOU L 28 7 13 0 0 1 3 15 3 6 1 0 2 0 4 -18
 1/14 WAS W 43 4 14 0 0 1 7 9 4 11 2 1 1 1 4 5
 1/15 BOS L 43 1 9 4 4 0 4 6 0 3 12 0 1 0 2 -7
 1/19 GSW W 30 5 7 0 0 2 2 12 0 2 5 2 5 2 4 20
 1/21 ATL L 39 5 12 0 0 3 7 13 1 8 1 4 5 3 3 5
 1/23 MIA W 37 5 11 2 4 3 8 15 4 9 4 1 2 1 5 3
 1/24 MIL W 39 5 13 4 4 2 6 16 3 9 4 1 3 2 4 16
 1/27 MIL W 43 3 7 4 6 2 3 12 1 5 4 3 5 1 1 -3
 1/28 CHI L 41 6 14 2 2 2 3 16 4 5 4 3 3 0 5 -5
 1/30 ATL W 39 5 12 0 0 0 2 10 3 4 8 2 6 1 4 23
 1/31 CHI L 41 3 11 0 0 0 4 6 1 4 4 0 3 1 2 -13
 2/3 WAS W 28 5 10 0 0 1 3 11 2 4 5 2 0 0 1 29
 2/5 SLS L 39 4 9 0 0 2 4 10 1 5 7 0 5 1 4 -12
 2/7 BOS W 38 5 7 0 0 3 3 13 3 6 7 3 1 0 2 2
 2/9 DEN W 37 3 5 2 2 0 1 8 0 8 4 0 3 1 2 13
 2/10 PHI L 28 5 9 1 2 3 5 14 1 4 5 7 3 1 4 -3
 2/16 CLE W 27 4 10 2 2 1 1 11 1 3 4 4 2 0 3 13
 2/17 NJN W 18 4 4 1 2 0 0 9 1 1 2 0 1 0 4 14
 2/19 NYK L 35 3 7 0 0 1 4 7 2 5 6 0 3 0 3 -20
 2/20 PHX L 44 5 9 4 6 1 2 15 3 6 6 1 2 1 5 -3
 2/24 PHX W 30 5 13 1 2 0 4 11 2 6 2 3 2 2 3 19
 2/25 KCK W 27 5 8 2 3 1 1 13 0 1 5 0 1 0 5 12
 2/27 NYK L 40 9 17 0 0 2 5 20 0 5 3 7 4 1 4 -14
 2/28 CLE W 40 6 12 8 8 2 5 22 3 8 2 2 2 1 2 -9
 3/4 CHI W 20 4 5 0 0 1 1 9 1 2 3 1 2 1 5 7
 3/5 ATL W 42 6 11 2 2 2 3 16 2 4 6 2 1 0 3 12
 3/9 DET W 37 6 10 0 0 0 4 12 0 2 6 1 4 1 3 26
 3/10 NJN L 39 8 16 1 2 2 5 19 1 4 7 3 3 1 4 -8
 3/12 LAL W 37 5 12 2 2 1 4 13 1 6 3 2 0 1 6 -4
 3/14 CLE L 38 3 9 2 2 1 4 9 1 3 2 2 2 0 3 -14
 3/16 SAS L 44 7 18 5 6 3 7 22 0 5 7 3 3 0 5 1
 3/17 SEA W 36 5 15 4 4 1 6 15 0 3 3 1 4 0 4 8
 3/20 BOS W 35 8 15 0 0 4 6 20 1 4 7 1 6 1 3 11
 3/22 NYK L 40 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 3 8 2 1 5 -12
 3/24 DET W 35 4 5 2 2 0 0 10 1 3 5 1 2 0 1 36
 3/26 DEN W 21 2 4 12 14 0 1 16 0 3 5 1 2 0 5 23
 3/28 SDC W 46 3 7 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 11 3 0 0 4 6
 3/29 PHI W 46 9 15 2 2 2 2 22 1 6 8 3 7 0 4 9
 4/1 MIA W 33 4 7 3 4 0 2 11 2 5 0 2 0 0 4 6
 4/2 DAL L 45 8 16 7 8 0 5 23 6 11 4 1 2 0 1 4
 4/4 HOU W 40 5 11 4 4 3 6 17 1 6 5 2 1 2 4 -5
 4/6 PHI W 43 5 10 4 4 2 4 16 1 9 7 2 5 0 1 24
 4/8 SLS W 48 7 18 4 5 0 3 18 1 7 4 1 2 0 4 23
 4/11 ATL W 46 6 13 2 2 1 2 15 0 1 3 2 10 0 3 2
 4/12 CLE L 27 5 7 4 4 1 1 15 1 4 4 2 2 0 4 -11
 4/14 CHI W 46 7 13 4 4 2 3 20 2 6 6 3 3 0 4 4
 4/16 PHI W 45 5 13 4 4 2 2 16 2 7 4 3 2 1 4 3
 4/18 POR L 44 7 13 4 4 3 4 21 1 5 3 1 3 0 4 -23
 4/20 BOS L 47 3 6 1 1 1 3 8 3 8 7 1 1 0 6 -3
 4/21 DET L 47 6 17 3 3 2 8 17 2 7 11 4 2 0 4 -6
 5/1 PHI L 42 3 8 5 6 3 6 14 1 3 8 3 1 0 1 0
 5/2 PHI W 37 3 15 0 0 1 2 7 2 8 1 4 7 0 3 19
 5/4 PHI L 38 5 12 0 0 4 7 14 1 4 5 3 2 0 4 -2
 5/5 PHI L 47 6 12 2 2 2 4 16 1 8 4 3 2 0 6 -7
 5/7 PHI W 29 4 8 0 0 2 2 10 3 9 1 0 3 1 2 31
 5/9 PHI W 43 7 12 3 3 3 4 20 2 9 4 3 4 2 4 12
 5/11 PHI W 35 2 4 1 3 1 1 6 2 8 9 7 1 1 5 -1
 5/13 BOS L 33 2 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 4 1 0 4 -16
 5/14 BOS L 37 10 16 2 2 3 3 25 0 3 3 2 1 0 4 -3
 5/16 BOS L 43 4 10 2 2 1 4 11 2 6 3 0 3 1 2 -11
 5/17 BOS W 40 6 19 2 2 2 5 16 5 12 5 2 1 0 2 10
 5/19 BOS W 40 11 18 5 6 2 6 29 2 7 2 1 2 1 3 11
 5/21 BOS L 39 8 14 1 1 5 9 22 1 2 2 1 2 1 4 -12

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 5
 Total All-Defensive First Team: 1
 Total All-Defensive Second Team: 2
 1979 NBA Rookie Game Participant
 1979 NBA All-Defensive Second Team
 1980 NBA All-Defensive Second Team
 1982 NBA All-Defensive First Team

 Transactions
 Date Action
 8/18/1982 Signed with the Pacers for $1,470,000 over 2 years.

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