The Season in Brief
The 1985-86 Los Angeles Lakers went 62-20. Led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and James Worthy, they posted a +6.84 SRS and went 8-6 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads at 24%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 23.4 |
| Rebounds | Maurice Lucas | 7.4 |
| Assists | Magic Johnson | 12.6 |
| Steals | Magic Johnson | 1.6 |
| Blocks | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1.6 |
| True Shooting | Kurt Rambis | 63.2 |
| 3-Pointers | Michael Cooper | 63 |
| Def. Win Shares | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 3.2 |
The Roster, by Fame
Kareem Abdul-JabbarAll-NBA 1stAll-Star10002Magic JohnsonAll-NBA 1stAll-Star9903James WorthyAll-Star544Michael CooperAll-Defense 2nd375Kurt Rambis286Byron Scott247A.C. Green228Maurice Lucas199Mike McGee1110Mitch Kupchak911Larry Spriggs512Ronnie Lester213Petur Gudmundsson214Jerome Henderson★115Chuck Nevitt0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 79 | 23.4 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 60.3 | 0 | 3.2 | 100 |
| Magic Johnson | 72 | 18.8 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 61.0 | 10 | 3.1 | 99 |
| James Worthy | 75 | 20.0 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 61.3 | 0 | 2.7 | 54 |
| Michael Cooper | 82 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 55.7 | 63 | 2.4 | 37 |
| Kurt Rambis | 74 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 63.2 | 0 | 2.6 | 28 |
| Byron Scott | 76 | 15.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 55.0 | 22 | 2.0 | 24 |
| A.C. Green | 82 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 56.4 | 1 | 2.0 | 22 |
| Maurice Lucas | 77 | 10.2 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 52.0 | 1 | 2.5 | 19 |
| Mike McGee | 71 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 51.3 | 41 | 1.2 | 11 |
| Mitch Kupchak | 55 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 54.2 | 0 | 0.8 | 9 |
| Larry Spriggs | 43 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 50.1 | 0 | 0.6 | 5 |
| Ronnie Lester | 27 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 55.5 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 |
| Petur Gudmundsson | 8 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 59.3 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 |
| Jerome Henderson★ | 1 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Chuck Nevitt | 4 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 36.7 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 28.1
- Youngest: A.C. Green (22)
- Oldest: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38)
Rookies & Newcomers
- A.C. Green - rookie
- Jerome Henderson - rookie
- Maurice Lucas - new to the team
- Petur Gudmundsson - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - pick #1 (1969)
- Magic Johnson - pick #1 (1979)
- James Worthy - pick #1 (1982)
- Michael Cooper - pick #60 (1978)
- Kurt Rambis - pick #58 (1980)
The Playoff Run
8-6 overall
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Los Angeles Lakers fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1948-491971-722025-26
17 championship seasons marked above the arc.