Los Angeles Lakers Regular Season Rosters
1979-1980 Los Angeles Lakers Regular Season Roster
Player | Pos | HT | WT | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Draft Status | Nationality |
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 7-2 | 225 | 10 | UCLA | 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 1 | United States |
Marty Byrnes | SF | 6-7 | 215 | 1 | Syracuse | 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 19 | United States |
Jim Chones | FC | 6-11 | 220 | 5 | Marquette | 1973 Rnd 2 Pick 13 | United States |
Michael Cooper | SG | 6-5 | 170 | 1 | New Mexico | 1978 Rnd 3 Pick 16 | United States |
Don Ford | F | 6-9 | 215 | 4 | UC Santa Barbara | 1975 Rnd 6 Pick 2 | United States |
Spencer Haywood | PF | 6-8 | 225 | 9 | Detroit-Mercy | 1971 Rnd 2 Pick 13 | United States |
Brad Holland | SG | 6-3 | 180 | 0 | UCLA | 1979 Rnd 1 Pick 14 | United States |
Magic Johnson | PG | 6-9 | 255 | 0 | Michigan State | 1979 Rnd 1 Pick 1 | United States |
Mark Landsberger | FC | 6-8 | 215 | 2 | Arizona State | 1977 Rnd 2 Pick 13 | United States |
Butch Lee | PG | 6-0 | 185 | 1 | Marquette | 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 10 | Puerto Rico / United States |
Oliver Mack | SG | 6-3 | 185 | 0 | East Carolina | 1979 Rnd 2 Pick 3 | United States |
Norm Nixon | G | 6-2 | 170 | 2 | Duquesne | 1977 Rnd 1 Pick 22 | United States |
Jamaal Wilkes | GF | 6-6 | 190 | 5 | UCLA | 1974 Rnd 1 Pick 11 | United States |
1979-1980 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 | B. Holland | J. Chones | |||
Rotation | S. Haywood | ||||
Lim PT | B. Lee | M. Byrnes | M. Landsberger |
1979-1980 Pacific Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 60-22 | - |
2 | Seattle SuperSonics | 56-26 | 4 |
3 | Phoenix Suns | 55-27 | 5 |
4 | Portland Trail Blazers | 38-44 | 22 |
5 | San Diego Clippers | 35-47 | 25 |
6 | Golden State Warriors | 24-58 | 36 |
1979-1980 L.A. Lakers Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Jim Chones | NBA Champion (1980) |
Magic Johnson | NBA Champion (1980) |
Jamaal Wilkes | NBA Champion (1980) |
Michael Cooper | NBA Champion (1980) |
Mark Landsberger | NBA Champion (1980) |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | NBA Champion (1980) |
Spencer Haywood | NBA Champion (1980) |
Butch Lee | NBA Champion (1980) |
Marty Byrnes | NBA Champion (1980) |
Brad Holland | NBA Champion (1980) |
Norm Nixon | NBA Champion (1980) |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player (1980) |
Magic Johnson | Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP (1980) |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | All-NBA First Team (1980) |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Player Of The Month (Dec 79) |
Magic Johnson | Player Of The Week (11/11/79, 03/16/80) |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Player Of The Week (12/09/79, 02/17/80) |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | All-NBA Defensive First Team (1980) |
Magic Johnson | All-Rookie First Team (1980) |
Magic Johnson | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1980) |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1980) |
1979-1980 L.A. Lakers Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 82 | 38.3 | 24.8 | 10.8 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
Jamaal Wilkes | 82 | 37.9 | 20.0 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
Norm Nixon | 82 | 39.3 | 17.6 | 2.8 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
Magic Johnson | 77 | 36.3 | 18.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
Jim Chones | 82 | 29.2 | 10.6 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
Spencer Haywood | 76 | 20.3 | 9.7 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
Michael Cooper | 82 | 24.1 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
Mark Landsberger | 23 | 16.3 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Don Ford | 52 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Brad Holland | 38 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Marty Byrnes | 32 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Oliver Mack | 27 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Ron Boone | 6 | 17.7 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
Kenny Carr | 5 | 11.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Butch Lee | 11 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
1979-1980 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. 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 Chones was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 5, 1979. Spencer Haywood was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Utah Jazz on August 13, 1979. Mark Landsberger was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Chicago Bulls on February 13, 1980. Butch Lee was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 15, 1980. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Marty Byrnes signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on October 25, 1979. Jamaal Wilkes signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 11, 1977. |
1979-1980 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 |
Jack McKinney | Head Coach | 1979-1980 | Assistant Coach (Milwaukee Bucks, 1974 to 1976) |
Paul Westhead | Head Coach, Assistant 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 |