Los Angeles Lakers Regular Season Rosters
1975-1976 Los Angeles Lakers Regular Season Roster
1975-1976 L.A. Lakers Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | L. Allen | G. Goodrich | D. Ford | C. Warner | K. Abdul-Jabbar |
Rotation | J. Roche | D. Freeman | C. Calhoun | K. Washington | |
Rotation | S. Lantz | C. Russell | C. Kupec | ||
Lim PT | C. Meely |
1975-1976 Pacific Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Golden State Warriors | 59-23 | - |
2 | Seattle SuperSonics | 43-39 | 16 |
3 | Phoenix Suns | 42-40 | 17 |
4 | Los Angeles Lakers | 40-42 | 19 |
5 | Portland Trail Blazers | 37-45 | 22 |
1975-1976 L.A. Lakers Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player (1976) |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | All-NBA First Team (1976) |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1976) |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1976) |
1975-1976 L.A. Lakers Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK |
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 82 | 41.2 | 27.7 | 16.9 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 4.1 |
Gail Goodrich | 75 | 35.3 | 19.5 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
Lucius Allen | 76 | 31.4 | 14.7 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
Cazzie Russell | 74 | 22.0 | 11.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Don Ford | 76 | 24.2 | 9.6 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Donnie Freeman | 64 | 23.1 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
Cornell Warner | 81 | 31.0 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Corky Calhoun | 76 | 23.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Stu Lantz | 53 | 16.1 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Kermit Washington | 36 | 13.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Jim McDaniels | 35 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Cliff Meely | 20 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Ron Williams | 9 | 17.6 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
C.J. Kupec | 16 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Pat Riley | 2 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
John Roche | 15 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Walt Wesley | 1 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1975-1976 Los Angeles Lakers Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Don Ford was selected as the #2 pick in the 6 Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Don Ford signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on August 20, 1975. C.J. Kupec was selected as the #2 pick in the 4 Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. C.J. Kupec signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 10, 1975. Kermit Washington was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Kermit Washington signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 1, 1973. |
Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to John Roche, the #14 pick in the First Round of the 1971 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Phoenix Suns on January 20, 1976. John Roche signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on January 21, 1976. |
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. Lucius Allen was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Milwaukee Bucks on November 9, 1974. Corky Calhoun was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Phoenix Suns on November 27, 1974. Gail Goodrich was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Phoenix Suns on May 20, 1970. Stu Lantz was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the New Orleans Jazz on December 5, 1974. Cornell Warner was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Milwaukee Bucks on October 22, 1975. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Donnie Freeman signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on October 1, 1975. Cliff Meely signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on January 20, 1976. Cazzie Russell signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 6, 1974. |
1975-1976 Los Angeles Lakers Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Jack Cooke | Owner | 1965-1966 | N/A |
Bill Sharman | Head Coach | 1971-1972 | Head Coach (Golden State Warriors, 1966 to 1968) |
Pete Newell | General Manager | 1972-1973 | General Manager (Houston Rockets, 1968 to 1972) |
Bumper Tormohlen | Scout | 1967-1968 | N/A |
Chick Hearn | Television Play-By-Play | 1965-1966 | N/A |