1985–86 Los Angeles Lakers season
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The 19851985-86 NBA season
-Statistics leaders:-NBA awards:*Most Valuable Player: Larry Bird, Boston Celtics*Rookie of the Year: Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks*Defensive Player of the Year: Alvin Robertson, San Antonio Spurs...
NBA Draft
NBA Draft
The NBA Draft is an annual event in which the thirty teams from the National Basketball Association can draft players who are eligible and wish to join the league. These players are usually amateur U.S. college basketball players, but international players are also eligible to be drafted...
took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "Lottery
NBA Draft Lottery
The NBA Draft Lottery is an annual event held by the National Basketball Association in which the teams who had missed the playoffs in the previous season, or teams who hold the draft rights of another team that missed the playoffs in the previous season, participate in a lottery process to...
" era. The lottery was put into place so teams did not have to intentionally lose games to receive the number one pick.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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| 1 | 23 | A. C. Green A. C. Green A.C. Green, Jr., is a retired American NBA basketball player who played in more consecutive games than any other player in NBA and ABA history. With 1,192 straight games played, he earned the nickname "Iron Man". He played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat... |
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Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; MPG= Minutes per Game; REB = Rebounds; AST = Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; PPG = Points per Game| Player | GP | MPG | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a retired American professional basketball player. He is the NBA's all-time leading scorer, with 38,387 points. During his career with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers from 1969 to 1989, Abdul-Jabbar won six NBA championships and a record six regular season... |
79 | 33.3 | 478 | 280 | 67 | 130 | 1846 | 23.4 |
| James Worthy James Worthy James Ager Worthy is a retired Hall of Fame American college and professional basketball player. Named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, "Big Game James" was a seven-time NBA All-Star and three-time NBA champion... |
75 | 32.7 | 387 | 201 | 82 | 77 | 1500 | 20.0 |
| Magic Johnson Magic Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Lakers... |
72 | 35.8 | 426 | 907 | 113 | 16 | 1354 | 18.8 |
| Byron Scott Byron Scott (basketball) Byron Antom Scott is a retired American National Basketball Association player and current head coach of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. He was formerly the head coach of the NBA's New Jersey Nets and New Orleans Hornets. He attended Arizona State University, but left school in his junior year to... |
76 | 28.8 | 189 | 164 | 85 | 15 | 1174 | 15.4 |
| Maurice Lucas Maurice Lucas Maurice Lucas was an American professional basketball player. The first two years of his postcollegiate career were spent in the American Basketball Association with the Spirits of St. Louis and Kentucky Colonels... |
77 | 22.7 | 566 | 84 | 45 | 24 | 785 | 10.2 |
| Michael Cooper | 82 | 27.7 | 244 | 466 | 89 | 43 | 758 | 9.2 |
| Mike McGee Mike McGee (basketball) Michael "Mike" Ray McGee is an American retired professional basketball player.McGee was born in Tyler, Texas. He then moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where he played high school basketball at Omaha North. McGee scored 916 points during his senior season of high school in 1976-77... |
71 | 17.1 | 140 | 83 | 53 | 7 | 587 | 8.3 |
| A.C. Green | 82 | 18.8 | 381 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 521 | 6.4 |
| Kurt Rambis Kurt Rambis Darrell Kurt Rambis is a retired American professional basketball player and former head coach for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves.-Biography:... |
74 | 21.3 | 517 | 69 | 66 | 33 | 408 | 5.5 |
| Mitch Kupchak Mitch Kupchak Mitchell "Mitch" Kupchak is a retired American basketball player and current general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers since the 2000–01 NBA season after predecessor Jerry West moved to the Memphis Grizzlies organization.... |
55 | 14.2 | 191 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 332 | 6.0 |
| Larry Spriggs Larry Spriggs Larry Michael Spriggs is an American former professional basketball player.Spriggs was born in Cheverly, Maryland. A 6'7" forward from Howard University, Spriggs began his professional career in the minor-league Continental Basketball Association, where he earned 1982 Rookie of the Year Honors... |
43 | 11.0 | 81 | 49 | 18 | 9 | 214 | 5.0 |
| Ronnie Lester Ronnie Lester Ronnie Lester is an American sports figure in the areas of collegiate and professional basketball.-High school career:... |
27 | 8.2 | 10 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 67 | 2.5 |
| Pétur Guðmundsson | 8 | 16.0 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 7.3 |
| Chuck Nevitt Chuck Nevitt Charles Goodrich 'Chuck' Nevitt is a retired American professional basketball player, known primarily for his great height. At 7 ft 5 in , he played the center position throughout his nine-year career in the NBA, and remains one of the tallest players ever in NBA history... |
4 | 6.3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2.5 |
| Jerome Henderson | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 |
Playoffs
- Won Western Conference 1st Rd (3-0) over San Antonio Spurs
- Won Western Conference Semis (4-2) over Dallas Mavericks
- Lost Western Conference Finals (4-1) to Houston Rockets