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Carson Cooper
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Los Angeles Lakers

Carson Cooper

#20 · Los Angeles Lakers · 6-10 (208 cm) · 245 lb · Michigan State

Carson Cooper plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. He's not currently on his team's depth chart. Carson Cooper is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 1 game, 0 as a starter, averaging 3.2 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at center (100 %). He averages 1.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Jonathan Mogbo, Daeqwon Plowden, and Alex Karaban, who score 15.4 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Jonathan Mogbo.

Next game

@
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns ·

Would come off the bench per the depth chart.

Lakers vs Suns → Lakers schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

He's not currently on his team's depth chart.

Positions he can play: Power Forward

See the full Lakers depth chart →

On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in. Minutes with the Memphis Grizzlies, his previous team.

Games
1
Min/game
3.2
Starts
0

Minutes by position

  • Center100 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 1 3.2 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 56.8 25.0

Game log

His latest games of the 2026-27 season.

Best games of the season: 1 pts vs Kings (Oct 31) · 2 reb vs Kings (Oct 31) · 1 ast vs Kings (Oct 31)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 @
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
Bucks
W 123-112 DNP - Coach's Decision
Nov 2 vs
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Pelicans
L 134-135 DNP - Coach's Decision
Oct 31 vs
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Kings
W 136-105 3:13 1 2 1 0-0 0-0 1-2 +7
Oct 26 @
UTA
Utah Jazz
Jazz
W 110-105 Inactive - G League - Two-Way
Oct 25 @
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Kings
W 123-112 DNP - Coach's Decision
Oct 23 @
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Warriors
W 111-108 Inactive - G League - Two-Way
Oct 21 vs
UTA
Utah Jazz
Jazz
W 123-103 Inactive - G League - Two-Way

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Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
7
Pts/100 poss.
15.4
FG%
—

Opponents he guarded most in 1 game:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Jonathan Mogbo 5 0 0/0
Daeqwon Plowden 2 1 0/0
Alex Karaban 0 0 0/0

Who guards him

Possessions
7
Pts/100 poss.
29.0
FG%
100%

Defenders who guarded him most in 1 game:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Jonathan Mogbo 7 2 1/1
Nique Clifford 0 0 0/0
Daeqwon Plowden 0 0 0/0