Los Angeles Lakers Regular Season Rosters
1977-1978 Los Angeles Lakers Regular Season Roster
1977-1978 L.A. Lakers Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | N. Nixon | L. Hudson | J. Wilkes | D. Ford | K. Abdul-Jabbar |
Rotation | K. Carr | T. Abernethy | |||
Lim PT | B. Davis | A. Dantley | D. Robisch | ||
Lim PT | C. Scott |
1977-1978 Pacific Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Portland Trail Blazers | 58-24 | - |
2 | Phoenix Suns | 49-33 | 9 |
3 | Seattle SuperSonics | 47-35 | 11 |
4 | Los Angeles Lakers | 45-37 | 13 |
5 | Golden State Warriors | 43-39 | 15 |
1977-1978 L.A. Lakers Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | All-NBA Second Team (1978) |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1978) |
Norm Nixon | All-Rookie First Team (1978) |
1977-1978 L.A. Lakers Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 62 | 36.5 | 25.8 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
Lou Hudson | 82 | 27.8 | 13.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Norm Nixon | 81 | 34.3 | 13.7 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
Adrian Dantley | 56 | 35.4 | 19.4 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
Jamaal Wilkes | 51 | 29.2 | 12.9 | 7.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
Don Ford | 79 | 24.6 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
Charlie Scott | 48 | 29.0 | 11.7 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
Tom Abernethy | 73 | 18.0 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
James Edwards | 25 | 28.9 | 14.8 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
Earl Tatum | 25 | 26.5 | 14.0 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
Kenny Carr | 52 | 14.1 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
Kermit Washington | 25 | 30.0 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
Dave Robisch | 55 | 12.3 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Ernie DiGregorio | 25 | 13.3 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
Brad Davis | 33 | 10.1 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
Don Chaney | 9 | 14.8 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
1977-1978 Los Angeles Lakers Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Tom Abernethy was selected as the #9 pick in the 3 Round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Tom Abernethy signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 20, 1976. Kenny Carr was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Kenny Carr signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 2, 1977. Brad Davis was selected as the #15 pick in the First Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Brad Davis signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on June 16, 1977. 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. 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. |
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. Adrian Dantley was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Indiana Pacers on December 13, 1977. Lou Hudson was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Atlanta Hawks on September 30, 1977. Dave Robisch was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Indiana Pacers on December 13, 1977. Charlie Scott was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Boston Celtics on December 27, 1977. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Jamaal Wilkes signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 11, 1977. |
1977-1978 Los Angeles Lakers Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Jack Cooke | Owner | 1965-1966 | N/A |
Jerry West | Head Coach | 1976-1977 | N/A |
Bill Sharman | General Manager | 1976-1977 | Head Coach (Los Angeles Lakers, 1971 to 1976) |
Bumper Tormohlen | Scout | 1967-1968 | N/A |
Pat Riley | Television Analyst | 1977-1978 | N/A |
Chick Hearn | Television Play-By-Play | 1965-1966 | N/A |