Wayne Cooper

Retired

Denver Nuggets · C-F · 14 NBA seasons · 1,058 career appearances · 8,211 career points

Wayne Cooper recorded 1,058 NBA appearances across 14 seasons with Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, Utah Jazz.

Best highlights

7.9

career pts/gm

6.2

career reb/gm

0.9

career ast/gm

984

career games

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Wayne Cooper's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1976-77–1985-86

Wayne Cooper

Robert Parish

World B. Free

A decade outside the playoffs

Golden State Warriors · After the title

Talent passed through the Bay, but unstable roster decisions produced one of the franchise's longest dormant stretches.

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Franchise era

1979-80–1983-84

Wayne Cooper

Adrian Dantley

Darrell Griffith

Dantley carries a fragile franchise

Utah Jazz · Surviving in Utah

The relocated Jazz struggled financially before a surprise 1984 division title began a run of twenty straight playoff appearances.

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Franchise era

1980-81–1989-90

Wayne Cooper

Mark Aguirre

Rolando Blackman

Aguirre, Blackman and annual improvement

Dallas Mavericks · The expansion team grows fast

Dallas drafted aggressively, reached the playoffs by year four and pushed the Showtime Lakers to seven games in the 1988 conference finals.

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Franchise era

1977-78–1985-86

Wayne Cooper

Mychal Thompson

Jim Paxson

A playoff fixture searches for another star

Portland Trail Blazers · After Walton

Walton's injuries broke the defending champion, yet Portland began a long streak of postseason appearances.

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Franchise era

1976-77–1989-90

Wayne Cooper

Alex English

Fat Lever

Alex English and basketball at full speed

Denver Nuggets · Doug Moe's motion machine

English led a free-flowing offense that made nine straight playoffs and reached the 1985 conference finals.

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Franchise era

1986-87–1994-95

Wayne Cooper

Clyde Drexler

Terry Porter

Depth, athleticism and two shots at a title

Portland Trail Blazers · The Drexler Finals teams

A balanced, athletic roster reached the Finals in 1990 and 1992 and won 63 games at its peak.

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Career accomplishments

14 NBA seasons1,058 career appearances8,211 career points74 playoff appearancesCareer high: 32 pointsCareer high: 19 reboundsCareer high: 7 assists

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Wayne Cooper

Franchise eras

Golden State Warriors · After the title

Utah Jazz · Surviving in Utah

Dallas Mavericks · The expansion team grows fast

Portland Trail Blazers · After Walton

Denver Nuggets · Doug Moe's motion machine

Portland Trail Blazers · The Drexler Finals teams

Career accomplishments

Team history

NBA appearances

Wayne Cooper

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Career-high games

Franchise eras

Golden State Warriors · After the title

Utah Jazz · Surviving in Utah

Dallas Mavericks · The expansion team grows fast

Portland Trail Blazers · After Walton

Denver Nuggets · Doug Moe's motion machine

Portland Trail Blazers · The Drexler Finals teams

Career accomplishments

Team history

NBA appearances

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Career-high games