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Los Angeles Clippers
(17-65, 7th in Pacific, 44 games back)
DRAFT PICKS: (1, 22)
| Team Strengths |
Athletic Forwards
Young Nucleus
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| Team Statistics |
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PPG |
FG% |
REBs |
TOs |
| Clippers |
95.9 (13th) | .438 (23rd) | 40.4 (22nd) | 16.1 (21st) |
| Opponents |
103.3 (27th) | .474 (26th) | 44.4 (25th) | 14.1 (25th) |
| Weaknesses |
Defense
Reputation
Experience
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| Changes |
Bill Fitch Out As Head Coach
Agreed To Play In New Staples Center In '99
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| Needs |
Playmaker
#1 Scoring Option
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| Notes: |
Finished in the bottom five of the league in defensive PPG (27th), FG% (26th), 3-point FG% (25th) and rebounding (25th)
Clippers were hurt by the back injury to Loy Vaught that caused him to miss 71 games. Heading into this season, Vaught totaled 91 double-doubles over the last two seasons. This year he had only one
Lamond Murray's 15.4 ppg was the lowest scoring average to lead a team this season
Exactly 10 years ago, the Clippers finished 17-65, won the NBA Draft Lottery and went on to take the son of a former NBA player (D.Manning). Will this year's team pick be Mike Bibby, son of former NBAer Henry Bibby?
Beat only three teams with winning records this season (San Antonio, New Jersey and Utah)
Clippers was 11-41 (.211) before they got Ike Austin and 6-24 (.200) after the trade
The Clippers scored a franchise-record 152 points vs. the Raptors on March 13th - it was the high in the NBA this season
The Clippers used 19 different starting lineups this year, none of which won more than four games
They were one of five teams to allow 100+ points a game (Minnesota, Denver, Vancouver and Toronto)
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| First Round Draft Picks in the 90's |
1990 Bo Kimble, G, Loyola Marymount (8)
1990 Loy Vaught, F, Michigan (13)
1991 LeRon Ellis, F, Syracuse (22)
1992 Randy Woods, G, La Salle (16)
1992 Elmore Spencer, C, UNLV (25)
1993 Terry Dehere, G, Seton Hall (13)
1994 LaMond Murray, F, California (7)
1994 Greg Minor, G/F, Louisville (25)
1995 Antonio McDyess, F, Alabama (2)
1996 Lorenzen Wright, C, Memphis (7)
1997 Maurice Taylor, F, Michigan (14)
Complete draft list over the years |
| Players by Position |
| Small Forwards |
Power Forwards |
Centers |
Point Guards |
Shooting Guards |
Lamond Murray
Rodney Rogers
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Lorenzen Wright
Maurice Taylor
Loy Vaught
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Isaac Austin
Keith Closs
Stojko Vrankovic
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Darrick Martin
Pooh Richardson
Charles Smith
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Eric Piatkowski
James Collins
James Robinson
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| Free Agents |
| 1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
Isaac Austin
Darrick Martin
James Collins
Rodney Rogers (P-FA) ETO
Loy Vaught
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Lamond Murray
Lorenzen Wright
Eric Piatkowski
Stojko Vrankovic
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Pooh Richardson
Keith Closs (P-FA)
Maurice Taylor
Charles Smith
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