1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers season

1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Chris Ford Jim Todd (interim)
Owner(s)	Donald Sterling
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	15–67 (.183)
Place	Division: 7th (Pacific) Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net West 2, KCAL
Radio	KXTA

The 1999-2000 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 30th season in the NBA, their 16th in Los Angeles.^[1] The team began playing in their new arena, the Staples Center. The Clippers are co-tenants with their crosstown rival, the Los Angeles Lakers. While the Lakers were on their way to an NBA title, the Clippers sank to the bottom of the Pacific Division with a league worst record of 15-67. Rookie Lamar Odom provided a bright spot as he averaged a solid 16.6 points per game.

Draft picks

Main article: 1999 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	4	Lamar Odom	SF/PF	United States	Rhode Island
2	31	Rico Hill	F	United States	Illinois State

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
2.5 !G/F	1	USA !	Anderson, Derek	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Kentucky
4.0 !F	30	USA !	Avent, Anthony	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Seton Hall
4.0 !F	22	USA !	Bennett, Mario	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Arizona State
4.0 !F	41	USA !	Bohannon, Etdrick	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Auburn Montgomery
4.0 !F	24	USA !	Chilcutt, Pete	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	North Carolina
6.0 !C	33	USA !	Closs, Keith	7000220980000000000♠7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Central Connecticut State
4.0 !F	31	IRE !	Conlon, Marty	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Providence
1.5 !G	6	USA !	Hudson, Troy	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Southern Illinois
1.5 !G	5	USA !	McInnis, Jeff	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	North Carolina
1.5 !G	3	USA !	Murdock, Eric	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Providence
4.0 !F	8	USA !	Nesby, Tyrone	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	UNLV
4.0 !F	7	USA !	Odom, Lamar (C)	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Rhode Island
6.0 !C	34	NGR !	Olowokandi, Michael	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Pacific
1.5 !G	52	USA !	Piatkowski, Eric	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nebraska
5.5 !F/C	32	USA !	Skinner, Brian	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Michigan
5.5 !F/C	23	USA !	Taylor, Maurice	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Michigan

Head coach

Chris Ford (Villanova)
Jim Todd (interim) (Salem State College)

Assistant coach(es)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (UCLA)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2009-10-04

Roster Notes

Forward Mario Bennett becomes the 7th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers.
Forward Pete Chilcutt played for team twice in the same season. Played for the team on a 10-day contract in January later released after it expired. Played for the Cleveland Cavaliers on another 10-day contract then released after that expired. Came back to the Clippers which signed for the rest of the season.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	67	15	.817	–	36–5	31–10	20–4
x-Portland Trail Blazers	59	23	.720	8	30–11	29–12	21–3
x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	14	32–9	21–20	15–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics	45	37	.549	22	24–17	21–20	12–12
x-Sacramento Kings	44	38	.537	23	30–11	14–27	9–15
Golden State Warriors	19	63	.232	48	12–29	7–34	2–22
Los Angeles Clippers	15	67	.183	52	10–31	5–36	5–19

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	12
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	59	23	.720	8
4	x-San Antonio Spurs	53	29	.646	14
5	x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	14
6	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	50	32	.610	17
7	x-Seattle SuperSonics	45	37	.549	22
8	x-Sacramento Kings	44	38	.537	23

9	Dallas Mavericks	40	42	.488	27
10	Denver Nuggets	35	47	.427	32
11	Houston Rockets	34	48	.415	33
12	Vancouver Grizzlies	22	60	.268	45
13	Golden State Warriors	19	63	.232	48
14	Los Angeles Clippers	15	67	.183	52

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Anderson, Derek !Derek Anderson
Avent, Anthony !Anthony Avent
Bennett, Mario !Mario Bennett
Bohannon, Etdrick !Etdrick Bohannon
Chilcutt, Pete !Pete Chilcutt
Closs, Keith !Keith Closs
Conlon, Marty !Marty Conlon
Hudson, Troy !Troy Hudson
Jones, Charles !Charles Jones
McInnis, Jeff !Jeff McInnis
Murdock, Eric !Eric Murdock
Nesby, Tyrone !Tyrone Nesby
Odom, Lamar !Lamar Odom
Olowokandi, Michael !Michael Olowokandi
Piatkowski, Eric !Eric Piatkowski
Skinner, Brian !Brian Skinner
Taylor, Maurice !Maurice Taylor

Transactions

The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 1999-2000 season.

Trades

August 4, 1999	To Los Angeles Clippers Derek Anderson & Johnny Newman	To Cleveland Cavaliers Lamond Murray
August 8, 1999	To Los Angeles Clippers 2000 1st round draft pick & 2002 1st round draft pick	To Atlanta Hawks Lorenzen Wright
September 23, 1999	To Los Angeles Clippers Eric Murdock	To New Jersey Nets Johnny Newman

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract
Lamond Murray	August 4, 1999	7-year deal (sign & trade)
Eric Piatkowski	August 6, 1999	Four-year deal
Lorenzen Wright	August 8, 1999	7-year deal (sign & trade)
Tyrone Nesby	August 9, 1999	3-year deal (matched offer by San Antonio Spurs)

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Anthony Avent	October 4	Utah Jazz
Charles R. Jones	October 4	Chicago Bulls
Marty Conlon	December 17	Miami Heat
Pete Chilcutt	January 18 contract expired January 28 re-signed February 26	Utah Jazz Cleveland Cavaliers
Jeff McInnis	February 26	Quad City Thunder (CBA)
Mario Bennett	March 7	Chicago Bulls
Etdrick Bohannon	March 27	Washington Wizards

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Rodney Rogers	free agency, August 3	Phoenix Suns
Darrick Martin	free agency, August 4	Sacramento Kings
Stojko Vrankovic	released, August 10	Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna (Serie B Basket)
Pooh Richardson	waived, September 9	Adecco Milano (Lega Basket Serie A)
Sherman Douglas	free agency, October 21	New Jersey Nets
Charles C. Smith	waived, October 28	Rockford Lightning (CBA)
Marty Conlon	waived, January 5	Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada (Liga ACB)
Mario Bennett	contract expired, March 17	San Diego Wildfire (ABA)
Troy Hudson	waived, March 27	Orlando Magic

References

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Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee Toronto

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah Vancouver

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

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