2001–02 Los Angeles Clippers season

2001–02 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Alvin Gentry
Owner(s)	Donald Sterling
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	39–43 (.476)
Place	Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net West 2
Radio	KSPN

The 2001-02 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 32nd season in the NBA, their 18th in Los Angeles.^[1] The Clippers selected Tyson Chandler with their second pick in the 2001 NBA Draft, but soon traded him to the Chicago Bulls for Elton Brand. With the acquisition of Brand and the continued improvement of Quentin Richardson and Michael Olowokandi, the Clippers played competitive basketball through most of the first half holding a 25-26 record at the All-Star break, despite losing Lamar Odom to a wrist injury. However, the Clippers failed to make the playoffs finishing fifth in the Pacific Division with a 39-43 record. Brand was also selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game.

Draft Picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Tyson Chandler	PF/C	United States	Dominguez HS

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 11 Boykins, Earl 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Eastern Michigan F/C 42 Brand, Elton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 272 lb (123 kg) Duke G 1 Dooling, Keyon  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Missouri F 54 Ekezie, Obinna 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Maryland F 32 Fowlkes, Tremaine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fresno State F 40 Jamison, Harold 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 269 lb (122 kg) Clemson G/F 50 Maggette, Corey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Duke G 5 McInnis, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) North Carolina F 21 Miles, Darius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) East St. Louis High School F 7 Odom, Lamar  (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Rhode Island C 34 Olowokandi, Michael 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Pacific G 24 Overton, Doug 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle F 52 Piatkowski, Eric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nebraska G 14 Recasner, Eldridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Washington G/F 3 Richardson, Quentin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 238 lb (108 kg) DePaul C 45 Rooks, Sean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Arizona	Head coach Alvin Gentry (Appalachian State) Assistant coach(es) Dennis Johnson (Pepperdine) Rex Kalamian (Cal Poly Pomona) Morris McHone (Florida State) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2009-10-04

Roster Notes

• Clippers received guard Vinny Del Negro from the Phoenix Suns in a trade early in the season, but did not play for team as he was quickly waived. He did come back and became the team's head coach from 2010-2013.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Sacramento Kings	61	21	.744	–	36–5	25–16	15–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers	58	24	.707	3	34–7	24–17	16–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	12	30–11	19–22	14–10
x-Seattle SuperSonics	45	37	.549	16	26–15	19–22	13–11
Los Angeles Clippers	39	43	.476	22	25–16	14–27	9–15
Phoenix Suns	36	46	.439	25	23–18	13–28	12–12
Golden State Warriors	21	61	.256	40	14–27	7–34	5–19

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
Earl Boykins
Elton Brand
Keyon Dooling
Obinna Ekezie
Tremaine Fowlkes
Harold Jamison
Corey Maggette
Jeff McInnis
Darius Miles
Lamar Odom
Michael Olowokandi
Doug Overton
Eric Piatkowski
Eldridge Recasner
Quentin Richardson
Sean Rooks

Awards, records and milestones

All-Star

Elton Brand selected as a reserve forward for the Western Conference All-Stars. Brand was chosen as a replacement for the injured Shaquille O'Neal on the roster. He is the first Clipper All-Star since Danny Manning was selected in 1994.

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 2001–02 season.

Trades

June 26, 2001	To Los Angeles Clippers Cash considerations	To Philadelphia 76ers 2001 2nd round draft pick
June 27, 2001	To Los Angeles Clippers Elton Brand	To Chicago Bulls Brian Skinner & draft rights to Tyson Chandler
October 29, 2001	To Los Angeles Clippers Will Perdue	To Portland Trail Blazers Draft rights to Doron Sheffer
November 16, 2001	To Los Angeles Clippers Vinny Del Negro and cash considerations from the Phoenix Suns as part of a three-team trade with the Orlando Magic	To Orlando Magic 2005 second-round draft pick

Free agents

Additions Player Signed Former team Harold Jamison September 28 Miami Heat Obinna Ekezie September 28 Dallas Mavericks Eldridge Recasner December 20 waived January 7 re-signed January 10 Charlotte Hornets Tremaine Fowlkes February 23 Columbus Riverdragons (NBDL) Doug Overton March 16 New Jersey Nets

Subtractions Player Left New team Keith Closs waived, May 4 Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs (USBL) Cherokee Parks free agency, August 3 San Antonio Spurs Zendon Hamilton free agency, September 29 Denver Nuggets Will Perdue waived, October 29 Basketball commentator & analyst for ESPN Derek Strong waived, October 29 Columbus Riverdragons (NBDL) Vinny Del Negro waived, November 16 Phoenix Suns (radio commentator) Eldridge Recasner contract expired, January 29 Charlotte Hornets

See also

• 2001-02 NBA season

References

1. 2001-02 Los Angeles Clippers