2004–05 Los Angeles Clippers season

2004–05 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Mike Dunleavy, Sr.
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	37–45 (.451)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FSN West 2, KTLA
Radio	KSPN

The 2004-05 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 35th season in the NBA and their 21st in Los Angeles.^[1]

Draft Picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	4	Shaun Livingston	PG	United States	Peoria HS
2	34	Lionel Chalmers	PG	United States	Xavier

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 7 Anderson, Kenny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Georgia Tech PG 4 Baker, Maurice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oklahoma State PF 42 Brand, Elton (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Duke PG 9 Brunson, Rick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Temple PG 0 Chalmers, Lionel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Xavier SG 20 Jaric, Marko 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Serbia & Montenegro C 35 Kaman, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Central Michigan SG 30 Kittles, Kerry  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Villanova PG 14 Livingston, Shaun 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Peoria Central HS (IL) SF 50 Maggette, Corey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Duke PG 15 Martin, Darrick 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UCLA F/C 33 Moore, Mikki 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Nebraska C 34 N'Diaye, Mamadou 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Auburn SG 22 Penney, Kirk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Wisconsin C 11 Rebraca, Zeljko 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Serbia & Montenegro SG 13 Ross, Quinton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Southern Methodist SF 21 Simmons, Bobby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) DePaul PF 54 Wilcox, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Maryland	Head coach Mike Dunleavy (South Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Jim Eyen (UC Santa Barbara) Kim Hughes (Wisconsin) Neal Meyer (San Diego) Rory White (South Alabama) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2008-03-12

Roster Notes

• This is Darrick Martin's second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the team from 1996 to 1999.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Phoenix Suns	62	20	.756	-
Sacramento Kings	50	32	.610	12
Los Angeles Clippers	37	45	.451	25
Golden State Warriors	34	48	.415	28
Los Angeles Lakers	34	48	.415	28

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
Kenny Anderson
Maurice Baker
Elton Brand
Rick Brunson
Lionel Chalmers
Marko Jaric
Chris Kaman
Kerry Kittles
Shaun Livingston
Corey Maggette
Darrick Martin
Mikki Moore
Mamadou N'Diaye
Kirk Penney
Zeljko Rebraca
Quinton Ross
Bobby Simmons
Chris Wilcox

Awards and records

• Bobby Simmons, NBA Most Improved Player Award

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 2004–05 season.

Trades

June 22, 2004	To Los Angeles Clippers 2004 first-round draft pick (4th pick) and 2004 second-round draft pick	To Charlotte Bobcats 2004 first-round draft pick (2nd pick) and agreement to select Predrag Drobnjak in expansion draft.
July 14, 2004	To Los Angeles Clippers 2005 2nd round draft pick & 2006 2nd round draft pick	To Charlotte Bobcats Melvin Ely and Eddie House
July 29, 2004	To Los Angeles Clippers Kerry Kittles	To New Jersey Nets 2005 second-round draft pick

Free agents

Additions Player Signed Former team Rick Brunson August 12 Chicago Bulls Zeljko Rebraca August 12 Atlanta Hawks Mamadou N'Diaye August 16 Atlanta Hawks Quinton Ross August 16 Telindus Oostende (BLB) Mikki Moore August 20 Utah Jazz Kirk Penney December 26 Asheville Altitude (NBDL) Darrick Martin January 5 Minnesota Timberwolves Maurice Baker February 22 Dakota Wizards (NBDL) Kenny Anderson February 28 Atlanta Hawks

Subtractions Player Left New team Doug Overton free agency, June 1 Philadelphia 76ers (director of player development) Predrag Drobnjak expansion draft, June 22 Charlotte Bobcats Keyon Dooling free agency, July 22 Miami Heat Quentin Richardson free agency, July 29 Phoenix Suns Matt Barnes free agency, October 1 Sacramento Kings Josh Moore released, October 1 BEEM Mazandaran (Iranian Basketball Super League) Kirk Penney waived, January 3 Maccabi Tel Aviv (Ligat HaAI) Maurice Baker contract expired, March 4 Portland Trail Blazers Kenny Anderson waived, March 25 Žalgiris Kaunas (LKL)

See also

• 2004–05 NBA season

References

1. 2004-05 Los Angeles Clippers