2009–10 Los Angeles Clippers season

2009–10 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Mike Dunleavy Kim Hughes
Owner(s)	Donald Sterling
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	29–53 (.354)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Prime Ticket
Radio	KFWB

The 2009–10 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 40th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The season saw the team draft Blake Griffin, but during a preseason game, he went down with a knee injury and was unable to play in what could have been his rookie season.

Key dates

June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft took place in New York City.
July 8 - The free agency period started.

Summary

NBA Draft 2009

Main article: 2009 NBA Draft

Draft picks

Main article: 2009 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	1	Blake Griffin	PF	United States	Oklahoma

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
1.5 !G	2	USA !	Blake, Steve	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Maryland
1.5 !G	6	USA !	Brown, Bobby	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Cal State Fullerton
2.5 !G/F	45	USA !	Butler, Rasual	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	La Salle
1.5 !G	25	USA !	Collins, Mardy	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Temple
1.5 !G	1	USA !	Davis, Baron	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	UCLA
4.0 !F	0	USA !	Gooden, Drew	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Kansas
1.5 !G	10	USA !	Gordon, Eric (IN)	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Indiana
4.0 !F	32	USA !	Griffin, Blake (IN)	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	Oklahoma
5.5 !F/C	9	USA !	Jordan, DeAndre	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Texas A&M
6.0 !C	35	GER !	Kaman, Chris	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Central Michigan
4.0 !F	20	USA !	Novak, Steve	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Marquette
4.0 !F	34	USA !	Outlaw, Travis	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Starkville HS (MS)
1.5 !G	21	USA !	Rush, Kareem	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Missouri
5.5 !F/C	8	USA !	Skinner, Brian	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Baylor
4.0 !F	5	USA !	Smith, Craig	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Boston College

Head coach

Mike Dunleavy (South Carolina)
Kim Hughes (interim) (Wisconsin)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Roster Notes

Guard Kareem Rush becomes the 15th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers.

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	October 20	Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)		Los Angeles Clippers

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
c-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–	34–7	23–18	13–3
x-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	3	32–9	22–19	12–4
Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	28	21–20	8–33	5–11
Golden State Warriors	26	56	.317	31	18–23	8–33	5–11
Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	32	18–23	7–34	5–11

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Dallas Mavericks	55	27	.671	2
3	x-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	3
4	y-Denver Nuggets	53	29	.646	4
5	x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	4
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	7
7	x-San Antonio Spurs	50	32	.610	7
8	x-Oklahoma City Thunder	50	32	.610	7

9	Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	15
10	Memphis Grizzlies	40	42	.488	17
11	New Orleans Hornets	37	45	.451	20
12	Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	28
13	Golden State Warriors	26	56	.317	31
14	Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	32
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	42

Game log

2009–10 game log

October: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 27	@ Lakers	L 92–99	Eric Gordon (21)	Chris Kaman (16)	Baron Davis (8)	Staples Center 18,997	0–1
2	October 28	Phoenix	L 107–109	Marcus Camby (23)	Marcus Camby (11)	Baron Davis (12)	Staples Center 15,974	0–2
3	October 30	@ Utah	L 98–111	Eric Gordon (22)	Marcus Camby (13)	Baron Davis (4)	EnergySolutions Arena 19,911	0–3
4	October 31	Dallas	L 84–93	Chris Kaman (27)	Chris Kaman (11)	Baron Davis (6)	Staples Center 13,626	0–4

November: 8–6 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–3)

Game	Date Time	Team
5	November 2	Minnesota
6	November 6	@ Golden State
7	November 7	Memphis
8	November 9	New Orleans
9	November 11	Oklahoma City
10	November 13	Toronto
11	November 15	@ Oklahoma City
12	November 17	@ New Orleans
13	November 18	@ Memphis
14	November 20	Denver
15	November 23	Minnesota
16	November 25	@ Indiana
17	November 27	@ Detroit
18	November 29	Memphis

December: 6–8 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–5)

Game	Date Time	Team
19	December 2	Houston
20	December 5	Indiana
21	December 8	Orlando
22	December 13	San Antonio
23	December 14	Washington
24	December 16	@ Minnesota
25	December 18	@ New York
26	December 19	@ Philadelphia
27	December 21	@ San Antonio
28	December 22	@ Houston
29	December 25	@ Phoenix
30	December 27	Boston
31	December 30	@ Portland
32	December 31	Philadelphia

January: 6–9 (Home: 5–1; Road: 1–8)

Game	Date Time	Team
33	January 4	Portland
34	January 6	Lakers
35	January 10	Miami
36	January 12	@ Memphis
37	January 13	@ New Orleans
38	January 15	@ Lakers
39	January 16	Cleveland
40	January 18	New Jersey
41	January 20	Chicago
42	January 21	@ Denver
43	January 24	@ Washington
44	January 25	@ Boston
45	January 27	New Jersey
46	January 29	@ Minnesota
47	January 31	@ Cleveland

February: 4–8 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–5)

Game	Date Time	Team
48	February 2	@ Chicago
49	February 3	@ Atlanta
50	February 6	San Antonio
51	February 9	Utah
52	February 10	@ Golden State
53	February 16	@ Portland
54	February 17	Atlanta
55	February 20	Sacramento
56	February 22	Charlotte
57	February 24	Detroit
58	February 26	@ Phoenix
59	February 28	@ Sacramento

March: 3–13 (Home: 2–5; Road: 1–8)

Game	Date Time	Team
60	March 1	Utah
61	March 3	Phoenix
62	March 5	Oklahoma City
63	March 6	@ Utah
64	March 9	@ Orlando
65	March 10	@ Miami
66	March 12	@ Charlotte
67	March 13	@ San Antonio
68	March 15	New Orleans
69	March 17	Milwaukee
70	March 21	Sacramento
71	March 23	@ Dallas
72	March 25	@ Houston
73	March 28	Golden State
74	March 30	@ Milwaukee
75	March 31	@ Toronto

April: 2–5 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–2)

Game	Date Time	Team
76	April 3	@ Denver
77	April 4	New York
78	April 7	Portland
79	April 8	@ Sacramento
80	April 10	Golden State
81	April 12	Dallas
82	April 14	Lakers

2009–10 season schedule

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

All-Star

Chris Kaman selected as a reserve center for the Western Conference All-Stars. Kaman was chosen as a replacement for the injured Brandon Roy on the roster.

Injuries and surgeries

Player	Injury Date	Injury Type
Blake Griffin	October 23, 2009	Stress fracture in left knee (out for the season)
Kareem Rush	November 18, 2009	ACL tear in right knee (out for the season)

Transactions

Trades

July 17, 2009	To Los Angeles Clippers Quentin Richardson	To Memphis Grizzlies Zach Randolph
July 20, 2009	To Los Angeles Clippers Mark Madsen, Craig Smith and Sebastian Telfair	To Minnesota Timberwolves Quentin Richardson
August 12, 2009	To Los Angeles Clippers Rasual Butler	To New Orleans Hornets 2016 2nd round draft pick
January 26, 2010	To Los Angeles Clippers Bobby Brown	To New Orleans Hornets 2014 2nd round draft pick
February 16, 2010	To Los Angeles Clippers Steve Blake & Travis Outlaw	To Portland Trail Blazers Marcus Camby
February 17, 2010	To Los Angeles Clippers Drew Gooden	To Washington Wizards Al Thornton
February 17, 2010	As part of a three-team trade with the Washington Wizards	To Cleveland Cavaliers Sebastian Telfair

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract
Steve Novak	September 12, 2009	One-year deal
Brian Skinner	September 17, 2009	One-year deal

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Kareem Rush	September 30, 2009	Philadelphia 76ers
JamesOn Curry	January 22, 2010	Springfield Armor (NBDL)

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	New Team
Jason Williams	Released, July 24	Orlando Magic
Mike Taylor	Waived, July 31	Memphis Grizzlies
Alex Acker	Free Agency, August 1	Olimpia Milano (Lega Basket Serie A)
Fred Jones	Free Agency, August 1	Pallacanestro Biella (Serie A2 Basket)
Mark Madsen	Waived, August 21	Utah Flash (NBDL) (assistant coach)
Kareem Rush	Waived, January 22	Detroit Pistons
JamesOn Curry	Waived, January 26	Springfield Armor (NBDL)
Ricky Davis	Waived, February 16	Türk Telekom B.K. (TBL)

References

External links

Buffalo Braves / San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers seasons

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2009–10 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Toronto

Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Oklahoma City Portland Utah

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

Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio

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