2023–24 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachTyronn Lue
General managerTrent Redden
Owner(s)Steve Ballmer
ArenaCrypto.com Arena
Results
Record9–10 (.474)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionBally Sports West
Bally Sports SoCal
KTLA
RadioKLAC

The 2023–24 Los Angeles Clippers season is the 54th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 46th season in Southern California and their 40th season in Los Angeles. This is also the Clippers' final season at the Crypto.com Arena, as the team will move to the new Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, once this season concludes.[1]

Into the start of the 2023–24 season, the Clippers acquired 10-time NBA All-Star and 2018 League MVP James Harden in a blockbuster trade on November 1, 2023.[2] The acquisition reunited him with former Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets teammate Russell Westbrook in addition to Harden being added along to perennial All-Stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to form a new superteam in the West.[3] The trade also set a new aggregate All-Star milestone spanning 32 All-Star appearances totaled between that of George, Harden, Leonard and Westbrook. In the ensuing aftermath of the transaction, the Clippers were heavily criticized for refusing to deal Terance Mann as part of the agreement in a do-or-die season where they were at risk of losing all their All-Stars to free agency prior to the move to the new arena next season.[4][5][6] Including their game on November 1, the Clippers held a six game losing streak since their trade after starting the season 3–1 in October before finally ending it against the Houston Rockets.

Draft

2023–24 Los Angeles Clippers season draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 30 Kobe Brown SG/SF  United States Missouri (Sr.)
2 48 Jordan Miller SF  United States Miami (FL)

The Clippers entered this draft with a first round pick and a second round pick.[7]

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G/F 4 Boston, Brandon Jr. Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2001-11-28 Kentucky
G/F 21 Brown, Kobe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 2000-01-01 Missouri
G/F 7 Coffey, Amir 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1997-06-17 Minnesota
C 25 Diabaté, Moussa (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-01-21 Michigan
G/F 13 George, Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-05-02 Fresno State
G 1 Harden, James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989-08-26 Arizona State
G 5 Hyland, Bones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2000-09-14 VCU
F 2 Leonard, Kawhi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1991-06-29 San Diego State
G/F 14 Mann, Terance 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-10-18 Florida State
F 11 Miller, Jordan (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-01-23 Miami (FL)
G 15 Moon, Xavier (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1995-01-02 Morehead State
C 44 Plumlee, Mason Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1990-03-05 Duke
G/F 24 Powell, Norman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993-05-25 UCLA
G 12 Primo, Joshua 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 2002-12-24 Alabama
C 10 Theis, Daniel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1992-04-04 Germany
F 17 Tucker, P. J. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1985-05-05 Texas
G 0 Westbrook, Russell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-11-12 UCLA
C 40 Zubac, Ivica 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1997-03-18 Croatia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: November 17, 2023

Standings

Division

Pacific DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Sacramento Kings117.611–6–25–53–318
Phoenix Suns128.600–5–57–32–220
Los Angeles Lakers129.5710.58–24–73–221
Los Angeles Clippers910.4742.56–33–72–219
Golden State Warriors911.4503.04–65–53–420

Conference

Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Minnesota Timberwolves *154.789–19
2Oklahoma City Thunder136.6842.019
3Denver Nuggets147.6672.021
4Sacramento Kings *117.6113.518
5Phoenix Suns128.6003.520
6Dallas Mavericks *118.5794.019
7Los Angeles Lakers129.5714.021
8New Orleans Pelicans1110.5245.021
9Los Angeles Clippers910.4746.019
10Houston Rockets89.4716.017
11Golden State Warriors911.4506.520
12Utah Jazz713.3508.520
13Portland Trail Blazers613.3169.019
14Memphis Grizzlies514.26310.019
15San Antonio Spurs316.15812.019

Game log

Preseason

2023 preseason game log
Total: 2–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–0)
Preseason: 2–2 (home: 2–2; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 8 Utah L 96–101 Bones Hyland (18) Diabaté, Martin Jr. (8) Hyland, Moon (4) Stan Sheriff Center
10,263		 0–1
2 October 10 Utah W 103–98 Kawhi Leonard (16) Moussa Diabaté (6) Paul George (5) Climate Pledge Arena
18,100		 1–1
3 October 17 Denver W 116–103 Paul George (23) Ivica Zubac (8) Russell Westbrook (7) Crypto.com Arena
16,182		 2–1
4 October 19 Denver L 90–103 Bones Hyland (25) Ivica Zubac (10) Bones Hyland (6) Crypto.com Arena
15,007		 2–2
2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season

2023–24 game log
Total: 9–10 (Home: 6–3; Road: 3–7)
October: 3–1 (home: 3–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 25 Portland W 123–111 Paul George (27) Ivica Zubac (12) Russell Westbrook (13) Crypto.com Arena
19,370		 1–0
2 October 27 @ Utah L 118–120 Paul George (36) Leonard, Westbrook (9) Kawhi Leonard (5) Delta Center
18,206		 1–1
3 October 29 San Antonio W 123–83 Kawhi Leonard (21) Westbrook, Zubac (8) Paul George (5) Crypto.com Arena
19,370		 2–1
4 October 31 Orlando W 118–102 Paul George (27) Ivica Zubac (9) George, Westbrook (7) Crypto.com Arena
14,014		 3–1
November: 5–9 (home: 2–3; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 November 1 @ L.A. Lakers L 125–130 (OT) Kawhi Leonard (38) Russell Westbrook (11) Russell Westbrook (8) Crypto.com Arena
18,997		 3–2
6 November 6 @ New York L 97–111 Kawhi Leonard (18) George, Zubac (7) James Harden (6) Madison Square Garden
19,812		 3–3
7 November 8 @ Brooklyn L 93–100 Paul George (24) Ivica Zubac (10) Russell Westbrook (8) Barclays Center
17,933		 3–4
8 November 10 @ Dallas L 126–144 Kawhi Leonard (26) Moussa Diabaté (10) Bones Hyland (6) American Airlines Center
20,377		 3–5
9 November 12 Memphis L 101–105 Paul George (26) Russell Westbrook (9) Paul George (7) Crypto.com Arena
17,220		 3–6
10 November 14 @ Denver L 108–111 Paul George (35) Ivica Zubac (13) Terance Mann (5) Ball Arena
19,661		 3–7
11 November 17 Houston W 106–100 Kawhi Leonard (26) James Harden (9) James Harden (7) Crypto.com Arena
19,370		 4–7
12 November 20 @ San Antonio W 124–99 Paul George (28) Ivica Zubac (11) James Harden (10) Frost Bank Center
18,354		 5–7
13 November 22 @ San Antonio W 109–102 Kawhi Leonard (26) Daniel Theis (11) James Harden (9) Frost Bank Center
18,354		 6–7
14 November 24 New Orleans L 106–116 Paul George (34) George, Leonard (8) James Harden (10) Crypto.com Arena
19,370		 6–8
15 November 25 Dallas W 107–88 Paul George (25) Ivica Zubac (14) Harden, Westbrook (7) Crypto.com Arena
19,370		 7–8
16 November 27 Denver L 104–113 Kawhi Leonard (31) Ivica Zubac (14) George, Harden (4) Crypto.com Arena
17,071		 7–9
17 November 29 @ Sacramento W 131–117 Kawhi Leonard (34) Kawhi Leonard (9) Russell Westbrook (8) Golden 1 Center
17,829		 8–9
18 November 30 @ Golden State L 114–120 Kawhi Leonard (23) Ivica Zubac (13) Paul George (10) Chase Center
18,064		 8–10
December: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19 December 2 Golden State W 113–112 Paul George (25) Kawhi Leonard (8) James Harden (9) Crypto.com Arena
19,370		 9–10
20 December 6 Denver Crypto.com Arena
21 December 8 @ Utah Delta Center
22 December 11 Portland Crypto.com Arena
23 December 12 Sacramento Crypto.com Arena
24 December 14 Golden State Crypto.com Arena
25 December 16 New York Crypto.com Arena
26 December 18 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
27 December 20 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
28 December 21 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
29 December 23 Boston Crypto.com Arena
30 December 26 Charlotte Crypto.com Arena
31 December 29 Memphis Crypto.com Arena
January : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
32 January 1 Miami Crypto.com Arena
33 January 3 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
34 January 5 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
35 January 7 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
36 January 8 Phoenix Crypto.com Arena
37 January 10 Toronto Crypto.com Arena
38 January 12 @ Memphis FedExForum
39 January 14 @ Minnesota Target Center
40 January 16 Oklahoma City Crypto.com Arena
41 January 21 Brooklyn Crypto.com Arena
42 January 23 L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
43 January 26 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
44 January 27 @ Boston TD Garden
45 January 29 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
46 January 31 @ Washington Capital One Arena
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
47 February 2 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
48 February 4 @ Miami Kaseya Center
49 February 5 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
50 February 7 New Orleans Crypto.com Arena
51 February 10 Detroit Crypto.com Arena
52 February 12 Minnesota Crypto.com Arena
53 February 14 @ Golden State Chase Center
All-Star Game February 18 — — — — — Gainbridge Fieldhouse —
54 February 22 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
55 February 23 @ Memphis FedExForum
56 February 25 Sacramento Crypto.com Arena
57 February 28 L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
58 March 1 Washington Crypto.com Arena
59 March 3 @ Minnesota Target Center
60 March 4 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
61 March 6 @ Houston Toyota Center
62 March 9 Chicago Crypto.com Arena
63 March 10 Milwaukee Crypto.com Arena
64 March 12 Minnesota Crypto.com Arena
65 March 14 @ Chicago United Center
66 March 15 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
67 March 17 Atlanta Crypto.com Arena
68 March 20 @ Portland Moda Center
69 March 22 @ Portland Moda Center
70 March 24 Philadelphia Crypto.com Arena
71 March 25 Indiana Crypto.com Arena
72 March 27 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
73 March 29 @ Orlando Amway Center
74 March 31 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
75 April 2 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
76 April 4 Denver Crypto.com Arena
77 April 5 Utah Crypto.com Arena
78 April 7 Cleveland Crypto.com Arena
79 April 9 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
80 April 10 Phoenix Crypto.com Arena
81 April 12 Utah Crypto.com Arena
82 April 14 Houston Crypto.com Arena
2023–24 season schedule

In-Season Tournament

This will be the first regular season where all the NBA teams will compete in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[8][9] During the in-season tournament period, the Clippers will compete in Group B of the Western Conference, which will include the defending champion Denver Nuggets, the New Orleans Pelicans, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Houston Rockets.

West Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification NOP HOU DAL DEN LAC
1 New Orleans Pelicans 4 3 1 463 430 +33 Advance to knockout stage — 101–104 131–110 115–110 116–106
2 Houston Rockets 4 2[lower-alpha 1] 2 424 414 +10 104–101 — 115–121 105–86 100–106
3 Dallas Mavericks 4 2[lower-alpha 1] 2 489 497 −8 110–131 121–115 — 114–125 144–126
4 Denver Nuggets 4 2[lower-alpha 1] 2 432 442 −10 110–115 86–105 125–114 — 111–108
5 Los Angeles Clippers 4 1 3 446 471 −25 106–116 106–100 126–144 108–111 —
Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Tied on head-to-head results. Overall point difference is used as the tiebreaker.

Transactions

Trades

2023–24 Los Angeles Clippers season trades
July 8[10] To Los Angeles Clippers

Kenyon Martin Jr. (from Houston)
2026 right to swap second-round picks (from Houston)

 To Houston Rockets

2026 LAC second-round pick
2027 MEM second-round pick
Dillon Brooks (sign-and-trade) (from Memphis)
Draft rights to Alpha Kaba (2017 No. 60) (from Atlanta)

To Memphis Grizzlies

Josh Christopher (from Houston)
Draft rights to Vanja Marinković (2019 No. 60) (from Los Angeles)

 To Atlanta Hawks

Usman Garuba (from Houston)
TyTy Washington Jr. (from Houston)
2025 MIN second-round pick (from Houston)
2028 HOU second-round pick (from Houston)
Cash considerations (from Oklahoma City)

To Oklahoma City Thunder

Patty Mills (from Houston)
2024 HOU second-round pick (from Houston)
2029 HOU second-round pick (from Houston)
2030 HOU second-round pick (from Houston)

November 1[11] To Los Angeles Clippers

James Harden (from Philadelphia)
P.J. Tucker (from Philadelphia)
Filip Petrušev (from Philadelphia)

 To Philadelphia 76ers

Nicolas Batum (from L.A. Clippers)
Robert Covington (from L.A. Clippers)
Marcus Morris (from L.A. Clippers)
Kenyon Martin Jr. (from L.A. Clippers)
2024 second-round pick[lower-alpha 1](from L.A. Clippers)
2026 first-round pick[lower-alpha 2] (from Oklahoma City)
2028 LAC first-round pick (from L.A. Clippers)
2029 protected right to swap first-round picks[lower-alpha 3] (from L.A. Clippers)
2029 LAC second-round pick (from L.A. Clippers)
Cash considerations (from L.A. Clippers)

To Oklahoma City Thunder
2027 first-round pick swap[lower-alpha 4] (from L.A. Clippers)
Cash considerations (from L.A. Clippers)
November 1[12] To Los Angeles Clippers
Draft rights to Luka Mitrović		 To Sacramento Kings
Filip Petrušev
Cash considerations
  1. ↑ The most favorable of the picks originally belonging to Cleveland, Indiana, Toronto, and Utah, unless the most favorable pick is that from Cleveland or Utah, in which case Philadelphia will receive the second-most favorable pick.
  2. ↑ The least favorable of the first-round picks originally belonging to Houston (if No. 5–30), the Clippers and Oklahoma City.
  3. ↑ Philadelphia may swap for the Clippers' pick if that pick is No. 4–30.
  4. ↑ Oklahoma City can swap for Denver's pick (if No. 6–30) or the Clippers' pick.

Free agency

Re-signed

Free agents resigned in the 2023–24 Los Angeles Clippers season
Date Player Ref.
July 7 Russell Westbrook [13]
Mason Plumlee [14]
October 2
October 21 (waived)
November 7		 Xavier Moon

Additions

Free agents added in the 2023–24 Los Angeles Clippers season
Date Player Former team Ref.
September 29 Joshua Primo San Antonio Spurs
November 17 Daniel Theis Indiana Pacers

Subtractions

Free agent subtractions in the 2023–24 Los Angeles Clippers season
Date Player Reason left New team(s) Ref.
July 6 Eric Gordon Free agency Phoenix Suns [15]
October 1 Jason Preston Waived Memphis Grizzlies

References

  1. ↑ Rankin, Duane (November 23, 2022). "LA Clippers are spending $2 billion on their new arena. Will it be the best in the NBA?". USA Today. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Clippers Acquire 10-Time NBA All Star James Harden and P.J. Tucker in Three-Team Deal". www.nba.com. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Clippers Acquire 10-Time NBA All Star James Harden and P.J. Tucker in Three-Team Deal". www.nba.com. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ Golliver, Ben (October 31, 2023). "Winners and losers of James Harden's trade from the 76ers to the Clippers". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ Murray, Law (October 31, 2023). "With James Harden trade, Clippers go for it and 76ers move on". The Athletic. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  6. ↑ Quinn, Sam (October 19, 2023). "Why is Terance Mann untouchable in a James Harden trade if the Clippers won't even start him?". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ties broken for order of selection in 2023 NBA Draft presented by State Farm". NBA.com. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  8. ↑ "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  9. ↑ "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  10. ↑ "LA Clippers Acquire Kenyon Martin Jr". www.nba.com. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Clippers Acquire 10-Time NBA All Star James Harden and P.J. Tucker in Three-Team Deal". www.nba.com. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Los Angeles Clippers trading Petrusev to Sacramento Kings". www.sacbee.com. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Russell Westbrook re-signs with Clippers". www.nba.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  14. ↑ "LA Clippers Re-sign Mason Plumlee". www.nba.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  15. ↑ "SUNS SIGN ERIC GORDON". www.nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.