2008–09 Los Angeles Clippers season

2008–09 Los Angeles Clippers season
DeAndre Jordan's rookie season
Head coach Mike Dunleavy, Sr.
Arena Staples Center
Results
Record 19–63 (.232)
Place Division: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finish DNQ

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Prime Ticket, KTLA
Radio KSPN

The 2008–09 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 39th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season marks the team's 25th season in the city of Los Angeles.

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2008 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 7 Eric Gordon Shooting guard  United States Indiana
2 35 DeAndre Jordan Center  United States Texas A&M

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 3 United States Acker, Alex 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Pepperdine
F/C 23 United States Camby, Marcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Massachusetts
G 25 United States Collins, Mardy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Temple
G 1 United States Davis, Baron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UCLA
F 31 United States Davis, Ricky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Iowa
G 10 United States Gordon, Eric 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Indiana
G 6 United States Hart, Jason 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse
G 2 United States Jones, Fred 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oregon
F/C 9 United States Jordan, DeAndre 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Texas A&M
C 35 Germany Kaman, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Central Michigan
F 20 United States Novak, Steve 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Marquette
F 50 United States Randolph, Zach 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Michigan State
C 34 Senegal Samb, Cheikh 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Senegal
F/C 8 United States Skinner, Brian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Baylor
G 4 United States Taylor, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Iowa State
F 12 United States Thornton, Al 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Florida State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster Notes

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c-Los Angeles Lakers 65 17 .793 — 36–5 29–12 14–2 82
Phoenix Suns 46 36 .561 19 28–13 18–23 11–5 82
Golden State Warriors 29 53 .354 36 21–20 8–33 6–10 82
Los Angeles Clippers 19 63 .232 46 11–30 8–33 2–14 82
Sacramento Kings 17 65 .207 48 11–30 6–39 7–9 82
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 65 17 .793 —
2 y-Denver Nuggets 54 28 .659 11
3 y-San Antonio Spurs 54 28 .659 11
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 54 28 .659 11
5 x-Houston Rockets 53 29 .646 12
6 x-Dallas Mavericks 50 32 .610 15
7 x-New Orleans Hornets 49 33 .598 16
8 x-Utah Jazz 48 34 .585 17
9 Phoenix Suns 46 36 .561 19
10 Golden State Warriors 29 53 .354 36
11 Minnesota Timberwolves 24 58 .293 41
12 Memphis Grizzlies 24 58 .293 41
13 Oklahoma City Thunder 23 59 .280 42
14 Los Angeles Clippers 19 63 .232 46
15 Sacramento Kings 17 65 .207 48

Game log

2008–09 game log
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0)
November: 3–11 (Home: 2–7; Road: 1–4)
December: 5–10 (Home: 1–4; Road: 4–6)
January: 2–14 (Home: 2–7; Road: 0–7)
February: 5–8 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–6)
March: 3–11 (Home: 2–4; Road: 1–7)
April: 1–7 (Home: 1–4; Road: 0–3)
2015–16 season schedule

Transactions

Trades

June 26, 2008
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Portland Trail Blazers
  • 2009 second-round draft pick
July 15, 2008
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Denver Nuggets
  • 2010 2nd round draft pick (38th pick)
July 23, 2008
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Utah Jazz
August 6, 2008
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Houston Rockets
  • Option to swap 2011 second-round draft picks
November 21, 2008
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To New York Knicks
January 1, 2009
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Toronto Raptors
  • Cash and 2015 second-round draft pick
January 5, 2009
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Denver Nuggets
  • Cash and 2015 second-round draft pick
February 16, 2009
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Detroit Pistons
  • 2013 second-round draft pick

Free agents

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Baron Davis [1] July 1 (5 years, $65 million) Golden State Warriors
Ricky Davis July 28 Miami Heat
Brian Skinner July 31 Phoenix Suns
Jason Williams August 7
retired September 26[2] 		Miami Heat
Fred Jones December 28
waived January 5
re-signed January 9 		New York Knicks

Subtractions

Player Left New team
Elton Brand free agency, July 9 Philadelphia 76ers
Smush Parker renounced, July 9 Denver Nuggets
Shaun Livingston released, July 10 Miami Heat
Corey Maggette free agency, July 10 Golden State Warriors
Dan Dickau waived, July 10 Brose Baskets (BBL)
Josh Powell waived, July 30 Los Angeles Lakers
Nick Fazekas free agency, August 1 Denver Nuggets
Quinton Ross free agency, September 26 Memphis Grizzlies
Hassan Adams waived, January 1 KK Vojvodina (KLS)
Paul Davis waived, January 5 Washington Wizards
Cheikh Samb waived, February 16 New York Knicks
Jason Hart waived, February 27 Denver Nuggets
Marcus Williams released, March 10 San Antonio Spurs

References

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