2009–10 Los Angeles Clippers season

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2009–10 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachMike Dunleavy
Kim Hughes
OwnersDonald Sterling
ArenaStaples Center
Results
Record29–53 (.354)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionPrime Ticket
RadioKFWB
< 2008–09 2010–11 >

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

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

Free agency

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 2 United States Blake, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Maryland
G 6 United States Brown, Bobby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Cal State Fullerton
G/F 45 United States Butler, Rasual 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) La Salle
G 25 United States Collins, Mardy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Temple
G 1 United States Davis, Baron Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UCLA
F 0 United States Gooden, Drew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas
G 10 United States Gordon, Eric (IN) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Indiana
F 32 United States Griffin, Blake Injured (IN) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Oklahoma
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 34 United States Outlaw, Travis Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Starkville HS (MS)
G 21 United States Rush, Kareem Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Missouri
F/C 8 United States Skinner, Brian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Baylor
F 5 United States Smith, Craig Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Boston College
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured 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 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 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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

Player statistics

Season

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

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.

Season

Records

Milestones

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
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 (from Washington)

To Cleveland Cavaliers
Sebastian Telfair (from Los Angeles)
Antawn Jamison (from Washington)
To Washington Wizards
Al Thornton (from Los Angeles)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (from Cleveland)
Draft rights to Emir Preldžič (from Cleveland)
2010 first-round draft pick (From Cleveland)

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

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