1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers season

1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers season
1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Chris Ford Jim Todd (interim)
Owners	Donald Sterling
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	15–67 (.183)
Place	Division: 7th (Pacific); Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net West 2, KCAL
Radio	KXTA
< 1998–99	2000–01 >

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Clippers' 30th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 16th season in Los Angeles.^[1] During the offseason, the Clippers acquired Derek Anderson from the Cleveland Cavaliers, and began playing in their new arena, the Staples Center. The Clippers are co-tenants with their crosstown rival, the Los Angeles Lakers. The team continued to struggle under head coach Chris Ford, as he was replaced with interim Jim Todd after 45 games, while Troy Hudson was released as the team signed free agent Jeff McInnis. However, the Clippers then suffered a 17-game losing streak in the final two months of the season, finishing last place in the Pacific Division with a league worst record of 15–67. Top draft pick Lamar Odom provided a bright spot as he averaged a solid 16.6 points per game, and made the All-Rookie First Team.

Following the season, Anderson signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs, Maurice Taylor signed with the Houston Rockets, and Todd was fired as coach.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	4	Lamar Odom	SF/PF	United States	Rhode Island
2	31	Rico Hill	F	United States	Illinois State

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB
G/F	1	Anderson, Derek	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Kentucky
F	30	Avent, Anthony	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Seton Hall
F	22	Bennett, Mario	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Arizona State
F	41	Bohannon, Etdrick	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Auburn Montgomery
F	24	Chilcutt, Pete	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	North Carolina
C	33	Closs, Keith	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Central Connecticut State
F	31	Conlon, Marty	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Providence
G	5	McInnis, Jeff	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	North Carolina
G	3	Murdock, Eric	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Providence
F	8	Nesby, Tyrone	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	UNLV
F	7	Odom, Lamar (C)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Rhode Island
C	34	Olowokandi, Michael	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Pacific
G/F	52	Piatkowski, Eric	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nebraska
F/C	32	Skinner, Brian	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Michigan
F/C	23	Taylor, Maurice	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Michigan

Head coach

Jim Todd (Salem State College)

Assistant coach(es)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (UCLA)

Legend

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

Roster
Last transaction: 2000-04-06

Roster Notes

Guard Troy Hudson was waived on March 27.
Forward Mario Bennett becomes the 7th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers.
Forward Pete Chilcutt played for team twice in the same season. Played for the team on a 10-day contract in January later released after it expired. Played for the Cleveland Cavaliers on another 10-day contract then released after that expired. Came back to the Clippers which signed for the rest of the season.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	67	15	.817	–	36–5	31–10	20–4
x-Portland Trail Blazers	59	23	.720	8	30–11	29–12	21–3
x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	14	32–9	21–20	15–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics	45	37	.549	22	24–17	21–20	12–12
x-Sacramento Kings	44	38	.537	23	30–11	14–27	9–15
Golden State Warriors	19	63	.232	48	12–29	7–34	2–22
Los Angeles Clippers	15	67	.183	52	10–31	5–36	5–19

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	12
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	59	23	.720	8
4	x-San Antonio Spurs	53	29	.646	14
5	x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	14
6	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	50	32	.610	17
7	x-Seattle SuperSonics	45	37	.549	22
8	x-Sacramento Kings	44	38	.537	23

9	Dallas Mavericks	40	42	.488	27
10	Denver Nuggets	35	47	.427	32
11	Houston Rockets	34	48	.415	33
12	Vancouver Grizzlies	22	60	.268	45
13	Golden State Warriors	19	63	.232	48
14	Los Angeles Clippers	15	67	.183	52

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1999-2000 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	—	1–3	1–3	3–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	3–1	2–1	0–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3
Boston	3–1	—	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1
Charlotte	3–1	3–1	—	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–0
Chicago	1–3	2–2	0–4	—	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–1	0–3	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2
Cleveland	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	—	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	2–0	3–1
Dallas	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	—	3–1	2–0	4–0	1–3	1–1	4–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–1
Denver	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1
Detroit	3–1	3–0	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	2–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2
Golden State	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	—	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–4	3–1	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	—	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1
Indiana	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	3–1	0–4	1–1	—	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	—	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–2	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1
Miami	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	—	2–2	2–0	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	4–0
Milwaukee	4–0	2–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	—	0–2	1–3	0–4	4–0	0–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	3–1	0–4	0–2	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	0–2
New Jersey	1–3	1–3	1–2	1–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	—	1–3	3–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3
New York	1–2	2–2	3–1	3–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	4–0	1–1	3–1	—	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2
Orlando	3–0	2–2	2–2	4–0	1–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	2–3	1–3	—	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	4–0
Philadelphia	4–0	3–1	1–3	4–0	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	3–0	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	—	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–0	1–1	2–0	3–1
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	1–3	4–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–4	4–0	2–0
Portland	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	—	4–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0
Sacramento	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–4	0–4	—	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–0
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	1–3	—	2–2	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1
Seattle	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	—	0–2	2–2	4–0	2–0
Toronto	2–2	2–2	1–3	4–0	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–1	2–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	2–2
Utah	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	4–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	—	3–1	2–0
Vancouver	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	3–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	1–3	—	1–1
Washington	3–1	1–3	0–3	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	—

Game log

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
Derek Anderson
Anthony Avent
Mario Bennett
Etdrick Bohannon
Pete Chilcutt
Keith Closs
Marty Conlon
Troy Hudson
Charles Jones
Jeff McInnis
Eric Murdock
Tyrone Nesby
Lamar Odom
Michael Olowokandi
Eric Piatkowski
Brian Skinner
Maurice Taylor

Transactions

The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 1999-2000 season.

Trades

August 4, 1999	To Los Angeles Clippers Derek Anderson & Johnny Newman	To Cleveland Cavaliers Lamond Murray
August 8, 1999	To Los Angeles Clippers 2000 1st round draft pick & 2002 1st round draft pick	To Atlanta Hawks Lorenzen Wright
September 23, 1999	To Los Angeles Clippers Eric Murdock	To New Jersey Nets Johnny Newman

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract
Lamond Murray	August 4, 1999	7-year deal (sign & trade)
Eric Piatkowski	August 6, 1999	Four-year deal
Lorenzen Wright	August 8, 1999	7-year deal (sign & trade)
Tyrone Nesby	August 9, 1999	3-year deal (matched offer by San Antonio Spurs)

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Anthony Avent	October 4	Utah Jazz
Charles R. Jones	October 4	Chicago Bulls
Marty Conlon	December 17	Miami Heat
Pete Chilcutt	January 18 contract expired January 28 re-signed February 26	Utah Jazz Cleveland Cavaliers
Jeff McInnis	February 26	Quad City Thunder (CBA)
Mario Bennett	March 7	Chicago Bulls
Etdrick Bohannon	March 27	Washington Wizards

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Rodney Rogers	free agency, August 3	Phoenix Suns
Darrick Martin	free agency, August 4	Sacramento Kings
Stojko Vrankovic	released, August 10	Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna (Serie B Basket)
Pooh Richardson	waived, September 9	Adecco Milano (Lega Basket Serie A)
Sherman Douglas	free agency, October 21	New Jersey Nets
Charles C. Smith	waived, October 28	Rockford Lightning (CBA)
Marty Conlon	waived, January 5	Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada (Liga ACB)
Mario Bennett	contract expired, March 17	San Diego Wildfire (ABA)
Troy Hudson	waived, March 27	Orlando Magic

References

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