2020–21 Los Angeles Clippers season

2020–21 Los Angeles Clippers season
2020–21 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Tyronn Lue
General manager	Michael Winger
Owners	Steve Ballmer
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	16–6 (.727)
Place	Division: 2nd (Pacific); Conference: 3rd (Western)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KCOP-TV; Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket
Radio	KLAC
< 2019–20	2021–22 >

The 2020-21 Los Angeles Clippers season is the 51st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 43rd season in Southern California, and their 37th season in Los Angeles.

On September 28, 2020, the Clippers and head coach Doc Rivers mutually agreed to part ways after seven seasons with the team.^[1] On October 20, 2020, the Clippers promoted Tyronn Lue as their new head coach.^[2]

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Club
2	57	Reggie Perry	PF	United States	Mississippi State

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G	4	Boston, Brandon Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2001-11-28	Kentucky
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
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/C	23	Jones, Kai	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	2001-01-19	Texas
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	22	Moon, Xavier (TW)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1995-01-02	Morehead State
F/C	44	Plumlee, Mason	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	1990-03-05	Duke
G	24	Powell, Norman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1993-05-25	UCLA
F/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

Tyronn Lue

Assistant coach(es)

Jeremy Castleberry
Dan Craig (associate HC)
Larry Drew
Shaun Fein
Dahntay Jones
Jay Larranaga
Brendan O'Connor
Brian Shaw

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
(TW) Two-way affiliate player
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 13, 2024

Standings

Division

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Phoenix Suns	51	21	.708	–	27‍–‍9	24‍–‍12	7–5	72
x – Los Angeles Clippers	47	25	.653	4.0	26‍–‍10	21‍–‍15	9–3	72
x – Los Angeles Lakers	42	30	.583	9.0	21‍–‍15	21‍–‍15	4–8	72
pi – Golden State Warriors	39	33	.542	12.0	25‍–‍11	14‍–‍22	5–7	72
Sacramento Kings	31	41	.431	20.0	16‍–‍20	15‍–‍21	5–7	72

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Utah Jazz *	52	20	.722	–	72
2	y – Phoenix Suns *	51	21	.708	1.0	72
3	x – Denver Nuggets	47	25	.653	5.0	72
4	x – Los Angeles Clippers	47	25	.653	5.0	72
5	y – Dallas Mavericks *	42	30	.583	10.0	72
6	x – Portland Trail Blazers	42	30	.583	10.0	72

7	x – Los Angeles Lakers	42	30	.583	10.0	72
8	pi – Golden State Warriors	39	33	.542	13.0	72
9	x – Memphis Grizzlies	38	34	.528	14.0	72
10	pi – San Antonio Spurs	33	39	.458	19.0	72

11	New Orleans Pelicans	31	41	.431	21.0	72
12	Sacramento Kings	31	41	.431	21.0	72
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	23	49	.319	29.0	72
14	Oklahoma City Thunder	22	50	.306	30.0	72
15	Houston Rockets	17	55	.236	35.0	72

Game log

Preseason

2020 preseason game log
Total: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)

Preseason: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	December 11	@ L.A. Lakers	L 81–87	Paul George (10)	Ivica Zubac (10)	4 tied (2)	Staples Center	0–1
2	December 13	@ L.A. Lakers	L 106–131	Lou Williams (12)	Ivica Zubac (6)	Terance Mann (5)	Staples Center	0–2
3	December 17	Utah	L 105–125	Paul George (16)	Nicolas Batum (8)	Paul George (5)	Staples Center	0–3

2020–21 season schedule

Regular season

2020–21 game log
Total: 16–6 (Home: 8–2; Road: 8–4)

December: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	December 22	@ L.A. Lakers	W 116–109	Paul George (33)	4 tied (6)	Nicolas Batum (6)	Staples Center 0	1–0
2	December 25	@ Denver	W 121–108	Paul George (23)	Nicolas Batum (10)	Paul George (9)	Ball Arena 0	2–0
3	December 27	Dallas	L 73–124	Paul George (15)	Serge Ibaka (9)	Paul George (4)	Staples Center 0	2–1
4	December 29	Minnesota	W 124–101	Lou Williams (20)	Serge Ibaka (8)	George, Williams (5)	Staples Center 0	3–1
5	December 30	Portland	W 128–105	Kawhi Leonard (28)	Paul George (10)	George, Leonard (7)	Staples Center 0	4–1

January: 12–4 (home: 6–1; road: 6–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
6	January 1	@ Utah	L 100–106	Paul George (25)	Kawhi Leonard (16)	Kawhi Leonard (9)	Vivint Smart Home Arena Limited Seating	4–2
7	January 3	@ Phoenix	W 112–107	Paul George (39)	Patrick Beverley (9)	Reggie Jackson (6)	Phoenix Suns Arena 0	5–2
8	January 5	San Antonio	L 113–116	Kawhi Leonard (30)	Nicolas Batum (9)	Kawhi Leonard (10)	Staples Center 0	5–3
9	January 6	@ Golden State	W 108–101	George, Leonard (21)	Serge Ibaka (14)	Kawhi Leonard (4)	Chase Center 0	6–3
10	January 8	@ Golden State	L 105–115	Paul George (25)	Serge Ibaka (7)	Paul George (7)	Chase Center 0	6–4
11	January 10	Chicago	W 130–127	Kawhi Leonard (35)	3 tied (7)	Paul George (9)	Staples Center 0	7–4
12	January 13	New Orleans	W 111–106	Kawhi Leonard (28)	Ivica Zubac (7)	Kawhi Leonard (9)	Staples Center 0	8–4
13	January 15	@ Sacramento	W 138–100	Kawhi Leonard (27)	Ivica Zubac (7)	Kennard, Leonard (7)	Golden 1 Center 0	9–4
14	January 17	Indiana	W 129–96	3 tied (20)	3 tied (7)	Patrick Beverley (6)	Staples Center 0	10–4
15	January 20	Sacramento	W 115–96	Kawhi Leonard (32)	Ivica Zubac (12)	Paul George (12)	Staples Center 0	11–4
16	January 22	Oklahoma City	W 120–116	Kawhi Leonard (31)	Serge Ibaka (11)	Lou Williams (8)	Staples Center 0	12–4
17	January 24	Oklahoma City	W 108–100	Kawhi Leonard (34)	Ivica Zubac (11)	Kawhi Leonard (8)	Staples Center 0	13–4
18	January 26	@ Atlanta	L 99–108	Reggie Jackson (20)	Ivica Zubac (10)	Reggie Jackson (8)	State Farm Arena 0	13–5
19	January 28	@ Miami	W 109–105	Nicolas Batum (18)	Serge Ibaka (13)	Reggie Jackson (6)	American Airlines Arena 0	14–5
20	January 29	@ Orlando	W 116–90	Paul George (26)	George, Ibaka (9)	Paul George (5)	Amway Center 3,763	15–5
21	January 31	@ New York	W 129–115	Kawhi Leonard (28)	Paul George (8)	George, Williams (5)	Madison Square Garden 0	16–5

February: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
22	February 2	@ Brooklyn	L 120–124	Kawhi Leonard (33)	Serge Ibaka (10)	Paul George (6)	Barclays Center 0	16–6

March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

May: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

2020–21 season schedule

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft Via trade Via free agency

Players Lost

Via free agency Via retirement Waived

Trades

November 19, 2020^[3]	To Los Angeles Clippers Luke Kennard (from Detroit) Justin Patton (from Detroit) Draft rights to Jay Scrubb (#55) (from Brooklyn) 2023 POR second-round pick (from Detroit) 2024 DET second-round pick (from Detroit) 2025 DET second-round pick (from Detroit) 2026 DET second-round pick (from Detroit)	To Detroit Pistons Džanan Musa (from Brooklyn) Rodney McGruder (from LA Clippers) Draft rights to Saddiq Bey (#19) (from Brooklyn) Draft rights to Jaylen Hands (2019 #57) (from Brooklyn) 2021 TOR second-round pick (from Brooklyn) cash considerations (from LA Clippers)
November 19, 2020^[3]	To Brooklyn Nets Landry Shamet (from LA Clippers) Bruce Brown (from Detroit)
November 19, 2020^[4]	To Los Angeles Clippers Draft rights to Daniel Oturu (#33)	To Oklahoma City Thunder Draft rights to Mathias Lessort (2017 #50) 2023 DET second-round pick

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Marcus Morris^[5]	November 25, 2020
Patrick Patterson^[6]	November 25, 2020
Reggie Jackson	December 1, 2020

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Serge Ibaka	November 25, 2020	Toronto Raptors
Ky Bowman	November 26, 2020	Golden State Warriors
Nicolas Batum	December 1, 2020	Charlotte Hornets

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
JaMychal Green^[7]	Free agency	Denver Nuggets
Montrezl Harrell^[8]	Free agency	Los Angeles Lakers
Justin Patton	Waived	Milwaukee Bucks
Johnathan Motley^[9]	Free agency	Phoenix Suns
Joakim Noah	Waived	TBD
Ky Bowman	Waived	TBD

References

^ Reynolds, Tim (September 28, 2020). "Doc Rivers out as LA Clippers coach after 7 seasons". NBA.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
^ "Clippers Name Tyronn Lue Head Coach". NBA.com. October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
^ "LA Clippers Acquire Kennard, Patton, Scrubb and Four Second-Round Picks In Three-Team Deal". NBA.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
^ "LA Clippers Acquire Draft Rights to Daniel Oturu". NBA.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
^ "LA Clippers Re-Sign Forward Marcus Morris Sr". NBA.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
^ "LA Clippers Re-Sign Forward Patrick Patterson". NBA.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
^ "Denver Nuggets sign forward JaMychal Green". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
^ "Lakers Sign Montrezl Harrell". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
^ "SUNS SIGN MOORE, GALLOWAY & JONES". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.

[1] Reynolds, Tim (September 28, 2020). "Doc Rivers out as LA Clippers coach after 7 seasons". NBA.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020.

[2] "Clippers Name Tyronn Lue Head Coach". NBA.com. October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.

[3] "LA Clippers Acquire Kennard, Patton, Scrubb and Four Second-Round Picks In Three-Team Deal". NBA.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

[4] "LA Clippers Acquire Draft Rights to Daniel Oturu". NBA.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

[5] "LA Clippers Re-Sign Forward Marcus Morris Sr". NBA.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.

[6] "LA Clippers Re-Sign Forward Patrick Patterson". NBA.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.

[7] "Denver Nuggets sign forward JaMychal Green". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.

[8] "Lakers Sign Montrezl Harrell". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

[Phoenix30/11-9] "SUNS SIGN MOORE, GALLOWAY & JONES". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.

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