1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers season

1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachChris Ford (fired)
Jim Todd (interim)
OwnersDonald Sterling
ArenaStaples Center
Results
Record15–67 (.183)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Pacific)
Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Net West 2, KCAL
RadioKXTA

The 1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 30th season for the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association, and their 16th season in Los Angeles, California.[1] The Clippers began playing in their new arena, the Staples Center, and are co-tenants with their crosstown rival, the Los Angeles Lakers.[2] The Clippers received the fourth overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, and selected small forward Lamar Odom from the University of Rhode Island.[3][4][5] During the off-season, the team acquired Derek Anderson from the Cleveland Cavaliers,[6][7][8] and acquired Eric Murdock from the New Jersey Nets.[9][10]

With the addition of Odom and Anderson, the Clippers got off to a 4–7 start to the regular season. However, the team continued to struggle posting a nine-game losing streak afterwards, posting a 10-game losing streak in January, and then posting a 13-game losing streak in February, holding an 11–38 record at the All-Star break.[11] Head coach Chris Ford was fired after an 11–34 start to the season, and was replaced with assistant coach Jim Todd as interim coach.[12] Ford would return coaching for the Philadelphia 76ers midway through the 2003–04 season. At mid-season, the team signed free agent Jeff McInnis, and then released Troy Hudson to free agency in March; Hudson averaged 8.8 points and 3.9 assists per game in 62 games.[13][14] The Clippers then suffered a dreadful 17-game losing streak between March and April, finishing in last place in the Pacific Division with a league-worst 15–67 record.[15]

Maurice Taylor averaged 17.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, while Anderson averaged 16.9 points and 1.4 steals per game, and Odom provided the team with 16.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.3 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In addition, second-year forward Tyrone Nesby contributed 13.3 points per game, while second-year center Michael Olowokandi provided with 9.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, three-point specialist Eric Piatkowski contributed 8.7 points per game, McInnis averaged 7.2 points and 3.6 assists per game in 25 games, and Murdock provided with 5.6 points, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game, but only played just 40 games due to injury.[16]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at The Arena in Oakland in Oakland, California, Odom and Olowokandi were both selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as Odom was a member of the Rookies team, while Olowokandi was a member of the Sophomores team.[17][18] Odom scored 15 points along with 8 rebounds and 2 blocks, as the Rookies defeated the Sophomores in overtime, 92–83.[18] Odom also finished in third place in Rookie of the Year voting, behind co-winners Elton Brand of the Chicago Bulls, and Steve Francis of the Houston Rockets.[19][20]

The Clippers finished 28th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 559,714 at the Staples Center during the regular season, which was the second-lowest in the league; this was the first time since the 1992–93 season that the team did not have the lowest home-game attendance.[16][21] Following the season, Anderson signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs,[22][23] while Taylor signed with the Houston Rockets,[24][25][26] Murdock retired and Todd was fired as head coach.[27]

Draft picks

Main article: 1999 NBA draft
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

1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 1 Derek Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) –– Kentucky
F 30 Anthony Avent 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– Seton Hall
F 41 Etdrick Bohannon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 238 lb (108 kg) –– Auburn Montgomery
F/C 24 Pete Chilcutt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– North Carolina
C 33 Keith Closs 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– Central Connecticut State
F 31 Marty Conlon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) –– Providence
G 5 Jeff McInnis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) –– North Carolina
G 3 Eric Murdock 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– Providence
G/F 8 Tyrone Nesby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– UNLV
F 7 Lamar Odom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) –– Rhode Island
C 34 Michael Olowokandi 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) –– Pacific
G/F 52 Eric Piatkowski 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– Nebraska
F/C 32 Brian Skinner 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– Michigan
F 23 Maurice Taylor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) –– Michigan
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2000-04-06

Roster Notes

  • Point guard Troy Hudson was waived on March 27, 2000.
  • Power forward Mario Bennett became the 7th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers.
  • Power forward Pete Chilcutt played for the Clippers in two separate stints during the regular season; after playing for the Utah Jazz earlier in the season, he played for the Clippers on a 10-day contract in January, and was then released to free agency after it expired. He then played for the Cleveland Cavaliers on another 10-day contract, then released after that expired, and came back to the Clippers, who signed him for the remainder of the season.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
 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
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

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% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Maurice Taylor 62 60 35.9 46.4 12.5 71.1 6.5 1.6 0.8 0.8 17.1
Derek Anderson 64 58 34.4 43.8 30.9 87.7 4.0 3.4 1.4 0.2 16.9
Lamar Odom 76 70 36.4 43.8 36.0 71.9 7.8 4.2 1.2 1.3 16.6
Tyrone Nesby 73 39 31.7 39.8 33.5 79.1 3.8 1.7 1.0 0.4 13.3
Michael Olowokandi 80 77 31.2 43.7 0.0 65.1 8.2 0.5 0.4 1.8 9.8
Troy Hudson 62 38 25.7 37.7 31.1 81.1 2.4 3.9 0.7 0.0 8.8
Eric Piatkowski 75 23 22.8 41.5 38.3 85.0 3.0 1.1 0.6 0.2 8.7
Jeff McInnis 25 10 23.9 43.0 33.3 76.5 2.9 3.6 0.6 0.1 7.2
Eric Murdock 40 15 17.3 38.5 38.1 63.8 1.9 2.7 1.2 0.1 5.6
Brian Skinner 33 9 23.5 50.7 0.0 66.2 6.1 0.3 0.5 1.3 5.4
Keith Closs 57 6 14.4 48.7 0.0 59.0 3.1 0.4 0.2 1.3 4.2
Charles Jones 56 0 11.8 32.8 33.1 73.9 1.1 1.7 0.5 0.1 3.4
Pete Chilcutt 24 2 14.5 49.2 31.3 100.0 3.3 0.7 0.4 0.3 3.0
Etdrick Bohannon 11 0 10.3 53.8 0.0 60.0 2.7 0.5 0.2 0.5 2.4
Anthony Avent 49 3 7.7 30.2 0.0 71.9 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.7
Marty Conlon 3 0 3.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
Mario Bennett 1 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player statistics citation:[16]

Awards and records

Transactions

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

Trades

August 4, 1999 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
August 8, 1999 To Los Angeles Clippers
  • 2000 1st round draft pick & 2002 1st round draft pick
 To Atlanta Hawks
September 23, 1999 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To New Jersey Nets

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)

Player Transactions Citation:[28]

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