1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers season

1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers season
1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Chris Ford (fired); Jim Todd (interim)
Owners	Donald Sterling
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	15–67 (.183)
Place	Division: 7th (Pacific); Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball Reference
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] The Clippers began playing in their new arena, the Staples Center, and are co-tenants with their crosstown rival, the Los Angeles Lakers.^[2] In the 1999 NBA draft, the Clippers selected Lamar Odom from the University of Rhode Island with the fourth overall pick.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] During the off-season, the team acquired Derek Anderson from the Cleveland Cavaliers,^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11] and acquired Eric Murdock from the New Jersey Nets.^[12]^[13]^[14]

After a 4–7 start to the season, the Clippers continued to struggle losing nine consecutive games, then lost ten straight games in January, and posted a 13-game losing streak in February. Head coach Chris Ford was fired after an 11–34 start, and was replaced with assistant Jim Todd.^[15] Ford would return coaching for the Philadelphia 76ers midway through the 2003–04 season. At mid-season, the team signed free agent Jeff McInnis, then released Troy Hudson to free agency in March, as he averaged 8.8 points and 3.9 assists per game in 62 games.^[16]^[17] 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.^[18]

Odom provided a bright spot as he averaged 16.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.3 blocks per game, was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and finished in third place in Rookie of the Year voting.^[19]^[20] In addition, Maurice Taylor averaged 17.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, while Anderson provided the team with 16.9 points and 1.4 steals per game, second-year forward Tyrone Nesby contributed 13.3 points per game, second-year center Michael Olowokandi provided with 9.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, and three-point specialist Eric Piatkowski contributed 8.7 points per game.^[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

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

Jim Todd

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.
Power forward Mario Bennett becomes the 7th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers.
Power 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%	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:^[21]

Awards and records

Lamar Odom, NBA All-Rookie Team, First Team

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

Player Transactions Citation:^[28]

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