2008–09 Los Angeles Clippers season

Los Angeles Clippers
2008–09 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Mike Dunleavy, Sr.
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	19–63 (.232)
Place	Division: 4th (Pacific); Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Prime Ticket, KTLA
Radio	KSPN

The 2008–09 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 39th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season marks the team's 25th season in the city of Los Angeles.

Key dates

June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.
July 1: The free agency period started.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	7	Eric Gordon	Shooting guard	United States	Indiana
2	35	DeAndre Jordan	Center	United States	Texas A&M

Roster

Roster listing

Los Angeles Clippers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
G	3	Acker, Alex	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Pepperdine
F/C	23	Camby, Marcus	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Massachusetts
G	25	Collins, Mardy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Temple
G	1	Davis, Baron	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	UCLA
F	31	Davis, Ricky	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Iowa
G	10	Gordon, Eric	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Indiana
G	6	Hart, Jason	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Syracuse
G	2	Jones, Fred	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Oregon
F/C	9	Jordan, DeAndre	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Texas A&M
C	35	Kaman, Chris	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Central Michigan
F	20	Novak, Steve	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Marquette
F	50	Randolph, Zach	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Michigan State
C	34	Samb, Cheikh	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Senegal
F/C	8	Skinner, Brian	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Baylor
G	4	Taylor, Mike	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Iowa State
F	12	Thornton, Al	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Florida State

Head coach

Mike Dunleavy (South Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Roster Notes

This is Jason Hart's second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the team in 2006–2007.
This is also Brian Skinner's second tour of duty with the franchise as well. He previously played for the team from 1998 to 2001.

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
c-Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	—	36–5	29–12	14–2	82
Phoenix Suns	46	36	.561	19	28–13	18–23	11–5	82
Golden State Warriors	29	53	.354	36	21–20	8–33	6–10	82
Los Angeles Clippers	19	63	.232	46	11–30	8–33	2–14	82
Sacramento Kings	17	65	.207	48	11–30	6–39	7–9	82

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	—
2	y-Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	11
3	y-San Antonio Spurs	54	28	.659	11
4	x-Portland Trail Blazers	54	28	.659	11
5	x-Houston Rockets	53	29	.646	12
6	x-Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	15
7	x-New Orleans Hornets	49	33	.598	16
8	x-Utah Jazz	48	34	.585	17

9	Phoenix Suns	46	36	.561	19
10	Golden State Warriors	29	53	.354	36
11	Minnesota Timberwolves	24	58	.293	41
12	Memphis Grizzlies	24	58	.293	41
13	Oklahoma City Thunder	23	59	.280	42
14	Los Angeles Clippers	19	63	.232	46
15	Sacramento Kings	17	65	.207	48

Game log

2008–09 game log

October: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0)

November: 3–11 (Home: 2–7; Road: 1–4)

December: 5–10 (Home: 1–4; Road: 4–6)

January: 2–14 (Home: 2–7; Road: 0–7)

February: 5–8 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–6)

March: 3–11 (Home: 2–4; Road: 1–7)

April: 1–7 (Home: 1–4; Road: 0–3)

2015–16 season schedule

Transactions

Trades

June 26, 2008	To Los Angeles Clippers Draft rights to Mike Taylor	To Portland Trail Blazers 2009 second-round draft pick
July 15, 2008	To Los Angeles Clippers Marcus Camby & 2010 2nd round draft pick (54th pick)	To Denver Nuggets 2010 2nd round draft pick (38th pick)
July 23, 2008	To Los Angeles Clippers Jason Hart	To Utah Jazz Brevin Knight
August 6, 2008	To Los Angeles Clippers Steve Novak	To Houston Rockets Option to swap 2011 second-round draft picks
November 21, 2008	To Los Angeles Clippers Mardy Collins and Zach Randolph	To New York Knicks Cuttino Mobley and Tim Thomas
January 1, 2009	To Los Angeles Clippers Hassan Adams	To Toronto Raptors Cash and 2015 second-round draft pick
January 5, 2009	To Los Angeles Clippers Cheikh Samb	To Denver Nuggets Cash and 2015 second-round draft pick
February 16, 2009	To Los Angeles Clippers Alex Acker and 2011 second-round draft pick	To Detroit Pistons 2013 second-round draft pick

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Baron Davis [1]	July 1 (5 years, $65 million)	Golden State Warriors
Ricky Davis	July 28	Miami Heat
Brian Skinner	July 31	Phoenix Suns
Jason Williams	August 7 retired September 26[2]	Miami Heat
Fred Jones	December 28 waived January 5 re-signed January 9	New York Knicks

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Elton Brand	free agency, July 9	Philadelphia 76ers
Smush Parker	renounced, July 9	Denver Nuggets
Shaun Livingston	released, July 10	Miami Heat
Corey Maggette	free agency, July 10	Golden State Warriors
Dan Dickau	waived, July 10	Brose Baskets (BBL)
Josh Powell	waived, July 30	Los Angeles Lakers
Nick Fazekas	free agency, August 1	Denver Nuggets
Quinton Ross	free agency, September 26	Memphis Grizzlies
Hassan Adams	waived, January 1	KK Vojvodina (KLS)
Paul Davis	waived, January 5	Washington Wizards
Cheikh Samb	waived, February 16	New York Knicks
Jason Hart	waived, February 27	Denver Nuggets
Marcus Williams	released, March 10	San Antonio Spurs

References

"Baron Davis Signs Five Year, $65 Million Deal with LA". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/jwilliams_retire_080926.html

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[1] "Baron Davis Signs Five Year, $65 Million Deal with LA". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2008-07-08.

[2] ttp://www.nba.com/clippers/news/jwilliams_retire_080926.html