1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers season

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1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachChris Ford
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.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Net West 2, KCAL
RadioKXTA
< 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. In the 1999 NBA draft, the Clippers selected Lamar Odom from the University of Rhode Island with the fourth overall pick.[2] During the off-season, the team acquired Derek Anderson from the Cleveland Cavaliers, and acquired Eric Murdock from the New Jersey Nets.[3] After a 4–7 start, 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 11–38 start, and was replaced with interim Jim Todd. Ford would return coaching for the Philadelphia 76ers midway through the 2003–04 season. At midseason, the team signed free agent Jeff McInnis, then released Troy Hudson to free agency in March. 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.[4]

Odom provided a bright spot as he averaged 16.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.3 blocks per game, made the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and finished in third place in Rookie of the Year voting.[5] Maurice Taylor led the team in scoring with 17.1 points per game, while Anderson provided them with 16.9 points per game, second-year forward Tyrone Nesby contributed 13.3 points per game, and second-year center Michael Olowokandi led the team with 8.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.[6] Following the season, Anderson signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs, while Taylor signed with the Houston Rockets,[7] Murdock retired and Todd was fired as head coach.

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. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
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 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 Injured 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 Injured 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 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
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

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
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:[6]

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:[8]

References[]

  1. ^ 1999-2000 Los Angeles Clippers
  2. ^ "Grizzlies Take Terps' Francis With No. 2 Pick". Washington Post. July 1, 1999. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "1999–2000 N.B.A. PREVIEW; The West Is Still the Best". New York Times. October 31, 1999. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "1999–2000 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "Rockets Sign Mo Taylor". Los Angeles Times. August 26, 2000. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
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