2000–01_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season

2000–01 Los Angeles Clippers season

2000–01 Los Angeles Clippers season

NBA professional basketball team season


The 2000–01 NBA season was the Clippers' 31st season in the National Basketball Association, and their 17th season in Los Angeles.[1] After finishing with the worst record the previous season, the Clippers selected high school basketball star Darius Miles with the third overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft.[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team acquired second-year guard Corey Maggette and top draft pick Keyon Dooling from the Orlando Magic,[5][6] while acquiring Sean Rooks from the Dallas Mavericks.[7] With the addition of Miles, Maggette and Dooling, along with first round draft pick Quentin Richardson, the Clippers were a young team.[8] However, center Keith Closs was suspended for the entire season due to lack of physical conditioning.[9] Under new head coach Alvin Gentry,[10] the Clippers would struggle losing 14 of their first 19 games as Tyrone Nesby was traded to the Washington Wizards after 14 games.[11][12] As the season progressed, the Clippers went on a nine-game losing streak in January. However, they would play around .500 in the final three months of the season, as they doubled their previous season's win total finishing sixth in the Pacific Division with a 31–51 record.[13]

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Second-year star Lamar Odom had a strong season averaging 17.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.6 blocks per game, while Jeff McInnis averaged 12.9 points and 5.5 assists per game, and Miles provided the team with 9.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game off the bench, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Three-point specialist Eric Piatkowski provided with 10.6 points per game, while Maggette contributed 10.0 points per game off the bench, and Michael Olowokandi averaged 8.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.[14]

For the season, the Clippers changed their uniforms by adding side panels to their jerseys and shorts, which remained in use until 2010.[15][16]

Draft picks

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Roster

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Roster Notes

  • Center Sean Rooks and power forward Derek Strong both became the 8th, and 9th former Lakers to play for the crosstown rival Clippers.
  • Center Keith Closs was suspended indefinitely due to lack of physical conditioning.

Regular season

Season standings

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Record vs. opponents

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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
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Player Statistics Citation:[14]

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

All-Star

Season

Records

Milestones

Transactions

The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2000-01 season.

Trades

June 28, 2000 To Los Angeles Clippers
To Orlando Magic
  • 2006 1st round draft pick
June 28, 2000 To Los Angeles Clippers
To Dallas Mavericks
November 28, 2000 To Los Angeles Clippers
To Washington Wizards

Free agents

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See also


References

  1. Wise, Mike (June 29, 2000). "Clippers Go to High School and Select Miles". The New York Times. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  2. Smith, Sam (December 16, 2000). "Draft Proving Ill Wind". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  3. "2000 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  4. White, Lonnie (June 29, 2000). "Clippers Get Face Lift". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  5. Diaz, George (June 29, 2000). "Magic Draft a Gator, Then Look to Future". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  6. White, Lonnie (February 3, 2001). "You Can Go Home Again". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  7. Wise, Mike (October 30, 2000). "PRO BASKETBALL; West Side Story, the Sequel". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  8. White, Lonnie (October 6, 2000). "Closs Suspended for Bad Conditioning". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  9. White, Lonnie (August 10, 2000). "Clippers to Hire Gentry as Coach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  10. White, Lonnie (November 29, 2000). "Clippers Ease Jam by Trading Nesby". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  11. Wyche, Steve (December 1, 2000). "Nesby Brings Depth, Attitude to Wizards". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  12. "2000–01 Los Angeles Clippers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  13. "2000–01 Los Angeles Clippers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  14. "Los Angeles Clippers Uniform". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  15. "Los Angeles Clippers Uniform". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  16. "2000–01 Los Angeles Clippers Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2021.

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