2009–10 Los Angeles Clippers season

2009–10 Los Angeles Clippers season
Blake Griffin's rookie season
Head coach Mike Dunleavy
Kim Hughes
Owner(s) Donald Sterling
Arena Staples Center
Results
Record 29–53 (.354)
Place Division: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finish Did not qualify

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Prime Ticket
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The 2009–10 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 40th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The season saw the team draft Blake Griffin, but during a preseason game, he went down with a knee injury and was unable to play in what could have been his rookie season.

Key dates

Summary

NBA Draft 2009

Main article: 2009 NBA draft

Draft picks

Main article: 2009 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
1 1 Blake Griffin PF  United States Oklahoma

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 2 United States Blake, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Maryland
G 6 United States Brown, Bobby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Cal State Fullerton
G/F 45 United States Butler, Rasual 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) La Salle
G 25 United States Collins, Mardy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Temple
G 1 United States Davis, Baron  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UCLA
F 0 United States Gooden, Drew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas
G 10 United States Gordon, Eric (IN) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Indiana
F 32 United States Griffin, Blake  (IN) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Oklahoma
F/C 9 United States Jordan, DeAndre 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Texas A&M
C 35 Germany Kaman, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Central Michigan
F 20 United States Novak, Steve 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Marquette
F 34 United States Outlaw, Travis  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Starkville HS (MS)
G 21 United States Rush, Kareem  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Missouri
F/C 8 United States Skinner, Brian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Baylor
F 5 United States Smith, Craig  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Boston C
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster Notes

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 October 20 Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) Los Angeles Clippers

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
c-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 – 34–7 23–18 13–3
x-Phoenix Suns 54 28 .659 3 32–9 22–19 12–4
Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 .354 28 21–20 8–33 5–11
Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 31 18–23 8–33 5–11
Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 32 18–23 7–34 5–11
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 –
2 y-Dallas Mavericks 55 27 .671 2
3 x-Phoenix Suns 54 28 .659 3
4 y-Denver Nuggets 53 29 .646 4
5 x-Utah Jazz 53 29 .646 4
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 7
7 x-San Antonio Spurs 50 32 .610 7
8 x-Oklahoma City Thunder 50 32 .610 7
9 Houston Rockets 42 40 .512 15
10 Memphis Grizzlies 40 42 .488 17
11 New Orleans Hornets 37 45 .451 20
12 Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 .354 28
13 Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 31
14 Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 32
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 15 67 .183 42

Game log

2009–10 game log
October: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
November: 8–6 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–3)
December: 6–8 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–5)
January: 6–9 (Home: 5–1; Road: 1–8)
February: 4–8 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–5)
March: 3–13 (Home: 2–5; Road: 1–8)
April: 2–5 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–2)
2009–10 season schedule

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

All-Star

Injuries and surgeries

Player Injury Date Injury Type
Blake Griffin October 23, 2009 Stress fracture in left knee (out for the season)
Kareem Rush November 18, 2009 ACL tear in right knee (out for the season)

Transactions

Trades

July 17, 2009
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Memphis Grizzlies
July 20, 2009
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Minnesota Timberwolves
August 12, 2009
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To New Orleans Hornets
  • 2016 2nd round draft pick
January 26, 2010
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To New Orleans Hornets
  • 2014 2nd round draft pick
February 16, 2010
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Portland Trail Blazers
February 17, 2010
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Washington Wizards
February 17, 2010
 As part of a three-team trade with the Washington Wizards To Cleveland Cavaliers

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Signed Contract
Steve Novak September 12, 2009 One-year deal
Brian Skinner September 17, 2009 One-year deal

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Kareem Rush September 30, 2009 Philadelphia 76ers
JamesOn Curry January 22, 2010 Springfield Armor (NBDL)

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team
Jason Williams Released, July 24 Orlando Magic
Mike Taylor Waived, July 31 Memphis Grizzlies
Alex Acker Free Agency, August 1 Olimpia Milano (Lega Basket Serie A)
Fred Jones Free Agency, August 1 Pallacanestro Biella (Serie A2 Basket)
Mark Madsen Waived, August 21 Utah Flash (NBDL) (assistant coach)
Kareem Rush Waived, January 22 Detroit Pistons
JamesOn Curry Waived, January 26 Springfield Armor (NBDL)
Ricky Davis Waived, February 16 Türk Telekom B.K. (TBL)

References

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