2015–16 Los Angeles Clippers season

2015–16 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach Doc Rivers
Owner(s) Steve Ballmer
Arena Staples Center
Results
Record 53–29 (.646)
Place Division: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish Lost to Trail Blazers 2–4 (First Round)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket
Radio KFWB

The 2015–16 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 46th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 38th season in Southern California, and their 32nd season in Los Angeles.

On July 8, despite offers from the Dallas Mavericks, DeAndre Jordan returned to the Clippers with a 4-year, $87.7 million deal.

The Clippers played most of the season without Blake Griffin, who broke his hand in a fight and was subsequently suspended for 4 games. He returned on April 3 after sitting out 45 games

The Clippers entered the playoffs against the 5th-seeded 44–38 Portland Trail Blazers who were 9 games behind them. However injuries robbed the team and that was their undoing as they were eliminated in the first round for the first time since 2013.

Draft

Main article: 2015 NBA draft

The Clippers did not have a pick in the 2015 NBA Draft.

Roster

2015–16 Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
C 45 Aldrich, Cole 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1988–10–31 Kansas
F/C 19 Ayres, Jeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1987–04–29 Arizona State
G 11 Crawford, Jamal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1980–03–20 Michigan
G/F 22 Dawson, Branden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1993–02–01 Michigan State
F 8 Green, Jeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986–08–28 Georgetown
C 32 Griffin, Blake  (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1989–03–16 Oklahoma
G/F 33 Johnson, Wesley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1987–07–11 Syracuse
C 6 Jordan, DeAndre 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1988–07–21 Texas A&M
F 12 Mbah a Moute, Luc 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1986–09–09 UCLA
PG 3 Paul, Chris  (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985–05–06 Wake Forest
F 34 Pierce, Paul 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1977–10–13 Kansas
G 9 Prigioni, Pablo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1977–05–17 Argentina
G 4 Redick, J. J. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1984–06–24 Duke
G 25 Rivers, Austin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–08–01 Duke
G 30 Wilcox, C. J. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–12–30 Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–03–29

Roster notes

Preseason

2015 pre-season game log
Total: 3–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 0–2)
Pre-season: 3–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 0–2)
2015–16 season schedule

Standing

By Division

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z – Golden State Warriors 73 9 .890 0.0 39–2 34–7 15–1 82
x – Los Angeles Clippers 53 29 .646 20.0 29–12 24–17 9–7 82
Sacramento Kings 33 49 .402 40.0 18–23 15–26 8–8 82
Phoenix Suns 23 59 .280 50.0 14–27 9–32 6–10 82
Los Angeles Lakers 17 65 .207 56.0 12–29 5–36 2–14 82

By Conference

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Golden State Warriors * 73 9 .890 – 82
2 y – San Antonio Spurs * 67 15 .817 6.0 82
3 y – Oklahoma City Thunder * 55 27 .671 18.0 82
4 x – Los Angeles Clippers 53 29 .646 20.0 82
5 x – Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 29.0 82
6 x – Dallas Mavericks 42 40 .512 31.0 82
7 x – Memphis Grizzlies 42 40 .512 31.0 82
8 x – Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 32.0 82
9 Utah Jazz 40 42 .488 33.0 82
10 Sacramento Kings 33 49 .402 40.0 82
11 Denver Nuggets 33 49 .402 40.0 82
12 New Orleans Pelicans 30 52 .366 43.0 82
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 29 53 .354 44.0 82
14 Phoenix Suns 23 59 .280 50.0 82
15 Los Angeles Lakers 17 65 .207 56.0 82

Regular season game log

2015–16 game log
Total: 53–29 (Home: 29–12; Road: 24–17)
All game times Pacific
October: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
November : 7–8 (Home: 6–4; Road: 1–4)
December : 11–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 9–3)
January : 11–3 (Home: 7–1; Road: 4–2)
February : 7–4 (Home: 3–3; Road: 4–1)
March : 8–8 (Home: 5–2; Road: 3–6)
April : 6–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 2–1)
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2016 playoff game log
Total: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
First Round: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
2016 playoff schedule

Transactions

Trades

June 15, 2015
 To Los Angeles Clippers
Lance Stephenson		 To Charlotte Hornets
Matt Barnes
Spencer Hawes
June 25, 2015
 To Los Angeles Clippers
Draft rights to Branden Dawson		 To New Orleans Pelicans
Cash considerations
January 22, 2016
 To Los Angeles Clippers
Draft rights to Maarty Leunen		 To Houston Rockets
Josh Smith
Draft rights to Sergei Lishouk
Cash considerations
February 18, 2016
 To Los Angeles Clippers
Jeff Green		 To Memphis Grizzlies
Lance Stephenson
A future protected first-round draft pick

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Signed Contract
DeAndre Jordan[1] July 8, 2015 4-year contract worth $87 million
Austin Rivers[2] July 13, 2015 2-year contract worth $6.4 million

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Wesley Johnson[3] July 9, 2015 Los Angeles Lakers
Paul Pierce[4] July 10, 2015 Washington Wizards
Cole Aldrich[5] July 13, 2015 New York Knicks
Josh Smith July 16, 2015 Houston Rockets
Pablo Prigioni[6] August 3, 2015 Houston Rockets
Luc Mbah a Moute September 25, 2015 Philadelphia 76ers
Jeff Ayres January 13, 2016
contract expired February 12
re-signed March 16 		Idaho Stampede (NBDL)
Los Angeles D-Fenders (NBDL)
Alex Stepheson February 20, 2016 Iowa Energy (NBDL)

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Lester Hudson[7] Waived, July 15, 2015 Liaoning Flying Leopards (CBA)
Ekpe Udoh[8] Free Agency, July 28, 2015 Fenerbahçe Ülker (TBL)
Jordan Hamilton[9] Waived, August 1, 2015 BC Krasny Oktyabr (VTB United League)
Glen Davis Free Agency, September 1, 2015 TBD
Dahntay Jones Free Agency, September 10, 2015 Brooklyn Nets
Hedo Turkoglu Retired, November 12, 2015 CEO (Turkish Basketball Federation)
Alex Stepheson Contract Expired, March 12, 2016 Memphis Grizzlies

References

  1. ↑ "CLIPPERS RE-SIGN JORDAN AND SIGN JOHNSON". nba.com/clippers. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ "CLIPPERS SIGN AUSTIN RIVERS AND COLE ALDRICH". nba.com/clippers. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ "CLIPPERS RE-SIGN JORDAN AND SIGN JOHNSON". nba.com/clippers. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ "CLIPPERS SIGN PAUL PIERCE". nba.com/clippers. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ "CLIPPERS SIGN AUSTIN RIVERS AND COLE ALDRICH". nba.com/clippers. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ "L.A. CLIPPERS SIGN PABLO PRIGIONI". nba.com/clippers. August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Clippers waive guard Lester Hudson". nba.com. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Fenerbahce adds size with Udoh". euroleague.net. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Clippers waive forward Jordan Hamilton". nba.com. August 1, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
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