The

1992–93 NBA season The 1992–93 NBA season was the 47th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Chicago Bulls winning their third straight NBA Championship, beating the Phoenix Suns 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. Notable occurr ...

was the 23rd season for the

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in the

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, and their ninth season in

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. In the

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, the Clippers selected point guard Randy Woods out of

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with the sixteenth overall pick, and also selected center Elmore Spencer from the

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with the 25th overall pick. In the off-season, the team acquired

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from the

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, acquired second-year center

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from the

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in a three-team trade, acquired Hot Plate Williams from the

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, and signed free agent

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. After losing their first three games of the regular season, the Clippers played solid basketball winning 12 of their next 16 games, and later held a 26–25 record at the All-Star break. The Clippers finished in fourth place in the Pacific Division with a 41–41 record, earned the #7 seed in the Western Conference, and qualified for their second consecutive

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appearance.

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averaged 22.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, and was selected for the

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, while

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averaged 18.0 points, 4.5 assists and 2.2 steals per game, and Jackson provided the team with 14.4 points, 8.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game. In addition,

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contributed 15.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, and Roberts provided with 11.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. Off the bench,

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averaged 9.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, while Williams provided with 6.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, and Gary Grant contributed 6.6 points, 4.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game. However, in the Western Conference First Round of the

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, the Clippers lost to the

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in five games. Following the season, head coach Larry Brown resigned and left to take a coaching job with the

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, while Norman signed as a free agent with the

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, and Vandeweghe retired. The Clippers would not make it back to the playoffs again until

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Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

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Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

Playoffs

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Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Player Statistics Citation:

Awards, records and milestones

All-Star

selected as a reserve forward for the Western Conference All-Stars. Manning is the first Clipper All-Star since

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was selected in 1986.

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1992–93 season.

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards, records and milestones

All-Star

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

See also

References