The

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was the 26th season for the

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in the

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, their twelfth season in

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, and their second season in which they played occasional home games in

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. After finishing the previous season with the league's worst record, the Clippers received the second overall pick in the

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, and selected power forward Antonio McDyess from the

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, but soon traded him to the

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in exchange for

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, and shooting guard, and top draft pick

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out of

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. With the continued development of

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, the Clippers showed some improvement with a 7–5 start to the regular season, but then suffered a nine-game losing streak afterwards between November and December. The team would again lose nine straight games between January and February, and hold a 16–32 record at the All-Star break, as they played without Williams (strained left arch), Rogers (sprained ankle), Pooh Richardson (calf injury),

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(knee and thumb injuries), and

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(ankle) for long stretches during the season due to injuries. The Clippers lost their final four games of the season, and finished in last place in the Pacific Division with a 29–53 record. Vaught led the team with 16.2 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, while Williams showed improvement, averaging 15.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, and sixth man

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provided the team with 12.4 points and 4.3 assists per game, and led them with 139 three-point field goals off the bench. In addition, Richardson averaged 11.7 points and 5.4 assists per game, while Rogers provided with 11.6 points per game, and Sealy contributed 11.5 points and 1.4 steals per game. Barry provided with 10.1 points per game and 123 three-point field goals, and was named to the

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, while off the bench, second-year forward Lamond Murray contributed 8.4 points per game, Roberts averaged 7.0 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, and

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provided with 3.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and led the team with 1.1 blocks per game. Barry also won the

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during the NBA All-Star weekend in

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. Williams finished tied in fifth place in Most Improved Player voting, and Outlaw finished tied in eighth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting. Following the season, Williams was released to free agency after only one season with the Clippers, due to the team not being able to agree to his high demanded asking price of a $101 million seven-year contract from the team, who offered him $12 million for three years; Williams spent most of the following season as a free agent before signing with the

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in next April, during the final month of the regular season.

Draft picks

Roster

Roster Notes

* Forward/center Antonio Harvey became the 6th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers; he was signed by the team on January 3, 1996, after being released by the expansion

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Regular season

Season standings

:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Player statistics

Player Statistics Citation:

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

* Forward/guard

won the

. He is the first Clipper to participate in and win the contest.

Week/Month

All-Star

* Aside from NBA Slam Dunk Contest,

also played in The Rookie Game on the Western Conference Rookies team during NBA All Star Weekend.

Season

Records

Milestones

is the only

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to win the

Transactions

The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 1995–96 season.

Re-signed

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

Player Transactions Citation:

References

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