1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers Season
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was the 30th season for the
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in the
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, and their 16th season in
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. The Clippers began playing in their new arena, the
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, and are co-tenants with their crosstown rival, the
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. The Clippers received the fourth overall pick in the
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, and selected small forward
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from the
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. During the off-season, the team acquired Derek Anderson from the
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, and acquired Eric Murdock from the
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. After a 4–7 start to the regular season, the Clippers continued to struggle losing nine consecutive games, then lost ten straight games in January, and posted a 13-game losing streak in February. Head coach
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was fired after an 11–34 start to the season, and was replaced with assistant
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. Ford would return coaching for the
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midway through the 2003–04 season. At mid-season, the team signed free agent
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, then released
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to free agency in March, as he averaged 8.8 points and 3.9 assists per game in 62 games. The Clippers then suffered a 17-game losing streak in the final two months of the regular season, finishing in last place in the Pacific Division with a league-worst 15–67 record. Odom averaged 16.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.3 blocks per game, and was named to the
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, and finished in third place in Rookie of the Year voting. In addition,
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averaged 17.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, while Anderson provided the team with 16.9 points and 1.4 steals per game, second-year forward
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contributed 13.3 points per game, second-year center
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provided with 9.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, and three-point specialist Eric Piatkowski contributed 8.7 points per game. Following the season, Anderson signed as a free agent with the
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, while Taylor signed with the
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, Murdock retired and Todd was fired as head coach.


Draft picks


Roster


Roster Notes

* Point guard
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was waived on March 27, 2000. * Power forward
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became the 7th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers. * Power forward Pete Chilcutt played for the Clippers in two separate stints during the regular season; after playing for the
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earlier in the season, he played for the Clippers on a 10-day contract in January, and was then released to free agency after it expired. He then played for the
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on another 10-day contract, then released after that expired, and came back to the Clippers, who signed him for the remainder of the season.


Regular season


Season standings

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


Record vs. opponents


Game log


Player statistics

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Awards and records

*
Lamar Odom Lamar Joseph Odom (born November 6, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. As a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he won NBA Finals, championships in 2009 and 2010 and was named ...
, NBA All-Rookie Team, First Team


Transactions

The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 1999–2000 season.


Trades


Re-signed


Additions


Subtractions

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References

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