2015–16 Los Angeles Clippers season

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

During the offseason the Clippers signed veteran and Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce and he played the rest of his career as a Clipper. The signing reunited Pierce with his former coach Doc Rivers, who coached the Celtics from 2004-2013 and won them a championship in 2008.

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 in six games by the Trail Blazers for the first time since 2013, when the team was eliminated by the Memphis Grizzlies.

Draft

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

Roster

Roster listing

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
PF	19	Ayres, Jeff	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	1987–04–29	Arizona State
SG	11	Crawford, Jamal	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1980–03–20	Michigan
SF	22	Dawson, Branden	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1993–02–01	Michigan State
SF	8	Green, Jeff	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1986–08–28	Georgetown
PF	32	Griffin, Blake (C)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	1989–03–16	Oklahoma
SF	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
SF	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
SF	34	Pierce, Paul	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1977–10–13	Kansas
PG	9	Prigioni, Pablo	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1977–05–17	Argentina
SG	4	Redick, J. J.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1984–06–24	Duke
PG	25	Rivers, Austin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1992–08–01	Duke
SG	30	Wilcox, C. J.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1990–12–30	Washington

Head coach

Doc Rivers

Assistant coach(es)

Sam Cassell
Lawrence Frank
Armond Hill
Brendan O'Connor
Mike Woodson
J. P. Clark (player development)
Dave Severns (player development)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2016–03–29

Roster notes

Forward Wesley Johnson becomes the 25th former Laker to play for the crosstown rival Clippers.

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)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 2	Denver	103–96	DeAndre Jordan (15)	DeAndre Jordan (11)	Chris Paul (9)	Staples Center 14,245	1–0
2	October 4	@ Toronto	73–93	J. J. Redick (15)	DeAndre Jordan (10)	Chris Paul (8)	Rogers Arena 19,000	1–1
3	October 11	@ Charlotte	94–106	J. J. Redick (23)	Blake Griffin (9)	Blake Griffin (10)	Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre 17,376	1–2
4	October 14	Charlotte	71–113	Chris Paul (17)	Blake Griffin (14)	Chris Paul (6)	Mercedes-Benz Arena 15,905	1–3
5	October 20	Golden State	130–95	Blake Griffin (29)	DeAndre Jordan (10)	Chris Paul (10)	Staples Center 15,889	2–3
6	October 22	Portland	115–109	Blake Griffin (22)	DeAndre Jordan (13)	Chris Paul (8)	Staples Center 13,969	3–3

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

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	Power (BIG3)
Dahntay Jones	Free Agency, September 10, 2015	Brooklyn Nets
Hedo Türkoğlu	Retired, November 12, 2015	CEO (Turkish Basketball Federation)
Alex Stepheson	Contract Expired, March 12, 2016	Memphis Grizzlies

References

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

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[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.

Los Angeles Clippers
Founded in 1970 Formerly the Buffalo Braves (1970–1978) and played in San Diego (1978–1984) Based in Los Angeles, California
Franchise	All-time roster Draft history 1970 Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Maple Leaf Gardens San Diego Sports Arena Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Staples Center Inglewood Basketball and Entertainment Center (proposed)
Personnel	Owner(s) Steve Ballmer President Lawrence Frank General manager Michael Winger Head coach Tyronn Lue
G League affiliate	Agua Caliente Clippers
Rivalries	Los Angeles Lakers
Culture and lore	Buffalo Braves Clipper Darrell Lob City Billy Crystal Donald Sterling Steve Ballmer L.A. Clippers Dance Squad Ralph Lawler
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