2010–11 Los Angeles Clippers season

Los Angeles Clippers
2010–11 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Vinny Del Negro
General manager	Neil Olshey
Owner(s)	Donald Sterling
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	32–50 (.390)
Place	Division: 4th (Pacific); Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Prime Ticket, Fox Sports West
Radio	KFWB

The 2010–11 Los Angeles Clippers season is the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 27th in Los Angeles.

This was Blake Griffin's first year in the league. He was named an All-Star, becoming the first rookie since Yao Ming in 2003. Despite the team playing mediocre all season, Griffin was named Rookie of the Year at season's end.

Key dates

June 24 – The 2010 NBA draft was held in New York City.
July 1 – The free agency period begun.

Summary

NBA Draft 2010

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	8	Al-Farouq Aminu	SF	United States	Wake Forest
2	54	Willie Warren	PG	United States	Oklahoma

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
F	7000300000000000000♠3	Aminu, Al-Farouq	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Wake Forest
G	7001120000000000000♠12	Bledsoe, Eric	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Kentucky
F	7001340000000000000♠34	Cook, Brian	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Illinois
F/C	7001500000000000000♠50	Diogu, Ike	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Arizona State
G	7000400000000000000♠4	Foye, Randy	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Villanova
F	7001150000000000000♠15	Gomes, Ryan	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Providence
G	7001100000000000000♠10	Gordon, Eric	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Indiana
F	7001320000000000000♠32	Griffin, Blake	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	Oklahoma
C	7000900000000000000♠9	Jordan, DeAndre	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Texas A&M
C	7001350000000000000♠35	Kaman, Chris	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Central Michigan
G/F	7000800000000000000♠8	Moon, Jamario	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Meridian CC
F	7000100000000000000♠1	Smith, Craig	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Boston College
G	7001130000000000000♠13	Warren, Willie	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oklahoma
G	7001250000000000000♠25	Williams, Mo	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Alabama

Head coach

Vinny Del Negro (North Carolina State)

Assistant coach(es)

Marc Iavaroni (Virginia)
Dean Demopoulos (West Chester University of Pennsylvania)
Robert Pack (Southern California)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster Notes

Forward Brian Cook becomes the 16th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers.

Pre-season

Game log

2010 pre-season game log

Pre-season: 1–7 (Home: 0–5; Road: 1–2)

2010–11 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–	30–11	27–14	12–4
Phoenix Suns	40	42	.488	17	23–18	17–24	9–7
Golden State Warriors	36	46	.439	21	26–15	10–31	5–11
Los Angeles Clippers	32	50	.390	25	23–18	9–32	7–9
Sacramento Kings	24	58	.293	33	11–30	13–28	7–9

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-San Antonio Spurs	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	4
3	x-Dallas Mavericks	57	25	.695	4
4	y-Oklahoma City Thunder	55	27	.671	6
5	x-Denver Nuggets	50	32	.610	11
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	48	34	.585	13
7	x-New Orleans Hornets	46	36	.561	15
8	x-Memphis Grizzlies	46	36	.561	15

9	Houston Rockets	43	39	.524	18
10	Phoenix Suns	40	42	.488	21
11	Utah Jazz	39	43	.476	22
12	Golden State Warriors	36	46	.439	25
13	Los Angeles Clippers	32	50	.390	29
14	Sacramento Kings	24	58	.293	37
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	17	65	.207	44

Game log

2010–11 game log
Total: 32–50 (Home: 23–18; Road: 9–32)

October: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–1)

November: 3–12 (Home: 3–5; Road: 0–7)

December: 7–8 (Home: 4–5; Road: 3–3)

January: 9–5 (Home: 9–1; Road: 0–4)

February: 2–12 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–10)

March: 8–6 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–3)

April: 3–4 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–4)

2010–11 season schedule

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Al-Farouq Aminu	81	14	17.9	.394	.315	.773	3.3	.7	.7	.3	5.6
Eric Bledsoe	81	25	22.7	.424	.276	.744	2.8	3.6	1.1	.3	6.7
Rasual Butler*	41	2	18.1	.323	.326	.667	1.9	.7	.2	.4	5.0
Jarron Collins*	23	0	6.8	.333	.000	.700	.7	.0	.2	.0	.7
Brian Cook	40	0	11.2	.424	.430	.625	2.4	.4	.3	.3	4.8
Baron Davis*	43	35	29.5	.416	.296	.760	2.8	7.0	1.4	.5	12.8
Ike Diogu	36	0	13.1	.561	.000	.661	3.2	.1	.1	.1	5.8
Randy Foye	63	24	24.6	.388	.327	.893	1.6	2.7	.8	.3	9.8
Ryan Gomes	76	62	27.6	.410	.341	.718	3.3	1.6	.8	.2	7.2
Eric Gordon	56	56	37.4	.450	.364	.825	2.9	4.4	1.3	.3	22.3
Blake Griffin	82	82	38.0	.506	.292	.642	12.1	3.8	.8	.5	22.5
DeAndre Jordan	80	66	25.6	.686	.000	.452	7.2	.5	.5	1.8	7.1
Chris Kaman	32	15	26.2	.471	.000	.754	7.0	1.4	.5	1.5	12.4
Jamario Moon*	19	7	14.6	.424	.393	.833	2.5	.4	.2	.3	3.5
Craig Smith	48	0	12.2	.553	.000	.735	2.4	.6	.3	.2	5.4
Willie Warren	19	0	17.1	.371	.333	.750	.6	1.4	.3	.0	1.9
Mo Williams*	22	22	32.9	.422	.398	.880	2.5	5.6	.9	.0	15.2

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* – Stats with the Clippers.

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

All-Star

Blake Griffin becomes the first rookie since Tim Duncan in 1998 to be voted by league coaches as a reserve for the Western Conference All-Stars. He also becomes the first rookie since Yao Ming in 2003 to play in an All-Star Game.
Blake Griffin also becomes the first and only NBA player to participate in three separate NBA All-Star Weekend events: As part of the Rookie Team in The T-Mobile NBA Rookie Challenge on Friday, the Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday and the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday. He won in all three events.
Blake Griffin becomes the third Clipper to participate and the second Clipper to win the Slam Dunk Contest.
Eric Bledsoe is also chosen to play for the Rookie Team in The T-Mobile NBA Rookie Challenge.

Transactions

Trades

June 24, 2010	To Los Angeles Clippers---- Draft rights to Eric Bledsoe	To Oklahoma City Thunder---- 2012 first-round draft pick
February 24, 2011	To Los Angeles Clippers---- Mo Williams Jamario Moon	To Cleveland Cavaliers---- Baron Davis 2011 first-round draft pick

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract
Craig Smith	July 20, 2010	One-year deal
Rasual Butler	July 28, 2010	One-year deal

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Randy Foye	July 8, 2010	Washington Wizards
Ryan Gomes	July 8, 2010	Portland Trail Blazers
Brian Cook	July 9, 2010	Houston Rockets
Jarron Collins	September 23, 2010 waived January 3 re-signed January 5	Phoenix Suns
Ike Diogu	December 22, 2010	Detroit Pistons

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	New Team
Steve Blake	Free agency, July 8	Los Angeles Lakers
Drew Gooden	Free agency, July 8	Milwaukee Bucks
Travis Outlaw	Free agency, July 8	New Jersey Nets
Steve Novak	Free agency, September 23	Dallas Mavericks
Bobby Brown	Free agency, September 23	Prokom Trefl Sopot (PLK)
Mardy Collins	Free agency, September 25	Washington Wizards
Brian Skinner	Free agency, September 29	Milwaukee Bucks
Jarron Collins	Contract expired, January 25	Portland Trail Blazers
Rasual Butler	Waived, February 27	Chicago Bulls

References

↑ http://www.nba.com/clippers/stats/

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