2017–18 Los Angeles Clippers season

The 2017–18 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 48th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 40th season in Southern California, and their 34th season in Los Angeles. Two-time Executive Of The Year winner Jerry West would join the Clippers as a special consultant.^[1]

For the first time since 2011, Chris Paul was not on the roster as he was traded to the Houston Rockets in the off-season in exchange for Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams, Sam Dekker, Montrezl Harrell, Darrun Hilliard, DeAndre Liggins, Kyle Wiltjer, a first round pick next year, and cash. Head coach Doc Rivers would also relinquish his role as a President of Basketball Operations for the team on August 4, with the role being replaced by Lawrence Frank.

On January 28, 2018, the Clippers traded their franchise cornerstone and 2009 1st overall pick Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons alongside Brice Johnson and Willie Reed for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanović, and two draft picks, effectively ending the Lob City era. ^[2]

On April 1, 2018, the Clippers streak of 50 or more wins since the 2012-13 season came to an end with a loss to the Indiana Pacers.

With a loss to the Denver Nuggets on April 7, 2018, the Clippers were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since the 2010–11 season.

Following this season, Austin Rivers was traded to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Marcin Gortat.

This was also DeAndre Jordan's last season as Clipper. After 10 years of being on the team, on July 6, 2018, DeAndre signed a one-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks.^[3][4]

Draft

The Clippers did not have a pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, but acquired both the Philadelphia 76ers' 39th pick, Jawun Evans out of Oklahoma State, and Milwaukee Bucks' 48th pick, Sindarius Thornwell out of South Carolina, for cash considerations.

Roster

2017–18 Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From G 7001210000000000000♠21 Beverley, Patrick  7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–07–12 Arkansas G 7001110000000000000♠11 Bradley, Avery 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–11–26 Texas F 7000700000000000000♠7 Dekker, Sam 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1994–05–06 Wisconsin G 7000100000000000000♠1 Evans, Jawun 7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996–07–26 Oklahoma State F 7000800000000000000♠8 Gallinari, Danilo 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–08–08 Italy F/C 7000500000000000000♠5 Harrell, Montrezl 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994–01–26 Louisville F 7001340000000000000♠34 Harris, Tobias 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1992–07–15 Tennessee F 7001330000000000000♠33 Johnson, Wesley 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1987–07–11 Syracuse C 7000600000000000000♠6 Jordan, DeAndre 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1988–07–21 Texas A&M C 7001510000000000000♠51 Marjanović, Boban 7000220980000000000♠7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1988–08–15 Serbia G 7001250000000000000♠25 Rivers, Austin 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–08–01 Duke G 7000400000000000000♠4 Teodosić, Miloš 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1987–03–19 Serbia G 5000000000000000000♠0 Thornwell, Sindarius 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994–11–15 South Carolina G 7001120000000000000♠12 Wallace, Tyrone (TW) 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1994–06–10 California G 7000900000000000000♠9 Williams, C. J. 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990–02–06 North Carolina State G 7001230000000000000♠23 Williams, Lou 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1986–10–27 South Gwinnett HS (GA)	Head coach Doc Rivers Assistant coach(es) Sam Cassell Armond Hill Brendan O'Connor Pat Sullivan John Welch Mike Woodson J. P. Clark (player development) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: 2018–04–09

Standings

Game log

Transactions

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Blake Griffin[8]	5-year contract worth $173 million

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Miloš Teodosić[9]	2-year contract worth $12.3 million	CSKA Moscow
Willie Reed[10]	1-year contract worth $1.5 million	Miami Heat
Jamil Wilson[11]	Two-way contract	Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino
C. J. Williams[12]	Two-way contract	Texas Legends
Tyrone Wallace	Two-way contract	Agua Caliente Clippers
Sean Kilpatrick	10-day contract, March 4, 2018 2nd 10-day contract, March 14, 2018	Milwaukee Bucks

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Paul Pierce	Waived, June 28, 2017	Boston Celtics (Retired)
J. J. Redick[13]	Free agency, July 8, 2017	Philadelphia 76ers
Raymond Felton[14]	Free agency, July 10, 2017	Oklahoma City Thunder
Luc Mbah a Moute[15]	Free agency, July 19, 2017	Houston Rockets
Marreese Speights[16]	Free agency, July 27, 2017	Orlando Magic
Brandon Bass	Free agency, August 17, 2017	Liaoning Flying Leopards
Jamil Wilson	Waived, January 5, 2018	Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Alan Anderson	Free agency, February 10, 2018	Lakeland Magic
Sean Kilpatrick	Contract expired, March 24, 2018	Chicago Bulls

References