2024–25 Los Angeles Clippers season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2024–25 Los Angeles Clippers season is the 55th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 47th season in Southern California , and their 1st season in Inglewood . The Clippers moved to the new Intuit Dome before the start of the season.[ 1] On June 12, 2024, the NBA announced that the former great Lakers player and Clippers executive consultant Jerry West had passed away peacefully, only being months removed from his third and final entry into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (this time as a contributor to the sport both as an executive and as a consultant).[ 2] [ 3] Six days later, on June 18, Jeff Van Gundy would join the Clippers' coaching staff as an assistant coach, returning to a coaching staff for the first time since 2007. This will be the first season since 2018–19 without Paul George , as on June 30, the Clippers announced that he will not return to the franchise.
Before the season opener commenced, it was announced that Kawhi Leonard would be out for an indefinite period of time due to an inflamed right knee, leaving James Harden as the only star player for the team during that period of time. For their season opener at the newly created Intuit Dome, the Clippers would have their opening night spoiled with a tense 116–113 overtime loss to the Phoenix Suns (though they would win their very first game held there against the Dallas Mavericks 110–96 during the preseason). They would eventually get their first win at their new home arena with a 113–104 win over the San Antonio Spurs on November 4, 2024.
Draft
The Clippers entered this draft (which was two days long) with only one second-round pick.[ 4] On the second and final day of the draft, the Clippers used their only pick of the draft to select shooting guard Cam Christie from the University of Minnesota
Roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
C
4
Bamba, Mo
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
231 lb (105 kg)
1998-05-12
Texas
F
33
Batum, Nicolas
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1988-12-14
France
F
21
Brown, Kobe
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
2000-01-01
Missouri
G
12
Christie, Cam
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2005-07-24
Minnesota
G/F
7
Coffey, Amir
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1997-06-17
Minnesota
G
8
Dunn, Kris
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1994-03-18
Providence
G/F
9
Flowers, Trentyn (TW)
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2005-03-08
Combine Academy (NC)
G
1
Harden, James
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1989-08-26
Arizona State
G
5
Hyland, Bones
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
173 lb (78 kg)
2000-09-14
VCU
F
55
Jones, Derrick Jr.
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1997-02-15
UNLV
F/C
23
Jones, Kai (TW)
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
2001-01-19
Texas
F
2
Leonard, Kawhi
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1991-06-29
San Diego State
G/F
14
Mann, Terance
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1996-10-18
Florida State
F
11
Miller, Jordan (TW)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
2000-01-23
Miami (FL)
G
77
Porter, Kevin Jr.
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
2000-05-04
USC
G
24
Powell, Norman
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1993-05-25
UCLA
F
17
Tucker, P. J.
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1985-05-05
Texas
C
40
Zubac, Ivica
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1997-03-18
Croatia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(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: December 21, 2024
Roster Notes
Forward Nicolas Batum makes his second tour of duty with the team having played for them from 2020 to 2023.
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
During the preseason, the Clippers would play their final games under what was previously named Bally Sports West and Bally Sports SoCal . Bally Sports would rebrand itself to the FanDuel Sports Network before the start of the regular season.[ 5] [ 6]
Regular season
2024–25 game log Total: 17–13 (Home: 10–6; Road: 7–7)
October: 2–3 (home: 0–3; road: 2–0)
November: 10–6 (home: 7–1; road: 3–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
6
November 2
Oklahoma City
L 92–105
Norman Powell (24)
James Harden (13)
James Harden (7)
Intuit Dome 16,827
2–4
7
November 4
San Antonio
W 113–104
Norman Powell (23)
Ivica Zubac (13)
Kevin Porter Jr. (7)
Intuit Dome 15,927
3–4
8
November 6
Philadelphia
W 110–98
Norman Powell (26)
Ivica Zubac (9)
Harden, Powell (6)
Intuit Dome 15,627
4–4
9
November 8
@ Sacramento
W 107–98
Norman Powell (31)
Ivica Zubac (15)
James Harden (8)
Golden 1 Center 17,832
5–4
10
November 9
Toronto
W 105–103
Harden, Powell (24)
Harden, Zubac (12)
James Harden (7)
Intuit Dome 17,927
6–4
11
November 11
@ Oklahoma City
L 128–134
Norman Powell (31)
Ivica Zubac (14)
James Harden (9)
Paycom Center 17,430
6–5
12
November 13
@ Houston
L 103–111
James Harden (19)
Terance Mann (7)
Kris Dunn (8)
Toyota Center 16,493
6–6
13
November 15
@ Houston
L 104–125
James Harden (21)
Ivica Zubac (11)
Coffey , Porter Jr. (3)
Toyota Center 18,055
6–7
14
November 17
Utah
W 116–105
Ivica Zubac (22)
Ivica Zubac (11)
James Harden (11)
Intuit Dome 15,500
7–7
15
November 18
Golden State
W 102–99
Norman Powell (23)
Ivica Zubac (17)
James Harden (16)
Intuit Dome 17,927
8–7
16
November 20
Orlando
W 104–93
James Harden (24)
Ivica Zubac (12)
Kevin Porter Jr. (6)
Intuit Dome 16,563
9–7
17
November 22
Sacramento
W 104–88
James Harden (22)
Ivica Zubac (15)
James Harden (9)
Intuit Dome 16,228
10–7
18
November 24
@ Philadelphia
W 125–99
James Harden (23)
Ivica Zubac (12)
James Harden (8)
Wells Fargo Center 19,780
11–7
19
November 25
@ Boston
L 94–126
Ivica Zubac (23)
Ivica Zubac (10)
James Harden (9)
TD Garden 19,156
11–8
20
November 27
@ Washington
W 121–96
James Harden (43)
Ivica Zubac (16)
James Harden (7)
Capital One Arena 15,066
12–8
21
November 29
@ Minnesota
L 92–93
James Harden (20)
Ivica Zubac (13)
James Harden (11)
Target Center 18,978
12–9
December: 5–4 (home: 3–2; road: 2–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
22
December 1
Denver
W 126–122
James Harden (39)
James Harden (9)
James Harden (11)
Intuit Dome 16,182
13–9
23
December 3
Portland
W 127–105
Norman Powell (30)
Ivica Zubac (10)
James Harden (7)
Intuit Dome 15,583
14–9
24
December 4
Minnesota
L 80–108
Bones Hyland (18)
Ivica Zubac (10)
James Harden (3)
Intuit Dome 15,111
14–10
25
December 8
Houston
L 106–117
Bones Hyland (22)
Ivica Zubac (12)
Kevin Porter Jr. (6)
Intuit Dome 14,782
14–11
26
December 13
@ Denver
L 98–120
Porter Jr., Powell (16)
Ivica Zubac (13)
James Harden (6)
Ball Arena 19,779
14–12
27
December 16
Utah
W 144–107
James Harden (41)
Ivica Zubac (12)
Harden, Porter (6)
Intuit Dome 14,651
15–12
28
December 19
@ Dallas
W 118–95
Norman Powell (29)
Ivica Zubac (15)
James Harden (7)
American Airlines Center 20,044
16–12
29
December 21
@ Dallas
L 97–113
Norman Powell (28)
Ivica Zubac (15)
Dunn , Harden, Porter Jr., Zubac (3)
American Airlines Center 20,102
16–13
30
December 23
@ Memphis
W 114–110
Norman Powell (29)
Ivica Zubac (20)
James Harden (9)
FedExForum 17,265
17–13
31
December 27
Golden State
Intuit Dome
32
December 30
@ New Orleans
Smoothie King Center
33
December 31
@ San Antonio
Frost Bank Center
January
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
February
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
March
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
April
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
2024–25 season schedule
NBA Cup
The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[ 7] [ 8]
West Group A
Transactions
Trades
Free agency
Re-signed
Additions
Subtractions
References
^ Rankin, Duane (November 23, 2022). "LA Clippers are spending $2 billion on their new arena. Will it be the best in the NBA?" . USA Today. Retrieved April 22, 2023 .
^ Bontemps, Tim; MacMahon, Tim; Givony, Jonathan (June 12, 2024). "NBA all-time great Jerry West dies at age 86" . ESPN.com . Retrieved June 12, 2024 .
^ Petski, Denise (June 12, 2024). "Jerry West Dies: NBA Legend Who Built Showtime-Era Lakers Was 86" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 12, 2024 .
^ "2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58" . NBA.com . May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024 .
^ Steinberg, Brian (October 18, 2024). "FanDuel Takes Over Naming Rights to Diamond Sports RSNs" . Variety . Retrieved October 19, 2024 .
^ "Diamond Sports branded as FanDuel in new deal" . ESPN.com . October 18, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024 .
^ "NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024" . NBA.com . July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024 .
^ "Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results" . NBA.com . July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024 .
^ "LA Clippers Acquire Kris Dunn" . NBA.com . July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ "LA Clippers Sign 10-Time All-Star James Harden" . NBA.com . July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024 .
^ "LA Clippers Sign Mo Bamba" . NBA.com . July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024 .
^ "LA Clippers Sign Nicolas Batum" . NBA.com . July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024 .
^ "LA Clippers Sign Derrick Jones Jr" . NBA.com . July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024 .
^ "LA Clippers Sign Kevin Porter Jr" . NBA.com . July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024 .
^ "SUNS SIGN MASON PLUMLEE" . NBA.com . July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024 .
^ "New Orleans Pelicans sign Daniel Theis" . NBA.com . July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024 .
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