2024–25 Los Angeles Clippers season

2024–25 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachTyronn Lue
General managerTrent Redden
Owner(s)Steve Ballmer
ArenaIntuit Dome
Results
Record17–13 (.567)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 5th (Western)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFanDuel Sports Network West
FanDuel Sports Network SoCal
KTLA
RadioKLAC
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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

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / club
2 46 Cam Christie SG United States United States Minnesota

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 Injured 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 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

Pacific DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Los Angeles Lakers1713.5679‍–‍48‍–‍95–230
Los Angeles Clippers1713.56710‍–‍67‍–‍74–230
Phoenix Suns1514.5171.510‍–‍65‍–‍85–329
Golden State Warriors1514.5171.57‍–‍78‍–‍70–429
Sacramento Kings1318.4194.56‍–‍127‍–‍62–531

Conference

Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Oklahoma City Thunder *245.82829
2Houston Rockets *219.7003.530
3Memphis Grizzlies2110.6774.031
4Dallas Mavericks1911.6335.530
5Denver Nuggets1612.5717.528
6Los Angeles Lakers *1713.5677.530
7Los Angeles Clippers1713.5677.530
8Phoenix Suns1514.5179.029
9Minnesota Timberwolves1514.5179.029
10Golden State Warriors1514.5179.029
11San Antonio Spurs1515.5009.530
12Sacramento Kings1318.41912.031
13Portland Trail Blazers1020.33314.530
14Utah Jazz722.24117.029
15New Orleans Pelicans526.16120.031

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]

2024 preseason game log
Total: 4–1 (Home: 4–1; Road: 0–0)
Preseason: 4–1 (home: 4–1; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 5 Golden State L 90–91 Ivica Zubac (14) Kobe Brown (9) James Harden (8) Stan Sheriff Center
10,300
0–1
2 October 8 Brooklyn W 115–106 James Harden (14) Alondes Williams (6) Alondes Williams (7) Frontwave Arena
6,190
1–1
3 October 11 Portland W 101–99 Derrick Jones Jr. (16) Brown, K. Jones, Miller (6) Harden, Williams (5) Climate Pledge Arena
18,300
2–1
4 October 14 Dallas W 110–96 Kevin Porter Jr. (18) Ivica Zubac (12) James Harden (12) Intuit Dome
13,400
3–1
5 October 17 Sacramento W 113–91 Jordan Miller (21) Kobe Brown (8) Kobe Brown (6) Intuit Dome
13,800
4–1
2024–25 preseason schedule

Regular season

2024–25 game log
Total: 17–13 (Home: 10–6; Road: 7–7)
October: 2–3 (home: 0–3; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 23 Phoenix L 113–116 (OT) James Harden (29) James Harden (12) James Harden (8) Intuit Dome
18,300
0–1
2 October 26 @ Denver W 109–104 Norman Powell (37) Ivica Zubac (15) James Harden (16) Ball Arena
19,691
1–1
3 October 27 @ Golden State W 112–104 Harden, Zubac (23) Ivica Zubac (18) James Harden (11) Chase Center
18,064
2–1
4 October 30 Portland L 105–106 Norman Powell (30) Ivica Zubac (12) James Harden (10) Intuit Dome
16,727
2–2
5 October 31 Phoenix L 119–125 James Harden (25) Ivica Zubac (12) James Harden (13) Intuit Dome
16,827
2–3
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
34 January 2 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
35 January 4 Atlanta Intuit Dome
36 January 6 @ Minnesota Target Center
37 January 8 @ Denver Ball Arena
38 January 11 Charlotte Intuit Dome
39 January 13 Miami Intuit Dome
40 January 15 Brooklyn Intuit Dome
41 January 16 @ Portland Moda Center
42 January 19 L.A. Lakers Intuit Dome
43 January 21 Chicago Intuit Dome
44 January 22 Boston Intuit Dome
45 January 25 Milwaukee Intuit Dome
46 January 27 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
47 January 29 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
48 January 31 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
49 February 2 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
50 February 4 L.A. Lakers Intuit Dome
51 February 6 Indiana Intuit Dome
52 February 8 Utah Intuit Dome
53 February 12 Memphis Intuit Dome
54 February 20 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
55 February 23 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
56 February 24 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
57 February 26 @ Chicago United Center
58 February 28 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
59 March 2 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
60 March 4 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
61 March 5 Detroit Intuit Dome
62 March 7 New York Intuit Dome
63 March 9 Sacramento Intuit Dome
64 March 11 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
65 March 12 @ Miami Kaseya Center
66 March 14 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
67 March 16 Washington Intuit Dome
68 March 18 Cleveland Intuit Dome
69 March 19 @ Utah Delta Center
70 March 21 Memphis Intuit Dome
71 March 23 Oklahoma City Intuit Dome
72 March 26 @ New York Madison Square Garden
73 March 28 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
74 March 30 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
75 March 31 @ Orlando Kia Center
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
76 April 2 New Orleans Intuit Dome
77 April 4 Dallas Intuit Dome
78 April 5 Dallas Intuit Dome
79 April 8 San Antonio Intuit Dome
80 April 9 Houston Intuit Dome
81 April 11 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
82 April 13 @ Golden State Chase Center
2024–25 season schedule

NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[7][8]

West Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Houston Rockets 4 3 1 454 414 +40 Advance to knockout stage
2 Los Angeles Clippers 4 2 2 427 411 +16
3 Minnesota Timberwolves 4 2 2 418 431 −13
4 Portland Trail Blazers 4 2 2 430 457 −27
5 Sacramento Kings 4 1 3 429 445 −16
Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Transactions

Trades

July 18, 2024[9] To Los Angeles Clippers
Kris Dunn (sign-and-trade)
To Utah Jazz
Russell Westbrook
2030 second-round pick swap right
Draft rights to Balša Koprivica
Cash considerations

Free agency

Re-signed

Date Player Ref.
July 9 Kai Jones
July 10 James Harden [10]

Additions

Date Player Former team Ref.
July 6 Mo Bamba Philadelphia 76ers [11]
July 10 Nicolas Batum Philadelphia 76ers [12]
Derrick Jones Jr. Dallas Mavericks [13]
Kevin Porter Jr. Greece PAOK B.C. [14]
July 24 Trentyn Flowers (2-way contract) Australia Adelaide 36ers

Subtractions

Date Player Reason left New team(s) Ref.
July 5 Mason Plumlee Free agency Phoenix Suns [15]
July 6 Paul George Free agency Philadelphia 76ers
July 9 Daniel Theis Free agency New Orleans Pelicans [16]
July 31 Moussa Diabaté Free agency Charlotte Hornets
August 2 Xavier Moon Free agency Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
August 8 Brandon Boston Jr. Free agency San Antonio Spurs

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