2023–24 Los Angeles Clippers season

The 2023–24 Los Angeles Clippers season is the 54th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 46th season in Southern California and their 40th season in Los Angeles. This is the Clippers' final season at Crypto.com Arena, as the team move to the new Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California once this season concludes.[1]

2023–24 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachTyronn Lue
General managerTrent Redden
Owner(s)Steve Ballmer
ArenaCrypto.com Arena
Results
Record1–1 (.500)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionBally Sports West
Bally Sports SoCal
KTLA
RadioKLAC

Draft
Main article: 2023 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 30 Kobe Brown SG/SF  United States Missouri (Sr.)
2 48 Jordan Miller SF  United States Miami (FL)

The Clippers entered this draft with a first round pick and a second round pick.[2]

Roster
Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 33 Batum, Nicolas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1988-12-14 France
G/F 4 Boston, Brandon Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2001-11-28 Kentucky
G/F 21 Brown, Kobe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 2000-01-01 Missouri
G/F 7 Coffey, Amir 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1997-06-17 Minnesota
F 23 Covington, Robert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1990-12-14 Tennessee State
C 25 Diabaté, Moussa (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-01-21 Michigan
G/F 13 George, Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-05-02 Fresno State
G 5 Hyland, Bones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2000-09-14 VCU
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 6 Martin, Kenyon Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-01-06 IMG Academy (FL)
F 11 Miller, Jordan (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-01-23 Miami (FL)
F 8 Morris, Marcus Sr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1989-09-02 Kansas
C 44 Plumlee, Mason 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1990-03-05 Duke
G/F 24 Powell, Norman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993-05-25 UCLA
G 12 Primo, Joshua (TW, S) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 2002-12-24 Alabama
G 0 Westbrook, Russell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-11-12 UCLA
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
  • (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 Injured

Roster
Last transaction: October 21, 2023

Standings

Division
Pacific DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Los Angeles Lakers11.500–1–00–11–02
Phoenix Suns11.500–0–01–11–12
Golden State Warriors11.500–0–11–01–12
Sacramento Kings11.500–0–11–00–12
Los Angeles Clippers11.500–1–00–10–02

Conference
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Denver Nuggets *201.000–2
2Dallas Mavericks *201.000–2
3Oklahoma City Thunder201.000–2
4New Orleans Pelicans101.0000.51
5Los Angeles Lakers *11.5001.02
6Phoenix Suns11.5001.02
7Golden State Warriors11.5001.02
8Sacramento Kings11.5001.02
9Utah Jazz11.5001.02
10Los Angeles Clippers11.5001.02
11San Antonio Spurs11.5001.02
12Minnesota Timberwolves01.0001.51
13Portland Trail Blazers02.0002.02
14Houston Rockets02.0002.02
15Memphis Grizzlies02.0002.02

Game log

Preseason
2023 preseason game log
Total: 2–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–0)
Preseason: 2–2 (home: 2–2; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 8 Utah L 96–101 Bones Hyland (18) Diabaté, Martin Jr. (8) Hyland, Moon (4) Stan Sheriff Center
10,263		 0–1
2 October 10 Utah W 103–98 Kawhi Leonard (16) Moussa Diabaté (6) Paul George (5) Climate Pledge Arena
18,100		 1–1
3 October 17 Denver W 116–103 Paul George (23) Ivica Zubac (8) Russell Westbrook (7) Crypto.com Arena
16,182		 2–1
4 October 19 Denver L 90–103 Bones Hyland (25) Ivica Zubac (10) Bones Hyland (6) Crypto.com Arena
15,007		 2–2
2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season
2023–24 game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 25 Portland W 123–111 Paul George (27) Ivica Zubac (12) Russell Westbrook (13) Crypto.com Arena
19,370		 1–0
2 October 27 @ Utah L 118–120 Paul George (36) Leonard, Westbrook (9) Kawhi Leonard (5) Delta Center
18,206		 1–1
3 October 29 San Antonio Crypto.com Arena
4 October 31 Orlando Crypto.com Arena
November : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 November 1 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
6 November 6 @ New York Madison Square Garden
7 November 8 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
8 November 10 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
9 November 12 Memphis Crypto.com Arena
10 November 14 @ Denver Ball Arena
11 November 17 Houston Crypto.com Arena
12 November 20 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
13 November 22 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
14 November 24 New Orleans Crypto.com Arena
15 November 25 Dallas Crypto.com Arena
16 November 27 Denver Crypto.com Arena
17 November 29 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
18 November 30 @ Golden State Chase Center
December : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19 December 2 Golden State Crypto.com Arena
20 December
21 December
22 December 11 Portland Crypto.com Arena
23 December 12 Sacramento Crypto.com Arena
24 December 14 Golden State Crypto.com Arena
25 December 16 New York Crypto.com Arena
26 December 18 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
27 December 20 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
28 December 21 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
29 December 23 Boston Crypto.com Arena
30 December 26 Charlotte Crypto.com Arena
31 December 29 Memphis Crypto.com Arena
January : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
32 January 1 Miami Crypto.com Arena
33 January 3 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
34 January 5 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
35 January 7 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
36 January 8 Phoenix Crypto.com Arena
37 January 10 Toronto Crypto.com Arena
38 January 12 @ Memphis FedExForum
39 January 14 @ Minnesota Target Center
40 January 16 Oklahoma City Crypto.com Arena
41 January 21 Brooklyn Crypto.com Arena
42 January 23 L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
43 January 26 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
44 January 27 @ Boston TD Garden
45 January 29 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
46 January 31 @ Washington Capital One Arena
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
47 February 2 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
48 February 4 @ Miami Kaseya Center
49 February 5 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
50 February 7 New Orleans Crypto.com Arena
51 February 10 Detroit Crypto.com Arena
52 February 12 Minnesota Crypto.com Arena
53 February 14 @ Golden State Chase Center
All-Star Game
54 February 22 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
55 February 23 @ Memphis FedExForum
56 February 25 Sacramento Crypto.com Arena
57 February 28 L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
58 March 1 Washington Crypto.com Arena
59 March 3 @ Minnesota Target Center
60 March 4 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
61 March 6 @ Houston Toyota Center
62 March 9 Chicago Crypto.com Arena
63 March 10 Milwaukee Crypto.com Arena
64 March 12 Minnesota Crypto.com Arena
65 March 14 @ Chicago United Center
66 March 15 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
67 March 17 Atlanta Crypto.com Arena
68 March 20 @ Portland Moda Center
69 March 22 @ Portland Moda Center
70 March 24 Philadelphia Crypto.com Arena
71 March 25 Indiana Crypto.com Arena
72 March 27 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
73 March 29 @ Orlando Amway Center
74 March 31 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
75 April 2 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
76 April 4 Denver Crypto.com Arena
77 April 5 Utah Crypto.com Arena
78 April 7 Cleveland Crypto.com Arena
79 April 9 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
80 April 10 Phoenix Crypto.com Arena
81 April 12 Utah Crypto.com Arena
82 April 14 Houston Crypto.com Arena
2023–24 season schedule

In-Season Tournament
Main article: 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament

This will be the first regular season where all the NBA teams will compete in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[3][4] During the in-season tournament period, the Clippers will compete in Group B of the Western Conference, which will include the defending champion Denver Nuggets, the New Orleans Pelicans, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Houston Rockets.

West Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Denver Nuggets 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Los Angeles Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 New Orleans Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dallas Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Houston Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: November 3, 2023. Source: NBA

Transactions
Main article: List of 2023–24 NBA season transactions

Trades
July 8[5] To Los Angeles Clippers
Kenyon Martin Jr.		 To Houston Rockets
2026 LAC second-round pick
2027 MEM second-round pick

Re-signed
Date Player Ref.
July 7 Russell Westbrook [6]
Mason Plumlee [7]
October 2 Xavier Moon

Additions
Date Player Former team Ref.
September 29 Joshua Primo San Antonio Spurs

Subtractions
Date Player Reason left New team Ref.
July 6 Eric Gordon Free agency Phoenix Suns [8]
October 1 Jason Preston Waived Memphis Grizzlies
October 21 Xavier Moon Waived TBD

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Ties broken for order of selection in 2023 NBA Draft presented by State Farm". NBA.com. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  3. "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  4. "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  5. "LA Clippers Acquire Kenyon Martin Jr". www.nba.com. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  6. "Russell Westbrook re-signs with Clippers". www.nba.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  7. "LA Clippers Re-sign Mason Plumlee". www.nba.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  8. "SUNS SIGN ERIC GORDON". www.nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
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