2016–17 Los Angeles Clippers season

The 2016–17 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 39th season in Southern California, and their 33rd season in Los Angeles.

2016–17 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachDoc Rivers
OwnersSteve Ballmer
ArenaStaples Center
Results
Record51–31 (.622)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Jazz 3–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports West and Prime Ticket
KCOP-TV
RadioKLAC
< 2015–16 2017–18 >

After 19 years, this was Paul Pierce's final season in the NBA, announcing his retirement after the season on September 26, 2016. He would retire as a Celtic on July 17, 2017, after signing a ceremonial contract with the Boston Celtics. On February 11, 2018, the Celtics retired Pierce's jersey. Pierce had played for the Celtics from 1998 to 2013.[1]

The Clippers finished the regular season with a 51–31 record, securing the 4th seed. In the playoffs, they faced off against the Utah Jazz in the first round, where they lost in seven games.

Following the season, Chris Paul was traded to the Houston Rockets for Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams, Sam Dekker, Montrezl Harrell, Darrun Hilliard, DeAndre Liggins, Kyle Wiltjer, a 2018 first-round pick, and cash.[2]

Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
125Brice JohnsonPF  United StatesNorth Carolina
233Cheick DialloPF/C  MaliKansas

Roster

2016–17 Los Angeles Clippers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SG9Anderson, Alan6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)1982-10-06Michigan State
PF30Bass, Brandon6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg)1985-04-30LSU
SG11Crawford, Jamal6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)1980-03-20Michigan
PG2Felton, Raymond6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg)1984-06-26North Carolina
PF32Griffin, Blake6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)251 lb (114 kg)1989-03-16Oklahoma
PF10Johnson, Brice6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg)1994-06-27North Carolina
SF33Johnson, Wesley6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)1987-07-11Syracuse
C6Jordan, DeAndre6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)265 lb (120 kg)1988-07-21Texas A&M
PF12Mbah a Moute, Luc6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg)1986-09-09UCLA
PG3Paul, Chris6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)1985-05-06Wake Forest
SF34Pierce, Paul6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg)1977-10-13Kansas
SG4Redick, JJ6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)1984-06-24Duke
PG25Rivers, Austin6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)1992-08-01Duke
C5Speights, Marreese6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg)1987-08-04Florida
C0Stone, Diamond7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)265 lb (120 kg)1997-02-10Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2017-05-04

Roster notes

  • Forward Brandon Bass becomes the 26th former Laker to play for the crosstown rival Clippers.

Standings

By Division

Pacific DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
zGolden State Warriors6715.81736‍–‍531‍–‍1014–282
xLos Angeles Clippers5131.62216.029‍–‍1222‍–‍1910–682
Sacramento Kings3250.39035.017‍–‍2415‍–‍267–982
Los Angeles Lakers2656.31741.017‍–‍249‍–‍326–1082
Phoenix Suns2458.29343.015‍–‍269‍–‍323–1382

By Conference

Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1zGolden State Warriors *6715.81782
2ySan Antonio Spurs *6121.7446.082
3xHouston Rockets5527.67112.082
4xLos Angeles Clippers5131.62216.082
5yUtah Jazz *5131.62216.082
6xOklahoma City Thunder4735.57320.082
7xMemphis Grizzlies4339.52424.082
8xPortland Trail Blazers4141.50026.082
9Denver Nuggets4042.48827.082
10New Orleans Pelicans3448.41533.082
11Dallas Mavericks3349.40234.082
12Sacramento Kings3250.39035.082
13Minnesota Timberwolves3151.37836.082
14Los Angeles Lakers2656.31741.082
15Phoenix Suns2458.29343.082

Game log

Pre-season

2016 pre-season game log
Total: 3–3 (home: 2–1; road: 1–2)
Pre-season: 3–3 (home: 2–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1October 4@ Golden StateL 75–120 Marreese Speights (14)Blake Griffin (6)Jamal Crawford (4)Oracle Arena
19,596
0–1
2October 5TorontoW 104–98 Blake Griffin (24)DeAndre Jordan (10)Chris Paul (15)Staples Center
13,957
1–1
3October 10UtahL 94–96 Jamal Crawford (16)DeAndre Jordan (6)Chris Paul (5)Staples Center
12,518
1–2
4October 13PortlandW 109–108 Blake Griffin (26)DeAndre Jordan (9)Chris Paul (10)Staples Center
14,896
2–2
5October 17@ UtahL 78–104 Austin Rivers (15)Brandon Bass (10)Austin Rivers (4)Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,811
2–3
6October 18@ SacramentoW 92–89 JJ Redick (18)DeAndre Jordan (7)Chris Paul (8)Golden 1 Center
16,000
3–3
2016–17 season schedule

Regular season

2016–17 game log
Total: 51–31 (home: 29–12; road: 22–19)
October: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1October 27@ PortlandW 114–106 Paul, Griffin (27)Blake Griffin (13)Chris Paul (5)Moda Center
19,500
1–0
2October 30UtahW 88–75 Austin Rivers (19)DeAndre Jordan (16)Chris Paul (9)Staples Center
19,060
2–0
3October 31PhoenixW 116–98 Chris Paul (24)Jordan, Griffin (11)Chris Paul (8)Staples Center
19,060
3–0
November: 11–5 (home: 5–2; road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
4November 2Oklahoma CityL 83–85 Chris Paul (15)Chris Paul (11)Chris Paul (9)Staples Center
19,060
3–1
5November 4@ MemphisW 98–88 Chris Paul (27)DeAndre Jordan (21)Chris Paul (11)FedExForum
19,060
4–1
6November 5@ San AntonioW 116–92 Blake Griffin (28)Jordan, Paul, Speights (8)Chris Paul (10)AT&T Center
18,418
5–1
7November 7DetroitW 114–82 Chris Paul (24)Jordan, Griffin (10)Blake Griffin (9)Staples Center
19,060
6–1
8November 9PortlandW 111–80 Blake Griffin (22)Blake Griffin (13)Chris Paul (7)Staples Center
19,060
7–1
9November 11@ Oklahoma CityW 110–108 Blake Griffin (25)DeAndre Jordan (13)Chris Paul (10)Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
8–1
10November 12@ MinnesotaW 119–105 Blake Griffin (20)DeAndre Jordan (16)Chris Paul (8)Target Center
14,494
9–1
11November 14BrooklynW 127–95 Chris Paul (21)DeAndre Jordan (14)Chris Paul (9)Staples Center
19,060
10–1
12November 16MemphisL 107–111 JJ Redick (29)DeAndre Jordan (14)Chris Paul (6)Staples Center
19,060
10–2
13November 18@ SacramentoW 121–115 JJ Redick (26)DeAndre Jordan (12)Chris Paul (12)Golden 1 Center
17,608
11–2
14November 19ChicagoW 102–95 Blake Griffin (26)Blake Griffin (13)Chris Paul (8)Staples Center
19,060
12–2
15November 21TorontoW 123–115 Paul, Griffin (26)DeAndre Jordan (15)Chris Paul (12)Staples Center
19,060
13–2
16November 23@ DallasW 124–104 Austin Rivers (22)Marreese Speights (12)Blake Griffin (7)American Airlines Center
20,042
14–2
17November 25@ DetroitL 97–108 Redick, Griffin (24)DeAndre Jordan (9)Chris Paul (15)Palace of Auburn Hills
17,023
14–3
18November 27@ IndianaL 70–91 Blake Griffin (16)DeAndre Jordan (14)Chris Paul (4)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,572
14–4
19November 29@ BrooklynL 122–127 (2OT)Chris Paul (26)DeAndre Jordan (20)Chris Paul (13)Barclays Center
15,681
14–5
December: 8–9 (home: 4–4; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
20December 1@ ClevelandW 113–94 JJ Redick (23)DeAndre Jordan (15)Blake Griffin (11)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
15–5
21December 2@ New OrleansW 114–96 Blake Griffin (27)DeAndre Jordan (13)Chris Paul (13)Smoothie King Center
20,562
16–5
22December 4IndianaL 102–111 Blake Griffin (24)Blake Griffin (16)Chris Paul (11)Staples Center
19,060
16–6
23December 7Golden StateL 98–115 Jamal Crawford (21)DeAndre Jordan (12)Chris Paul (5)Staples Center
19,239
16−7
24December 10New OrleansW 133–105 Chris Paul (20)Marreese Speights (12)Chris Paul (20)Staples Center
19,060
17−7
25December 12PortlandW 121–120 Blake Griffin (26)Jordan, Griffin (12)Chris Paul (14)Staples Center
19,060
18–7
26December 14@ OrlandoW 113–108 Austin Rivers (25)DeAndre Jordan (12)Chris Paul (10)Amway Center
18,846
19–7
27December 16@ MiamiW 102–98 Blake Griffin (20)DeAndre Jordan (19)Chris Paul (6)American Airlines Arena
19,600
20–7
28December 18@ WashingtonL 110–117 Blake Griffin (26)DeAndre Jordan (17)Chris Paul (12)Verizon Center
17,380
20–8
29December 20DenverW 119–102 JJ Redick (27)DeAndre Jordan (13)Chris Paul (15)Staples Center
19,060
21–8
30December 22San AntonioW 106–101 Chris Paul (19)DeAndre Jordan (9)Chris Paul (6)Staples Center
19,060
22–8
31December 23DallasL 88–90 Jamal Crawford (26)DeAndre Jordan (17)Jamal Crawford (6)Staples Center
19,060
22–9
32December 25@ L.A. LakersL 102–111 Crawford, Redick (22)Felton, Jordan (10)Felton, Jordan (6)Staples Center
18,997
22–10
33December 26DenverL 102–106 Jamal Crawford (24)DeAndre Jordan (11)Jamal Crawford (6)Staples Center
19,060
22–11
34December 28@ New OrleansL 98–102 Austin Rivers (22)DeAndre Jordan (25)Chris Paul (6)Smoothie King Center
16,647
22–12
35December 30@ HoustonL 116–140 Raymond Felton (26)DeAndre Jordan (13)Raymond Felton (8)Toyota Center
18,055
22–13
36December 31@ Oklahoma CityL 88–114 Bass, Speights (18)DeAndre Jordan (11)Jamal Crawford (5)Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
22–14
January: 8–4 (home: 6–1; road: 2–3)
February: 6–5 (home: 2–2; road: 4–3)
March: 10–8 (home: 6–3; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
60March 1HoustonL 103–122 Blake Griffin (17)DeAndre Jordan (9)Chris Paul (11)Staples Center
19,060
36–24
61March 3@ MilwaukeeL 101–112 Griffin, Paul (21)DeAndre Jordan (10)Blake Griffin (8)BMO Harris Bradley Center
16,208
36–25
62March 4@ ChicagoW 101–91 Jamal Crawford (25)DeAndre Jordan (11)Blake Griffin (7)United Center
15,555
37–25
63March 6BostonW 116–102 Blake Griffin (26)DeAndre Jordan (12)Crawford, Felton (5)Staples Center
19,283
38–25
64March 8@ MinnesotaL 91–107 DeAndre Jordan (20)DeAndre Jordan (10)Chris Paul (13)Target Center
15,653
38–26
65March 9@ MemphisW 114–98 Austin Rivers (20)Blake Griffin (12)Blake Griffin (8)FedEx Forum
16,721
39–26
66March 11PhiladelphiaW 112–100 Chris Paul (30)DeAndre Jordan (20)Chris Paul (7)Staples Center
19,060
40–26
67March 13@ UtahL 108–114 Chris Paul (33)Blake Griffin (9)Chris Paul (7)Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,428
40–27
68March 15MilwaukeeL 96–97 DeAndre Jordan (22)DeAndre Jordan (17)Chris Paul (7)Staples Center
19,060
40–28
69March 16@ DenverL 114–129 JJ Redick (22)Luc Mbah a Moute (6)Chris Paul (14)Pepsi Center
16,527
40–29
70March 18ClevelandW 108–78 Blake Griffin (23)DeAndre Jordan (17)Chris Paul (7)Staples Center
19,060
41–29
71March 20New YorkW 114–105 Blake Griffin (30)DeAndre Jordan (10)Chris Paul (13)Staples Center
19,060
42–29
72March 21@ L. A. LakersW 133–109 Chris Paul (27)DeAndre Jordan (11)Blake Griffin (8)Staples Center
18,724
43–29
73March 23@ DallasL 95–97 Blake Griffin (24)DeAndre Jordan (18)Chris Paul (6)American Airlines Arena
19,703
43–30
74March 25UtahW 108–95 Jamal Crawford (28)DeAndre Jordan (15)Chris Paul (5)Staples Center
19,060
44–30
75March 26SacramentoL 97–98 DeAndre Jordan (20)DeAndre Jordan (11)Chris Paul (9)Staples Center
19,060
44–31
76March 29WashingtonW 133–124 JJ Redick (31)DeAndre Jordan (18)Chris Paul (13)Staples Center
19,060
45–31
77March 30@ PhoenixW 124–118 Blake Griffin (31)DeAndre Jordan (17)Chris Paul (10)Talking Stick Resort Arena
16,602
46–31
April: 5–0 (home: 4–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
78April 1L. A. LakersW 115–104 Blake Griffin (36)DeAndre Jordan (12)Chris Paul (12)Staples Center
19,060
47–31
79April 5DallasW 112–101 Blake Griffin (32)DeAndre Jordan (20)Chris Paul (11)Staples Center
19,060
48–31
80April 8@ San AntonioW 98–87 Chris Paul (19)DeAndre Jordan (16)Chris Paul (8)AT&T Center
18,418
49–31
81April 10HoustonW 125–96 Crawford, Paul (19)DeAndre Jordan (11)Chris Paul (9)Staples Center
19,163
50–31
82April 12SacramentoW 115–95 Jordan, Redick (18)DeAndre Jordan (17)Chris Paul (9)Staples Center
19,060
51–31
2016–17 season schedule

Playoffs

2017 playoff game log
Total: 3–4 (home: 1–3; road: 2–1)
First Round: 3–4 (home: 1–3; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1April 15UtahL 95–97 Blake Griffin (26)DeAndre Jordan (15)Chris Paul (11)Staples Center
19,060
0–1
2April 18UtahW 99–91 Blake Griffin (24)DeAndre Jordan (15)Chris Paul (10)Staples Center
19,060
1–1
3April 21@ UtahW 111–106 Chris Paul (34)DeAndre Jordan (13)Chris Paul (10)Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,865
2–1
4April 23@ UtahL 98–105 Chris Paul (27)DeAndre Jordan (10)Chris Paul (12)Vivint Smart Home Arena
19,911
2–2
5April 25UtahL 92–96 Chris Paul (28)DeAndre Jordan (12)Chris Paul (9)Staples Center
19,060
2–3
6April 28@ UtahW 98–93 Chris Paul (29)DeAndre Jordan (18)Chris Paul (8)Vivint Smart Home Arena
19,121
3–3
7April 30UtahL 91–104 DeAndre Jordan (24)DeAndre Jordan (17)Chris Paul (9)Staples Center
19,060
3–4
2017 playoff schedule

Transactions

Trades

June 23, 2016
To Los Angeles Clippers
Draft rights to David Michineau
Draft rights to Diamond Stone
To New Orleans Pelicans
Draft rights to Cheick Diallo
July 15, 2016
To Los Angeles Clippers
Devyn Marble
2020 second-round draft pick
To Orlando Magic
C. J. Wilcox
Cash considerations

Free agents

Re-signed

PlayerSignedContract
Luc Mbah a MouteJuly 8, 20162-year contract worth $4.5 million
Wesley JohnsonJuly 8, 20163-year contract worth $18 million
Austin RiversJuly 8, 20163-year contract worth $35 million
Jamal CrawfordJuly 8, 20163-year contract worth $42 million

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Marreese SpeightsJuly 12, 2016Golden State Warriors
Brandon BassJuly 19, 2016Los Angeles Lakers
Raymond FeltonJuly 25, 2016Dallas Mavericks
Alan AndersonAugust 2, 2016Washington Wizards

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftNew team
Jeff GreenFree agency, July 7, 2016Orlando Magic
Cole AldrichFree agency, July 13, 2016Minnesota Timberwolves
Devyn MarbleWaived, July 15, 2016Aris Thessaloniki (GBL)
Branden DawsonWaived, July 17, 2016Orlando Magic
Pablo PrigioniFree agency, July 29, 2016Saski Baskonia (Liga ACB)
Jeff AyresFree agency, September 22, 2016CSKA Moscow (VTB United League)

References