2020–21 Los Angeles Clippers season

The 2020-21 Los Angeles Clippers season is the 51st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 43rd season in Southern California, and their 37th season in Los Angeles.

2020–21 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachTyronn Lue
General managerMichael Winger
OwnersSteve Ballmer
ArenaStaples Center
Results
Record16–6 (.727)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKCOP-TV
Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket
RadioKLAC

On September 28, 2020, the Clippers and head coach Doc Rivers mutually agreed to part ways after seven seasons with the team.[1] On October 20, 2020, the Clippers promoted Tyronn Lue as their new head coach.[2]

Draft
Main article: 2020 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
2 57 Reggie Perry PF  United States Mississippi State

Roster
Roster listing
Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 33 Batum, Nicolas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1988-12-14 France
G 21 Beverley, Patrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1988-07-12 Arkansas
G/F 7 Coffey, Amir (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1997-06-17 Minnesota
F 13 George, Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-05-02 Fresno State
F 9 Ibaka, Serge 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989-09-18 Republic of the Congo
G 1 Jackson, Reggie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1990-04-16 Boston College
F/C 25 Kabengele, Mfiondu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1997-08-14 Florida State
G 5 Kennard, Luke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1996-06-24 Duke
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 8 Morris, Marcus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1989-09-02 Kansas
C 10 Oturu, Daniel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1999-09-20 Minnesota
F 54 Patterson, Patrick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989-03-14 Kentucky
G/F 4 Scrubb, Jay (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2000-09-01 John A. Logan
G 23 Williams, Lou 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1986-10-27 South Gwinnett HS (GA)
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

Roster
Last transaction: December 1, 2020

Standings

Division
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Los Angeles Lakers 19 6 .760 0.0 7–4 12–2 0–2 25
Los Angeles Clippers 17 8 .680 2.0 8–4 9–4 5–2 25
Phoenix Suns 14 9 .609 4.0 7–4 7–5 2–2 23
Golden State Warriors 13 12 .520 6.0 8–5 5–7 3–2 25
Sacramento Kings 12 12 .500 6.5 7–7 5–5 2–4 24

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Utah Jazz * 20 5 .800 – 25
2 Los Angeles Lakers * 19 6 .760 1.0 25
3 Los Angeles Clippers 17 8 .680 3.0 25
4 Phoenix Suns 14 9 .609 5.0 23
5 Portland Trail Blazers 13 10 .565 6.0 23
6 San Antonio Spurs * 14 11 .560 6.0 25
7 Denver Nuggets 12 11 .522 7.0 23
8 Golden State Warriors 13 12 .520 7.0 25
9 Sacramento Kings 12 12 .500 7.5 24
10 New Orleans Pelicans 11 12 .478 8.0 23
11 Memphis Grizzlies 9 10 .474 8.0 19
12 Houston Rockets 11 13 .458 8.5 24
13 Dallas Mavericks 11 14 .440 9.0 25
14 Oklahoma City Thunder 10 13 .435 9.0 23
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 6 18 .250 13.5 24

Game log

Preseason
2020 preseason game log
Total: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
Preseason: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season
2020–21 game log
Total: 17–8 (Home: 8–4; Road: 5–4)
December: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0)
January: 12–4 (Home: 6–1; Road: 6–3)
February: 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
22 February 2 @ Brooklyn L 120–124 Kawhi Leonard (33) Serge Ibaka (10) Paul George (6) Barclays Center
0		 16–6
23 February 3 @ Cleveland W 121–99 Paul George (36) Ivica Zubac (16) Paul George (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
0		 17–6
24 February 5 Boston L 115–119 Kawhi Leonard (28) Kawhi Leonard (11) Lou Williams (6) Staples Center
0		 17–7
25 February 7 Sacramento L 110–113 Lou Williams (23) Ivica Zubac (14) Lou Williams (5) Staples Center
0		 17–8
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2020–21 season schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Overview
Players Added

Via draft Via trade Via free agency

 Players Lost

Via free agency Via retirement Waived

Trades
November 19, 2020[3] To Los Angeles Clippers
Luke Kennard (from Detroit)
Justin Patton (from Detroit)
Draft rights to Jay Scrubb (#55) (from Brooklyn)
2023 POR second-round pick (from Detroit)
2024 DET second-round pick (from Detroit)
2025 DET second-round pick (from Detroit)
2026 DET second-round pick (from Detroit)		 To Detroit Pistons
Džanan Musa (from Brooklyn)
Rodney McGruder (from LA Clippers)
Draft rights to Saddiq Bey (#19) (from Brooklyn)
Draft rights to Jaylen Hands (2019 #57) (from Brooklyn)
2021 TOR second-round pick (from Brooklyn)
cash considerations (from LA Clippers)
To Brooklyn Nets
Landry Shamet (from LA Clippers)
Bruce Brown (from Detroit)
November 19, 2020[4] To Los Angeles Clippers
Draft rights to Daniel Oturu (#33)		 To Oklahoma City Thunder
Draft rights to Mathias Lessort (2017 #50)
2023 DET second-round pick

Re-signed
Player Signed
Marcus Morris[5] November 25, 2020
Patrick Patterson[6] November 25, 2020
Reggie Jackson December 1, 2020

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Serge Ibaka November 25, 2020 Toronto Raptors
Ky Bowman November 26, 2020 Golden State Warriors
Nicolas Batum December 1, 2020 Charlotte Hornets

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
JaMychal Green[7] Free agency Denver Nuggets
Montrezl Harrell[8] Free agency Los Angeles Lakers
Justin Patton Waived Milwaukee Bucks
Johnathan Motley[9] Free agency Phoenix Suns
Joakim Noah Waived TBD
Ky Bowman Waived TBD

References
  1. Reynolds, Tim (September 28, 2020). "Doc Rivers out as LA Clippers coach after 7 seasons". NBA.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  2. "Clippers Name Tyronn Lue Head Coach". NBA.com. October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. "LA Clippers Acquire Kennard, Patton, Scrubb and Four Second-Round Picks In Three-Team Deal". NBA.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  4. "LA Clippers Acquire Draft Rights to Daniel Oturu". NBA.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  5. "LA Clippers Re-Sign Forward Marcus Morris Sr". NBA.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  6. "LA Clippers Re-Sign Forward Patrick Patterson". NBA.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  7. "Denver Nuggets sign forward JaMychal Green". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  8. "Lakers Sign Montrezl Harrell". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  9. "SUNS SIGN MOORE, GALLOWAY & JONES". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
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