2004–05 Los Angeles Clippers season

2004–05 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Mike Dunleavy, Sr.
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	37–45 (.451)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FSN West 2, KTLA
Radio	KSPN

The 2004-05 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 35th season in the NBA and their 21st in Los Angeles.^[1]

Draft Picks

Main article: 2004 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	4	Shaun Livingston	PG	United States	Peoria HS
2	34	Lionel Chalmers	PG	United States	Xavier

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
1.0 !PG	7	USA !	Anderson, Kenny	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	Georgia Tech
1.0 !PG	4	USA !	Baker, Maurice	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oklahoma State
4.5 !PF	42	USA !	Brand, Elton (C)	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	Duke
1.0 !PG	9	USA !	Brunson, Rick	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Temple
1.0 !PG	0	USA !	Chalmers, Lionel	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Xavier
2.0 !SG	20	Serbia !	Jaric, Marko	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Serbia & Montenegro
6.0 !C	35	GER !	Kaman, Chris	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Central Michigan
2.0 !SG	30	USA !	Kittles, Kerry	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Villanova
1.0 !PG	14	USA !	Livingston, Shaun	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Peoria Central HS (IL)
3.0 !SF	50	USA !	Maggette, Corey	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Duke
1.0 !PG	15	USA !	Martin, Darrick	7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	UCLA
5.5 !F/C	33	USA !	Moore, Mikki	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Nebraska
6.0 !C	34	Senegal !	N'Diaye, Mamadou	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Auburn
2.0 !SG	22	New Zealand !	Penney, Kirk	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Wisconsin
6.0 !C	11	Serbia !	Rebraca, Zeljko	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Serbia & Montenegro
2.0 !SG	13	USA !	Ross, Quinton	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Southern Methodist
3.0 !SF	21	USA !	Simmons, Bobby	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	DePaul
4.5 !PF	54	USA !	Wilcox, Chris	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Maryland

Head coach

Mike Dunleavy (South Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2008-03-12

Roster Notes

This is Darrick Martin's second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the team from 1996 to 1999.

Regular season

Season standings

**Pacific Division**
Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Phoenix Suns	62	20	.756	-
Sacramento Kings	50	32	.610	12
Los Angeles Clippers	37	45	.451	25
Golden State Warriors	34	48	.415	28
Los Angeles Lakers	34	48	.415	28

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Anderson, Kenny !Kenny Anderson
Baker, Maurice !Maurice Baker
Brand, Elton !Elton Brand
Brunson, Rick !Rick Brunson
Chalmers, Lionel !Lionel Chalmers
Jaric, Marko !Marko Jaric
Kaman, Chris !Chris Kaman
Kittles, Kerry !Kerry Kittles
Livingston, Shaun !Shaun Livingston
Maggette, Corey !Corey Maggette
Martin, Darrick !Darrick Martin
Moore, Mikki !Mikki Moore
N'Diaye, Mamadou !Mamadou N'Diaye
Penney, Kirk !Kirk Penney
Rebraca, Zeljko !Zeljko Rebraca
Ross, Quinton !Quinton Ross
Simmons, Bobby !Bobby Simmons
Wilcox, Chris !Chris Wilcox

Awards and records

Bobby Simmons, NBA Most Improved Player Award

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 2004–05 season.

Trades

June 22, 2004	To Los Angeles Clippers 2004 first-round draft pick (4th pick) and 2004 second-round draft pick	To Charlotte Bobcats 2004 first-round draft pick (2nd pick) and agreement to select Predrag Drobnjak in expansion draft.
July 14, 2004	To Los Angeles Clippers 2005 2nd round draft pick & 2006 2nd round draft pick	To Charlotte Bobcats Melvin Ely and Eddie House
July 29, 2004	To Los Angeles Clippers Kerry Kittles	To New Jersey Nets 2005 second-round draft pick

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Rick Brunson	August 12	Chicago Bulls
Zeljko Rebraca	August 12	Atlanta Hawks
Mamadou N'Diaye	August 16	Atlanta Hawks
Quinton Ross	August 16	Telindus Oostende (BLB)
Mikki Moore	August 20	Utah Jazz
Kirk Penney	December 26	Asheville Altitude (NBDL)
Darrick Martin	January 5	Minnesota Timberwolves
Maurice Baker	February 22	Dakota Wizards (NBDL)
Kenny Anderson	February 28	Atlanta Hawks

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Doug Overton	free agency, June 1	Philadelphia 76ers (director of player development)
Predrag Drobnjak	expansion draft, June 22	Charlotte Bobcats
Keyon Dooling	free agency, July 22	Miami Heat
Quentin Richardson	free agency, July 29	Phoenix Suns
Matt Barnes	free agency, October 1	Sacramento Kings
Josh Moore	released, October 1	BEEM Mazandaran (Iranian Basketball Super League)
Kirk Penney	waived, January 3	Maccabi Tel Aviv (Ligat HaAI)
Maurice Baker	contract expired, March 4	Portland Trail Blazers
Kenny Anderson	waived, March 25	Žalgiris Kaunas (LKL)

References

↑ 2004-05 Los Angeles Clippers

Los Angeles Clippers

Founded in 1970 Formerly the Buffalo Braves (1970–1978) and played in San Diego (1978–1984) Based in Los Angeles, California

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft Seasons All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Broadcasters Training Center Current season

Arenas	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Maple Leaf Gardens San Diego Sports Arena Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Staples Center

General Managers	Donovan Sonju Scheer Baylor Dunleavy Olshey Sacks Wohl

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Owner Steve Ballmer President of Business Operations Gillian Zucker President of Basketball Operations & Head Coach Doc Rivers Vice President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank General Manager Dave Wohl

Division Championships (2)	2013 2014

Culture and lore	Buffalo Braves Clipper Darrell Lob City Billy Crystal Donald Sterling L.A. Clippers Dance Squad

Rivals	Los Angeles Lakers

Media	TV Prime Ticket Radio KLAC/KEIB KWKW (Spanish) Announcers Ralph Lawler Mike Smith Brian Sieman Celso Gaspar (Spanish)

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2004–05 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Toronto

Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Portland Seattle Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento

Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio

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