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1984–85 Los Angeles Clippers season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
- Jim Lynam
- Don Chaney (Al Albert, Ted Green, Eddie Doucette) (Eddie Doucette, Ted Green, Pete Arbogast) The 1984–85 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 15th season in the NBA, their first season in the city of Los Angeles. Team owner and real estate mogul Donald Sterling, who for the past two seasons had been trying to move the team from San Diego, finally succeeded.
Draft picks
Main article: 1984 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Lancaster Gordon | G | Louisville | |
| 1 | 14 | Michael Cage | F | San Diego State | |
| 4 | 75 | Marc Glass | G | Montana | |
| 5 | 98 | Alonza Allen | F | Louisiana-Lafayette | |
| 6 | 121 | Phillip Haynes | G | Memphis | |
| 7 | 144 | David Brantley | F | Oregon | |
| 8 | 167 | Jim McLoughlin | G | Temple | |
| 9 | 189 | Dave Schultz | F | Westmont College | |
| 10 | 211 | Dick Mumma | C | Penn State |
Roster
- Jim Lynam
- Brad Greenberg
Roster Notes
- With the team moving from San Diego to Los Angeles, point guard Norm Nixon becomes the first former Laker to play with its crosstown rival, the new Los Angeles Clippers.
Regular season
Season standings
:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
Player statistics
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|
Awards, records and milestones
Awards
- Center James Donaldson led the league in field goal percentage this season at .637 - still one of the ten highest percentages in NBA history.
Week/Month
All-Star
- Norm Nixon selected as a reserve guard for the Western Conference All-Stars. This is his second All-Star Game appearance. This also makes Nixon the very first Los Angeles Clipper All-Star selection and the first franchise All-Star since World B. Free then with the San Diego Clippers was selected in 1980.
Season
Records
Milestones
Transactions
The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1984–85 season.
Trades
Free agents
Additions
Subtractions
References
References
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAC/1985.html 1984-85 Los Angeles Clippers]
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