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1993–94 Los Angeles Clippers season

NBA professional basketball team season

Field	Value
team	Los Angeles Clippers
league	National Basketball Association
end_year	1994
wins	27
losses	55
division	Pacific
division_place	7
conf_place	11
coach	Bob Weiss
arena	Los Angeles Sports Arena
owners	Donald Sterling
television	KCOP-TV
(Ralph Lawler, Bill Walton)
radio	KMPC
(Rich Marotta)
playoffs	Did not qualify
bbr_team	LAC

(Ralph Lawler, Bill Walton) (Rich Marotta)

The 1993–94 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 24th season for the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association, and their tenth season in Los Angeles, California. The Clippers had the 13th overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Terry Dehere out of Seton Hall University, signed free agent and former All-Star forward Mark Aguirre, who won two consecutive NBA championships with the Detroit Pistons between 1989 and 1990, and hired Bob Weiss as their new head coach.

The Clippers played .500 in winning percentage with a 6–6 start to the regular season. However, after holding an 11–14 record as of December 27, 1993, the team then struggled posting a 7-game losing streak between December and January, as Stanley Roberts only played just 14 games due to a ruptured Achilles tendon, and was out for the remainder of the season. The Clippers lost 10 of their 14 games in January, and held a 16–29 record at the All-Star break.

At mid-season, the Clippers traded All-Star forward Danny Manning to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins; Manning averaged 23.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.4 blocks per game in 42 games before the trade. Meanwhile, Aguirre was released to free agency after 39 games and retired, averaging 10.6 points per game off the team's bench as their sixth man; the team also signed undrafted rookies, power forward Bo Outlaw, and small forward Harold Ellis during the regular season. Despite the addition of Wilkins, the Clippers lost 14 of their final 16 games of the season, and finished in last place in the Pacific Division with a 27–55 record.

Wilkins averaged 29.1 points and 7.0 rebounds per game in 25 games for the Clippers after the trade, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while Ron Harper averaged 20.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and Mark Jackson provided the team with 10.9 points, 8.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game. In addition, Loy Vaught averaged 11.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, while second-year center Elmore Spencer contributed 8.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, Ellis contributed 8.7 points and 1.5 steals per game, and Gary Grant provided with 7.5 points, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game off the bench.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and before the mid-season trade, Manning was selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team; it was his second and final All-Star appearance. Wilkins finished tied in eleventh place in Most Valuable Player voting.

Following the season, Wilkins signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics, while Harper signed with the Chicago Bulls, Jackson was traded to the Indiana Pacers, Weiss was fired as head coach after only one season with the Clippers, and Hot Plate Williams was released to free agency after serving a season half suspension due to continuing weight problems.

Draft picks

Main article: 1993 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	13	Terry Dehere	SG/PG		Seton Hall
2	53	Leonard White	F		Southern

Roster

Bob Weiss
Johnny Davis
Bob Ociepka
Dave Wohl

Roster notes

Guard/forward Mark Aguirre was waived on February 1, 1994.
Power forward John "Hot Plate" Williams was suspended indefinitely before the start of the regular season due to weight problems, and not maintaining playing shape.

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%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Dominique Wilkins	25	25	37.9	45.3	24.7	83.5	7.0	2.2	1.2	0.3	29.1
Danny Manning	42	41	38.0	49.3	14.3	67.4	7.0	4.2	1.3	1.4	23.7
Ron Harper	75	75	38.1	42.6	30.1	71.5	6.1	4.6	1.9	0.7	20.1
Loy Vaught	75	56	28.2	53.7	0.0	72.0	8.7	1.0	1.0	0.3	11.7
Mark Jackson	79	79	34.3	45.2	28.3	79.1	4.4	8.6	1.5	0.1	10.9
Mark Aguirre	39	0	22.0	46.8	39.8	69.4	3.0	2.7	0.5	0.2	10.6
Elmore Spencer	76	63	25.4	53.3	0.0	59.9	5.5	1.0	0.4	1.7	8.9
Harold Ellis	49	16	18.8	54.5	0.0	71.1	3.1	0.6	1.5	0.0	8.7
Gary Grant	78	8	19.7	44.9	27.4	85.5	1.8	3.7	1.5	0.2	7.5
Stanley Roberts	14	14	25.0	43.0	0.0	40.9	6.6	0.8	0.4	1.8	7.4
Bo Outlaw	37	14	23.5	58.7	0.0	59.2	5.7	1.0	1.0	1.0	6.9
John Williams	34	6	21.3	43.1	25.0	66.7	3.7	2.9	0.7	0.3	5.6
Terry Dehere	64	6	11.9	37.7	40.4	75.3	1.1	1.2	0.4	0.0	5.3
Tom Tolbert	49	6	13.1	41.8	37.5	73.3	2.2	0.6	0.3	0.3	3.8
Randy Woods	40	0	8.8	36.8	34.6	57.1	0.7	1.8	0.6	0.1	3.6
Henry James	12	0	6.3	38.1	22.2	100.0	1.2	0.1	0.2	0.0	3.4
Bob Martin	53	1	10.1	45.5	0.0	60.8	2.2	0.3	0.2	0.6	2.1

Player statistics citation:

Awards, records and milestones

All-Star

Danny Manning selected as a reserve forward for the Western Conference All-Stars. This is his second straight All-Game appearance making Manning the first back-to-back All-Star selection of the franchise since Bob McAdoo then with the Buffalo Braves was selected for four straight All-Star Games from 1974 to 1977.

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1993–94 season.

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Bo Outlaw	February 15	Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA)

Subtractions

Mark Aguirre	waived, February 1	Indiana Pacers (assistant coach)

Player Transactions Citation:

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