2003–04 Los Angeles Clippers season

2003–04 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach Mike Dunleavy
Owner(s) Donald Sterling
Arena Staples Center
Results
Record 28–54 (.341)
Place Division: 7th (Pacific)
Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finish Did Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports Net West 2, KTLA
Radio KSPN
Los Angeles Clippers seasons
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The 2003-04 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 34th season in the NBA, their 20th in Los Angeles.

Contents

Draft Picks

Main article: 2003 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 6 Chris Kaman C  United States
 Germany		 Central Michigan
2 34 Sofoklis Schortsanitis C  Greece Greece

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (Y–M–D) From
G/F 22 Barnes, Matt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UCLA
PF 42 Brand, Elton (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 272 lb (123 kg) Duke
PG 1 Dooling, Keyon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Missouri
C 14 Drobnjak, Predrag 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 272 lb (123 kg) Serbia & Montenegro*
C 2 Ely, Melvin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Fresno State
PG 5 House, Eddie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Arizona State
SG 20 Jaric, Marko 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Serbia & Montenegro*
C 35 Kaman, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Central Michigan
SG 9 Livingston, Randy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 182 lb (83 kg) LSU
SF 50 Maggette, Corey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Duke
C 34 Moore, Josh (IN) 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Michigan
PG 24 Overton, Doug 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle
C 30 Polynice, Olden 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Virginia
SF 41 Rice, Glen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Michigan
SG 3 Richardson, Quentin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 238 lb (108 kg) DePaul
G/F 21 Simmons, Bobby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) DePaul
F/C 16 Wang, Zhizhi 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 284 lb (129 kg) China*
PF 54 Wilcox, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
  • * High school

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2009-10-04

Roster Notes

Standings

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 56 26 .683 – 34–7 22–19 15–9
x-Sacramento Kings 55 27 .671 1 34–7 21–20 16–8
Portland Trail Blazers 41 41 .500 15 25–16 16–25 13–11
Seattle SuperSonics 37 45 .451 19 21–20 16–25 11–13
Golden State Warriors 37 45 .451 19 27–14 10–31 12–12
Phoenix Suns 29 53 .354 27 18–23 11–30 9–15
Los Angeles Clippers 28 54 .341 28 18–23 10–31 8–16

Transactions

The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2003-04 season.

Trades

September 28, 2003
 To Los Angeles Clippers
To Seattle SuperSonics
  • 2004 2nd round draft pick

Free Agents

Re-signed

Player Signed Contract
Corey Maggette July 29, 2003 5-year deal (matched offer by Utah Jazz)
Elton Brand September 19, 2003 6-year deal (matched offer by Miami Heat)

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Olden Polynice August 4 Gary Steelheads (CBA)
Eddie House August 13 Miami Heat
Josh Moore September 23 Zhejiang Horses (Chinese League)
Bobby Simmons September 27 Washington Wizards
Glen Rice October 10 Utah Jazz
Doug Overton November 21 New Jersey Nets
Randy Livingston March 28 New Orleans Hornets

Subtractions

Player Left New team
Michael Olowokandi free agency, July 16 Minnesota Timberwolves
Sean Rooks free agency, July 21 New Orleans Hornets
Eric Piatkowski free agency, July 26 Houston Rockets
Andre Miller free agency, August 1 Denver Nuggets
Lamar Odom free agency, August 26 Miami Heat
Wang Zhizhi waived, October 21 Miami Heat
Tremaine Fowlkes waived, October 22 Detroit Pistons
Cherokee Parks free agency, November 9 Golden State Warriors
Glen Rice waived, January 16 Retired
Olden Polynice waived, February 26 Long Beach Jam (ABA)
Randy Livingston contract expired, April 6 Utah Jazz

See also

Formerly the Buffalo Braves and the San Diego Clippers • Founded in 1970 • Based in Los Angeles, California
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General Managers
Donovan • Sonju • Scheer • Baylor • Dunleavy • Olshey
D-League affiliate
Administration
Donald Sterling (Owner) • Andy Roeser (President) • Neil Olshey (General Manager)
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