1981–82 San Diego Clippers season

The 1981–82 NBA season was the Clippers' 12th season in the NBA and their 4th season in the city of San Diego.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	8	Tom Chambers		United States	Utah
3	54	Jim Smith		United States	Ohio State
4	77	Lee Raker		United States	Virginia
5	100	Dennis Isbell		United States	Memphis State
6	123	Mike Pepper		United States	North Carolina
7	146	Randy Johnson		United States	Southern Colorado
8	168	Todd Haynes		United States	Davidson
9	190	Art Jones		United States	North Carolina State
10	210	Tony Gwynn		United States	San Diego State

Roster

San Diego Clippers 1981-1982 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From 1.5 !G 15 USA ! Brogan, Jim 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Wesleyan (WV) 4.0 !F 7 USA ! Brooks, Michael 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) La Salle 4.0 !F 22 USA ! Chambers, Tom 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Utah 4.0 !F 23 USA ! Cooper, Joe 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Colorado 1.5 !G 1 USA ! Criss, Charlie 7000172720000000000♠5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) New Mexico State 1.5 !G 42 USA ! Davis, Ron 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Washington State 1.5 !G 13 USA ! Douglas, John 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Kansas 1.5 !G 24 USA ! Hill, Armond 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Princeton 4.0 !F 34 USA ! Lee, Rock 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) San Diego State 6.0 !C 31 NED ! Nater, Swen 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA 4.0 !F 30 USA ! Smith, Jim 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Ohio State 1.5 !G 11 USA ! Smith, Phil 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) San Francisco 1.5 !G 14 USA ! Taylor, Brian 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Princeton 6.0 !C 32 USA ! Walton, Bill 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UCLA 4.0 !F 21 USA ! Wiley, Michael 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Long Beach State 1.5 !G 20 USA ! Williams, Freeman 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Portland State 1.5 !G 4 USA ! Wood, Al 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) North Carolina	Head coach Paul Silas Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Roster Notes

• This is Randy Smith's second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the Buffalo Braves from 1971 to 1978 and in the inaugural season of the San Diego Clippers in 1978-1979.
• Guard Armond Hill is currently an assistant coach with the franchise since 2013.

Regular season

Season standings

Notes

• z, y – division champions
• x – clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

• Forward Terry Cummings won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award.

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1981–82 season.

Trades

Free agents

References