2001–02 Los Angeles Clippers season

The 2001-02 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 32nd season in the NBA, their 18th in Los Angeles.^[1] The Clippers selected Tyson Chandler as their second pick in the 2001 NBA Draft, but soon traded him to the Chicago Bulls for Elton Brand. With the acquisition of Brand and the continued improvement of Quentin Richardson and Michael Olowokandi, the Clippers played competitive basketball through most of the first half holding a 25-26 record at the All-Star break, despite losing Lamar Odom to a wrist injury. However, the Clippers failed to make the playoffs finishing fifth in the Pacific Division with a 39-43 record. Brand was also selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game.

Draft Picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Tyson Chandler	PF/C	United States	Dominguez HS

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 1.0 !PG 11 USA ! Boykins, Earl 7000165100000000000♠5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Eastern Michigan 4.5 !PF 42 USA ! Brand, Elton 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 272 lb (123 kg) Duke 1.0 !PG 1 USA ! Dooling, Keyon 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Missouri 4.5 !PF 54 Nigeria ! Ekezie, Obinna 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Maryland 3.0 !SF 32 USA ! Fowlkes, Tremaine 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fresno State 4.5 !PF 40 USA ! Jamison, Harold 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 269 lb (122 kg) Clemson 2.0 !SG 50 USA ! Maggette, Corey 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Duke 1.0 !PG 5 USA ! McInnis, Jeff 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) North Carolina 3.0 !SF 21 USA ! Miles, Darius 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) East St. Louis High School 4.5 !PF 7 USA ! Odom, Lamar (C) 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Rhode Island 6.0 !C 34 NGR ! Olowokandi, Michael 7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Pacific 1.0 !PG 24 USA ! Overton, Doug 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle 3.0 !SF 52 USA ! Piatkowski, Eric 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nebraska 2.0 !SG 14 USA ! Recasner, Eldridge 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Washington 2.0 !SG 3 USA ! Richardson, Quentin 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 238 lb (108 kg) DePaul 6.0 !C 45 USA ! Rooks, Sean 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Arizona	Head coach Alvin Gentry (Appalachian State) Assistant coach(es) Dennis Johnson (Pepperdine) Rex Kalamian (Cal Poly Pomona) Morris McHone (Florida State) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2009-10-04

Roster Notes

• Clippers received guard Vinny Del Negro from the Phoenix Suns in a trade early in the season but did not play for team as he was quickly waived. He did come back and became the team's head coach from 2010-2013.

Regular season

Season standings

Player statistics

Awards, records and milestones

All-Star

Elton Brand selected as a reserve forward for the Western Conference All-Stars. Brand was chosen as a replacement for the injured Shaquille O'Neal on the roster. He is the first Clipper All-Star since Danny Manning was selected in 1994.

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 2001–02 season.

Trades

Free agents

See also

• 2001-02 NBA season

References