1993–94 Los Angeles Clippers season
| 1993–94 Los Angeles Clippers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Bob Weiss |
| Owners | Donald Sterling |
| Arena | Los Angeles Sports Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 27–55 (.329) |
| Place | Division: 7th (Pacific) Conference: 11th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | KCOP-TV (Ralph Lawler, Bill Walton) |
| Radio | KMPC (Rich Marotta) |
The 1993–94 NBA 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 thirteenth overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Terry Dehere out of Seton Hall University, signed free agent Mark Aguirre, who won two championships with the Detroit Pistons from 1989 to 1990, and hired Bob Weiss as their new head coach.
The Clippers played slightly under .500 with an 11–14 start to the regular season, but 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. The team held a 16–29 record at the All-Star break. At mid-season, the Clippers traded Danny Manning, who was selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins, while 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 rookie forwards Bo Outlaw, and Harold Ellis during the regular season. However, the Clippers would lose 14 of their final 16 games, and finish 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, and finished tied in eleventh place in Most Valuable Player voting, 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.
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.