2003–04 Los Angeles Clippers season

NBA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 Los Angeles Clippers National Basketball Association 2004 28 54 Pacific 7 14 Mike Dunleavy, Sr. Staples Center Donald Sterling Fox Sports Net West 2, KTLA KSPN Did not qualify LAC The 2003–04 Los Angeles Clippers season was the Clippers' 34th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 20th season in Los Angeles.2003-04 Los Angeles Clippers During the offseason, the Clippers signed free agents Bobby Simmons and former All-Star forward Glen Rice. However, after 18 games, Rice was released. With the Clippers starting from scratch again as they celebrated their 20th season in L.A., they hired Mike Dunleavy, Sr. as their new head coach. Under Dunleavy, the Clippers played slightly around .500 with a 22–25 start as of February 6. However, after co-hosting the 2004 NBA All-Star Game at the Staples Center with the Lakers, the young Clippers struggled badly as they won just six games, and posted a 13-game losing streak near the end of the season. The Clippers would slowly sink down the standings, coming to rest once again at the bottom of the Pacific Division with a 28–54 record. Following the season, Quentin Richardson signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns. Draft picks 2003 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 6 Chris Kaman C Central Michigan Roster Los Angeles Clippers #E30022 #FFFFFF #1A2E8B #FFFFFF 22 Matt Barnes F 6 7 235 1980-03-09 UCLA 42 Elton Brand F/C 6 8 272 1979-03-11 Duke 1 Keyon Dooling G 6 3 190 1980-05-08 Missouri 14 Predrag Drobnjak F/C 6 11 272 1975-10-27 Serbia & Montenegro 2 Melvin Ely C 6 10 261 1978-05-02 Fresno State 5 Eddie House G 6 1 175 1978-05-14 Arizona State 20 Marko Jarić G 6 7 217 1978-10-12 Serbia & Montenegro yes 35 Chris Kaman C 7 0 265 1982-04-28 Central Michigan 50 Corey Maggette G/F 6 6 225 1979-11-12 Duke 34 Josh A. Moore C 7 2 317 1980-11-16 Michigan yes 24 Doug Overton G 6 3 190 1969-08-03 La Salle 3 Quentin Richardson G/F 6 5 238 1980-04-13 DePaul 21 Bobby Simmons G/F 6 6 228 1980-06-02 DePaul 54 Chris Wilcox F/C 6 10 235 1982-09-03 Maryland USA Mike Dunleavy, Sr. (South Carolina) USA Jim Eyen (UC Santa Barbara) USA Kim Hughes (Wisconsin) USA Neal Meyer (San Diego) USA Rory White (South Alabama) http://www.nba.com/clippers/roster/ 2004-04-06 Roster Notes Forward Glen Rice becomes the 10th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers. He was waived after playing in 18 games and for refusing to be placed the injury reserve list. Center Olden Polynice's second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the team from 1990 to 1992. He was the 12th man off the bench and only played 2 games before being waived. Guard Doug Overton's second tour of duty with the franchise as well. He previously played for the team in 2001–2002. Guard Randy Livingston was signed to a 10-day contract and played in 4 games before contract expired. Regular season Season standings LAC LAC Game log Player statistics PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Corey Maggette 73 72 36.0 44.7 32.9 84.8 5.9 3.1 0.9 0.220.7 Brand, Elton Elton Brand 69 68 38.7 49.3 0.0 77.3 10.3 3.3 0.9 2.220.0 Quentin Richardson 65 64 36.0 39.8 35.2 74.0 6.4 2.1 1.0 0.317.2 Chris Wilcox 65 17 20.6 52.1 0.0 70.0 4.7 0.8 0.4 0.38.6 Marko Jaric 58 50 30.3 38.8 34.0 73.3 3.0 4.8 1.6 0.38.5 Bobby Simmons 56 8 24.6 39.4 16.7 83.4 4.7 1.7 0.9 0.37.8 Eddie House 60 10 19.8 35.9 37.5 80.0 2.3 2.5 1.1 0.16.8 Predrag Drobnjak 61 14 15.6 39.3 30.6 84.9 3.2 0.6 0.4 0.46.3 Keyon Dooling 58 24 19.6 38.9 17.4 83.0 1.4 2.2 0.8 0.16.2 Chris Kaman 82 61 22.5 46.0 0.0 69.7 5.6 1.0 0.3 0.96.1 Matt Barnes 38 9 19.1 45.7 15.4 70.5 4.0 1.3 0.7 0.14.5 Doug Overton 55 11 18.4 40.5 13.0 72.4 1.5 2.4 0.5 0.03.9 Rice, Glen Glen Rice 18 0 14.6 28.9 17.9 100.0 2.3 1.3 0.3 0.03.7 Melvin Ely 42 2 12.1 43.1 0.0 59.5 2.4 0.5 0.2 0.43.7 Randy Livingston 4 0 12.0 20.0 0.0 66.7 1.8 1.0 0.5 0.02.0 Wang Zhizhi 2 0 4.5 0.0 0.0 100.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.52.0 Olden Polynice 2 0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.00.0 Player statistics citation:2003-04 Los Angeles Clippers Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAC/2004.html 2021-06-21 Basketball-Reference.com en Transactions The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2003–04 season. Trades September 28, 2003 To Los Angeles Clippers Predrag Drobnjak 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) 52% Additions Player Signed Former team Olden Polynice August 4 Gary Steelheads (CBA) Eddie House August 13 Miami Heat Josh Moore September 23 Zhejiang Horses (CBA) 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 G-Force Fights (owner) Olden Polynice waived, February 26 Long Beach Jam (ABA) Randy Livingston contract expired, April 6 Utah Jazz See also 2003-04 NBA season References Category:Los Angeles Clippers seasons Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers