1982–83 San Diego Clippers season

NBA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 San Diego Clippers Los Angeles Clippers 1983 25 57 Pacific 6 8 Paul Silas San Diego Sports Arena XETV KCNN Did not qualify SDC The 1982–83 San Diego Clippers season was the Clippers' 13th season in the NBA and their 5th season in the city of San Diego.1982-83 San Diego Clippers Midway through the season, the team changed their colors from light blue and orange to blue and red. Draft picks 1982 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 2 Terry Cummings Forward DePaul 2 32 Richard Anderson Forward UC Santa Barbara 3 48 Craig Hodges Guard Long Beach State 4 71 Darius Clemons Guard Loyola (IL) 5 94 Gary Carter Guard Tennessee 6 117 Eric Marbury Guard Georgia 7 140 Eddie Hughes Guard Colorado State 8 163 Jacques Tuz Forward Colorado 9 186 John Hegwood Guard San Francisco 10 207 Daryl Stovall Guard Creighton Roster San Diego Clippers 1982–83 #012F6B white #D60032 white 35 Richard Anderson basketball F 6 10 243 UC Santa Barbara 15 Jim Brogan basketball G 6 6 180 West Virginia Wesleyan 7 Michael Brooks basketball F 6 7 220 LaSalle 22 Tom Chambers basketball F 6 10 220 Utah 23 Joe Cooper basketball C 6 10 230 Colorado 34 Terry Cummings F 6 9 220 DePaul 13 John Douglas basketball G 6 2 180 Kansas 30 Bobby Gross G 6 6 200 Long Beach State 24 Craig Hodges G 6 3 185 Long Beach State 9 Lionel Hollins G 6 3 185 Arizona State 23 Hutch Jones F 6 8 196 Vanderbilt 13 Lowes Moore G 6 1 170 West Virginia 31 Swen Nater C 6 11 240 UCLA 9 Randy Smith basketball G 6 3 185 Buffalo State 9 Robert Smith basketball G 5 11 170 UNLV 32 Bill Walton C 6 11 235 UCLA 33 Jerome Whitehead C 6 10 220 Marquette 4 Al Wood F 6 6 193 UNC Paul Silas Roster notes Forward Gus Gerard, who had played for the Buffalo Braves back in the 1976-77 NBA season, would have made his second tour of duty with the franchise, but was cut before the season began. Regular season Season standings SDC SDC Notes z, y – division champions x – clinched playoff spot Game log Player statistics Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPGPPG Anderson, Richard Richard Anderson78516.3.404.368.6963.51.50.70.35.2 Brogan, Jim Jim Brogan5808.0.427.231.7911.11.10.40.23.8 Brooks, Michael Michael Brooks822630.0.484.333.6976.43.21.40.512.2 Chambers, Tom Tom Chambers797933.7.472.000.7236.62.41.00.717.6 Cooper, Joe Joe Cooper13421.2.525 .5505.51.20.61.55.6 Cummings, Terry Terry Cummings706936.2.523.000.70910.62.51.80.923.7 Douglas, John John Douglas314.0.167.5001.0000.30.30.00.01.7 Gross, Bob Bob Gross27313.8.427.333.6322.41.30.80.33.1 Hodges, Craig Craig Hodges764826.6.452.222.7231.63.61.10.19.9 Hollins, Lionel Lionel Hollins565432.9.437.143.7212.36.72.00.313.5 Jones, Hutch Hutch Jones909.4.459 1.0001.90.40.30.04.4 Moore, Lowes Lowes Moore37317.4.426.261.7501.52.00.60.05.7 Nater, Swen Swen Nater707.3.300 1.0001.90.10.10.02.3 Smith, Randy Randy Smith651619.4.489.188.8631.43.00.80.09.1 Smith, Robert Robert Smith508.6.154.000.8750.61.20.80.02.2 Walton, Bill Bill Walton333233.3.528 .5569.83.61.03.614.1 Whitehead, Jerome Jerome Whitehead462319.7.536 .8285.70.90.50.38.7 Wood, Al Al Wood764724.0.464.300.7703.11.80.70.510.9 Awards and records Awards Forward Terry Cummings won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. Transactions The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season. Trades June 28, 1982 To San Diego Clippers 1982 second-round draft choice (32nd pick) To Houston Rockets Joe Bryant and 1982 second-round draft choice (42nd pick) October 15, 1982 To San Diego Clippers Robert Smith To Milwaukee Bucks 1983 sixth-round draft pick October 27, 1982 To San Diego Clippers Lionel Hollins To Philadelphia 76ers 1982 second-round & 1983 fourth-round draft picks Free agents 52% Additions Player Signed Former teamRay Blume10/8/82Chicago BullsRandy Smith10/28/82New York KnicksHutch Jones11/17/82 Los Angeles LakersLowes Moore1/29/83Billings VolcanosBob Gross2/14/83Portland Trail BlazersJoe Cooper3/21/83Lancaster Lightning Subtractions Player Left New teamJim Smith10/27/82Detroit PistonsEddie Hughes10/27/82Wyoming WildcattersJohn Douglas12/20/82Montana Golden NuggetsRobert Smith11/17/82San Antonio SpursHutch Jones12/20/82Albuquerque SilversRandy Smith3/15/83Atlanta Hawks References Category:Los Angeles Clippers seasons S