2005–06 Los Angeles Clippers season

NBA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 Los Angeles Clippers 2006 47 35 Pacific 2 6 Mike Dunleavy Sr. Elgin Baylor Donald Sterling Staples Center Conference Semifinals(lost to Suns 3–4) LAC KTLAFSN West 2/Prime Ticket KSPN The 2005–06 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 36th season in the NBA and their 22nd in Los Angeles.2005-06 Los Angeles Clippers The Clippers finished with 47 wins and 35 losses in the regular season for their first winning season since 1991-92. their best record since the 1974–75 season when they were the Buffalo Braves and made the playoffs for the first time since 1997 as the 6th seed, finishing with a better record than their crosstown rival, the Los Angeles Lakers, who finished two games behind them with a 45–37 record as the 7th seed, for the first time since 1992. In the playoffs, the Clippers defeated the 3rd seeded Denver Nuggets in the First Round in five games, marking the first time they won a series since moving to California in 1978. The Clippers then advanced to the Semi-finals, where they lost in seven games to the Phoenix Suns. The Suns previously defeated the Clippers' Staples Center co-tenants, the Los Angeles Lakers, in seven games in the First Round after being down 1–3 in the series. The Clippers would not return to the playoffs until 2012. Draft picks 2005 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 12 Yaroslav Korolev F CSKA Moscow (Russia) 2 32 Daniel Ewing PG Duke Roster Los Angeles Clippers 2005–06 34 Vin Baker C 6 11 240 1971-11-23 Hartford 42 Elton Brand PF 6 9 254 1979-03-11 Duke 19 Sam Cassell PG 6 3 185 1969-11-18 Florida State 3 Daniel Ewing SG 6 3 185 1983-03-26 Duke 35 Chris Kaman C 7 0 265 1982-04-28 Central Michigan 8 Yaroslav Korolev SF 6 9 203 1987-05-07 Russia 14 Shaun Livingston PG 6 7 182 1985-09-11 Peoria Central HS (IL) 50 Corey Maggette SF 6 6 225 1979-11-12 Duke 0 Walter McCarty SF 6 10 230 1974-02-01 Kentucky 5 Cuttino Mobley SG 6 4 215 1975-09-01 Rhode Island 22 Boniface Ndong C 7 0 255 1977-03-09 Senegal 7 Vladimir Radmanovic PF 6 10 234 1980-11-19 Serbia & Montenegro 11 Zeljko Rebraca C 7 0 265 1972-04-09 Serbia & Montenegro 13 Quinton Ross SF 6 6 193 1981-04-30 Southern Methodist 15 James Singleton basketball SF 6 8 220 1981-07-20 Murray State Mike Dunleavy Sr. Jim Eyen Neal Meyer Rory White Kim Hughes Jasen Powell (trainer) (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAC/2006.html February 20, 2006 Regular season Season standings LAC LAC Game log Playoffs Los Angeles Clippers 2006 yes Los Angeles Clippers First Round yes yes no 3 0 1 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 22 | Denver | W 89–87 | Elton Brand (21) | Chris Kaman (13) | Sam Cassell (7) | Staples Center19,162 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 24 | Denver | W 98–87 | Cuttino Mobley (21) | Elton Brand (11) | Sam Cassell (11) | Staples Center18,794 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 27 | @ Denver | L 87–94 | Corey Maggette (23) | Brand, Livingston (8) | Brand, Livingston (4) | Pepsi Center19,099 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 29 | @ Denver | W 100–86 | Corey Maggette (19) | Elton Brand (10) | Shaun Livingston (6) | Pepsi Center19,099 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 1 | Denver | W 101–83 | Maggette, Mobley (23) | Elton Brand (13) | Shaun Livingston (14) | Staples Center18,648 | 4–1 |- Los Angeles Clippers Conference Semifinals yes no 2 1 1 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 8 | @ Phoenix | L 123–130 | Elton Brand (40) | Elton Brand (9) | Shaun Livingston (9) | US Airways Center18,422 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 10 | @ Phoenix | W 122–97 | Elton Brand (27) | Chris Kaman (16) | Sam Cassell (6) | US Airways Center18,422 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 12 | Phoenix | L 91–94 | Elton Brand (20) | Corey Maggette (14) | Elton Brand (8) | Staples Center19,877 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 14 | Phoenix | W 114–107 | Elton Brand (30) | Corey Maggette (15) | Sam Cassell (9) | Staples Center19,897 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 16 | @ Phoenix | L 118–125 (2OT) | Elton Brand (33) | Elton Brand (15) | Brand, Cassell (5) | US Airways Center18,422 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | May 18 | Phoenix | W 118–106 | Elton Brand (30) | Elton Brand (13) | Sam Cassell (8) | Staples Center19,985 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | May 22 | @ Phoenix | L 107–127 | Elton Brand (36) | Brand, Maggette (9) | Sam Cassell (6) | US Airways Center18,422 | 3–4 |- LAC 2006 yes Player statistics Season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGElton Brand 79 79 39.2 .527 .333 .775 10.0 2.6 1.0 2.5 24.7Cuttino Mobley 79 74 37.7 .426 .339 .839 4.3 3.0 1.2 .5 14.8Chris Kaman 78 78 32.8 .523 .000 .770 9.6 1.0 .6 1.4 11.9Sam Cassell 78 75 34.0 .443 .368 .863 3.7 6.3 .9 .1 17.2Quinton Ross 67 45 22.6 .422 .000 .760 2.5 1.2 .8 .2 4.7Daniel Ewing 66 5 14.7 .380 .282 .783 1.3 1.3 .6 .1 3.8Shaun Livingston 61 14 25.0 .427 .125 .688 3.0 4.5 .8 .5 5.8James Singleton basketball 59 10 12.8 .510 .500 .780 3.3 .5 .3 .4 3.4Chris Wilcox† 48 1 13.7 .536 .000 .644 3.6 .4 .3 .4 4.5Walter McCarty 36 1 9.8 .333 .222 .571 1.9 .6 .2 .1 2.4Corey Maggette 32 13 29.5 .445 .338 .828 5.3 2.1 .6 .1 17.8Vladimir Radmanović† 30 11 29.5 .417 .418 .731 5.7 2.1 1.0 .5 10.7Željko Rebrača 29 2 14.2 .542 .756 2.2 .3 .2 .7 4.7Yaroslav Korolev 24 0 5.3 .300 .286 .700 .5 .4 .1 .0 1.1Boniface N'Dong 23 1 6.6 .415 .000 .667 1.6 .3 .1 .2 2.2Howard Eisley† 13 0 8.6 .235 .250 1.1 1.9 .2 .0 .7Vin Baker 8 1 10.6 .467 .722 2.4 .5 .5 .5 3.4Anthony Goldwire 3 0 7.3 .143 .000 .3 .7 .0 .0 .7 Playoffs PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGElton Brand 12 12 43.1 .551 .000 .750 10.3 4.0 .9 2.6 25.4Cuttino Mobley 12 12 39.4 .427 .367 .897 4.8 2.0 .7 .3 13.3Sam Cassell 12 12 33.7 .437 .349 .809 4.0 5.8 .7 .2 18.0Quinton Ross 12 10 24.5 .534 .875 2.7 .8 .6 .7 7.7Corey Maggette 12 2 24.3 .467 .333 .910 7.3 1.4 .6 .4 15.3Vladimir Radmanović 12 2 20.5 .470 .463 .696 4.0 1.1 .6 .5 8.1Shaun Livingston 12 0 27.7 .474 1.000 .810 4.7 4.8 .6 .5 7.5Chris Kaman 11 10 29.5 .593 .762 8.0 .9 .5 .8 10.7Walter McCarty 8 0 1.3 .250 .000 .1 .0 .0 .0 .3James Singleton basketball 7 0 1.7 .333 .000 .4 .3 .0 .0 .3Daniel Ewing 6 0 0.8 1.000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .3Željko Rebrača 3 0 7.3 .333 1.3 .0 .0 .3 .7 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Clippers only. Awards, records and milestones Awards general manager Elgin Baylor won the NBA Executive of the Year. Forward Elton Brand won the NBA Sportsmanship Award. All-Star Elton Brand selected as a reserve forward for the Western Conference All-Stars. This is his second All-Star Game appearance. Injuries and surgeries Player Injury Date Injury Type Kaniel Dickens January 11, 2006 Sprained right ankle Transactions The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2005–06 season. Trades August 12, 2005 To Los Angeles Clippers Sam Cassell To Minnesota Timberwolves Lionel Chalmers & Marko Jaric February 14, 2006 To Los Angeles Clippers Vladimir Radmanovic To Seattle SuperSonics Chris Wilcox Free agents 52% Additions Player Signed Former team Cuttino Mobley August 3 Sacramento Kings James Singleton August 30 Armani Jeans Milano (Lega Basket Serie A) Walter McCarty September 29 Phoenix Suns Anthony Goldwire October 23 Milwaukee Bucks Boniface N'Dong October 23 TSK uniVersa Bamberg (BBL) Howard Eisley November 17 Utah Jazz Kaniel Dickens January 10 Dallas Mavericks Vin Baker February 20 Houston Rockets Subtractions Player Left New team Mamadou N'Diaye waived, June 29 Golden State Warriors Rick Brunson waived, August 3 Seattle SuperSonics Kerry Kittles waived, August 3 New Jersey Nets (part-time scout) Bobby Simmons free agency, August 8 Milwaukee Bucks Mikki Moore waived, August 31 Seattle SuperSonics Darrick Martin free agency, November 16 Toronto Raptors Anthony Goldwire waived, November 16 Panellinios B.C. (GBL) Howard Eisley waived, January 3 Denver Nuggets Kaniel Dickens contract expired, January 20 Atlanta Hawks See also 2005–06 NBA season References Category:Los Angeles Clippers seasons Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers Category:2005 in sports in Los Angeles