2024–25 Los Angeles Clippers season explained

Team:	Los Angeles Clippers
End Year:	2025
Wins:	0
Losses:	0
Division:	Pacific
Coach:	Tyronn Lue
Gm:	Trent Redden
Owner:	Steve Ballmer
Arena:	Intuit Dome
Bbr Team:	LAC
Television:	Bally Sports West Bally Sports SoCal KTLA
Radio:	KLAC

The 2024–25 Los Angeles Clippers season will be the 55th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 47th season in Southern California, and their 1st season in Inglewood. The Clippers moved to the new Intuit Dome before the start of the season.^[1] On June 12, 2024, the NBA announced that the former great Lakers player and Clippers executive consultant Jerry West had passed away peacefully.^[2] ^[3] Six days later, on June 18, Jeff Van Gundy would join the Clippers' coaching staff as an assistant coach, returning to a coaching staff for the first time since 2007. This will be the first season since 2018–19 without Paul George, as on June 30th, the Clippers announced that he will not return to the franchise.

Draft

See main article: article and 2024 NBA draft.

Round!scope="col" style=""
Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / club
2	46	Cam Christie	SG	United States	Minnesota

The Clippers will enter this draft (which will be two days long instead of just one day long like it previously has been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds in 1989) with only one second-round pick.^[4]

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#"| 1| October 8| Brooklyn| | | || Frontwave Arena
| |- style="background:#"| 2| October 11| Portland| | | || Climate Pledge Arena
| |- style="background:#"| 3| October 14| Dallas| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#"| 4| October 17| Sacramento| | | || Intuit Dome
|

Regular season

|- style="background:#| 1| October 23| Phoenix| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 2| October 26| @ Denver| | | | | Ball Arena
| |- style="background:#| 3| October 27| @ Phoenix| | | | | Chase Center
| |- style="background:#| 4| October 30| Portland| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 5| October 31| Phoenix| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 6| November 2| Oklahoma City| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 7| November 4| San Antonio| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 8| November 6| Philadelphia| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 9| November 8| @ Sacramento| | | | | Golden 1 Center
| |- style="background:#| 10| November 9| Toronto| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 11| November 11| @ Oklahoma City| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 12| November 13| @ Houston| | | | | Toyota Center
| |- style="background:#| 13| November 15| @ Houston| | | | | Toyota Center
| |- style="background:#| 14| November 17| Utah| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 15| November 18| Golden State| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 16| November 20| Orlando| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 17| November 22| Sacramento| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 18| November 24| @ Philadelphia| | | | | Wells Fargo Center
| |- style="background:#| 19| November 25| @ Boston| | | | | TD Garden
| |- style="background:#| 20| November 27| @ Washington| | | | | Capital One Arena
| |- style="background:#| 21| November 29| @ Minnesota| | | | | Target Center||- style="background:#| 22| December 1| Denver| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 23| December 3| Portland| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 24| December 4| Minnesota| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 25| December 8| Houston| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 26| December | TBD| | | | | TBD
| |- style="background:#| 27| December | TBD| | | | | TBD
| |- style="background:#| 28| December 19| @ Dallas| | | | | American Airlines Center
| |- style="background:#| 29| December 21| @ Dallas| | | | | American Airlines Center
| |- style="background:#| 30| December 23| @ Memphis| | | | | FedExForum
| |- style="background:#| 31| December 27| Golden State| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 32| December 30| @ New Orleans| | | | | Smoothie King Center
| |- style="background:#| 33| December 31| @ San Antonio| | | | | Frost Bank Center
| |- style="background:#| 34| January 2| @ Oklahoma City| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 35| January 4| Atlanta| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 36| January 6| @ Minnesota| | | | | Target Center
| |- style="background:#| 37| January 8| @ Denver| | | | | Ball Arena
| |- style="background:#| 38| January 11| Charlotte| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 39| January 13| Miami| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 40| January 15| Brooklyn| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 41| January 16| @ Portland| | | | | Moda Center
| |- style="background:#| 42| January 19| L.A. Lakers| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 43| January 21| Chicago| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 44| January 22| Boston| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 45| January 25| Milwaukee| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 46| January 27| @ Phoenix| | | | | Footprint Center
| |- style="background:#| 47| January 29| @ San Antonio| | | | | Frost Bank Center
| |- style="background:#| 48| January 31| @ Charlotte| | | | | Spectrum Center
| |- style="background:#| 49| February 2| @ Toronto| | | | | Scotiabank Arena
| |- style="background:#| 50| February 4| L.A. Lakers| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 51| February 6| Indiana| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 52| February 8| Utah| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 53| February 12| Memphis| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 54| February 20| @ Milwaukee| | | | | Fiserv Forum
| |- style="background:#| 55| February 23| @ Indiana| | | | | Gainbridge Fieldhouse
| |- style="background:#| 56| February 24| @ Detroit| | | | | Little Caesars Arena
| |- style="background:#| 57| February 26| @ Chicago| | | | | United Center
| |- style="background:#| 58| February 28| @ L.A. Lakers| | | | | Crypto.com Arena
| |- style="background:#| 59| March 2| @ L.A. Lakers| | | | | Crypto.com Arena
| |- style="background:#| 60| March 4| @ Phoenix| | | | | Footprint Center
| |- style="background:#| 61| March 5| Detroit| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 62| March 7| New York| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 63| March 9| Sacramento| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 64| March 11| @ New Orleans| | | | | Smoothie King Center
| |- style="background:#| 65| March 12| @ Miami| | | | | Kaseya Center
| |- style="background:#| 66| March 14| @ Atlanta| | | | | State Farm Center
| |- style="background:#| 67| March 16| Washington| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 68| March 18| Cleveland| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 69| March 19| @ Utah| | | | | Delta Center
| |- style="background:#| 70| March 21| Memphis| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 71| March 23| Oklahoma City| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 72| March 26| @ New York| | | | | Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#| 73| March 28| @ Brooklyn| | | | | Barclays Center
| |- style="background:#| 74| March 30| @ Cleveland| | | | | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
| |- style="background:#| 75| March 31| @ Orlando| | | | | Kia Center
| |- style="background:#| 76| April 2| New Orleans| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 77| April 4| Dallas| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 78| April 5| Dallas| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 79| April 8| San Antonio| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 80| April 9| Houston| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 81| April 11| @ Sacramento| | | | | Golden 1 Center
| |- style="background:#| 82| April 13| @ Golden State| | | | | Chase Center
|

NBA Cup

See main article: 2024 NBA Cup. The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.^[5] ^[6]

West Group A

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions.

Trades

July 18, 2024^[7]

To Los Angeles Clippers

Kris Dunn (sign-and-trade)

To Utah Jazz

Russell Westbrook
2030 second-round pick swap right
Draft rights to Balša Koprivica
Cash considerations

Free agency

Re-signed

Date!scope="col" style="" width="10%"
Player	Ref.
July 10	James Harden	^[8]

Additions

Date!scope="col" style="" width="10%"
Player	Former team	Ref.
July 6	Mo Bamba	Philadelphia 76ers	^[9]
July 10	Nicolas Batum	Philadelphia 76ers	^[10]
	Derrick Jones Jr.	Dallas Mavericks	^[11]
	Kevin Porter Jr.	PAOK	^[12]

Subtractions

Date!scope="col" style="" width="10%"
Player	Reason left	New team(s)	Ref.
July 5	Mason Plumlee	Free agency	Phoenix Suns	^[13]
July 9	Daniel Theis	Free agency	New Orleans Pelicans	^[14]

Notes and References

Web site: Rankin. Duane. LA Clippers are spending $2 billion on their new arena. Will it be the best in the NBA?. USA Today. November 23, 2022. April 22, 2023.
Web site: Bontemps . Tim . MacMahon . Tim . Givony . Jonathan . NBA all-time great Jerry West dies at age 86 . ESPN.com . June 12, 2024 . June 12, 2024.
News: Jerry West Dies: NBA Legend Who Built Showtime-Era Lakers Was 86. Petski. Denise. June 12, 2024. June 12, 2024. Deadline Hollywood.
Web site: 2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58. NBA.com. May 14, 2024. May 30, 2024.
Web site: NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024. NBA.com. July 12, 2024. July 11, 2024.
Web site: Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results. NBA.com. July 13, 2024. July 12, 2024.
Web site: LA Clippers Acquire Kris Dunn. NBA.com. July 18, 2024. July 19, 2024.
Web site: LA Clippers Sign 10-Time All-Star James Harden. NBA.com. July 10, 2024. July 11, 2024.
Web site: LA Clippers Sign Mo Bamba. NBA.com. July 6, 2024. July 11, 2024.
Web site: LA Clippers Sign Nicolas Batum. NBA.com. July 10, 2024. July 11, 2024.
Web site: LA Clippers Sign Derrick Jones Jr.. NBA.com. July 10, 2024. July 11, 2024.
Web site: LA Clippers Sign Kevin Porter Jr.. NBA.com. July 10, 2024. July 11, 2024.
Web site: SUNS SIGN MASON PLUMLEE. NBA.com. July 5, 2024. July 11, 2024.
Web site: New Orleans Pelicans sign Daniel Theis. NBA.com. July 9, 2024. July 11, 2024.