The 2004–05 Los Angeles Clippers season was the Clippers' 35th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 21st season in Los Angeles.2004-05 Los Angeles Clippers With a young team with some promising talent led by Elton Brand and Corey Maggette, the Clippers got off to a solid start with an 11–7 record, but then lost five straight as they played around .500 for the first half of the season. However, after holding a 23–23 record as of February 3, the team struggled and lost eight straight games, losing nine of their twelve games during the month. The Clippers continued to struggled as they finished third in the Pacific Division with a 37–45 record, which was three more wins than their crosstown rival, the Los Angeles Lakers. However, the Clippers missed the playoffs for eight straight seasons. Bobby Simmons was named Most Improved Player of The Year averaging 16.4 points per game. Following the season, he left to sign as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 4 Shaun Livingston PG Peoria HS 2 34 Lionel Chalmers PG Xavier

Roster

Roster Notes This was Darrick Martin's second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the team from 1996 to 1999. The Clippers released him after the second of his two ten-day contracts expired on January 25, 2005.

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Player statistics

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Corey Maggette 66 60 36.9 43.1 30.4 85.7 6.0 3.4 1.1 0.122.2 Elton Brand 81 81 37.0 50.3 0.0 75.2 9.5 2.6 0.8 2.120.0 Bobby Simmons 75 74 37.3 46.6 43.5 84.6 5.9 2.7 1.4 0.216.4 Marko Jaric 50 41 33.1 41.4 37.1 72.0 3.2 6.1 1.7 0.39.9 Chris Kaman 63 50 25.9 49.7 0.0 66.1 6.7 1.2 0.4 1.19.1 Chris Wilcox 54 25 18.6 51.4 0.0 61.1 4.2 0.7 0.5 0.47.9 Shaun Livingston 30 15 27.1 41.4 0.0 74.6 3.0 5.0 1.1 0.47.4 11 0 22.1 38.4 33.3 60.0 2.9 1.8 0.7 0.36.3 Zeljko Rebraca 58 2 16.0 56.8 0.0 85.9 3.2 0.4 0.2 0.75.8 Rick Brunson 80 39 24.3 37.6 36.9 77.0 2.3 5.1 1.0 0.15.5 Mikki Moore 74 4 15.9 50.2 20.0 78.7 3.3 0.6 0.3 0.45.4 Quinton Ross 78 19 21.3 43.2 25.0 67.3 2.7 1.4 0.7 0.35.1 Darrick Martin 11 0 17.3 32.0 27.8 62.5 0.9 2.5 0.5 0.03.8 Lionel Chalmers 36 0 12.0 33.6 24.5 62.5 0.9 1.4 0.4 0.03.1 Kenny Anderson 4 0 6.5 36.4 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.02.0 Mamdou N'Diaye 11 0 6.5 40.0 0.0 57.1 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.51.8 Kirk Penney 4 0 3.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.00.5 Maurice Baker 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00.0 Player statistics citation:

Awards and records Bobby Simmons, NBA Most Improved Player Award

Transactions The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 2004–05 season.

Trades June 22, 2004 To Los Angeles Clippers 2004 first-round draft pick (4th pick) and 2004 second-round draft pick To Charlotte Bobcats 2004 first-round draft pick (2nd pick) and agreement to select Predrag Drobnjak in expansion draft. July 14, 2004 To Los Angeles Clippers 2005 2nd-round draft pick & 2006 2nd-round draft pick To Charlotte Bobcats Melvin Ely and Eddie House July 29, 2004 To Los Angeles Clippers Kerry Kittles To New Jersey Nets 2005 second-round draft pick

Free agents

Additions

Player Signed Former team Rick Brunson August 12 Chicago Bulls Zeljko Rebraca August 12 Atlanta Hawks Mamadou N'Diaye August 16 Atlanta Hawks Quinton Ross August 16 Telindus Oostende (BLB) Mikki Moore August 20 Utah Jazz Kirk Penney December 26 Asheville Altitude (NBDL) Darrick Martin January 5 Minnesota Timberwolves Maurice Baker February 22 Dakota Wizards (NBDL) Kenny Anderson February 28 Atlanta Hawks

Subtractions Player Left New team Doug Overton free agency, June 1 Philadelphia 76ers (director of player development) Predrag Drobnjak expansion draft, June 22 Charlotte Bobcats Keyon Dooling free agency, July 22 Miami Heat Quentin Richardson free agency, July 29 Phoenix Suns Matt Barnes free agency, October 1 Sacramento Kings Josh Moore released, October 1 BEEM Mazandaran (Iranian Basketball Super League) Kirk Penney waived, January 3 Maccabi Tel Aviv (Ligat HaAI) Maurice Baker contract expired, March 4 Portland Trail Blazers Kenny Anderson waived, March 25 Žalgiris Kaunas (LKL)

See also 2004–05 NBA season

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