The 2023–24 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 54th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 46th season in Southern California and their 40th season in Los Angeles. This was also the Clippers' final season at the Crypto.com Arena, as the team will move to the new Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California starting in the 2024–25 season.

Into the start of the 2023–24 season, the Clippers acquired 10-time NBA All-Star and 2018 League MVP James Harden in a blockbuster trade on November 1, 2023. The acquisition reunited him with former Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets teammate Russell Westbrook in addition to Harden being added along to perennial All-Stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to form a new superteam in the West. The trade also set a new aggregate All-Star milestone spanning 32 All-Star appearances totaled between that of George, Harden, Leonard and Westbrook. In the ensuing aftermath of the transaction, the Clippers were heavily criticized for refusing to deal Terance Mann as part of the agreement in a do-or-die season where they were at risk of losing all their All-Stars to free agency prior to the move to the new arena next season. What was initially expected to commence of as a highly promising start into the 2023–24 season in October that saw Clippers attain a 3–1 record, the team suffered a regrettable succession of six consecutive losses. As the series of unfortunate streak of defeats between November 1 to November 14 unfolded following a favorable beginning to the season in October, the Clippers finally managed to break their unfortunate string of ill-fated losses by securing a triumphant win over the Houston Rockets on November 17, 2023.

Since December, the Clippers emerged as a formidable force in the league, commencing with a remarkable 9-game winning streak characterized by several lopsided victories. Their ascent led them to establish themselves as one of the top teams in the Western Conference. Securing their 2nd consecutive playoff berth, the Clippers also clinched their first division title for the first time since 2014 while also achieving a milestone of 50 wins for the first time since 2017. Despite the team's strong performance in the regular season, the Clippers witnessed a disheartening premature First Round exit from the playoffs for the second consecutive year, this time falling to the Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving-led Dallas Mavericks in a six-game series.

The Los Angeles Clippers drew an average home attendance of 18,945 in 41 home games in the 2023-24 NBA season.

Draft

+2023–24 Los Angeles Clippers season draft picks Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club 1 30 Kobe Brown SG/SF Missouri 2 48 Jordan Miller SF Miami (FL) The Clippers entered this draft with a first round pick and a second round pick, the former of which was originally owned by the Milwaukee Bucks and acquired via pick swap with the Houston Rockets in 2023. Such pick swap was successfully exercised because the Oklahoma City Thunder made the 2023 NBA playoffs, landing their draft pick outside of the Top 6 protection range and eliminating them from the least favorable selection process.

Roster

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Standings

Division

Conference

Game log Preseason

|- style="background:#fcc" |scope="row"| 1 | October 8 | Utah | | Bones Hyland (18) | Diabaté, Martin Jr. (8) | Hyland, Moon (4) | Stan Sheriff Center10,263 | 0–1 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 2 | October 10 | Utah | | Kawhi Leonard (16) | Moussa Diabaté (6) | Paul George (5) | Climate Pledge Arena18,100 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 3 | October 17 | Denver | | Paul George (23) | Ivica Zubac (8) | Russell Westbrook (7) | Crypto.com Arena16,182 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc" |scope="row"| 4 | October 19 | Denver | | Bones Hyland (25) | Ivica Zubac (10) | Bones Hyland (6) | Crypto.com Arena15,007 | 2–2

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 1 | October 25 | Portland | | Paul George (27) | Ivica Zubac (12) | Russell Westbrook (13) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc" |scope="row"| 2 | October 27 | @ Utah | | Paul George (36) | Leonard, Westbrook (9) | Kawhi Leonard (5) | Delta Center18,206 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 3 | October 29 | San Antonio | | Kawhi Leonard (21) | Westbrook, Zubac (8) | Paul George (5) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 2–1 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 4 | October 31 | Orlando | | Paul George (27) | Ivica Zubac (9) | George, Westbrook (7) | Crypto.com Arena14,014 | 3–1

|- style="background:#fcc" |scope="row"| 5 | November 1 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Kawhi Leonard (38) | Russell Westbrook (11) | Russell Westbrook (8) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 3–2 |- style="background:#fcc" |scope="row"| 6 | November 6 | @ New York | | Kawhi Leonard (18) | George, Zubac (7) | James Harden (6) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 3–3 |- style="background:#fcc" |scope="row"| 7 | November 8 | @ Brooklyn | | Paul George (24) | Ivica Zubac (10) | Russell Westbrook (8) | Barclays Center17,933 | 3–4 |- style="background:#fcc" |scope="row"| 8 | November 10 | @ Dallas | | Kawhi Leonard (26) | Moussa Diabaté (10) | Bones Hyland (6) | American Airlines Center20,377 | 3–5 |- style="background:#fcc" |scope="row"| 9 | November 12 | Memphis | | Paul George (26) | Russell Westbrook (9) | Paul George (7) | Crypto.com Arena17,220 | 3–6 |- style="background:#fcc" |scope="row"| 10 | November 14 | @ Denver | | Paul George (35) | Ivica Zubac (13) | Terance Mann (5) | Ball Arena19,661 | 3–7 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 11 | November 17 | Houston | | Kawhi Leonard (26) | James Harden (9) | James Harden (7) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 4–7 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 12 | November 20 | @ San Antonio | | Paul George (28) | Ivica Zubac (11) | James Harden (10) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 5–7 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 13 | November 22 | @ San Antonio | | Kawhi Leonard (26) | Daniel Theis (11) | James Harden (9) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 6–7 |- style="background:#fcc" |scope="row"| 14 | November 24 | New Orleans | | Paul George (34) | George, Leonard (8) | James Harden (10) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 6–8 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 15 | November 25 | Dallas | | Paul George (25) | Ivica Zubac (14) | Harden, Westbrook (7) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 7–8 |- style="background:#fcc" |scope="row"| 16 | November 27 | Denver | | Kawhi Leonard (31) | Ivica Zubac (14) | George, Harden (4) | Crypto.com Arena17,071 | 7–9 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 17 | November 29 | @ Sacramento | | Kawhi Leonard (34) | Kawhi Leonard (9) | Russell Westbrook (8) | Golden 1 Center17,829 | 8–9 |- style="background:#fcc" |scope="row"| 18 | November 30 | @ Golden State | | Kawhi Leonard (23) | Ivica Zubac (13) | Paul George (10) | Chase Center18,064 | 8–10

|- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 19 | December 2 | Golden State | | Paul George (25) | Kawhi Leonard (8) | James Harden (9) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 9–10 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 20 | December 6 | Denver | | Paul George (25) | Daniel Theis (11) | James Harden (11) | Crypto.com Arena16,365 | 10–10 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 21 | December 8 | @ Utah | | Kawhi Leonard (41) | Ivica Zubac (12) | James Harden (8) | Delta Center18,206 | 11–10 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 22 | December 11 | Portland | | Kawhi Leonard (34) | Paul George (8) | Paul George (8) | Crypto.com Arena17,102 | 12–10 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 23 | December 12 | Sacramento | | Kawhi Leonard (31) | Ivica Zubac (9) | James Harden (7) | Crypto.com Arena17,060 | 13–10 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 24 | December 14 | Golden State | | James Harden (28) | Leonard, Zubac (8) | James Harden (15) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 14–10 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 25 | December 16 | New York | | Kawhi Leonard (36) | Ivica Zubac (11) | James Harden (12) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 15–10 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 26 | December 18 | @ Indiana | | James Harden (35) | Ivica Zubac (16) | James Harden (9) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,665 | 16–10 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 27 | December 20 | @ Dallas | | Kawhi Leonard (30) | Kawhi Leonard (10) | James Harden (11) | American Airlines Center20,310 | 17–10 |- style="background:#fcc" |scope="row"| 28 | December 21 | @ Oklahoma City | | James Harden (23) | Russell Westbrook (13) | James Harden (6) | Paycom Center18,203 | 17–11 |- style="background:#fcc" |scope="row"| 29 | December 23 | Boston | | Paul George (21) | Ivica Zubac (10) | James Harden (9) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 17–12 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 30 | December 26 | Charlotte | | James Harden (29) | Ivica Zubac (14) | James Harden (8) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 18–12 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 31 | December 29 | Memphis | | Paul George (23) | Ivica Zubac (20) | James Harden (13) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 19–12

|- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 32 | January 1 | Miami | | Kawhi Leonard (24) | Ivica Zubac (12) | James Harden (10) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 20–12 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 33 | January 3 | @ Phoenix | | Paul George (33) | Kawhi Leonard (8) | James Harden (11) | Footprint Center17,071 | 21–12 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 34 | January 5 | @ New Orleans | | Paul George (24) | Kawhi Leonard (9) | James Harden (13) | Smoothie King Center18,329 | 22–12 |- style="background:#fcc" |scope="row"| 35 | January 7 | @ L.A. Lakers | | George, Zubac (22) | Ivica Zubac (19) | James Harden (9) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 22–13 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 36 | January 8 | Phoenix | | Paul George (25) | Ivica Zubac (8) | James Harden (10) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 23–13 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 37 | January 10 | Toronto | | George, Leonard (29) | Ivica Zubac (11) | James Harden (11) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 24–13 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 38 | January 12 | @ Memphis | | Paul George (37) | Ivica Zubac (11) | James Harden (9) | FedExForum16,617 | 25–13 |- style="background:#fcc" |scope="row"| 39 | January 14 | @ Minnesota | | Kawhi Leonard (26) | Kawhi Leonard (9) | Russell Westbrook (13) | Target Center18,024 | 25–14 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 40 | January 16 | Oklahoma City | | Paul George (38) | Daniel Theis (8) | James Harden (8) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 26–14 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 41 | January 21 | Brooklyn | | James Harden (24) | Russell Westbrook (9) | James Harden (10) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 27–14 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 42 | January 23 | L.A. Lakers | | Kawhi Leonard (25) | Kawhi Leonard (11) | Harden, Leonard (10) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 28–14 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 43 | January 26 | @ Toronto | | James Harden (22) | Mason Plumlee (12) | James Harden (13) | Scotiabank Arena16,988 | 29–14 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 44 | January 27 | @ Boston | | Kawhi Leonard (26) | James Harden (8) | James Harden (7) | TD Garden18,500 | 30–14 |- style="background:#fcc" |scope="row"| 45 | January 29 | @ Cleveland | | Kawhi Leonard (30) | Kawhi Leonard (8) | James Harden (10) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 30–15 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 46 | January 31 | @ Washington | | Kawhi Leonard (31) | Mason Plumlee (11) | Russell Westbrook (7) | Capital One Arena17,201 | 31–15

|- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 47 | February 2 | @ Detroit | | Kawhi Leonard (33) | Mason Plumlee (9) | Russell Westbrook (9) | Little Caesars Arena18,993 | 32–15 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 48 | February 4 | @ Miami | | Kawhi Leonard (25) | Kawhi Leonard (11) | James Harden (11) | Kaseya Center19,855 | 33–15 |- style="background:#cfc" |scope="row"| 49 | February 5 | @ Atlanta | | Kawhi Leonard (36) | Mason Plumlee (9)