1996–97 Los Angeles Clippers season
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The 1996-97
Los Angeles Clippers
season was their 27th season in the NBA
their 3rd in Anaheim.
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| Darrick Martin
|| style="font-size: 80%"| July 11 || Vancouver Grizzlies
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| Dwayne Schintzius
|| style="font-size: 80%"| September 19 || Indiana Pacers
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| Kevin Duckworth
|| style="font-size: 80%"| October 10 || Milwaukee Bucks
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| Rich Manning
|| style="font-size: 80%"| April 1 || Vancouver Grizzlies
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| Keith Tower
|| style="font-size: 80%"| waived, July 11 || Milwaukee Bucks
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| Antonio Harvey
|| style="font-size: 80%"| free agency, November 15 || Seattle SuperSonics
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| Brian Williams
|| style="font-size: 80%"| free agency, April 2 || Chicago Bulls
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1996-97 NBA season
The 1996–97 NBA season was the 51st season of the National Basketball Association . The league used this season to mark its 50th anniversary, which included the unveiling of the league's list of its 50 greatest players...
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
season was their 27th season in the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
their 3rd in Anaheim.
Draft Picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 7 | Lorenzen Wright Lorenzen Wright Lorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright was an American professional basketball player.-Early life and college:Raised in Oxford, Mississippi, Wright played all levels of basketball in Memphis – high school, collegiate and professional... |
F | Memphis University of Memphis The University of Memphis is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system.... |
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| 2 | 36 | Doron Sheffer Doron Sheffer Doron Sheffer , is an Israeli professional basketball player formerly with Maccabi Tel Aviv.Sheffer first gained fame at age 21 when he led Hapoel Galil Elyon to a 1993 victory in the Israeli League semifinals over Maccabi Tel Aviv... |
F | UConn University of Connecticut The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually... |
Roster
Roster Notes
- Strangely, many members of the 1996-97 Clippers have either died prematurely or have been prone to drug problems, leading some to believe there is a curse surrounding the team. Among the "cursed" are C Kevin DuckworthKevin DuckworthKevin Jerome Duckworth was an American professional basketball player at center in the National Basketball Association. A native of Illinois, he played college basketball at Eastern Illinois University before being drafted in 1986 in the second round by the San Antonio Spurs...
(died of heart failure in 2008 at age 44), G Malik SealyMalik SealyMalik Sealy was an American professional basketball player, active from 1992 until his death in an automobile accident at the age of 30...
(died in an automobile accident in 2000 at age 30), F/C Lorenzen WrightLorenzen WrightLorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright was an American professional basketball player.-Early life and college:Raised in Oxford, Mississippi, Wright played all levels of basketball in Memphis – high school, collegiate and professional...
(murdered in 2010 at age 34), F Rodney RogersRodney RogersRodney Ray Rogers is a retired American basketball player who last played power forward for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers.-Early life:...
(became paralyzed after dirt bike accident in 2008 at age 37), and C Stanley RobertsStanley RobertsStanley Corvet Roberts is a retired American professional basketball player, in the center position.-High school and college:...
(banned from NBA for drug use in 1999).
Transactions
The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 1996-97 season.Additions
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| Darrick Martin
Darrick Martin
Darrick David Martin is an American retired professional basketball player. Martin's more than decade-long professional career bounced between the Continental Basketball Association , where he won the 2003 CBA Playoffs MVP, and the NBA. In 2003 he even played for the Harlem Globetrotters...
|| style="font-size: 80%"| July 11 || Vancouver Grizzlies
Vancouver Grizzlies
The Vancouver Grizzlies were a professional basketball team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They were part of the Midwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Toronto Raptors, as part of the NBA's...
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| Dwayne Schintzius
Dwayne Schintzius
Dwayne Kenneth Schintzius is a former American college and professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Florida, and was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the 1990 NBA Draft...
|| style="font-size: 80%"| September 19 || Indiana Pacers
Indiana Pacers
The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association...
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| Kevin Duckworth
Kevin Duckworth
Kevin Jerome Duckworth was an American professional basketball player at center in the National Basketball Association. A native of Illinois, he played college basketball at Eastern Illinois University before being drafted in 1986 in the second round by the San Antonio Spurs...
|| style="font-size: 80%"| October 10 || Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....
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| Rich Manning
Rich Manning
Richard Alan Manning is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 1993 NBA Draft. A 6'11" power forward-center, Manning played two years in the NBA, for the Vancouver Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Clippers...
|| style="font-size: 80%"| April 1 || Vancouver Grizzlies
Vancouver Grizzlies
The Vancouver Grizzlies were a professional basketball team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They were part of the Midwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Toronto Raptors, as part of the NBA's...
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Subtractions
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| Keith Tower
Keith Tower
Keith Raymond Tower , is a former professional American basketball player.A 6'11" forward-center from the University of Notre Dame, Tower was never drafted by an NBA team but did manage to play in 4 NBA seasons from 1993 to 1997. He played for the Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Clippers and Milwaukee...
|| style="font-size: 80%"| waived, July 11 || Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....
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| Antonio Harvey
Antonio Harvey
Antonio Harvey is a retired American professional basketball player.He attended Southern Illinois University , Connors State College , the University of Georgia , and Pfeiffer University . He was bypassed in the 1993 NBA draft...
|| style="font-size: 80%"| free agency, November 15 || Seattle SuperSonics
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...
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| Brian Williams
Bison Dele
Bison Dele formerly known as Brian Carson Williams, was an American professional basketball player who finished his career as a center for the NBA's Detroit Pistons...
|| style="font-size: 80%"| free agency, April 2 || Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
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See also
- 1996-97 NBA season1996-97 NBA seasonThe 1996–97 NBA season was the 51st season of the National Basketball Association . The league used this season to mark its 50th anniversary, which included the unveiling of the league's list of its 50 greatest players...