2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers season

The 2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 35th season in Southern California, and their 29th season in Los Angeles. They improved on their 40-26 record from the previous season to finish 56-26, and they won their first Pacific Division title in franchise history. The title was clinched after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers on April 7, which also completed a season sweep of their crosstown rivals, 4–0. The franchise had not swept the Lakers since 1974–75, when the Clippers were the Buffalo Braves.^[1] It was also the first time in 20 years since 1992–93 that the Clippers won the season series against the Lakers.^[2] Although this was enough to net them home-court advantage in a playoff series for the first time in franchise history, they lost their first-round series to the Memphis Grizzlies in six games.

Key dates

• June 28, 2012: The 2012 NBA draft takes place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
• December 30, 2012: With a 107-96 victory over the Utah Jazz the Clippers complete only the third 16-0 month in NBA history, after the 1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers and the 1995–96 San Antonio Spurs.
• April 3, 2013: With a 126-101 victory over the Phoenix Suns, the Clippers notch the first 50-win season in franchise history.
• April 7, 2013: The Clippers clinch their first division title in franchise history (in Buffalo, San Diego or Los Angeles) with a 109-95 victory over the Lakers. It also guarantees them home-court advantage in the first round for only the second time ever (since the division champions are guaranteed no worse than the fourth seed).

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
2	53	Furkan Aldemir	PF	Turkey	Turkey

Future Draft Picks

Credits

2016 second round draft pick from Brooklyn The L.A. Clippers have the right to swap their own 2016 2nd round pick with Brooklyn's 2016 2nd round pick provided the L.A. Clippers' 2nd round pick is 31-55. If The L.A. Clippers pick is 56-60, Brooklyn's obligations to the L.A. Clippers shall be extinguished. (Brooklyn-L.A. Clippers, 7/11/2012)

Debits

2013 second round draft pick to Detroit The L.A. Clippers' own 2013 2nd round pick to Detroit (top 55 protected in the 2013 Draft). If the L.A. Clippers' own 2013 2nd round pick is in the top 55 picks, then the L.A. Clippers' obligations to Detroit shall be extinguished. [Detroit – L.A. Clippers, 2/16/2009]

2014 second round draft pick to San Antonio The L.A. Clippers' own 2014 2nd round pick to San Antonio via New Orleans (top 55 protected in the 2014 Draft). If the L.A. Clippers' own 2014 2nd round pick is in the top 55 picks, then the L.A. Clippers' obligations to San Antonio via New Orleans shall be extinguished. [L.A. Clippers – New Orleans, 1/26/2010 and then New Orleans – San Antonio, 10/18/2010]

2015 second round draft pick to Houston The L.A. Clippers' own 2015 2nd round pick to Houston via Toronto (if pick is 51 – 55). If the L.A. Clippers' own 2015 2nd round pick is not among the 51st through 55th picks, then the L.A. Clippers' obligations to Houston shall be extinguished. [L.A. Clippers – Toronto, 1/7/2009 and then Houston – Toronto, 7/28/2010]

2015 second round draft pick to Denver The L.A. Clippers' own 2015 2nd round pick to Denver (top 55 protected in the 2015 Draft). If the L.A. Clippers' own 2015 2nd round pick is in the top 55 picks, then the L.A. Clippers' obligations to Denver shall be extinguished. [Denver – L.A. Clippers, 1/5/2009]

2016 second round draft pick to New Orleans The L.A. Clippers' own 2016 2nd round pick to New Orleans (top 55 protected in the 2016 Draft). If the L.A. Clippers' own 2016 2nd round pick is in the top 55 picks, then the L.A. Clippers' obligations to New Orleans shall be extinguished. [L.A. Clippers – New Orleans, 8/12/2009]

Roster

2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 4.0 !F 22 USA ! Barnes, Matt 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) UCLA 1.5 !G 1 USA ! Billups, Chauncey 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Colorado 1.5 !G 12 USA ! Bledsoe, Eric 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Kentucky 4.0 !F 5 USA ! Butler, Caron 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Connecticut 1.5 !G 11 USA ! Crawford, Jamal 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Michigan 1.5 !G 34 USA ! Green, Willie 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Detroit 4.0 !F 32 USA ! Griffin, Blake (C) 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Oklahoma 4.0 !F 33 USA ! Hill, Grant 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Duke 6.0 !C 15 USA ! Hollins, Ryan 7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA 6.0 !C 6 USA ! Jordan, DeAndre 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Texas A&M 4.0 !F 7 USA ! Odom, Lamar 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Rhode Island 1.5 !G 3 USA ! Paul, Chris (C) 7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Wake Forest 4.0 !F 35 USA ! Summers, DaJuan  7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Georgetown 6.0 !C 21 FRA ! Turiaf, Ronny 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Gonzaga 1.5 !G 2 USA ! Wayns, Maalik 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Villanova	Head coach Vinny Del Negro (North Carolina State) Assistant coach(es) Marc Iavaroni (Virginia) Dean Demopoulos (West Chester University of Pennsylvania) Robert Pack (Southern California) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Roster notes

• Forward Lamar Odom becomes the 18th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers. This also marks his second tour of duty with the Clippers. He played for the team from 1999–2003
• Forward Matt Barnes becomes the 19th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers. He also makes his second tour of duty with the Clippers. He played for the team in 2004.
• Center Ronny Turiaf becomes the 20th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers.

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	DeAndre Jordan	Ronny Turiaf	Ryan Hollins
PF	Blake Griffin	Lamar Odom		DaJuan Summers
SF	Caron Butler	Matt Barnes	Grant Hill
SG	Chauncey Billups	Jamal Crawford	Willie Green
PG	Chris Paul	Eric Bledsoe		Maalik Wayns

Pre-season

Regular season

Game log

Playoffs

Game log

Standings

Injuries and surgeries

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

References