1986–87 Los Angeles Clippers season

1986–87 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Don Chaney
Arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record	12–70 (.146)
Place	Division: 6th (Pacific) Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Prime Ticket, KTLA
Radio	KLAC

The 1986–87 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 17th season in the NBA, their 3rd in Los Angeles.^[1] The Clippers finished 12-70 (.146), the worst winning percentage in team history.^[2]

Draft picks

Main article: 1986 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
3	54	Dwayne Polee	G	United States	Pepperdine
4	78	John Brownlee	C	United States	Texas
5	100	Steffond Johnson	F	United States	San Diego State
6	124	Tim Kempton	F	United States	Notre Dame
7	146	Johnny Brown	G	United States	New Mexico

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers 1986-87 roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
6.0 !C	00	USA !	Benjamin, Benoit	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Creighton
5.5 !F/C	44	USA !	Cage, Michael	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	San Diego State
4.0 !F	25	USA !	Cureton, Earl	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Detroit
1.5 !G	20	USA !	Dailey, Quintin	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	San Francisco
1.5 !G	2	USA !	Drew, Larry	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Missouri
1.5 !G	54	USA !	Fields, Kenny	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	UCLA
1.5 !G	4	USA !	Gordon, Lancaster	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Louisville
1.5 !G	15	USA !	Huston, Geoff (waived)	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Texas Tech
4.0 !F	8	USA !	Johnson, Marques	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	UCLA
4.0 !F	31	USA !	Johnson, Steffond	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	San Diego State
5.5 !F/C	41	USA !	Kempton, Tim	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Notre Dame
4.0 !F	19	USA !	Maxwell, Cedric	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	UNC Charlotte
6.0 !C	40	USA !	Nimphius, Kurt (to DET)	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Arizona State
1.5 !G	10	USA !	Nixon, Norm	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Duquesne
1.5 !G	12	USA !	Polee, Dwayne (waived)	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Pepperdine
1.5 !G	1	USA !	Valentine, Darnell	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Kansas
4.0 !F	22	USA !	White, Rory	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	South Alabama
1.5 !G	42	USA !	Woodson, Mike	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Indiana

Head coach

Don Chaney

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	–	37–4	28–13	24–6
x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	16	34–7	15–26	17–13
x-Golden State Warriors	42	40	.512	23	25–16	17–24	17–13
x-Seattle SuperSonics	39	43	.476	26	25–16	14–27	15–15
Phoenix Suns	36	46	.439	29	26–15	10–31	14–16
Los Angeles Clippers	12	70	.146	53	9–32	3–38	3–27

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	–
2	y-Dallas Mavericks	55	27	.671	10
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	16
4	x-Utah Jazz	44	38	.537	21
5	x-Golden State Warriors	42	40	.512	23
6	x-Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	23
7	x-Seattle SuperSonics	39	43	.476	26
8	x-Denver Nuggets	37	45	.451	28

9	Phoenix Suns	36	46	.439	29
10	Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	36
11	San Antonio Spurs	28	54	.341	37
12	Los Angeles Clippers	12	70	.146	53

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1986-87 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	3–3	4–2	4–2	2–0	2–0	3–3	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–0	1–1	3–3	5–0	5–1	3–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–0
Boston	3–3	—	6–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	5–1	2–0	0–2	3–3	4–2	4–2	3–3	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2
Chicago	2–4	0–6	—	5–1	1–1	1–1	3–3	0–2	0–2	3–2	2–0	0–2	4–2	3–2	4–2	3–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–3
Cleveland	2–4	2–3	1–5	—	0–2	1–1	1–5	1–1	0–2	3–3	2–0	0–2	1–5	4–2	4–1	2–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–4
Dallas	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	—	4–2	1–1	5–0	3–3	0–2	5–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–3	5–1	4–2	5–0	3–3	1–1
Denver	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	—	0–2	4–1	3–3	1–1	2–3	0–5	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–2	3–2	2–4	5–1	2–3	2–4	1–1
Detroit	3–3	2–3	3–3	5–1	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–0	1–1	3–3	5–1	6–0	5–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–3
Golden State	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	1–4	1–1	—	4–1	0–2	6–0	2–4	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–5	4–2	4–1	4–1	4–2	2–3	0–2
Houston	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	3–3	3–3	1–1	1–4	—	2–0	4–1	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–2	2–3	5–1	5–1	1–4	3–3	1–1
Indiana	3–3	1–5	2–3	3–3	2–0	1–1	3–3	2–0	0–2	—	2–0	0–2	2–4	5–1	3–2	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–2
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–5	3–2	0–2	0–6	1–4	0–2	—	0–6	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–5	0–6	1–4	1–4	2–4	2–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	5–0	1–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	6–0	—	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–1	5–1	5–0	4–1	4–2	3–2	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	2–4	5–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	2–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	1–1	—	4–2	4–2	2–3	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–1
New Jersey	0–5	2–4	2–3	2–4	0–2	0–2	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–5	1–1	0–2	2–4	—	5–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–4
New York	1–5	2–4	2–4	1–4	0–2	0–2	0–6	0–2	1–1	2–3	2–0	0–2	2–4	1–5	—	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4
Philadelphia	3–3	3–3	3–3	4–2	0–2	2–0	0–5	1–1	2–0	4–2	2–0	0–2	3–2	3–3	3–3	—	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–3
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–3	1–1	5–1	2–3	1–1	5–1	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–4	2–3	2–3	1–5	4–1	0–2
Portland	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	2–0	2–4	3–2	2–0	6–0	1–5	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	4–2	—	3–2	4–1	4–2	3–2	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–5	4–2	1–1	1–4	1–5	1–1	4–1	0–5	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–2	2–3	—	3–3	2–3	1–5	1–1
San Antonio	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	1–5	1–1	1–4	1–5	0–2	4–1	1–4	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	3–3	—	1–4	2–4	0–2
Seattle	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	3–2	0–2	2–4	4–1	1–1	4–2	2–4	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	5–1	2–4	3–2	4–1	—	3–2	1–1
Utah	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–3	4–2	1–1	3–2	3–3	1–1	3–2	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	5–1	4–2	2–3	—	1–1
Washington	0–5	2–4	3–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	1–4	4–2	4–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	—

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Benjamin, Benoit !Benoit Benjamin
Cage, Michael !Michael Cage
Cureton, Earl !Earl Cureton
Dailey, Quintin !Quintin Dailey
Drew, Larry !Larry Drew
Fields, Kenny !Kenny Fields
Gordon, Lancaster !Lancaster Gordon
Huston, Geoff !Geoff Huston
Johnson, Marques !Marques Johnson
Johnson, Steffond !Steffond Johnson
Kempton, Tim !Tim Kempton
Maxwell, Cedric !Cedric Maxwell
Nimphius, Kurt !Kurt Nimphius
Polee, Dwayne !Dwayne Polee
Valentine, Darnell !Darnell Valentine
White, Rory !Rory White
Woodson, Mike !Mike Woodson

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1986–87 season.

Trades

August 19, 1986	To Los Angeles Clippers Larry Drew, Mike Woodson, 1988 first-round draft pick and 1989 second round draft pick	To Sacramento Kings Derek Smith, Franklin Edwards and Junior Bridgeman
January 16, 1987	To Los Angeles Clippers 1987 first-round pick and 1989 second or third-round draft pick	To Houston Rockets Cedric Maxwell
January 29, 1987	To Los Angeles Clippers 1987 first and second-round draft picks	To Detroit Pistons Kurt Nimphius
February 11, 1987	To Los Angeles Clippers Earl Cureton	To Chicago Bulls 1989 conditional third-round draft pick

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team

References

↑ 1986-87 Los Angeles Clippers
↑ "Worst NBA Teams Ever". ESPN. Retrieved 2013-05-13.

Los Angeles Clippers

Founded in 1970 Formerly the Buffalo Braves (1970–1978) and played in San Diego (1978–1984) Based in Los Angeles, California

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft Seasons All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Broadcasters Training Center Current season

Arenas	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Maple Leaf Gardens San Diego Sports Arena Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Staples Center

General Managers	Donovan Sonju Scheer Baylor Dunleavy Olshey Sacks Wohl

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Owner Steve Ballmer President of Business Operations Gillian Zucker President of Basketball Operations & Head Coach Doc Rivers Vice President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank General Manager Dave Wohl

Division Championships (2)	2013 2014

Culture and lore	Buffalo Braves Clipper Darrell Lob City Billy Crystal Donald Sterling L.A. Clippers Dance Squad

Rivals	Los Angeles Lakers

Media	TV Prime Ticket Radio KLAC/KEIB KWKW (Spanish) Announcers Ralph Lawler Mike Smith Brian Sieman Celso Gaspar (Spanish)

Buffalo Braves–San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers seasons

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

1986–87 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Sacramento San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Seattle

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