# 2024–25 Los Angeles Clippers season

The 2024–25 Los Angeles Clippers season is the 55th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 47th season in Southern California, and their 1st season in Inglewood. The Clippers moved to the new Intuit Dome before the start of the season. On June 12, 2024, the NBA announced that the former great Lakers player and Clippers executive consultant Jerry West had passed away peacefully, only being months removed from his third and final entry into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (this time as a contributor to the sport both as an executive and as a consultant). Six days later, on June 18, Jeff Van Gundy would join the Clippers' coaching staff as an assistant coach, returning to a coaching staff for the first time since 2007. This will be the first season since 2018–19 without Paul George, as on June 30, the Clippers announced that he will not return to the franchise.
Before the season opener commenced, it was announced that Kawhi Leonard would be out for an indefinite period of time due to an inflamed right knee, leaving James Harden as the only star player for the team during that period of time. For their season opener at the newly created Intuit Dome, the Clippers would have their opening night spoiled with a tense 116–113 overtime loss to the Phoenix Suns (though they would win their very first game held there against the Dallas Mavericks 110–96 during the preseason). They would eventually get their first win at their new home arena with a 113–104 win over the San Antonio Spurs on November 4, 2024. During the season, the Clippers would have their January 11, 2025 match against the Charlotte Hornets postponed due to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / club |
| 2 | 46 | Cam Christie | SG | United States | Minnesota |
The Clippers entered this draft (which was two days long) with only one second-round pick. On the second and final day of the draft, the Clippers used their only pick of the draft to select shooting guard Cam Christie from the University of Minnesota

## Roster
### Roster Notes

* Forward Nicolas Batum makes his second tour of duty with the team having played for them from 2020 to 2023.

## Standings
### Division

| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 42 | 25 | .627 | – | 27‍–‍7 | 15‍–‍18 | 12–3 | 67 |
| Golden State Warriors | 40 | 29 | .580 | 3.0 | 22‍–‍14 | 18‍–‍15 | 3–10 | 69 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 39 | 30 | .565 | 4.0 | 24‍–‍10 | 15‍–‍20 | 7–7 | 69 |
| Sacramento Kings | 34 | 33 | .507 | 8.0 | 17‍–‍15 | 17‍–‍18 | 4–10 | 67 |
| Phoenix Suns | 32 | 37 | .464 | 11.0 | 20‍–‍13 | 12‍–‍24 | 9–5 | 69 |

### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 56 | 12 | .824 | – | 68 |
| 2 | Houston Rockets * | 44 | 25 | .638 | 12.5 | 69 |
| 3 | Denver Nuggets | 44 | 25 | .638 | 12.5 | 69 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Lakers * | 42 | 25 | .627 | 13.5 | 67 |
| 5 | Memphis Grizzlies | 43 | 26 | .623 | 13.5 | 69 |
| 6 | Golden State Warriors | 40 | 29 | .580 | 16.5 | 69 |
| 7 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 40 | 30 | .571 | 17.0 | 70 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Clippers | 39 | 30 | .565 | 17.5 | 69 |
| 9 | Sacramento Kings | 34 | 33 | .507 | 21.5 | 67 |
| 10 | Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 36 | .478 | 23.5 | 69 |
| 11 | Phoenix Suns | 32 | 37 | .464 | 24.5 | 69 |
| 12 | Portland Trail Blazers | 30 | 39 | .435 | 26.5 | 69 |
| 13 | San Antonio Spurs | 28 | 39 | .418 | 27.5 | 67 |
| 14 | o – New Orleans Pelicans | 18 | 51 | .261 | 38.5 | 69 |
| 15 | o – Utah Jazz | 15 | 54 | .217 | 41.5 | 69 |

## Game log
### Preseason

During the preseason, the Clippers would play their final games under what was previously named Bally Sports West and Bally Sports SoCal. Bally Sports would rebrand itself to the FanDuel Sports Network before the start of the regular season.
2024 preseason game log Total: 4–1 (Home: 4–1; Road: 0–0) :
Preseason: 4–1 (home: 4–1; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 5
Golden State
L 90–91
Ivica Zubac (14)
Kobe Brown (9)
James Harden (8)
Stan Sheriff Center 10,300
0–1
2
October 8
Brooklyn
W 115–106
James Harden (14)
Alondes Williams (6)
Alondes Williams (7)
Frontwave Arena 6,190
1–1
3
October 11
Portland
W 101–99
Derrick Jones Jr. (16)
Brown, K. Jones, Miller (6)
Harden, Williams (5)
Climate Pledge Arena 18,300
2–1
4
October 14
Dallas
W 110–96
Kevin Porter Jr. (18)
Ivica Zubac (12)
James Harden (12)
Intuit Dome 13,400
3–1
5
October 17
Sacramento
W 113–91
Jordan Miller (21)
Kobe Brown (8)
Kobe Brown (6)
Intuit Dome 13,800
4–1 :
2024–25 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 39–30 (Home: 24–10; Road: 15–20) :
October: 2–3 (home: 0–3; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 23
Phoenix
L 113–116 (OT)
James Harden (29)
James Harden (12)
Harden, Jones (8)
Intuit Dome 18,300
0–1
2
October 26
@ Denver
W 109–104
Norman Powell (37)
Ivica Zubac (15)
James Harden (16)
Ball Arena 19,691
1–1
3
October 27
@ Golden State
W 112–104
Harden, Zubac (23)
Ivica Zubac (18)
James Harden (11)
Chase Center 18,064
2–1
4
October 30
Portland
L 105–106
Norman Powell (30)
Ivica Zubac (12)
James Harden (10)
Intuit Dome 16,727
2–2
5
October 31
Phoenix
L 119–125
James Harden (25)
Ivica Zubac (12)
James Harden (13)
Intuit Dome 16,827
2–3 :
November: 10–6 (home: 7–1; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
November 2
Oklahoma City
L 92–105
Norman Powell (24)
James Harden (13)
James Harden (7)
Intuit Dome 16,827
2–4
7
November 4
San Antonio
W 113–104
Norman Powell (23)
Ivica Zubac (13)
Kevin Porter Jr. (7)
Intuit Dome 15,927
3–4
8
November 6
Philadelphia
W 110–98
Norman Powell (26)
Ivica Zubac (9)
Harden, Powell (6)
Intuit Dome 15,627
4–4
9
November 8
@ Sacramento
W 107–98
Norman Powell (31)
Ivica Zubac (15)
James Harden (8)
Golden 1 Center 17,832
5–4
10
November 9
Toronto
W 105–103
Harden, Powell (24)
Harden, Zubac (12)
James Harden (7)
Intuit Dome 17,927
6–4
11
November 11
@ Oklahoma City
L 128–134
Norman Powell (31)
Ivica Zubac (14)
James Harden (9)
Paycom Center 17,430
6–5
12
November 13
@ Houston
L 103–111
James Harden (19)
Terance Mann (7)
Kris Dunn (8)
Toyota Center 16,493
6–6
13
November 15
@ Houston
L 104–125
James Harden (21)
Ivica Zubac (11)
Coffey, Porter Jr. (3)
Toyota Center 18,055
6–7
14
November 17
Utah
W 116–105
Ivica Zubac (22)
Ivica Zubac (11)
James Harden (11)
Intuit Dome 15,500
7–7
15
November 18
Golden State
W 102–99
Norman Powell (23)
Ivica Zubac (17)
James Harden (16)
Intuit Dome 17,927
8–7
16
November 20
Orlando
W 104–93
James Harden (24)
Ivica Zubac (12)
Kevin Porter Jr. (6)
Intuit Dome 16,563
9–7
17
November 22
Sacramento
W 104–88
James Harden (22)
Ivica Zubac (15)
James Harden (9)
Intuit Dome 16,228
10–7
18
November 24
@ Philadelphia
W 125–99
James Harden (23)
Ivica Zubac (12)
James Harden (8)
Wells Fargo Center 19,780
11–7
19
November 25
@ Boston
L 94–126
Ivica Zubac (23)
Ivica Zubac (10)
James Harden (9)
TD Garden 19,156
11–8
20
November 27
@ Washington
W 121–96
James Harden (43)
Ivica Zubac (16)
James Harden (7)
Capital One Arena 15,066
12–8
21
November 29
@ Minnesota
L 92–93
James Harden (20)
Ivica Zubac (13)
James Harden (11)
Target Center 18,978
12–9 :
December: 7–5 (home: 4–2; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
22
December 1
Denver
W 126–122
James Harden (39)
James Harden (9)
James Harden (11)
Intuit Dome 16,182
13–9
23
December 3
Portland
W 127–105
Norman Powell (30)
Ivica Zubac (10)
James Harden (7)
Intuit Dome 15,583
14–9
24
December 4
Minnesota
L 80–108
Bones Hyland (18)
Ivica Zubac (10)
James Harden (3)
Intuit Dome 15,111
14–10
25
December 8
Houston
L 106–117
Bones Hyland (22)
Ivica Zubac (12)
Kevin Porter Jr. (6)
Intuit Dome 14,782
14–11
26
December 13
@ Denver
L 98–120
Porter Jr., Powell (16)
Ivica Zubac (13)
James Harden (6)
Ball Arena 19,779
14–12
27
December 16
Utah
W 144–107
James Harden (41)
Ivica Zubac (12)
Harden, Porter Jr. (6)
Intuit Dome 14,651
15–12
28
December 19
@ Dallas
W 118–95
Norman Powell (29)
Ivica Zubac (15)
James Harden (7)
American Airlines Center 20,044
16–12
29
December 21
@ Dallas
L 97–113
Norman Powell (28)
Ivica Zubac (15)
Dunn, Harden, Porter Jr., Zubac (3)
American Airlines Center 20,102
16–13
30
December 23
@ Memphis
W 114–110
Norman Powell (29)
Ivica Zubac (19)
James Harden (9)
FedExForum 17,265
17–13
31
December 27
Golden State
W 102–92
Norman Powell (26)
Ivica Zubac (11)
James Harden (7)
Intuit Dome 17,927
18–13
32
December 30
@ New Orleans
W 116–113
Norman Powell (35)
Ivica Zubac (16)
Kris Dunn (6)
Smoothie King Center 17,303
19–13
33
December 31
@ San Antonio
L 86–122
James Harden (17)
Ivica Zubac (7)
Kevin Porter Jr. (4)
Frost Bank Center 18,690
19–14 :
January: 9–6 (home: 6–2; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
34
January 2
@ Oklahoma City
L 98–116
Amir Coffey (26)
Ivica Zubac (9)
Dunn, Miller (5)
Paycom Center 18,203
19–15
35
January 4
Atlanta
W 131–105
Norman Powell (20)
Ivica Zubac (18)
James Harden (15)
Intuit Dome 17,927
20–15
36
January 6
@ Minnesota
L 106–108
Norman Powell (25)
Ivica Zubac (16)
James Harden (8)
Target Center 18,978
20–16
37
January 8
@ Denver
L 103–126
Norman Powell (30)
Bamba, Zubac (8)
James Harden (4)
Ball Arena 19,711
20–17
January 11
Charlotte
Postponed due to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires; Makeup date March 16
38
January 13
Miami
W 109–98
Norman Powell (29)
Ivica Zubac (20)
James Harden (11)
Intuit Dome 13,119
21–17
39
January 15
Brooklyn
W 126–67
Kawhi Leonard (23)
Ivica Zubac (9)
James Harden (11)
Intuit Dome 13,091
22–17
40
January 16
@ Portland
W 118–89
Norman Powell (23)
Ivica Zubac (8)
James Harden (6)
Moda Center 16,374
23–17
41
January 19
L.A. Lakers
W 116–102
Norman Powell (22)
Ivica Zubac (19)
James Harden (12)
Intuit Dome 17,927
24–17
42
January 20
Chicago
L 99–112
Norman Powell (27)
Mo Bamba (7)
James Harden (10)
Intuit Dome 15,293
24–18
43
January 22
Boston
L 113–117 (OT)
Derrick Jones Jr. (29)
Kobe Brown (11)
Mann, Porter Jr. (7)
Intuit Dome 15,342
24–19
44
January 23
Washington
W 110–93
Norman Powell (22)
James Harden (12)
James Harden (13)
Intuit Dome 13,771
25–19
45
January 25
Milwaukee
W 127–117
James Harden (40)
Ivica Zubac (10)
James Harden (9)
Intuit Dome 17,927
26–19
46
January 27
@ Phoenix
L 109–111
Ivica Zubac (25)
Ivica Zubac (16)
James Harden (10)
Footprint Center 17,071
26–20
47
January 29
@ San Antonio
W 128–116
Leonard, Powell (27)
Ivica Zubac (22)
James Harden (11)
Frost Bank Center 18,354
27–20
48
January 31
@ Charlotte
W 112–104
Norman Powell (27)
Ivica Zubac (11)
James Harden (10)
Spectrum Center 15,342
28–20 :
February: 4–7 (home: 2–2; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
49
February 2
@ Toronto
L 108–115
James Harden (25)
Ivica Zubac (8)
James Harden (7)
Scotiabank Arena 18,874
28–21
50
February 4
L.A. Lakers
L 97–122
Norman Powell (20)
Ivica Zubac (10)
James Harden (9)
Intuit Dome 17,927
28–22
51
February 6
Indiana
L 112–119
Harden, Powell (22)
Ivica Zubac (15)
James Harden (10)
Intuit Dome 13,458
29–22
52
February 8
Utah
W 130–110
Powell, Zubac (26)
Ivica Zubac (15)
James Harden (17)
Intuit Dome 15,892
29–23
53
February 12
Memphis
W 128–114
Kawhi Leonard (25)
Ivica Zubac (13)
James Harden (10)
Intuit Dome 14,997
30–23
54
February 13
@ Utah
W 120–116 (OT)
Norman Powell (41)
James Harden (10)
James Harden (7)
Delta Center 18,175
31–23
All-Star Game
55
February 20
@ Milwaukee
L 110–116
Kawhi Leonard (25)
Ivica Zubac (15)
James Harden (8)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
31–24
56
February 23
@ Indiana
L 111–129
James Harden (31)
James Harden (7)
James Harden (11)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,950
31–25
57
February 24
@ Detroit
L 97–106
James Harden (18)
Ivica Zubac (15)
Bogdanović, Harden, Zubac (5)
Little Caesars Arena 18,989
31–26
58
February 26
@ Chicago
W 122–117
James Harden (30)
Ivica Zubac (10)
Ben Simmons (8)
United Center 20,356
32–26
59
February 28
@ L.A. Lakers
L 102–106
Ivica Zubac (27)
Ivica Zubac (16)
James Harden (9)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
32–27 :
March: 7–3 (home: 5–0; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
60
March 2
@ L.A. Lakers
L 102–108
Kawhi Leonard (33)
Leonard, Zubac (10)
James Harden (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
32–28
61
March 4
@ Phoenix
L 117–119
Ivica Zubac (35)
Ivica Zubac (10)
James Harden (15)
PHX Arena 17,071
32–29
62
March 5
Detroit
W 123–115
James Harden (50)
Ivica Zubac (11)
Kris Dunn (6)
Intuit Dome 17,927
33–29
63
March 7
New York
W 105–95
James Harden (27)
Ivica Zubac (14)
James Harden (7)
Intuit Dome 17,927
34–29
64
March 9
Sacramento
W 111–110 (OT)
James Harden (29)
Ivica Zubac (14)
James Harden (11)
Intuit Dome 17,927
35–29
65
March 11
@ New Orleans
L 120–127
Kawhi Leonard (29)
Ivica Zubac (11)
James Harden (17)
Smoothie King Center 17,363
35–30
66
March 12
@ Miami
W 119–104
Bogdan Bogdanović (30)
Ivica Zubac (14)
James Harden (11)
Kaseya Center 19,700
36–30
67
March 14
@ Atlanta
W 121–98
Harden, Leonard (25)
James Harden (8)
James Harden (7)
State Farm Arena 16,561
37–30
68
March 16
Charlotte
W 123–88
James Harden (31)
Ivica Zubac (14)
Ivica Zubac (8)
Intuit Dome 17,927
38–30
69
March 18
Cleveland
W 132–119
Kawhi Leonard (33)
Ivica Zubac (20)
James Harden (9)
Intuit Dome 17,927
39-30
70
March 21
Memphis
Intuit Dome
71
March 23
Oklahoma City
Intuit Dome
72
March 26
@ New York
Madison Square Garden
73
March 28
@ Brooklyn
Barclays Center
74
March 30
@ Cleveland
Rocket Arena
75
March 31
@ Orlando
Kia Center :
April
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 2
New Orleans
Intuit Dome
77
April 4
Dallas
Intuit Dome
78
April 5
Dallas
Intuit Dome
79
April 8
San Antonio
Intuit Dome
80
April 9
Houston
Intuit Dome
81
April 11
@ Sacramento
Golden 1 Center
82
April 13
@ Golden State
Chase Center :
2024–25 season schedule :

### NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.

#### West Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Houston Rockets | 4 | 3 | 1 | 454 | 414 | +40 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Los Angeles Clippers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 427 | 411 | +16 | |
| 3 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 4 | 2 | 2 | 418 | 431 | −13 | |
| 4 | Portland Trail Blazers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 430 | 457 | −27 | |
| 5 | Sacramento Kings | 4 | 1 | 3 | 429 | 445 | −16 | |

## Transactions
### Trades

| July 18, 2024 | To Los Angeles ClippersKris Dunn (sign-and-trade) | To Utah JazzRussell Westbrook 2030 second-round pick swap right Draft rights to Balša Koprivica Cash considerations |
| February 1, 2025 | To Los Angeles ClippersDrew Eubanks Patty Mills | To Utah JazzMo Bamba P.J. Tucker 2030 LAC second-round pick Cash considerations |
| February 6, 2025 | To Los Angeles ClippersBogdan Bogdanovic 2025 MIN second-round pick 2026 MEM second-round pick 2027 LAC second-round pick | To Atlanta HawksBones Hyland Terance Mann |
| February 6, 2025 | To Los Angeles ClippersMarJon Beauchamp | To Milwaukee BucksKevin Porter Jr. |

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Date | Player |
| July 9 | Kai Jones |
| July 10 | James Harden |
| March 1 | Jordan Miller (4-year contract) |

#### Additions

| Date | Player | Former team |
| July 6 | Mo Bamba | Philadelphia 76ers |
| July 10 | Nicolas Batum | Philadelphia 76ers |
| July 10 | Derrick Jones Jr. | Dallas Mavericks |
| July 10 | Kevin Porter Jr. | PAOK B.C. |
| July 24 | Trentyn Flowers (Two-way contract) | Adelaide 36ers |
| February 10 | Ben Simmons | Brooklyn Nets |
| March 1 | Patrick Baldwin Jr. (Two-way contract) | San Diego Clippers |
| March 1 | Seth Lundy (Two-way contract) | College Park Skyhawks |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason left | New team(s) |
| July 5 | Mason Plumlee | Free agency | Phoenix Suns |
| July 6 | Paul George | Free agency | Philadelphia 76ers |
| July 9 | Daniel Theis | Free agency | New Orleans Pelicans |
| July 31 | Moussa Diabaté | Free agency | Charlotte Hornets |
| August 2 | Xavier Moon | Free agency | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| August 8 | Brandon Boston Jr. | Free agency | San Antonio Spurs |
| March 1 | Kai Jones | Waived | Dallas Mavericks |
| March 1 | MarJon Beauchamp | Waived | New York Knicks |