# 1982–83 San Diego Clippers season

The 1982–83 NBA season was the Clippers' 13th season in the NBA and their 5th season in the city of San Diego.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 2 | Terry Cummings | Forward | United States | DePaul |
| 2 | 32 | Richard Anderson | Forward | United States | UC Santa Barbara |
| 3 | 48 | Craig Hodges | Guard | United States | Long Beach State |
| 4 | 71 | Darius Clemons | Guard | United States | Loyola (IL) |
| 5 | 94 | Gary Carter | Guard | United States | Tennessee |
| 6 | 117 | Eric Marbury | Guard | United States | Georgia |
| 7 | 140 | Eddie Hughes | Guard | United States | Colorado State |
| 8 | 163 | Jacques Tuz | Forward | United States | Colorado |
| 9 | 186 | John Hegwood | Guard | United States | San Francisco |
| 10 | 207 | Daryl Stovall | Guard | United States | Creighton |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | – | 33–8 | 25–16 | 21–9 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 | 32–9 | 21–20 | 21–9 |
| x-Seattle SuperSonics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 10 | 29–12 | 19–22 | 14–16 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 12 | 31–10 | 15–26 | 16–14 |
| Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 28 | 21–20 | 9–32 | 11–19 |
| San Diego Clippers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 33 | 18–23 | 7–34 | 7–23 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | – |
| 2 | y-San Antonio Spurs | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 |
| 3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 |
| 4 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 10 |
| 5 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 12 |
| 6 | x-Denver Nuggets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13 |
| 7 | Kansas City Kings | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13 |
| 8 | Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 20 |
| 9 | Utah Jazz | 30 | 52 | .366 | 28 |
| 9 | Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 28 |
| 11 | San Diego Clippers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 33 |
| 12 | Houston Rockets | 14 | 68 | .171 | 44 |
Notes
* z, y – division champions
* x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

1982-83 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SDC | SEA | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 1–5 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Boston | 5–1 | – | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
| Chicago | 1–5 | 2–3 | – | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 |
| Cleveland | 0–6 | 1–5 | 1–5 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | – | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| Golden State | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | – | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Houston | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–3 | – | 2–0 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–6 | 1–1 |
| Indiana | 0–6 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 |
| Kansas City | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 |
| Los Angeles | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Milwaukee | 4–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| New Jersey | 4–2 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | – | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| New York | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | – | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Philadelphia | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 |
| Portland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | – | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | – | 4–1 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 2–0 |
| San Diego | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–4 | – | 0–6 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 6–0 | – | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| Utah | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 0–5 | – | 0–2 |
| Washington | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |

### Game log
## Player statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Richard Anderson | 78 | 5 | 16.3 | .404 | .368 | .696 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 5.2 |
| Jim Brogan | 58 | 0 | 8.0 | .427 | .231 | .791 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Michael Brooks | 82 | 26 | 30.0 | .484 | .333 | .697 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 12.2 |
| Tom Chambers | 79 | 79 | 33.7 | .472 | .000 | .723 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 17.6 |
| Joe Cooper | 13 | 4 | 21.2 | .525 | | .550 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 5.6 |
| Terry Cummings | 70 | 69 | 36.2 | .523 | .000 | .709 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 23.7 |
| John Douglas | 3 | 1 | 4.0 | .167 | .500 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Bob Gross | 27 | 3 | 13.8 | .427 | .333 | .632 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Craig Hodges | 76 | 48 | 26.6 | .452 | .222 | .723 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 9.9 |
| Lionel Hollins | 56 | 54 | 32.9 | .437 | .143 | .721 | 2.3 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 13.5 |
| Hutch Jones | 9 | 0 | 9.4 | .459 | | 1.000 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.4 |
| Lowes Moore | 37 | 3 | 17.4 | .426 | .261 | .750 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 5.7 |
| Swen Nater | 7 | 0 | 7.3 | .300 | | 1.000 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Randy Smith | 65 | 16 | 19.4 | .489 | .188 | .863 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 9.1 |
| Robert Smith | 5 | 0 | 8.6 | .154 | .000 | .875 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Bill Walton | 33 | 32 | 33.3 | .528 | | .556 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 14.1 |
| Jerome Whitehead | 46 | 23 | 19.7 | .536 | | .828 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 8.7 |
| Al Wood | 76 | 47 | 24.0 | .464 | .300 | .770 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 10.9 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

* Forward Terry Cummings won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award.

## Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season.

### Trades

| June 28, 1982 | To San Diego Clippers 1982 second-round draft choice (32nd pick) | To Houston Rockets Joe Bryant and 1982 second-round draft choice (42nd pick) |
| October 15, 1982 | To San Diego Clippers Robert Smith | To Milwaukee Bucks 1983 sixth-round draft pick |
| October 27, 1982 | To San Diego Clippers Lionel Hollins | To Philadelphia 76ers 1982 second-round & 1983 fourth-round draft picks |

### Free agents

Additions
PlayerSignedFormer team
Ray Blume
10/8/82
Chicago Bulls
Randy Smith
10/28/82
New York Knicks
Hutch Jones
11/17/82
Lowes Moore
1/29/83
Billings Volcanos
Bob Gross
2/14/83
Portland Trail Blazers
Joe Cooper
3/21/83
Lancaster Lightning
Subtractions
PlayerLeftNew team
Jim Smith
10/27/82
Detroit Pistons
Eddie Hughes
10/27/82
Wyoming Wildcatters
John Douglas
12/20/82
Montana Golden Nuggets
Robert Smith
11/17/82
San Antonio Spurs
Hutch Jones
12/20/82
Albuquerque Silvers
Randy Smith
3/15/83
Atlanta Hawks :