# 1983–84 San Diego Clippers season

The 1983–84 NBA season was the Clippers' 14th season in the NBA and their sixth and final season in San Diego as the team moved to the city of Los Angeles.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 4 | Byron Scott | Guard | United States | Arizona State |
| 5 | 97 | Manute Bol | Center | Sudan | |
| 7 | 143 | Dan Evans | Forward | United States | Oregon State |
| 8 | 166 | Mark Gannon | Forward | United States | Iowa |
| 9 | 188 | David Maxwell | Guard | United States | Fordham |
| 10 | 209 | Keith Smith | Guard | United States | San Diego State |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 28–13 | 26–15 | 18–12 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 | 33–8 | 15–26 | 17–13 |
| x-Seattle SuperSonics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | 32–9 | 10–31 | 14–16 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 41 | 41 | .500 | 13 | 31–10 | 10–31 | 16–14 |
| Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 | 27–14 | 10–31 | 13–17 |
| San Diego Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 | 25–16 | 5–36 | 12–18 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 54 | 28 | .659 | – |
| 2 | y-Utah Jazz | 45 | 37 | .549 | 9 |
| 3 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 |
| 4 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 11 |
| 5 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 |
| 6 | x-Phoenix Suns | 41 | 41 | .500 | 13 |
| 7 | x-Denver Nuggets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
| 8 | x-Kansas City Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
| 9 | San Antonio Spurs | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 |
| 10 | Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 |
| 11 | San Diego Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 |
| 12 | Houston Rockets | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 |
Notes
* z, y – division champions
* x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

1983-84 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 | – | 0–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Boston | 5–0 | – | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 0–5 | – | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| Cleveland | 3–3 | 0–6 | 4–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 0–2 |
| Denver | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | – | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 |
| Detroit | 4–2 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | – | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | – | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 |
| Indiana | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Kansas City | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 | – | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| Los Angeles | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| New Jersey | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | – | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| New York | 1–4 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | – | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Philadelphia | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–4 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | – | 4–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | – | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 |
| San Diego | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | – | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | – | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | – | 1–1 |
| Washington | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |

### Game log
## Player statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Michael Brooks | 47 | 30 | 29.9 | .479 | .000 | .689 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 11.3 |
| Terry Cummings | 81 | 80 | 35.9 | .494 | .000 | .720 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 22.9 |
| James Donaldson | 82 | 67 | 30.8 | .596 | | .761 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 11.8 |
| Craig Hodges | 76 | 28 | 20.7 | .450 | .217 | .750 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 7.8 |
| Hutch Jones | 4 | 0 | 4.5 | .000 | | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Greg Kelser | 80 | 21 | 22.3 | .519 | .333 | .702 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 11.0 |
| Kevin Loder | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | | | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Hank McDowell | 57 | 0 | 10.7 | .431 | .000 | .679 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.6 |
| Billy McKinney | 80 | 0 | 10.5 | .446 | .000 | .848 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.9 |
| Norm Nixon | 82 | 82 | 37.2 | .462 | .239 | .760 | 2.5 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 17.0 |
| Ricky Pierce | 69 | 35 | 18.6 | .470 | .000 | .861 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 9.9 |
| Derek Smith | 61 | 20 | 21.3 | .546 | .167 | .755 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 9.8 |
| Linton Townes | 2 | 0 | 8.5 | .429 | | | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Bill Walton | 55 | 46 | 26.8 | .556 | .000 | .597 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 12.1 |
| Rory White | 6 | 0 | 3.2 | .444 | | | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Jerome Whitehead | 70 | 1 | 13.2 | .490 | | .822 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .2 | 5.4 |

## Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1983–84 season.

### Trades

| August 18, 1983 | To San Diego Clippers James Donaldson, Greg Kelser, Mark Radford, 1984 first-round draft pick & 1985 second-round draft pick | To Seattle SuperSonics Tom Chambers, Al Wood, 1987 second-round draft pick & 1984 third-round draft pick |
| October 4, 1983 | To San Diego Clippers Billy McKinney | To Denver Nuggets Richard Anderson |
| October 10, 1983 | To San Diego Clippers Norm Nixon, Eddie Jordan & two future second-round draft picks | To Los Angeles Lakers Swen Nater & draft rights to Byron Scott |
| October 17, 1983 | To San Diego Clippers Ricky Pierce | To Detroit Pistons 1986 & 1987 second-round draft picks |
| October 26, 1983 | To San Diego Clippers Hank McDowell | To Indiana Pacers 1986 third-round draft pick |

### Free agents

Additions
PlayerSignedFormer team
Derek Smith
9/13/83
Golden State Warriors
Hutch Jones
12/7/83
Albuquerque Silvers
Linton Townes
12/23/83
Milwaukee Bucks
Kevin Loder
2/18/84
Kansas City Kings
Rory White
3/9/84
Milwaukee Bucks
Subtractions
PlayerLeftNew team
Joe Cooper
8/9/83
Seattle SuperSonics
Hutch Jones
12/20/83
Wyoming Wildcatters
Linton Townes
1/11/84
San Antonio Spurs :