1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers season
The 1995–96 NBA season was the Clippers' 26th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 2nd second in Anaheim. In the 1995 NBA draft, the Clippers selected Antonio McDyess from the University of Alabama with the second overall pick, but soon traded him to the Denver Nuggets for Brian Williams, Rodney Rogers and top draft pick Brent Barry. With the continued development of Loy Vaught, the Clippers showed some improvement with a 7–5 start to the season, but then suffered a nine-game losing streak afterwards between November and December. The team would again  lose nine straight games between January and February as they played without Williams, Rogers, Pooh Richardson, Malik Sealy and Stanley Roberts for long stretches during the season due to injuries. The Clippers lost their final four games, and finished last place in the Pacific Division again with a 29–53 record. Vaught led the team with 16.2 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, while Williams showed improvement averaging 15.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, and sixth man Terry Dehere provided scoring off the bench, averaging 12.4 points and 4.3 assists per game. In addition, Richardson averaged 11.7 points and 5.4  assists per game, while Rogers provided the team with 11.6 points per game, Sealy contributed 11.5 points per game, Barry provided with 10.1 points per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, and second-year forward Lamond Murray contributed 8.4 points per game. Barry also won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend in San Antonio. Following the season, Williams was released to free agency after playing just one season with the Clippers, due to the team not being able to agree to his high demanded asking price of a $101 million seven -year contract from the team, who offered him $12 million for three years. Player statistics. Player Statistics Citation: Transactions. The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 1995-96 season. Free Agents. Subtractions. Player Transactions Citation: