Los Angeles Clippers Regular Season Rosters
1984-1985 Los Angeles Clippers Regular Season Roster
1984-1985 L.A. Clippers Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | N. Nixon | D. Smith | M. Johnson | M. Cage | J. Donaldson |
Rotation | F. Edwards | J. Bridgeman | H. Catchings | B. Walton | |
Rotation | L. Gordon | R. White | |||
Rotation | J. Murphy | ||||
Lim PT | B. McKinney | D. Wilkinson |
1984-1985 Pacific Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 62-20 | - |
2 | Portland Trail Blazers | 42-40 | 20 |
3 | Phoenix Suns | 36-46 | 26 |
4 | Seattle SuperSonics | 31-51 | 31 |
5 | Los Angeles Clippers | 31-51 | 31 |
6 | Golden State Warriors | 22-60 | 40 |
1984-1985 L.A. Clippers Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Derek Smith | Player Of The Week (12/16/84, 04/07/85) |
Norm Nixon | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1985) |
1984-1985 L.A. Clippers Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Derek Smith | 80 | 34.5 | 22.1 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
Norm Nixon | 81 | 35.7 | 17.2 | 2.7 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
Marques Johnson | 72 | 34.0 | 16.4 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
Junior Bridgeman | 80 | 25.5 | 13.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
James Donaldson | 82 | 29.2 | 11.3 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
Bill Walton | 67 | 24.6 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
Michael Cage | 75 | 21.5 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
Rory White | 80 | 13.8 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Lancaster Gordon | 63 | 10.8 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
Bryan Warrick | 58 | 12.3 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
Harvey Catchings | 70 | 15.0 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Franklin Edwards | 16 | 12.4 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Jay Murphy | 23 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Dale Wilkinson | 10 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
1984-1985 Los Angeles Clippers Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Michael Cage was selected as the #14 pick in the First Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the San Diego Clippers. Michael Cage signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on August 20, 1984. Lancaster Gordon was selected as the #8 pick in the First Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. Lancaster Gordon signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on October 1, 1984. |
Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Jay Murphy, the #7 pick in the Second Round of the 1984 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Golden State Warriors on June 19, 1984. Jay Murphy signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on September 7, 1984. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Junior Bridgeman was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Milwaukee Bucks on September 29, 1984. Harvey Catchings was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Milwaukee Bucks on September 29, 1984. James Donaldson was acquired in a trade by the San Diego Clippers from the Seattle SuperSonics on August 26, 1983. Marques Johnson was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Milwaukee Bucks on September 29, 1984. Billy McKinney was acquired in a trade by the San Diego Clippers from the Denver Nuggets on October 4, 1983. Norm Nixon was acquired in a trade by the San Diego Clippers from the Los Angeles Lakers on October 10, 1983. |
Acquired via Waiver Claim |
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Derek Smith was claimed off of the waiver wire by the San Diego Clippers from the Golden State Warriors on September 8, 1983. Derek Smith signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on August 8, 1984. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Franklin Edwards signed a contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on March 11, 1985. Franklin Edwards re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on March 24, 1985. Franklin Edwards re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on April 3, 1985. Bill Walton signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Clippers on September 18, 1979. Bill Walton re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on October 1, 1984. Rory White signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Diego Clippers on March 9, 1984. Dale Wilkinson signed a contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on March 1, 1985. Dale Wilkinson re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on March 11, 1985. |
1984-1985 Los Angeles Clippers Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Donald Sterling | Owner | 1981-1982 | N/A |
Jim Lynam | Head Coach | 1983-1984 | N/A |
Don Chaney | Head Coach | 1984-1985 | N/A |
Carl Scheer | General Manager | 1984-1985 | General Manager (Denver Nuggets, 1974 to 1984) |
Ralph Lawler | Television Play-By-Play, Radio Broadcaster | 1978-1979 | N/A |