Los Angeles Clippers Regular Season Rosters
1985-1986 Los Angeles Clippers Regular Season Roster
1985-1986 L.A. Clippers Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | N. Nixon | M. Johnson | C. Maxwell | R. White | B. Benjamin |
Rotation | F. Edwards | D. Smith | M. Cage | J. Cross | |
Rotation | J. Bridgeman | O. Jones | |||
Rotation | L. Gordon | ||||
Lim PT | D. Valentine | K. Nimphius |
1985-1986 Pacific Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 62-20 | - |
2 | Portland Trail Blazers | 40-42 | 22 |
3 | Phoenix Suns | 32-50 | 30 |
4 | Los Angeles Clippers | 32-50 | 30 |
5 | Seattle SuperSonics | 31-51 | 31 |
6 | Golden State Warriors | 30-52 | 32 |
1985-1986 L.A. Clippers Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Derek Smith | Player Of The Week (11/03/85) |
Benoit Benjamin | Rookie Of The Month (Mar 86) |
Marques Johnson | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1986) |
Norm Nixon | Three Point Shootout Participant (1986) |
Marques Johnson | NBA & ABA Comeback Player of the Year (1986) |
1985-1986 L.A. Clippers Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Marques Johnson | 75 | 34.7 | 20.3 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
Cedric Maxwell | 76 | 32.3 | 14.1 | 8.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
Norm Nixon | 67 | 31.9 | 14.6 | 2.7 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
Benoit Benjamin | 79 | 26.4 | 11.1 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
Rory White | 75 | 23.5 | 11.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
Kurt Nimphius | 67 | 29.0 | 12.0 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
Franklin Edwards | 73 | 20.4 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
Michael Cage | 78 | 20.1 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
Junior Bridgeman | 58 | 20.0 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
Lancaster Gordon | 60 | 11.7 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Derek Smith | 11 | 30.8 | 23.5 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
Darnell Valentine | 34 | 14.2 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
James Donaldson | 14 | 31.5 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
Jamaal Wilkes | 13 | 15.0 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Jay Murphy | 14 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Jeff Cross | 21 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Jim Thomas | 6 | 11.5 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
Wallace Bryant | 8 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Ozell Jones | 3 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
1985-1986 Los Angeles Clippers Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Benoit Benjamin was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. Benoit Benjamin signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on August 1, 1985. 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 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. Marques Johnson was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Milwaukee Bucks on September 29, 1984. Cedric Maxwell was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Boston Celtics on September 6, 1985. Kurt Nimphius was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Dallas Mavericks on November 25, 1985. Norm Nixon was acquired in a trade by the San Diego Clippers from the Los Angeles Lakers on October 10, 1983. Norm Nixon signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on November 23, 1985. Darnell Valentine was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Portland Trail Blazers on January 14, 1986. |
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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Jeff Cross signed a contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on January 31, 1986. Jeff Cross re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on February 10, 1986. Jeff Cross re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on February 20, 1986. 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. Franklin Edwards re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on September 27, 1985. Ozell Jones signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on March 31, 1986. Rory White signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Clippers on March 9, 1984. Rory White re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on September 29, 1985. |
1985-1986 Los Angeles Clippers Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Donald Sterling | Owner | 1981-1982 | 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 |