1985–86 Los Angeles Clippers season

1985–86 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Don Chaney
Arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record	32–50 (.390)
Place	Division: 3rd (tied) (Pacific) Conference: 9th (tied) (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Prime Ticket, KTLA
Radio	KLAC

The 1985-86 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 16th season in the NBA, their 2nd in Los Angeles.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1985 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	Benoit Benjamin	C	United States	Creighton
3	52	Anicet Lavodrama	F	Central African Republic	Houston Baptist
4	74	Jim Deines	C	United States France	Arizona State
5	99	Wayne Carlander	F	United States	USC
6	121	Malcolm Thomas	F	United States	Missouri
7	143	Gary Maloncon	F	United States	UCLA

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers 1985-86 roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
6.0 !C	00	USA !	Benjamin, Benoit	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Creighton
1.5 !G	2	USA !	Bridgeman, Junior	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Louisville
4.0 !F	7	USA !	Brooks, Michael (IN)	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	La Salle
6.0 !C	31	USA !	Bryant, Wallace (waived)	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	San Francisco
5.5 !F/C	44	USA !	Cage, Michael	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	San Diego State
4.0 !F	38	USA !	Cross, Jeff	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	Maine
1.5 !G	14	USA !	Edwards, Franklin	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Cleveland State
1.5 !G	4	USA !	Gordon, Lancaster	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Louisville
4.0 !F	8	USA !	Johnson, Marques	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	UCLA
6.0 !C	20	USA !	Jones, Ozell	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Cal State Fullerton
4.0 !F	19	USA !	Maxwell, Cedric	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	UNC Charlotte
4.0 !F	46	USA !	Murphy, Jay (waived)	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Boston C
6.0 !C	40	USA !	Nimphius, Kurt	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Arizona State
1.5 !G	10	USA !	Nixon, Norm	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Duquesne
1.5 !G	18	USA !	Smith, Derek	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Louisville
1.5 !G	21	USA !	Thomas, Jim (waived)	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Indiana
1.5 !G	1	USA !	Valentine, Darnell	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Kansas
4.0 !F	22	USA !	White, Rory	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	South Alabama
4.0 !F	52	USA !	Wilkes, Jamaal	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	UCLA

Head coach

Don Chaney

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster Notes

Forward Jamaal Wilkes becomes the 2nd Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers.
Forward Rory White would later serve as an assistant coach for the Clippers under coach Mike Dunleavy, Sr. from 2003 to 2008.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	62	20	.756	–	35–6	27–14	23–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers	40	42	.488	22	27–14	13–28	18–12
Phoenix Suns	32	50	.390	30	23–18	9–32	16–14
Los Angeles Clippers	32	50	.390	30	22–19	10–31	10–20
Seattle SuperSonics	31	51	.378	31	24–17	7–34	11–19
Golden State Warriors	30	52	.366	32	24–17	6–35	12–18

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Houston Rockets	51	31	.622	11
3	x-Denver Nuggets	47	35	.573	15
4	x-Dallas Mavericks	44	38	.537	18
5	x-Utah Jazz	42	40	.512	20
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	40	42	.488	22
7	x-Sacramento Kings	37	45	.451	25
8	x-San Antonio Spurs	35	47	.427	27

9	Phoenix Suns	32	50	.390	30
10	Los Angeles Clippers	32	50	.390	30
11	Seattle SuperSonics	31	51	.378	31
12	Golden State Warriors	30	52	.366	32

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1985-86 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	0–6	5–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	3–3	4–2	5–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–4
Boston	6–0	—	5–1	5–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	5–1	2–0	2–0	5–0	4–2	5–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–1
Chicago	1–5	1–5	—	3–3	0–2	2–0	2–4	2–0	1–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–3	4–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4
Cleveland	2–4	1–5	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–5	0–2	0–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–5	3–3	4–1	0–6	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–5
Dallas	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	3–3	0–2	4–1	1–5	2–0	2–3	1–4	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	5–0	2–3	3–3	4–2	3–2	5–1	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	—	1–1	3–2	3–3	2–0	4–1	3–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	3–2	3–3	3–3	2–3	3–3	2–0
Detroit	2–4	1–4	4–2	5–1	2–0	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	4–2	4–1	2–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–2
Golden State	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–4	2–3	1–1	—	0–5	1–1	5–1	2–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–4	1–5	2–3	2–3	2–4	2–3	1–1
Houston	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	5–1	3–3	1–1	5–0	—	2–0	3–2	1–4	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	3–2	4–2	5–1	3–2	3–3	2–0
Indiana	1–5	1–5	3–3	2–3	0–2	0–2	1–5	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	0–2	2–4	2–3	2–4	0–6	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	5–1
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–2	1–5	2–3	0–2	—	2–4	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–4	2–4	5–0	1–4	3–3	3–2	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–3	1–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	4–2	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	5–1	6–0	5–0	4–1	4–2	5–0	2–0
Milwaukee	3–3	0–5	5–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	4–2	2–0	2–0	4–2	1–1	0–2	—	4–2	6–0	4–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–2
New Jersey	2–4	2–4	3–2	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	—	5–1	2–4	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–4
New York	1–5	1–5	2–4	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–4	1–1	0–2	4–2	0–2	1–1	0–6	1–5	—	0–6	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–3
Philadelphia	1–4	2–4	5–1	6–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	6–0	2–0	0–2	1–4	4–2	6–0	—	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–3
Phoenix	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	1–4	2–0	4–2	2–3	1–1	4–2	1–5	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	—	2–4	2–3	3–2	5–1	1–4	1–1
Portland	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–3	1–1	5–1	2–3	2–0	4–2	0–6	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	4–2	—	3–2	1–4	5–1	2–3	0–2
Sacramento	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–3	3–3	2–0	3–2	2–4	2–0	0–5	0–5	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–2	2–3	—	5–1	5–0	2–4	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	3–3	1–1	3–2	1–5	1–1	4–1	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	4–1	1–5	—	2–3	2–4	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	0–2	4–2	2–3	0–2	3–3	2–4	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–5	1–5	0–5	3–2	—	2–3	1–1
Utah	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–5	3–3	1–1	3–2	3–3	2–0	2–3	0–5	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	4–2	4–2	3–2	—	1–1
Washington	4–1	1–5	4–1	5–1	1–1	0–2	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–0	0–2	2–4	4–2	3–3	3–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	—

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Benjamin, Benoit !Benoit Benjamin
Brideman, Junior !Junior Bridgeman
Bryant, Wallace !Wallace Bryant
Cage, Michael !Michael Cage
Cross, Jeff !Jeff Cross
Donaldson, James !James Donaldson
Edwards, Franklin !Franklin Edwards
Gordon, Lancaster !Lancaster Gordon
Johnson, Marques !Marques Johnson
Jones, Ozell !Ozell Jones
Maxwell, Cedric !Cedric Maxwell
Murphy, Jay !Jay Murphy
Nimphius, Kurt !Kurt Nimphius
Nixon, Norm !Norm Nixon
Smith, Derek !Derek Smith
Thomas, Jim !Jim Thomas
Valentine, Darnell !Darnell Valentine
White, Rory !Rory White
Wilkes, Jamaal !Jamaal Wilkes

Awards, records and milestones

All-Star

Marques Johnson selected as a reserve forward for the Western Conference All-Stars. This would be his fifth and final All-Star Game appearance. With Norm Nixon chosen as an All-Star last year, this would make it the third time in franchise history that the team fielded a different player for back-to-back All-Star Games. The other two times were Bob Kauffman in 1973 then Bob McAdoo in 1974 and Bob McAdoo again in 1977 then Randy Smith in 1978.

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1985–86 season.

Trades

September 6, 1985	To Los Angeles Clippers Cedric Maxwell and 1986 first-round draft pick	To Boston Celtics Bill Walton
November 25, 1985	To Los Angeles Clippers Kurt Nimphius	To Dallas Mavericks James Donaldson
January 14, 1986	To Los Angeles Clippers Darnell Valentine	To Portland Trailblazers 1986 first-round draft pick

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team

References

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Los Angeles Clippers

Founded in 1970 Formerly the Buffalo Braves (1970–1978) and played in San Diego (1978–1984) Based in Los Angeles, California

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft Seasons All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Broadcasters Training Center Current season

Arenas	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Maple Leaf Gardens San Diego Sports Arena Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Staples Center

General Managers	Donovan Sonju Scheer Baylor Dunleavy Olshey Sacks Wohl

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Owner Steve Ballmer President of Business Operations Gillian Zucker President of Basketball Operations & Head Coach Doc Rivers Vice President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank General Manager Dave Wohl

Division Championships (2)	2013 2014

Culture and lore	Buffalo Braves Clipper Darrell Lob City Billy Crystal Donald Sterling L.A. Clippers Dance Squad

Rivals	Los Angeles Lakers

Media	TV Prime Ticket Radio KLAC/KEIB KWKW (Spanish) Announcers Ralph Lawler Mike Smith Brian Sieman Celso Gaspar (Spanish)

Buffalo Braves–San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers seasons

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

1985–86 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Sacramento San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Seattle

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