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The1986–87 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 17th season in theNBA, their 3rd in Los Angeles.^[1] The Clippers finished 12–70 (.146), the worst winning percentage in team history.^[2]

Draft picks

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Main article:1986 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
3	54	Dwayne Polee	G	United States	Pepperdine
4	78	John Brownlee	C	United States	Texas
5	100	Steffond Johnson	F	United States	San Diego State
6	124	Tim Kempton	F	United States	Notre Dame
7	146	Johnny Brown	G	United States	New Mexico

Roster

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1986–87 Los Angeles Clippers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Player	Height	Weight	From
C	00	Benoit Benjamin	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Creighton
F/C	44	Michael Cage	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	San Diego State
F	25	Earl Cureton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Detroit Mercy
G	20	Quintin Dailey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	San Francisco
G	2	Larry Drew	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Missouri
G	54	Kenny Fields	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	UCLA
G	4	Lancaster Gordon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Louisville
F	8	Marques Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	UCLA
F	31	Steffond Johnson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	San Diego State
F/C	41	Tim Kempton	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Notre Dame
G	10	Norm Nixon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Duquesne
G	1	Darnell Valentine	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Kansas
F	22	Rory White	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	South Alabama
G	42	Mike Woodson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Indiana

Head coach

Don Chaney

Assistant(s)

Don Casey

Legend

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

Regular season

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Season standings

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Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	–	37–4	28–13	24–6
x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	16	34–7	15–26	17–13
x-Golden State Warriors	42	40	.512	23	25–16	17–24	17–13
x-Seattle SuperSonics	39	43	.476	26	25–16	14–27	15–15
Phoenix Suns	36	46	.439	29	26–15	10–31	14–16
Los Angeles Clippers	12	70	.146	53	9–32	3–38	3–27

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	–
2	y-Dallas Mavericks	55	27	.671	10
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	16
4	x-Utah Jazz	44	38	.537	21
5	x-Golden State Warriors	42	40	.512	23
6	x-Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	23
7	x-Seattle SuperSonics	39	43	.476	26
8	x-Denver Nuggets	37	45	.451	28

9	Phoenix Suns	36	46	.439	29
10	Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	36
11	San Antonio Spurs	28	54	.341	37
12	Los Angeles Clippers	12	70	.146	53

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

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Transactions

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The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1986–87 season.

Trades

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August 19,1986	ToLos Angeles Clippers Larry Drew,Mike Woodson, 1988 first-round draft pick and 1989 second round draft pick	ToSacramento Kings Derek Smith,Franklin Edwards andJunior Bridgeman
January 16,1987	ToLos Angeles Clippers 1987 first-round pick and 1989 second or third-round draft pick	ToHouston Rockets Cedric Maxwell
January 29,1987	ToLos Angeles Clippers 1987 first and second-round draft picks	ToDetroit Pistons Kurt Nimphius
February 11,1987	ToLos Angeles Clippers Earl Cureton	ToChicago Bulls 1989 conditional third-round draft pick

References

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^1986-87 Los Angeles Clippers
^"Worst NBA Teams Ever".ESPN. RetrievedMay 13, 2013.

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