The2017–18 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 48th season of the franchise in theNational Basketball Association (NBA), their 40th season inSouthern California, and their 34th season inLos Angeles. Two-time Executive Of The Year winnerJerry West would join the Clippers as a special consultant.^[1]

For the first time since 2011,Chris Paul was not on the roster as he was traded to theHouston Rockets in the off-season in exchange forPatrick Beverley,Lou Williams,Sam Dekker,Montrezl Harrell,Darrun Hilliard,DeAndre Liggins,Kyle Wiltjer, a first round pick next year, and cash. Head coachDoc Rivers would also relinquish his role as a President of Basketball Operations for the team on August 4, with the role being replaced byLawrence Frank.

On January 28, 2018, the Clippers traded their franchise cornerstone and 2009 1st overall pickBlake Griffin to theDetroit Pistons alongsideBrice Johnson andWillie Reed forTobias Harris,Avery Bradley,Boban Marjanović, and two draft picks, effectively ending the Lob City era.^[2]

On April 1, 2018, the Clippers streak of 50 or more wins since the2012-13 season came to an end with a loss to theIndiana Pacers.

With a loss to theDenver Nuggets on April 7, 2018, the Clippers were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since the2010–11 season.

Following this season,Austin Rivers was traded to theWashington Wizards in exchange forMarcin Gortat.

This was alsoDeAndre Jordan's last season as a Clipper. After 10 years of being on the team, on July 6, 2018, DeAndre signed a one-year deal with theDallas Mavericks.^[3][4]

The Clippers did not have a pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, but acquired both thePhiladelphia 76ers' 39th pick,Jawun Evans out ofOklahoma State, andMilwaukee Bucks' 48th pick,Sindarius Thornwell out ofSouth Carolina, for cash considerations.

2017–18 Los Angeles Clippers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G 21 Patrick Beverley  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–07–12 Arkansas G 11 Avery Bradley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–11–26 Texas F 7 Sam Dekker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1994–05–06 Wisconsin G 1 Jawun Evans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996–07–26 Oklahoma State F 8 Danilo Gallinari 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–08–08 Italy F/C 5 Montrezl Harrell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994–01–26 Louisville F 34 Tobias Harris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1992–07–15 Tennessee F 33 Wesley Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1987–07–11 Syracuse C 6 DeAndre Jordan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1988–07–21 Texas A&M C 51 Boban Marjanović 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1988–08–15 Serbia G 25 Austin Rivers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–08–01 Duke G 4 Miloš Teodosić 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1987–03–19 Serbia G 0 Sindarius Thornwell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994–11–15 South Carolina G 12 Tyrone Wallace (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1994–06–10 California G 9 C. J. Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990–02–06 NC State G 23 Lou Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1986–10–27 South Gwinnett HS (GA)

Head coach Doc Rivers Assistant(s) Sam Cassell Armond Hill Brendan O'Connor Pat Sullivan John Welch Mike Woodson J. P. Clark (player development) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) Onassignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Updated: 2018–04–09

• GuardLou Williams becomes the 27th former Laker to play for the crosstown rival Clippers.

Bold – Leaders (Qualified)
* – Recorded statistics when playing for Los Angeles

Player	Signed	Former team
Miloš Teodosić[9]	2-year contract worth $12.3 million	CSKA Moscow
Willie Reed[10]	1-year contract worth $1.5 million	Miami Heat
Jamil Wilson[11]	Two-way contract	Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino
C. J. Williams[12]	Two-way contract	Texas Legends
Tyrone Wallace	Two-way contract	Agua Caliente Clippers
Sean Kilpatrick	10-day contract, March 4, 2018 2nd 10-day contract, March 14, 2018	Milwaukee Bucks

Player	Reason left	New team
Paul Pierce	Waived, June 28, 2017	Boston Celtics (Retired)
JJ Redick[13]	Free agency, July 8, 2017	Philadelphia 76ers
Raymond Felton[14]	Free agency, July 10, 2017	Oklahoma City Thunder
Luc Mbah a Moute[15]	Free agency, July 19, 2017	Houston Rockets
Marreese Speights[16]	Free agency, July 27, 2017	Orlando Magic
Brandon Bass	Free agency, August 17, 2017	Liaoning Flying Leopards
Jamil Wilson	Waived, January 5, 2018	Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Alan Anderson	Free agency, February 10, 2018	Lakeland Magic
Sean Kilpatrick	Contract expired, March 24, 2018	Chicago Bulls

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