About Los Angeles Clippers Memorabilia & Collectibles
They are based in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Los Angeles Clippers are professional team in basketball that is playing in the National Basketball Association. In addition, they are member of the NBA Western Conference’s Pacific Division. They began to play in the seasons of 1970 as the Buffalo Sabres. The team is said to be one of the three franchises that was able to join the NBA in the season of 1970 to 1971. Other teams were the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Portland Trail Blazers. Their home games were first played at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. Currently, the team is playing their home games in the Staples Center. The first head coach of the team was the Hall of Famer Dolph Schayes. In addition, the first few players that played for the Los Angeles Clippers were Don May and Bob Kauffman. The colors that are representing the team are red, royal blue and white.
One of the established teams in the National Basketball Association, the Los Angeles Clippers have been appearing in playoffs several times already. Established in 1970, the team began to be called as Buffalo Braves.
As Braves, they got to the their first playoffs in the 1973-74 season. They had Bob McAdoo that time who helped the team advance to that point. Later, McAdoo received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award (1974-75). He averaged at 34.5 points for that season. To purchase
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In 1978, the team was renamed to San Diego Clippers. It was at that time too that they won a game with 43-39 record. Years after, they were finally called the Los Angeles Clippers. In the 2000-01 season, NBA fans witnessed players Darius Miles and
Quentin Richardson perform at the time when the team became famous for their high-flying style of playing.
Moving on to the 2004-05 season, the Clippers saw themselves improve in scores and produced players who garnered awards. One of them was
Bobby Simmons who received that season’s NBA Most Improved Player award. In that season, Simmons averaged at 16 points, six rebounds, and three assists for every game. In 2006, the Clippers made it to the playoffs and won their very first game in the NBA Playoffs after 13 long years. After two days, they won another playoff game.
Clippers produced Basketball Hall of Famers as well. The list includes Adrian Dantley and Bill Wanton.
Most popular Los Angeles Clippers players: Vin Baker, Doug Christie, Mardy Collins, Larry Drew, Eric Gordon, Gary Grant,
Blake Griffin, Marko Jaric, DeAndre Jordan, Chris Kaman, Bo Kimble, Lamond Murray, Doc Rivers, Kareem Rush, Michael Smith, Kiki Vandeweghe, Loy Vaught, Jamaal Wilkes, Joe Wolf