No. 6
DOUNOBALL Team History
Los Angeles Clippers
The franchise story: championships, record holders, retired jerseys, identities and the seasons that shaped it.
All NBA teams
Image credit
1970
Archive begins
0
Championships
0
Retired jerseys
2013
Franchise archive
Staples Center
The Los Angeles arena shared by the Lakers and Clippers, photographed in 2013.
Carol M. Highsmith · Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress
In the rafters
Retired jerseys
The numbers and people permanently honoured by this franchise.
Retired-jersey information is still being added for this franchise.
League-wide honour
Retired across the NBA
League-wide retired numbers are shown separately from this franchise's own rafters.
Franchise record book
All-time leaders
Regular-season totals credited to this franchise in the DOUNOBALL stats archive. Historical categories begin when the NBA officially started recording that statistic.
PTS
Points
Randy Smith
Franchise #1
12,735
REB
Rebounds
DeAndre Jordan
Franchise #1
7,988
AST
Assists
Chris Paul
Franchise #1
4,076
STL
Steals
Official NBA steals have been recorded since 1973–74.
Randy Smith
Franchise #1
1,072
BLK
Blocks
Official NBA blocks have been recorded since 1973–74.
DeAndre Jordan
Franchise #1
1,277
3PM
Three-pointers made
The NBA introduced the three-point line in 1979–80.
Paul George
Franchise #1
820
GP
Games played
DeAndre Jordan
Franchise #1
750
Team names
Through the years
Franchise archive
History timeline
1970
Franchise origin
Buffalo Braves founded
Earliest canonical team identity season currently recorded for this franchise is 1970.
1970
Team identity
Buffalo Braves era begins
Team identity era begins in 1970-71. Runs through 1977-78. Abbreviation: BUF.
1978
Name change
San Diego Clippers era begins
Team identity era begins in 1978-79. Runs through 1983-84. Abbreviation: SDC.
1984
Name change
Los Angeles Clippers era begins
Team identity era begins in 1984-85. Runs through 2026-27. Abbreviation: LAC.