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1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers season

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1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachBill Fitch
OwnersDonald Sterling
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Arrowhead Pond
Results
Record29–53 (.354)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Local media
TelevisionKCOP-TV
(Ralph Lawler, Bill Walton)
RadioKNNS
(Rory Markas)
< 1994–95 1996–97 >

The 1995–96 NBA season was the Clippers' 26th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 2nd second in Anaheim.[1] After finishing the previous season with the worst record, the Clippers received the second overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft,[2][3] and selected Antonio McDyess from the University of Alabama,[4] but soon traded him to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Brian Williams, Rodney Rogers and top draft pick Brent Barry out of Oregon State University.[5][6][7][8][9]

With the continued development of Loy Vaught, the Clippers showed some improvement with a 7–5 start to the season, but then suffered a nine-game losing streak afterwards between November and December. The team would again lose nine straight games between January and February,[10] and hold a 16–32 record at the All-Star break,[11] as they played without Williams (strained left arch), Rogers (sprained ankle), Pooh Richardson (calf injury), Malik Sealy (knee and thumb injuries), and Stanley Roberts (ankle) for long stretches during the season due to injuries.[12][13][14] The Clippers lost their final four games, and finished last place in the Pacific Division again with a 29–53 record.[15]

Vaught led the team with 16.2 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, while Williams showed improvement, averaging 15.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, and finished tied in fifth place in Most Improved Player voting,[16] and sixth man Terry Dehere provided the team with 12.4 points and 4.3 assists per game off the bench. In addition, Richardson averaged 11.7 points and 5.4 assists per game, while Rogers provided with 11.6 points per game, and Sealy contributed 11.5 points per game. Barry provided with 10.1 points per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, while off the bench, second-year forward Lamond Murray contributed 8.4 points per game, and Roberts averaged 7.0 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.[17] Barry also won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend in San Antonio, Texas.[18][19][20][21]

Following the season, Williams was released to free agency after just one season with the Clippers, due to the team not being able to agree to his high demanded asking price of a $101 million seven-year contract from the team, who offered him $12 million for three years.[22][23][24][25] Williams spent most of the following season as a free agent before signing with the Chicago Bulls in next April, during the final month of the regular season.[26][27][28][29]

Draft picks

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Main article: 1995 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 2 Antonio McDyess PF  United States Alabama
2 53 Constantin Popa C  Romania Miami (FL)

Roster

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1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 31 Barry, Brent 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) –– Oregon State
G 24 Dehere, Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– Seton Hall
F/C 40 Harvey, Antonio 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) –– Pfeiffer
F 7 Murray, Lamond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) –– California
F 45 Outlaw, Bo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) –– Houston
G 52 Piatkowski, Eric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– Nebraska
G 2 Richardson, Pooh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) –– UCLA
C 53 Roberts, Stanley 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 285 lb (129 kg) –– LSU
F 54 Rogers, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) –– Wake Forest
G/F 21 Sealy, Malik 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– St. John's
C 51 Tower, Keith 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) –– Notre Dame
F 25 Vander Velden, Logan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– Green Bay
F 35 Vaught, Loy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– Michigan
C 8 Williams, Brian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) –– Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2009-10-04

Roster Notes

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  • Forward/center Antonio Harvey became the 6th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers; he was signed by the team on January 3, 1996, after being released by the expansion Vancouver Grizzlies.[30][31]

Regular season

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Season standings

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Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
c-Seattle SuperSonics 64 18 .780 – 38–3 26–15 21–3
x-Los Angeles Lakers 53 29 .646 11 30–11 23–18 17–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 20 26–15 18–23 11–13
x-Phoenix Suns 41 41 .500 23 25–16 16–25 9–15
x-Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 25 26–15 13–28 11–13
Golden State Warriors 36 46 .439 28 23–18 13–28 7–17
Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 .354 35 19–22 10–31 7–17
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c-Seattle SuperSonics * 64 18 .780 – 82
2 y-San Antonio Spurs * 59 23 .720 5 82
3 x-Utah Jazz 55 27 .671 9 82
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers 53 29 .646 11 82
5 x-Houston Rockets 48 34 .585 16 82
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 20 82
7 x-Phoenix Suns 41 41 .500 23 82
8 x-Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 25 82
9 Golden State Warriors 36 46 .439 28 82
10 Denver Nuggets 35 47 .427 29 82
11 Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 .354 35 82
12 Minnesota Timberwolves 26 56 .317 38 82
13 Dallas Mavericks 26 56 .317 38 82
14 Vancouver Grizzlies 15 67 .183 49 82
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1995-96 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta – 4–0 3–1 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–3
Boston 0–4 – 2–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 0–4 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–2
Charlotte 1–3 2–2 – 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–3 3–0 0–4 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1
Chicago 4–0 3–0 3–1 – 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–0
Cleveland 1–3 3–1 1–3 0–4 – 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–1
Dallas 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 – 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 4–0 0–2
Denver 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 – 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–1
Detroit 2–2 1–2 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 4–0 0–4 1–3 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–2
Golden State 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 – 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 – 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1
Indiana 3–1 4–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 – 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 3–0
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 – 0–4 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 – 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1
Miami 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–2 – 3–0 1–1 5–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–2
Milwaukee 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–3 – 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3
Minnesota 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 0–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 – 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2
New Jersey 0–4 2–2 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–4 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–5 3–1 1–1 – 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–2
New York 1–2 4–0 0–3 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 – 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–1
Orlando 2–2 3–1 4–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 – 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–0
Philadelphia 1–2 0–4 1–3 0–4 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 – 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3
Phoenix 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 – 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0
Portland 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 – 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–3 2–2 0–2
Sacramento 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 – 1–3 0–4 2–0 0–4 2–2 0–2
San Antonio 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 4–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–1 – 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1
Seattle 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 0–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 4–0 2–2 – 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1
Toronto 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 – 0–2 1–1 3–1
Utah 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–3 1–3 2–0 – 4–0 1–1
Vancouver 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–4 – 0–2
Washington 3–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 0–4 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 —

Game log

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Player statistics

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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% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Loy Vaught 80 78 37.1 52.5 36.8 72.7 10.1 1.4 1.1 0.5 16.2
Bison Dele 65 65 33.2 54.3 16.7 73.4 7.6 1.9 1.1 0.8 15.8
Terry Dehere 82 10 24.6 45.9 44.0 75.5 1.7 4.3 0.7 0.2 12.4
Pooh Richardson 63 61 32.0 42.3 38.4 74.3 2.5 5.4 1.2 0.2 11.7
Rodney Rogers 67 51 29.1 47.7 32.0 62.8 4.3 2.5 1.1 0.5 11.6
Malik Sealy 62 48 25.8 41.5 21.0 79.9 3.9 1.9 1.4 0.5 11.5
Brent Barry 79 44 24.0 47.4 41.6 81.0 2.1 2.9 1.2 0.3 10.1
Lamond Murray 77 32 23.6 44.7 31.9 75.0 3.2 1.1 0.8 0.3 8.4
Stanley Roberts 51 7 15.6 46.4 0.0 55.6 3.2 0.8 0.3 0.8 7.0
Eric Piatkowski 65 1 12.1 40.5 33.3 81.7 1.6 0.7 0.4 0.2 4.6
Bo Outlaw 80 3 12.3 57.5 0.0 44.4 2.5 0.6 0.6 1.1 3.6
Antonio Harvey 37 9 11.1 34.1 0.0 45.0 2.9 0.2 0.4 0.7 2.9
Keith Tower 34 1 9.0 44.4 0.0 69.2 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 2.4
Logan Vander Velden 15 0 2.1 21.4 0.0 75.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6

Player Statistics Citation:[17]

Awards, records and milestones

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Awards

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Week/Month

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All-Star

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Season

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Records

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Milestones

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Transactions

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The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 1995–96 season.

Re-signed

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Player Signed Contract
Bo Outlaw October 4, 1995 Two-year deal

Trades

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June 28, 1995 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Denver Nuggets
September 19, 1995 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Denver Nuggets

Free agents

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Player Transactions Citation:[32]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 1995-96 Los Angeles Clippers
  2. ^ Diamos, Jason (May 22, 1995). "PRO BASKETBALL; Warriors Win Something: First Pick in a Deep Draft". The New York Times. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Baker, Chris (May 22, 1995). "Clippers Second in Lottery: NBA Draft: Warriors Get First Pick, But Fitch Says There's No Clear-Cut Top Choice This Year". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "1995 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Wise, Mike (June 29, 1995). "PRO BASKETBALL; Underclassmen Rule Atop N.B.A. Draft Board". The New York Times. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  6. ^ Heisler, Mark (June 29, 1995). "NBA Is a Young Man's Game: Draft: Smith, McDyess, Stackhouse, Wallace and Garnett Lead the Way". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "NBA DRAFT: Clippers Deal No. 2 McDyess to Nuggets: Pro Basketball: L.A. Gets Rodney Rogers and Rights to Oregon State's Brent Barry. O'Bannon Goes Ninth to New Jersey, and Zidek Is Selected No. 22 by Charlotte". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 29, 1995. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  8. ^ Baker, Chris (June 29, 1995). "NBA DRAFT: Clippers Hope This Shortcut Is Right Way: Pro Basketball: They Give Up No. 2 Pick McDyess to Get Rodney Rogers and No. 15 Pick Brent Barry from Nuggets". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  9. ^ Nakamura, David (June 29, 1995). "Joe Goes West as Warriors Make Smith No. 1 Pick". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  10. ^ Baker, Chris (February 18, 1996). "Clippers Get Something to Smile About". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  11. ^ "NBA Games Played on February 8, 1996". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  12. ^ Baker, Chris (February 14, 1996). "Williams Thrives, But Clippers Dive". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  13. ^ Baker, Chris (January 14, 1996). "Clipper Comeback Falls a Little Short". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  14. ^ Baker, Chris (January 21, 1996). "Clippers Have Energy Crisis in Defeat". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  15. ^ "1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  16. ^ "1995–96 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  17. ^ a b "1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  18. ^ Wise, Mike (February 11, 1996). "PRO BASKETBALL: NOTEBOOK; The Clippers' Barry Hits the High Notes in His Jam Session". The New York Times. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  19. ^ "Barry Soars Higher Than His Dad Ever Did". Deseret News. Associated Press. February 11, 1996. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  20. ^ Frey, Jennifer (February 18, 1996). "Basketball's First Family". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  21. ^ Woike, Dan (February 16, 2018). "Brent Barry, One of Three L.A.-Based Players to Win Slam Dunk Contest, Revisits 1996 Triumph". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  22. ^ Baker, Chris (July 17, 1996). "Williams Is Weighing Seven Offers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  23. ^ Baker, Chris (September 28, 1996). "The Bucks Stop Here". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  24. ^ Baker, Chris (November 8, 1996). "Williams' Offer Gets a Little Bigger". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  25. ^ Baker, Chris (December 11, 1996). "Williams Watches Latest Loss". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  26. ^ "Bulls Sign C-F Williams". United Press International. April 2, 1997. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  27. ^ Baker, Chris (April 3, 1997). "Clippers' Loss Becomes Bulls' Gain". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  28. ^ "Williams Signs with Chicago". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. April 3, 1997. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  29. ^ Isaacson, Melissa (April 5, 1997). "Williams Jumps In Action a Little Too Early for the Bulls". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  30. ^ "Clippers' Bit Player Helps Take the Bite Out of Grizzlies". The Washington Post. Associated Press. January 7, 1996. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  31. ^ Baker, Chris (January 26, 1996). "Barry Leads Clippers in Prayer During and After 94-93 Victory". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  32. ^ "1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
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