2026–27 Los Angeles Clippers season

The 2026–27 Los Angeles Clippers season will be the 57th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 49th season in Southern California, and their third season in Inglewood.

On September 2, 2026, following a year-long investigation, the NBA penalized the Clippers for salary cap circumvention involving Kawhi Leonard and handful of sponsors including the bankrupt Aspiration, Inc. The sanctions included a $30-million fine for the team, forfeiture of the team's first-round draft picks from 2029 to 2033 and a 2029 first-round pick acquired from the Indiana Pacers, a one-year suspension without pay for owner Steve Ballmer and president of business operations Gillian Zucker, a six-month suspension for president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank, and a $700,000 fine for Leonard. On September 14, Leonard was finally traded to the Toronto Raptors for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, and five future draft picks, having been paused due to such investigation. Trial lawyer John S. Gibson, a longtime season ticket holder, was named the interim governor and chief executive officer (CEO) of the team on September 21; he assumed oversight of the team's basketball and business operations immediately. Gibson then named general manager Trent Redden as the interim president of basketball operations and Mark Hughes as the interim general manager two days later.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 5 Guard Illinois 2 36 Small forward Cincinnati 2 52 Center North Carolina The Clippers entered the draft holding one first-round selection and two second-round selections, all acquired through previous trades. The lottery pick from the Indiana Pacers was conveyed to the team after landing outside its top 4 and 10th-to-30th protected ranges, the 36th pick was originally owned by the Memphis Grizzlies and conveyed to the team after falling outside the 43rd-to-60th protected range, and the 52nd pick was acquired from the Cleveland Cavaliers as an exchange for James Harden. The Clippers had traded their original first- and second-round selections to the Oklahoma City Thunder (as part of the 2019 Paul George trade) and the Houston Rockets (later conveyed to the Brooklyn Nets), respectively.

Roster

Roster Notes Forwards Rui Hachimura and Brandon Ingram become the 33rd and 34th former Lakers player to play for the crosstown rival Clippers.

Standings Division

Conference

Game log Preseason

| October 10 | @ Toronto

| Rogers Arena | –

| October 14 | Denver

| Intuit Dome | –

Regular season

| 1 | October 21 | Sacramento

| Intuit Dome | –

| 2 | October 23 | @ L.A. Lakers

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 3 | October 25 | @ Oklahoma City

| Paycom Center | –

| 4 | October 28 | L.A. Lakers

| Intuit Dome | –

| 5 | October 30 | @ Minnesota

| Target Center | –

| 6 | November 1 | @ Golden State

| Chase Center | –

| 7 | November 2 | Toronto

| Intuit Dome | –

| 8 | November 4 | Miami

| Intuit Dome | –

| 9 | November 8 | New Orleans

| Intuit Dome | –

| 10 | November 10 | @ Phoenix

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 11 | November 13 | Oklahoma City

| Intuit Dome | –

| 12 | November 15 | Charlotte

| Intuit Dome | –

| 13 | November 17 | Utah

| Intuit Dome | –

| 14 | November 19 | @ San Antonio

| Frost Bank Center | –

| 15 | November 21 | @ Dallas

| American Airlines Center | –

| 16 | November 23 | @ Houston

| Toyota Center | –

| 17 | November 25 | @ Memphis

| FedExForum | –

| 18 | November 27 | New Orleans

| Intuit Dome | –

| 19 | November 29 | @ Golden State

| Chase Center | –

| 20 | December 1 | @ Phoenix

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 21 | December 2 | Minnesota

| Intuit Dome | –

| 22 | TBD | TBD

| TBD | –

| 23 | TBD | TBD

| TBD | –

| 24 | December 13 | @ San Antonio

| Frost Bank Center | –

| 25 | December 16 | @ Charlotte

| Spectrum Center | –

| 26 | December 18 | @ Miami

| Kaseya Center | –

| 27 | December 20 | Indiana

| Intuit Dome | –

| 28 | December 21 | Denver

| Intuit Dome | –

| 29 | December 23 | Golden State

| Intuit Dome | –

| 30 | December 26 | Memphis

| Intuit Dome | –

| 31 | December 27 | Philadelphia

| Intuit Dome | –

| 32 | December 29 | @ Indiana

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 33 | December 31 | @ Cleveland

| Rocket Arena | –

| 34 | January 1 | @ Toronto

| Scotiabank Arena | –

| 35 | January 3 | @ Washington

| Capital One Arena | –

| 36 | January 5 | @ Orlando

| Kia Center | –

| 37 | January 7 | @ Milwaukee

| Fiserv Forum | –

| 38 | January 9 | Boston

| Intuit Dome | –

| 39 | January 11 | L.A. Lakers

| Intuit Dome | –

| 40 | January 14 | @ Sacramento

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 41 | January 15 | Orlando

| Intuit Dome | –

| 42 | January 18 | Phoenix

| Intuit Dome | –

| 43 | January 20 | @ Utah

| Delta Center | –

| 44 | January 22 | Washington

| Intuit Dome | –

| 45 | January 24 | @ New York

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 46 | January 25 | @ Philadelphia

| Xfinity Mobile Arena | –

| 47 | January 27 | @ Boston

| TD Garden | –

| 48 | January 29 | @ Brooklyn

| Barclays Center | –

| 49 | February 2 | San Antonio

| Intuit Dome | –

| 50 | February 3 | Golden State

| Intuit Dome | –

| 51 | February 5 | @ Denver

| Ball Arena | –

| 52 | February 7 | @ Dallas

| American Airlines Center | –

| 53 | February 9 | Detroit

| Intuit Dome | –

| 54 | February 10 | @ L.A. Lakers

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 55 | February 12 | @ Memphis

| FedExForum | –

| 56 | February 14 | @ New Orleans

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 57 | February 16 | Houston

| Intuit Dome | –

| 58 | February 17 | Chicago

| 59 | February 25 | Utah

| Intuit Dome | –

| 60 | February 28 | Portland

| Intuit Dome | –

| 61 | March 2 | @ Portland

| Moda Center | –

| 62 | March 4 | Brooklyn

| Intuit Dome | –

| 63 | March 6 | @ Sacramento

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 64 | March 8 | Houston

| Intuit Dome | –

| 65 | March 10 | New York

| Intuit Dome | –

| 66 | March 11 | Cleveland

| Intuit Dome | –

| 67 | March 13 | @ Portland

| Moda Center | –

| 68 | March 16 | Denver

| Intuit Dome | –

| 69 | March 18 | Memphis

| Intuit Dome | –

| 70 | March 20 | Atlanta

| Intuit Dome | –

| 71 | March 22 | Dallas

| Intuit Dome | –

| 72 | March 24 | Milwaukee

| Intuit Dome | –

| 73 | March 26 | @ Oklahoma City

| Paycom Center | –

| 74 | March 27 | @ Chicago

| United Center | –

| 75 | March 29 | @ Detroit

| Little Caesars Arena | –

| 76 | March 31 | @ Atlanta

| State Farm Arena | –

| 77 | April 2 | San Antonio

| Intuit Dome | –

| 78 | April 4 | Phoenix

| Intuit Dome | –

| 79 | April 6 | Minnesota

| Intuit Dome | –

| 80 | April 8 | @ Denver

| Ball Arena | –

| 81 | April 9 | @ Utah

| Delta Center | –

| 82 | April 11 | Sacramento

| Intuit Dome | –

NBA Cup

West Group B

Transactions

Trades

Date Trade Ref.June 24, 2026To Los Angeles Clippers Draft rights to Narcisse Ngoy (No. 57) Cash considerationsTo Atlanta Hawks Draft rights to Henri Veesaar (No. 52) To Los Angeles Clippers Draft rights to Nick Martinelli (No. 55)To Houston Rockets Cash considerations July 9, 2026Six-team trade To Los Angeles Clippers 2028 protected second-round pick (from Detroit)To Detroit Pistons John Collins (sign-and-trade) (from Los Angeles) Gary Harris (from Milwaukee) Taurean Prince (from Milwaukee) 2029 second-round pick (from Memphis) 2031 DAL second-round pick (from Memphis) 2032 DET second-round pick (from Memphis)To Dallas Mavericks Santi Aldama (from Memphis) Marcus Sasser (from Detroit) Draft rights to Tarik Biberović (2023 No. 56) (from Memphis)To Memphis Grizzlies AJ Johnson (from Dallas) D'Angelo Russell (from Washington) Isaiah Stewart (from Detroit) 2029 HOU second-round pick (from Dallas) 2029 LAL second-round pick (from Washington) 2030 GSW protected first-round pick (from Dallas) 2032 second-round pick swap right (from Washington) 2033 WAS second-round pick (from Washington)To Milwaukee Bucks Caris LeVert (from Detroit) 2027 MIL second-round pick (from Detroit) 2027 second-round pick (from Detroit)To Washington Wizards Khris Middleton (sign-and-trade) (from Dallas) 2033 DAL second-round pick (from Dallas) July 28, 2026To Los Angeles Clippers Johni Broome 2027 second-round pickTo  Philadelphia 76ers Cash considerations August 20, 2026Five-team trade To Los Angeles Clippers Max Strus (from Cleveland)To Cleveland Cavaliers Peyton Watson (sign-and-trade) (from Denver) Cam Whitmore (from Washington) Draft rights to Ismaël Kamagate (2022 No. 46) (from Los Angeles)To Denver Nuggets Julian Reese (two-way contract) (from Washington) 2031 CLE first-round pick (from Cleveland) 2032 SAC second-round pick (from Cleveland)To Charlotte Hornets Dennis Schröder (from Cleveland) Cash considerations (from Cleveland)To Washington Wizards Tre Mann (from Charlotte) 2027 second-round pick (from Los Angeles) Cash considerations (from Cleveland) September 14, 2026To Los Angeles Clippers Gradey Dick Brandon Ingram 2027 first-round pick swap right 2030 TOR second-round pick 2031 TOR first-round pick 2033 TOR first-round pick 2033 TOR second-round pickTo Toronto Raptors Kawhi Leonard

Notes

Free agency Re-signed Date Player Ref. July 7 Kobe Sanders July 9 Jordan Miller August 13 Bradley Beal

Additions Date Player Former Team Ref. July 5 Fletcher Loyer (Exhibit 10 contract) Purdue Boilermakers July 6 Rui Hachimura Los Angeles Lakers July 21 Jamarion Sharp (Two-way contract) Vaqueros de Bayamón August 10 Yuki Kawamura (Exhibit 10 contract) Indiana Pacers August 12 Jalen Pickett (Two-way contract) Denver Nuggets September 27 Blake Wesley Portland Trail Blazers

Subtractions Player Reason New Team Ref. Bogdan Bogdanović Free agency Houston Rockets Sean Pedulla Waived Houston Rockets TyTy Washington Jr. Free agency ASVEL Basket Bennedict Mathurin Free agency New Orleans Pelicans Nicolas Batum Free agency Retired Norchad Omier Free agency Minnesota Timberwolves Johni Broome Waived TBD Jamarion Sharp Waived TBD

Notes

References

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