[1] After finishing with the worst record the previous season, the Clippers selected high school basketball star Darius Miles with the third overall pick, and selected Quentin Richardson out of DePaul University with the eighteenth overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft.
[2][3][4][5][6] During the off-season, the team acquired second-year guard Corey Maggette, Derek Strong, and first-round draft pick Keyon Dooling out of the University of Missouri from the Orlando Magic,[7][3][5][8] and acquired Sean Rooks from the Dallas Mavericks.
[9][10] However, center Keith Closs was suspended for the entire season due to lack of physical conditioning.
[21][22][19][20] For the season, the Clippers changed their uniforms by adding side panels to their jerseys and shorts, which remained in use until 2010.
[23][24] Roster Updated: 2000-12-01 Player Statistics Citation:[16] The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2000–01 season.