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The 1988–89 LA Clippers relied heavily on Danny Manning and Ken Norman to provide scoring from the forward positions, while Benoit Benjamin controlled the paint with strong rebounding, efficient interior scoring, and rim protection. Gary Grant emerged as the primary playmaker, directing the offense from the backcourt. The Clippers showed balanced frontcourt production and solid rebounding but struggled to generate consistent offensive efficiency and defensive impact across the roster.
Roster
| NO. | PLAYER | POS | HT | WT | BIRTH DATE | COLLEGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Benoit Benjamin | C | 7-0 | 250 | November 22, 1964 | Creighton |
| 3 | Grant Gondrezick | SG | 6-5 | 205 | January 19, 1963 | Pepperdine |
| 4 | Ennis Whatley | PG | 6-3 | 177 | August 11, 1962 | Alabama |
| 10 | Norm Nixon | PG | 6-2 | 170 | October 11, 1955 | Duquesne |
| 12 | Eric White | SF | 6-8 | 200 | December 30, 1965 | Pepperdine |
| 20 | Quintin Dailey | SG | 6-3 | 180 | January 22, 1961 | San Francisco |
| 22 | Tom Garrick | SG | 6-2 | 185 | July 7, 1966 | Rhode Island |
| 23 | Gary Grant | PG | 6-3 | 185 | April 21, 1965 | Michigan |
| 24 | Joe Wolf | C | 6-11 | 230 | December 17, 1964 | UNC |
| 25 | Danny Manning | PF | 6-10 | 230 | May 17, 1966 | Kansas |
| 32 | Greg Kite | C | 6-11 | 250 | August 5, 1961 | BYU |
| 33 | Ken Norman | SF | 6-8 | 215 | September 5, 1964 | Illinois |
| 34 | Reggie Williams | SF | 6-7 | 190 | March 5, 1964 | Georgetown |
| 42 | Rob Rose | SG | 6-5 | 180 | December 27, 1964 | George Mason |
| 42 | Kevin Williams | SG | 6-2 | 175 | September 11, 1961 | TCU, St. John’s |
| 44 | Rob Lock | PF | 6-9 | 225 | May 22, 1966 | Kentucky |
| 45 | Dave Popson | PF | 6-10 | 220 | May 17, 1964 | UNC |
| 51 | Ken Bannister | PF | 6-9 | 235 | April 1, 1960 | Indiana State University, Saint Augustine’s College |
| 51 | Barry Sumpter | PF | 6-11 | 215 | November 11, 1965 | Louisville, Austin Peay State University |
| 54 | Charles Smith | PF | 6-10 | 230 | July 16, 1965 | Pitt |
Head Coach: Gene Shue
Regular Season Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOPG | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Norman | SF | 24 | 80 | 79 | 37.8 | 18.1 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 15.9 | .502 | 0.3 | .190 | 3.4 | .630 |
| Danny Manning | PF | 22 | 26 | 18 | 36.5 | 16.7 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 13.8 | .494 | 0.2 | .200 | 4.0 | .767 |
| Benoit Benjamin | C | 24 | 79 | 62 | 32.7 | 16.4 | 8.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 11.5 | .541 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.4 | .744 |
| Charles Smith | PF | 23 | 71 | 56 | 30.4 | 16.3 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 12.4 | .495 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.5 | .725 |
| Gary Grant | PG | 23 | 71 | 48 | 27.1 | 11.9 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 11.7 | .435 | 0.3 | .227 | 2.3 | .735 |
| Quintin Dailey | SG | 28 | 69 | 51 | 25.0 | 16.1 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 14.0 | .465 | 0.1 | .111 | 4.1 | .759 |
| Norm Nixon | PG | 33 | 53 | 30 | 24.9 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 7.0 | .414 | 0.5 | .276 | 1.2 | .738 |
| Joe Wolf | C | 24 | 66 | 15 | 22.0 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 6.1 | .423 | 0.2 | .143 | 1.0 | .688 |
| Tom Garrick | SG | 22 | 71 | 20 | 21.1 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 5.1 | .490 | 0.2 | .000 | 1.8 | .803 |
| Reggie Williams | SF | 24 | 63 | 17 | 20.7 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 9.4 | .438 | 1.7 | .288 | 1.9 | .754 |
| Ken Bannister | PF | 28 | 9 | 2 | 14.4 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 4.0 | .611 | 0.1 | .000 | 5.9 | .566 |
| Kevin Williams | SG | 27 | 9 | 0 | 12.7 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 3.6 | .438 | 0.0 | — | 0.9 | .750 |
| Greg Kite | C | 27 | 58 | 12 | 12.6 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.1 | .405 | 0.0 | — | 0.5 | .452 |
| Eric White | SF | 23 | 37 | 0 | 11.7 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.2 | .521 | 0.0 | — | 1.1 | .810 |
| Ennis Whatley | PG | 26 | 8 | 0 | 11.3 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 4.1 | .364 | 0.0 | — | 1.4 | .909 |
| Grant Gondrezick | SG | 26 | 27 | 0 | 9.0 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.5 | .400 | 0.4 | .273 | 1.5 | .650 |
| Dave Popson | PF | 24 | 10 | 0 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | .440 | 0.0 | — | 0.2 | .500 |
| Rob Lock | PF | 22 | 20 | 0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | .281 | 0.0 | — | 0.8 | .800 |
| Rob Rose | SG | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | — |
| Barry Sumpter | PF | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | — |
| Team Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 242.1 | 106.2 | 43.2 | 26.9 | 9.9 | 6.5 | 20.3 | 90.6 | .475 | 2.9 | .231 | 27.1 | .723 |
Regular Season Totals
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Norman | SF | 24 | 80 | 79 | 3020 | 1450 | 667 | 277 | 106 | 66 | 206 | 1271 | 638 | 21 | 4 | 270 | 170 |
| Benoit Benjamin | C | 24 | 79 | 62 | 2585 | 1299 | 696 | 157 | 57 | 221 | 237 | 907 | 491 | 2 | 0 | 426 | 317 |
| Charles Smith | PF | 23 | 71 | 56 | 2161 | 1155 | 465 | 103 | 68 | 89 | 146 | 878 | 435 | 3 | 0 | 393 | 285 |
| Gary Grant | PG | 23 | 71 | 48 | 1924 | 846 | 238 | 506 | 144 | 9 | 258 | 830 | 361 | 22 | 5 | 162 | 119 |
| Quintin Dailey | SG | 28 | 69 | 51 | 1722 | 1114 | 204 | 154 | 90 | 6 | 122 | 964 | 448 | 9 | 1 | 286 | 217 |
| Tom Garrick | SG | 22 | 71 | 20 | 1499 | 454 | 156 | 243 | 78 | 9 | 116 | 359 | 176 | 13 | 0 | 127 | 102 |
| Joe Wolf | C | 24 | 66 | 15 | 1450 | 386 | 271 | 113 | 32 | 16 | 94 | 402 | 170 | 14 | 2 | 64 | 44 |
| Norm Nixon | PG | 33 | 53 | 30 | 1318 | 362 | 78 | 339 | 46 | 0 | 118 | 370 | 153 | 29 | 8 | 65 | 48 |
| Reggie Williams | SF | 24 | 63 | 17 | 1303 | 642 | 179 | 103 | 81 | 29 | 114 | 594 | 260 | 104 | 30 | 122 | 92 |
| Danny Manning | PF | 22 | 26 | 18 | 950 | 434 | 171 | 81 | 44 | 25 | 93 | 358 | 177 | 5 | 1 | 103 | 79 |
| Greg Kite | C | 27 | 58 | 12 | 729 | 112 | 190 | 29 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 121 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 14 |
| Eric White | SF | 23 | 37 | 0 | 434 | 158 | 70 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 119 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 34 |
| Grant Gondrezick | SG | 26 | 27 | 0 | 244 | 105 | 36 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 95 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 40 | 26 |
| Ken Bannister | PF | 28 | 9 | 2 | 130 | 74 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 30 |
| Kevin Williams | SG | 27 | 9 | 0 | 114 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| Rob Lock | PF | 22 | 20 | 0 | 110 | 30 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 |
| Ennis Whatley | PG | 26 | 8 | 0 | 90 | 34 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 |
| Dave Popson | PF | 24 | 10 | 0 | 68 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rob Rose | SG | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Sumpter | PF | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 19855 | 8712 | 3540 | 2208 | 815 | 530 | 1641 | 7428 | 3526 | 234 | 54 | 2220 | 1606 |
HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK | Impact Index* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Norman | Primary Wing Scorer | 37.8 | High | 18.1 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 16.0 | Team’s main offensive engine; strong rebounding; modest defensive activity; consistent growth. |
| Danny Manning | Versatile Forward | 36.5 | High | 16.7 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 14.55 | Efficient scorer and secondary rebounder; solid defensive activity; shows well-rounded impact. |
| Benoit Benjamin | Rim Protector / Big Man | 32.7 | Medium | 16.4 | 8.8 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 15.35 | Excellent defensive presence; strong rebounding; scoring balanced with efficiency. |
| Charles Smith | Two-Way PF | 30.4 | Medium | 16.3 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 13.3 | Reliable inside scoring and rebounding; moderate defensive contributions; efficient usage. |
| Gary Grant | Floor General / Lead PG | 27.1 | High | 11.9 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 12.25 | Elite playmaker; decent scoring; active on defense; usage concentrated on ball-handling. |
| Quintin Dailey | Scoring SG | 25.0 | Medium | 16.1 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 11.35 | Efficient secondary scorer; limited defensive impact; spacing threat. |
| Norm Nixon | Secondary PG / Facilitator | 24.9 | Medium | 6.8 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 7.8 | Veteran distributor; low scoring; limited defensive contributions; strong floor leadership. |
| Joe Wolf | Backup Center | 22.0 | Low | 5.8 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 6.15 | Spot minutes; some rebounding and inside scoring; defensive presence modest. |
| Reggie Williams | Bench Wing / Spot Scorer | 20.7 | Low | 10.2 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 8.2 | Effective scoring in limited minutes; defensive activity notable for role player. |
| Tom Garrick | Role SG | 21.1 | Low | 6.4 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 6.6 | Backup scoring and secondary playmaking; moderate defensive contributions. |
| Ken Bannister | Depth PF | 14.4 | Low | 8.2 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 6.6 | Limited minutes; spot scorer; contributes some defense/rebounding. |
| Kevin Williams | Spot SG | 12.7 | Low | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 4.45 | Bench scoring and some assists; minimal defensive impact. |
| Greg Kite | Backup C | 12.6 | Low | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 3.45 | Limited role; primary focus on interior defense; low scoring output. |
| Eric White | Development SF | 11.7 | Low | 4.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.5 | Spot minutes; minor scoring and defense; developmental player. |
| Ennis Whatley | Backup PG | 11.3 | Low | 4.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 5.05 | Short-term ball-handling; moderate assists; minor scoring/defense. |
| Grant Gondrezick | Deep Bench SG | 9.0 | Low | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 3.0 | Limited minutes; occasional scoring; low impact elsewhere. |
| Dave Popson | Minimal PF | 6.8 | Low | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 | Garbage-time minutes; minimal contributions. |
| Rob Lock | Minimal PF | 5.5 | Low | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.85 | Very limited role; negligible impact. |
| Rob Rose | Minimal SG | 1.5 | Low | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | Played only 2 games; no measurable impact. |
| Barry Sumpter | Minimal PF | 1.0 | Low | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Practically no contribution; negligible minutes. |