Los Angeles Clippers All-Time Team: Best Starting Five (1979–2026)
Who makes the Los Angeles Clippers all-time team? We rated every player season from 1979–80 to 2025–26 (260 players) and picked the best season of each star for every spot of the starting five.
The all-time starting five
| Spot | Player | Best season | Rating | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Chris Paul | 2013–14 | 97 | 6 |
| SG | World B. Free | 1979–80 | 97 | 1 |
| SF | Kawhi Leonard | 2019–20 | 98 | 6 |
| PF | Terry Cummings | 1982–83 | 97 | 2 |
| C | Elton Brand | 2005–06 | 97 | 6 |
| 6th man | Paul George | 2021–22 | 97 | 5 |
| 7th man | James Harden | 2024–25 | 97 | 3 |
Ratings (out of 99) are calculated by Basketball Draft Game: 82-0 from public season stats compared with the league – not official ratings.
Top 10 player seasons
- Kawhi Leonard – 2019–20 Los Angeles Clippers (98)
- Kawhi Leonard – 2025–26 Los Angeles Clippers (97)
- James Harden – 2025–26 Los Angeles Clippers (97)
- James Harden – 2024–25 Los Angeles Clippers (97)
- Paul George – 2021–22 Los Angeles Clippers (97)
- Chris Paul – 2013–14 Los Angeles Clippers (97)
- Elton Brand – 2005–06 Los Angeles Clippers (97)
- Terry Cummings – 1982–83 San Diego Clippers (97)
- World B. Free – 1979–80 San Diego Clippers (97)
- Paul George – 2022–23 Los Angeles Clippers (96)
Best team seasons
- 2013–14 Los Angeles Clippers: 57-25
- 2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers: 56-26
- 2014–15 Los Angeles Clippers: 56-26
- 2019–20 Los Angeles Clippers: 49-23
- 2020–21 Los Angeles Clippers: 47-25
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Who is the best Los Angeles Clippers player since 1979–80?
By our ratings, Kawhi Leonard in 2019–20 had the best season (98).
What was the best Los Angeles Clippers season?
2013–14, with a 57-25 record.
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