1987-88

At the end of the 1986-87 season, the Clippers replaced Coach Chaney, bringing back Gene Shue. But Shue didn't fare much better during the 1987-88 campaign. Los Angeles won eight games during the first two months of the season, then eked out only nine more wins in the final four months to finish at 17-65. There was a bit of suspense on the final day of the campaign. Clippers forward Michael Cage and Chicago Bulls forward Charles Oakley had battled all season for the league's rebounding crown. Cage needed a big day on the boards against Seattle on April 24, and he pulled down 30 rebounds in that contest to edge Oakley by the slimmest of margins-13.03 rebounds per game to 13.00. However, the Clippers dealt Cage to the SuperSonics after the season for draft rights to Gary Grant and a 1989 first-round draft choice.