On July 15, 2008, Camby was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers.
In exchange, the Clippers gave Denver the option to swap second-round draft picks in the 2010 NBA draft.
Camby said that he was unhappy that he was traded from the Nuggets, essentially being made the scapegoat for their lack of post-season success.

"I thought I had done everything possible that I could do with that team, and just tried to go about things the right way.
I just thought the way they went about it was classless; they didn't let me know anything.
That's a thing of the past right now, that's something I put behind me and I'm looking forward to embarking on this journey."

In the first part of the 2008–09 NBA season, he started at power forward, with Chris Kaman remaining as the starting center.
Then, an injury that occurred to Kaman and the arrival of forward Zach Randolph brought Camby back to the starting center position.
On December 17, 2008, Camby pulled down a career-high 27 rebounds in a 115-109 overtime loss against the Chicago Bulls.
He also had 19 points, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 4 blocks.
On July 15, 2008, Camby was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. In exchange, the Clippers gave Denver the option to swap second-round draft picks in the 2010 NBA draft. Camby said that he was unhappy that he was traded from the Nuggets, essentially being made the scapegoat for their lack of post-season success. 
"I thought I had done everything possible that I could do with that team, and just tried to go about things the right way. I just thought the way they went about it was classless; they didn't let me know anything. That's a thing of the past right now, that's something I put behind me and I'm looking forward to embarking on this journey."
In the first part of the 2008–09 NBA season, he started at power forward, with Chris Kaman remaining as the starting center. Then, an injury that occurred to Kaman and the arrival of forward Zach Randolph brought Camby back to the starting center position. On December 17, 2008, Camby pulled down a career-high 27 rebounds in a 115-109 overtime loss against the Chicago Bulls. He also had 19 points, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 4 blocks.
Marcus Camby