2020–21 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 2020–21 Portland Trail Blazers season was the franchise's 51st season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Trail Blazers entered the season following a playoff defeat from the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the play-in tournament. After the Toronto Raptors and Houston Rockets failed to qualify for the postseason for the first time since the 2012-13 and 2011-12 season respectively, the Trail Blazers now hold the longest active playoff streak in the NBA qualifying every year since the 2013-14 season. In the first round, the Trail Blazers faced the Denver Nuggets where they lost to them in six games.
2020–21 Portland Trail Blazers season | |
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Head coach | Terry Stotts |
General manager | Neil Olshey |
Owners | Jody Allen |
Arena | Moda Center |
Results | |
Record | 42–30 (.583) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Northwest) Conference: 6th (Western) |
Playoff finish | First round (lost to Nuggets 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | NBC Sports Northwest |
Radio | KPOJ, Portland Trail Blazers Radio |
Following the playoff exit, the Trail Blazers and head coach Terry Stotts mutually agreed to part ways after nine years.[1]
Draft picks
editRound | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School / club team |
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1 | 16 | Isaiah Stewart | PF/C | United States | Washington |
2 | 46 | C. J. Elleby | SG | United States | Washington State |
Roster
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Standings
editDivision
editNorthwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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z – Utah Jazz | 52 | 20 | .722 | – | 31–5 | 21–15 | 7–5 | 72 |
x – Denver Nuggets | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 | 25–11 | 22–14 | 9–3 | 72 |
x – Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | 20–16 | 22–14 | 6–6 | 72 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29.0 | 13–23 | 10–26 | 5–7 | 72 |
Oklahoma City Thunder | 22 | 50 | .306 | 30.0 | 10–26 | 12–24 | 3–9 | 72 |
Conference
editWestern Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z – Utah Jazz * | 52 | 20 | .722 | – | 72 |
2 | y – Phoenix Suns * | 51 | 21 | .708 | 1.0 | 72 |
3 | x – Denver Nuggets | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 | 72 |
4 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 | 72 |
5 | y – Dallas Mavericks * | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | 72 |
6 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | 72 |
7 | x – Los Angeles Lakers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | 72 |
8 | pi – Golden State Warriors | 39 | 33 | .542 | 13.0 | 72 |
9 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.0 | 72 |
10 | pi – San Antonio Spurs | 33 | 39 | .458 | 19.0 | 72 |
11 | New Orleans Pelicans | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 | 72 |
12 | Sacramento Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 | 72 |
13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29.0 | 72 |
14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 22 | 50 | .306 | 30.0 | 72 |
15 | Houston Rockets | 17 | 55 | .236 | 35.0 | 72 |
Notes
- z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
- c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
- y – Clinched division title
- x – Clinched playoff spot
- pb – Clinched play-in spot
- o – Eliminated from playoff contention
- * – Division leader
Game log
editPreseason
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Preseason: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
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2020–21 season schedule |
Regular season
editPlayoffs
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First round: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
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2021 playoff schedule |
Player statistics
editGP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
editPlayer | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Enes Kanter Freedom | 72 | 35 | 24.4 | .604 | .250 | .774 | 11.0 | 1.2 | .5 | .7 | 11.2 |
Robert Covington | 70 | 70 | 32.0 | .401 | .379 | .806 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 8.5 |
Carmelo Anthony | 69 | 3 | 24.5 | .421 | .409 | .890 | 3.1 | 1.5 | .7 | .6 | 13.4 |
Damian Lillard | 67 | 67 | 35.8 | .451 | .391 | .928 | 4.2 | 7.5 | .9 | .3 | 28.8 |
Anfernee Simons | 64 | 0 | 17.3 | .419 | .426 | .807 | 2.2 | 1.4 | .3 | .1 | 7.8 |
Derrick Jones Jr. | 58 | 43 | 22.7 | .484 | .316 | .648 | 3.5 | .8 | .6 | .9 | 6.8 |
Nassir Little | 48 | 2 | 13.3 | .467 | .350 | .800 | 2.7 | .5 | .1 | .3 | 4.6 |
CJ McCollum | 47 | 47 | 34.0 | .458 | .402 | .812 | 3.9 | 4.7 | .9 | .4 | 23.1 |
Gary Trent Jr.† | 41 | 23 | 30.8 | .414 | .397 | .773 | 2.2 | 1.4 | .9 | .1 | 15.0 |
Rodney Hood† | 38 | 5 | 19.1 | .363 | .298 | .750 | 1.9 | 1.2 | .5 | .1 | 4.7 |
Harry Giles III | 38 | 0 | 9.2 | .433 | .348 | .593 | 3.5 | .8 | .2 | .3 | 2.8 |
Jusuf Nurkić | 37 | 37 | 23.8 | .514 | .400 | .619 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 11.5 |
C. J. Elleby | 30 | 0 | 6.4 | .379 | .206 | .733 | 1.1 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 2.3 |
Norman Powell† | 27 | 27 | 34.4 | .443 | .361 | .880 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 | .4 | 17.0 |
Keljin Blevins | 17 | 0 | 4.4 | .250 | .250 | .6 | .2 | .1 | .0 | .7 | |
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 11 | 1 | 9.7 | .500 | .000 | .563 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .2 | .4 | 2.5 |
T. J. Leaf | 7 | 0 | 5.0 | .500 | 1.000 | .7 | .1 | .3 | .1 | 1.7 |
Playoffs
editPlayer | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Damian Lillard | 6 | 6 | 41.3 | .463 | .449 | .940 | 4.3 | 10.2 | 1.0 | .7 | 34.3 |
CJ McCollum | 6 | 6 | 40.0 | .439 | .333 | .769 | 6.0 | 4.3 | .3 | .7 | 20.7 |
Robert Covington | 6 | 6 | 38.0 | .500 | .500 | .900 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
Norman Powell | 6 | 6 | 36.0 | .500 | .385 | .889 | 2.2 | 2.0 | .8 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
Jusuf Nurkić | 6 | 6 | 28.8 | .545 | .200 | .720 | 10.3 | 2.7 | .5 | 1.2 | 13.2 |
Carmelo Anthony | 6 | 0 | 23.8 | .417 | .378 | .909 | 3.2 | 1.5 | .3 | .2 | 12.3 |
Anfernee Simons | 6 | 0 | 17.8 | .560 | .611 | 2.7 | .8 | .3 | .2 | 6.5 | |
Enes Kanter Freedom | 5 | 0 | 11.2 | .500 | 1.000 | 2.6 | .0 | .0 | .4 | 2.0 | |
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 5 | 0 | 7.2 | .800 | .667 | 1.6 | .0 | .2 | .2 | 2.0 | |
Nassir Little | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .3 | 1.7 |
T. J. Leaf | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | .750 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 | ||
Derrick Jones Jr. | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | .400 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .5 | .0 | 2.0 | |
C. J. Elleby | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | 1.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | ||
Keljin Blevins | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .500 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | |
Harry Giles III | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | 3.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Trail Blazers only.
Transactions
editTrades
editNovember 20, 2020[2] | To Portland Trail Blazers Enes Kanter |
To Boston Celtics Future MEM draft consideration |
To Memphis Grizzlies Mario Hezonja Desmond Bane | ||
November 22, 2020[3] | To Portland Trail Blazers Robert Covington |
To Houston Rockets Trevor Ariza 2020 first-round pick 2021 protected first-round pick |
March 25, 2021[4] | To Portland Trail Blazers Norman Powell |
To Toronto Raptors Gary Trent Jr. Rodney Hood |
Free agency
editRe-signed
editPlayer | Signed |
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Rodney Hood[5] | November 22, 2020 |
Carmelo Anthony[6] | November 22, 2020 |
Additions
editPlayer | Signed | Former team |
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Derrick Jones Jr.[7] | November 22, 2020 | Miami Heat |
Harry Giles[8] | November 22, 2020 | Sacramento Kings |
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Toronto Raptors | |
T. J. Leaf | Indiana Pacers |
Subtractions
editPlayer | Reason left | New team |
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Jaylen Adams[9] | Free agency | Milwaukee Bucks |
Hassan Whiteside[10] | Free agency | Sacramento Kings |
Wenyen Gabriel[11] | Free agency | New Orleans Pelicans |
Jaylen Hoard[12] | Free agency | Oklahoma City Thunder |
Moses Brown[13] | Free agency | Oklahoma City Thunder |
Caleb Swanigan | Free agency | N/A |
References
edit- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS AND TERRY STOTTS MUTUALLY AGREE TO PART WAYS". NBA.com. June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS ACQUIRE ENES KANTER IN THREE-TEAM TRADE". NBA.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS ACQUIRE ROBERT COVINGTON FROM HOUSTON". NBA.com. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS ACQUIRE NORMAN POWELL FROM TORONTO RAPTORS". NBA.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS RE-SIGN RODNEY HOOD". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS RE-SIGN CARMELO ANTHONY". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN DERRICK JONES JR". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN HARRY GILES". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Sign Jaylen Adams And Mamadi Diakite To Two-Way Contracts". NBA.com. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ "Kings Sign Hassan Whiteside". NBA.com. November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ "Pelicans sign Wenyen Gabriel and Willy Hernangómez". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "Thunder Sign, Waive Jaylen Hoard". hoopsrumors.com. December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ "Thunder Signs Moses Brown and Josh Hall to Two-Way Contracts". NBA.com. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.