2021–22 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 2021–22 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 52nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Blazers entered the season following a playoff defeat from the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2021 NBA playoffs where they lost in six games.
2021–22 Portland Trail Blazers season | |
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Head coach | Chauncey Billups |
General manager | Neil Olshey Joe Cronin (interim) |
Owners | Jody Allen |
Arena | Moda Center |
Results | |
Record | 27–55 (.329) |
Place | Division: 4th (Northwest) Conference: 13th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Root Sports Northwest |
Radio | KPOJ, Portland Trail Blazers Radio |
Following the defeat, the Blazers and head coach Terry Stotts mutually agreed to part ways after nine years.[1] Shortly after, the Blazers hired Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach Chauncey Billups to be their head coach.[2]
On August 2, 2021, the Blazers announced coaching staff additions for the 2021–22 season.[3]
After a loss to the San Antonio Spurs on April 1, the Blazers were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2013, ending their nine-year playoff streak. The longest active playoff streak now belongs to the Boston Celtics, making the playoffs every year since the 2014-15 NBA season.
Draft picks
editPortland did not hold any picks for the 2021 NBA draft.[4]
Roster
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Standings
editDivision
editNorthwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – Utah Jazz | 49 | 33 | .598 | – | 29–12 | 20–21 | 15–1 | 82 |
x – Denver Nuggets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1.0 | 23–18 | 25–16 | 6–10 | 82 |
x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 3.0 | 26–15 | 20–21 | 12–4 | 82 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 22.0 | 17–24 | 10–31 | 1–15 | 82 |
Oklahoma City Thunder | 24 | 58 | .293 | 25.0 | 12–29 | 12–29 | 6–10 | 82 |
Conference
editWestern Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z – Phoenix Suns * | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 82 |
2 | y – Memphis Grizzlies * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 | 82 |
3 | x – Golden State Warriors | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | 82 |
4 | x – Dallas Mavericks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 | 82 |
5 | y – Utah Jazz * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Denver Nuggets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 | 82 |
7 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18.0 | 82 |
8 | pi – Los Angeles Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | 82 |
9 | x – New Orleans Pelicans | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 | 82 |
10 | pi − San Antonio Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 | 82 |
11 | Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 31.0 | 82 |
12 | Sacramento Kings | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 | 82 |
13 | Portland Trail Blazers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 37.0 | 82 |
14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 | 82 |
15 | Houston Rockets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 | 82 |
Game log
editPreseason
edit2021 preseason game log Total: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
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2021–22 preseason schedule |
Regular season
editPlayer 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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Ben McLemore | 64 | 6 | 20.1 | .401 | .362 | .818 | 1.6 | .9 | .6 | .2 | 10.2 |
C. J. Elleby | 58 | 28 | 20.2 | .393 | .294 | .714 | 3.9 | 1.5 | .6 | .3 | 5.8 |
Anfernee Simons | 57 | 30 | 29.5 | .443 | .405 | .888 | 2.6 | 3.9 | .5 | .1 | 17.3 |
Jusuf Nurkić | 56 | 56 | 28.2 | .535 | .268 | .690 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .6 | 15.0 |
Robert Covington† | 48 | 40 | 29.8 | .381 | .343 | .833 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 7.6 |
Trendon Watford | 48 | 10 | 18.1 | .532 | .237 | .755 | 4.1 | 1.7 | .5 | .6 | 7.6 |
Greg Brown III | 48 | 6 | 13.3 | .426 | .311 | .677 | 2.8 | .7 | .5 | .5 | 4.7 |
Nassir Little | 42 | 23 | 25.9 | .460 | .331 | .734 | 5.6 | 1.3 | .6 | .9 | 9.8 |
Norman Powell† | 40 | 39 | 33.3 | .456 | .406 | .803 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .4 | 18.7 |
Tony Snell† | 38 | 10 | 14.4 | .371 | .320 | 1.000 | 1.9 | .5 | .2 | .2 | 2.6 |
Larry Nance Jr.† | 37 | 11 | 23.2 | .515 | .306 | .653 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .4 | 6.9 |
Dennis Smith Jr. | 37 | 4 | 17.2 | .418 | .222 | .656 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .3 | 5.6 |
CJ McCollum† | 36 | 36 | 35.2 | .436 | .384 | .706 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 1.0 | .6 | 20.5 |
Keljin Blevins | 31 | 1 | 11.3 | .306 | .292 | .545 | 1.5 | .6 | .4 | .0 | 3.1 |
Damian Lillard | 29 | 29 | 36.4 | .402 | .324 | .878 | 4.1 | 7.3 | .6 | .4 | 24.0 |
Cody Zeller | 27 | 0 | 13.1 | .567 | .000 | .776 | 4.6 | .8 | .3 | .2 | 5.2 |
Brandon Williams | 24 | 16 | 26.7 | .372 | .292 | .701 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 1.0 | .4 | 12.9 |
Drew Eubanks† | 22 | 22 | 29.5 | .646 | .267 | .784 | 8.5 | 1.6 | .8 | .5 | 14.5 |
Keon Johnson† | 22 | 12 | 25.5 | .357 | .348 | .833 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .5 | 9.7 |
Elijah Hughes† | 22 | 3 | 14.6 | .296 | .224 | .667 | 1.9 | .7 | .5 | .3 | 3.8 |
Kris Dunn | 14 | 3 | 24.0 | .431 | .091 | .944 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 1.6 | .2 | 7.6 |
Josh Hart† | 13 | 13 | 32.1 | .503 | .373 | .772 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 1.2 | .2 | 19.9 |
Justise Winslow† | 11 | 10 | 26.8 | .405 | .270 | .560 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .6 | 10.7 |
Reggie Perry† | 9 | 1 | 19.7 | .500 | .188 | .600 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .7 | 10.0 |
Didi Louzada† | 7 | 1 | 17.4 | .400 | .450 | 1.000 | 2.1 | .6 | .3 | .3 | 5.0 |
Cameron McGriff | 3 | 0 | 15.3 | .357 | .333 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .3 | 4.7 |
Jarron Cumberland | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | .500 | .000 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Trail Blazers only.
Transactions
editOverview
editPlayers Added
Via trade
Via free agency |
Players Lost
Via trade
Via free agency |
Trades
editAugust 28, 2021[6] | To Portland Trail Blazers Larry Nance Jr. |
To Cleveland Cavaliers Lauri Markkanen |
To Chicago Bulls Derrick Jones Jr. 2022 POR protected first-round pick 2023 CLE second-round pick | ||
February 5, 2022[7] | To Portland Trail Blazers Eric Bledsoe Justise Winslow Keon Johnson 2025 DET second-round pick |
To Los Angeles Clippers Robert Covington Norman Powell |
February 8, 2022[8] | To Portland Trail Blazers Josh Hart Tomáš Satoranský Nickeil Alexander-Walker Didi Louzada 2022 NOP protected first-round pick 2026 NOP second-round pick 2027 NOP second-round pick |
To New Orleans Pelicans CJ McCollum Larry Nance, Jr. Tony Snell |
February 9, 2022[9] | To Portland Trail Blazers Joe Ingles Elijah Hughes 2022 MEM second-round pick |
To Utah Jazz Nickeil Alexander-Walker Juancho Hernangómez |
To San Antonio Spurs Tomáš Satoranský 2027 UTA second-round pick |
Free agency
editRe-signed
editPlayer | Signed |
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Norman Powell[10] | August 6, 2021 |
Additions
editPlayer | Signed | Former team |
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Trendon Watford[11] | August 3, 2021 | LSU |
Cody Zeller[12] | August 4, 2021 | Charlotte Hornets |
Ben McLemore[13] | August 6, 2021 | Los Angeles Lakers |
Tony Snell[14] | August 10, 2021 | Atlanta Hawks |
Greg Brown[15] | August 12, 2021 | Texas |
Subtractions
editPlayer | Reason left | New team |
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Carmelo Anthony[16] | Free agency | Los Angeles Lakers |
Zach Collins[17] | Free agency | San Antonio Spurs |
Enes Kanter[18] | Free agency | Boston Celtics |
Harry Giles[19] | Free agency | Los Angeles Clippers |
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson[20] | Free agency | Beşiktaş Icrypex |
T. J. Leaf[21] | Free agency | Guangzhou Loong Lions |
Cody Zeller | Waived |
Notes
edit- ^ Spectators were in attendance, but the exact number was not reported.
References
edit- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS AND TERRY STOTTS MUTUALLY AGREE TO PART WAYS". NBA.com. June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS NAME CHAUNCEY BILLUPS HEAD COACH". NBA.com. June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS ANNOUNCE COACHING STAFF ADDITIONS". NBA.com. August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round". espn.com. June 22, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "Brooklyn Nets vs. Portland Trail Blazers Game Postponed". NBA.com. December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS ACQUIRE FORWARD LARRY NANCE JR. IN THREE-TEAM TRADE". NBA.com. August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS ACQUIRE ERIC BLEDSOE, KEON JOHNSON AND JUSTISE WINSLOW". NBA.com. February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS COMPLETE TRADE WITH NEW ORLEANS". NBA.com. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS COMPLETE THREE-TEAM TRADE". NBA.com. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS RE-SIGN NORMAN POWEL". NBA.com. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN TRENDON WATFORD TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN CODY ZELLER". NBA.com. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN BEN MCLEMORE". NBA.com. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN TONY SNELL". NBA.com. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN GREG BROWN III". NBA.com. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "Lakers Sign Carmelo Anthony". NBA.com. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "SPURS SIGN ZACH COLLINS". NBA.com. August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "Celtics Sign Enes Kanter". NBA.com. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "LA Clippers Sign Harry Giles III to Non-guaranteed Deal". SI.com. September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "Rondae Hollis-Jefferson signs with Besiktas". EUROHOOPS.com. September 27, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- ^ "TJ Leaf Concludes in Guangzhou". ISRAELHAYOM.co.il. December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.