2008–09 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 2008–09 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 39th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the playoffs, the Trail Blazers lost to the Houston Rockets in six games in the First Round.

2008–09 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coachNate McMillan
General managerKevin Pritchard
PresidentLarry Miller
Owner(s)Paul Allen
ArenaRose Garden
Results
Record5428 (.659)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Northwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Rockets 2–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCSN Northwest, KGW
RadioKXTG

Key dates

Offseason

  • An MRI revealed that Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy needed arthroscopic surgery to repair a tear in the meniscus of his left knee. The surgery was scheduled for Thursday, August 14.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club Team
1 13 Brandon Rush (traded to Indiana) Guard/Forward  United States Kansas
1 27 Darrell Arthur (traded to Houston) Power Forward  United States Kansas
2 33 Joey Dorsey (traded to Houston) Center  United States Memphis
2 36 Ömer Aşık (traded to Chicago) Center  Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker (Turkey)
2 55 Mike Taylor (traded to LA Clippers) Point Guard  United States Iowa State

Draft Day trades

Roster

Roster listing
2008–09 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PF 12 Aldridge, LaMarcus (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985-07-19 Texas
SF 88 Batum, Nicolas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-12-14 France
PG 4 Bayless, Jerryd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-08-20 Arizona
PG 2 Blake, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1980-02-26 Maryland
SG 5 Fernández, Rudy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1985-04-04 Spain
F/C 44 Frye, Channing 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1983-05-17 Arizona
F/C 9 LaFrentz, Raef 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976-05-29 Kansas
C 52 Oden, Greg 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 1988-01-22 Ohio State
F 25 Outlaw, Travis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1984-09-18 Starkville HS (MS)
C 10 Przybilla, Joel 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1979-10-10 Minnesota
PF 42 Randolph, Shavlik 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1983-11-24 Duke
PG 11 Rodríguez, Sergio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1986-06-12 Spain
SG 7 Roy, Brandon (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1984-07-23 Washington
PF 51 Ruffin, Michael 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1977-01-21 Tulsa
SF 8 Webster, Martell  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986-12-04 Seattle Prep HS (WA)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 18, 2009

Preseason

2008 preseason game log
2008–09 preseason schedule

Regular season

Standings

Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
yDenver Nuggets5428.65933–821–2012–482
xPortland Trail Blazers5428.65934–720–2111–582
xUtah Jazz4834.585633–815–2610–682
Minnesota Timberwolves2458.2933011–3013–283–1382
Oklahoma City Thunder2359.2803115–268–334–1282
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers6517.793
2 y-Denver Nuggets5428.65911
3 y-San Antonio Spurs5428.65911
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers5428.65911
5 x-Houston Rockets5329.64612
6 x-Dallas Mavericks5032.61015
7 x-New Orleans Hornets4933.59816
8 x-Utah Jazz4834.58517
9 Phoenix Suns4636.56119
10 Golden State Warriors2953.35436
11 Minnesota Timberwolves2458.29341
12 Memphis Grizzlies2458.29341
13 Oklahoma City Thunder2359.28042
14 Los Angeles Clippers1963.23246
15 Sacramento Kings1765.20748

Game log

2008–09 game log
2008–09 season schedule

Playoffs

2009 playoff game log
2009 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP 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 Source: [2]

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
LaMarcus Aldridge 818137.1.484.250.7817.51.9.95.9518.1
Nicolas Batum 797618.4.446.369.8082.8.9.63.515.4
Jerryd Bayless 53012.4.365.259.8061.11.5.30.044.3
Steve Blake 696931.7.428.427.8402.55.01.0.0611.0
Rudy Fernández 78425.6.425.399.8392.72.0.88.1510.4
Channing Frye 63111.8.423.333.7222.2.4.27.254.2
Greg Oden 613921.5.564.000.6377.0.5.411.138.9
Travis Outlaw 81627.7.453.377.7234.11.0.58.7012.8
Joel Przybilla 824323.8.625.000.6638.7.3.411.185.5
Shavlik Randolph 1003.7.6151.000.2501.800.11.8
Sergio Rodríguez 801315.3.392.325.7921.63.6.68.034.5
Brandon Roy 787837.2.480.377.8244.75.11.13.2822.6
Michael Ruffin 1103.2.286.0001.0001.00.27.09.5
Martell Webster 105.0.000.000.00000000

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
LaMarcus Aldridge 6639.5.490.250.7007.51.3.51.6719.5
Nicolas Batum 6510.5.556.5000.5.2.7.332.0
Jerryd Bayless 205.5.333.000.667.500.53.0
Steve Blake 6638.5.489.417.7144.06.2.8309.8
Rudy Fernández 6127.0.429.4211.0002.81.01.33.57.5
Channing Frye 409.0.357.000.667.8.3003.0
Greg Oden 6016.0.524.000.6674.30.331.05.0
Travis Outlaw 6028.3.318.250.6673.0.5.83.679.0
Joel Przybilla 6627.0.556.000.5007.31.3.672.03.8
Sergio Rodríguez 505.4.333.000.000.61.40.2.8
Brandon Roy 6639.7.459.471.8704.82.81.331.1726.7
Michael Ruffin 105.0.000.000.5005.00001

Awards and records

Awards

Records

  • 12/18/08 – Brandon Roy scores 52 points (2nd most in team history) in 124-119 win over Phoenix.
  • 2/22/09 – Steve Blake ties the NBA record and sets the team record of assists in a quarter with 14 against the Los Angeles Clippers.
  • 4/15/09 – Rudy Fernández sets the rookie record for 3-point baskets made in a season with 159.

Transactions

[3]

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Jerryd BaylessJuly 9Indiana Pacers
Ike DioguJuly 9Indiana Pacers
Michael RuffinFebruary 18Chicago Bulls[4]

Subtractions

PlayerLeftNew team
Jarrett JackJuly 9Indiana Pacers
Josh McRobertsJuly 9Indiana Pacers
Brandon RushJuly 9Indiana Pacers
Ike DioguFebruary 18Sacramento Kings[4]

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Shavlik RandolphSeptember 25Philadelphia 76ers

Subtractions

PlayerLeftNew team
James JonesJuly 8Miami Heat
Darius MilesAugust 22Boston Celtics

References

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