2019–20 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 2019–20 Portland Trail Blazers season was the franchise's 50th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Trail Blazers entered the season following a playoff defeat from the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals.

2019–20 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coachTerry Stotts
General managerNeil Olshey
OwnersEstate of Paul Allen
ArenaModa Center
Results
Record35–39 (.473)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Northwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Lakers 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionNBC Sports Northwest
RadioKPOJ, Portland Trail Blazers Radio

The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[1] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.[2]

On June 4th, the Trail Blazers were one of 22 teams invited to the NBA Bubble.

On August 15th, the Portland Trail Blazers clinched the 8th seed after defeating the Memphis Grizzlies in a play-in game. With the Blazers clinching a playoff berth, this was the 3rd consecutive season where 4 of 5 teams in the Northwest Division clinched the playoffs.

Despite their first losing season since the 2012–13 season, the Portland Trail Blazers are tied at 7 seasons with the Toronto Raptors with the 2nd most active playoff streak behind the Houston Rockets.

The Trail Blazers faced off against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the playoffs, marking the first meeting between the two teams in the playoffs since 2002. Despite a strong Game 1 victory, Damian Lillard was forced to leave the bubble after suffering a right knee injury in Game 4, and the Trail Blazers lost the series in 5 games.

Draft picks
Main article: 2019 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / club team
1 25 Nassir Little SF  United States North Carolina

Roster
Roster listing
2019–20 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 10 Adams, Jaylen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1996–05–04 St. Bonaventure
F 00 Anthony, Carmelo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1984–05–29 Syracuse
F 8 Ariza, Trevor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1985–06–30 UCLA
C 4 Brown, Moses (TW) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1999–10–13 UCLA
F/C 33 Collins, Zach 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1997–11–19 Gonzaga
F 35 Gabriel, Wenyen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997–03–26 Kentucky
F 44 Hezonja, Mario 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1995–02–25 Croatia
F 6 Hoard, Jaylen (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999–03–30 Wake Forest
F 5 Hood, Rodney  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1992–10–20 Duke
G 0 Lillard, Damian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–07–15 Weber State
F 9 Little, Nassir 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2000–02–11 North Carolina
G 3 McCollum, CJ 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991–09–19 Lehigh
C 27 Nurkić, Jusuf 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1994–08–23 Bosnia and Herzegovina
G 1 Simons, Anfernee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999–06–08 IMG Academy (FL)
F 50 Swanigan, Caleb 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1997–04–18 Purdue
G 2 Trent, Gary 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999–01–18 Duke
C 21 Whiteside, Hassan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1989–06–13 Marshall
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2020–01–20

Standings

Division
Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Denver Nuggets 46 27 .630 0.0 26–11 20–16 12–2 73
x – Oklahoma City Thunder 44 28 .611 1.5 23–14 21–14 8–5 72
x – Utah Jazz 44 28 .611 1.5 23–12 21–16 5–7 72
x – Portland Trail Blazers 35 39 .473 11.5 21–15 14–24 5–8 74
Minnesota Timberwolves 19 45 .297 22.5 8–24 11–21 2–10 64

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Los Angeles Lakers * 52 19 .732 – 71
2 x – Los Angeles Clippers 49 23 .681 3.5 72
3 y – Denver Nuggets * 46 27 .630 7.0 73
4 y – Houston Rockets * 44 28 .611 8.5 72
5 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 44 28 .611 8.5 72
6 x – Utah Jazz 44 28 .611 8.5 72
7 x – Dallas Mavericks 43 32 .573 11.0 75
8 x – Portland Trail Blazers 35 39 .473 18.5 74
9 Memphis Grizzlies 34 39 .466 19.0 73
10 Phoenix Suns 34 39 .466 19.0 73
11 San Antonio Spurs 32 39 .451 20.0 71
12 Sacramento Kings 31 41 .431 21.5 72
13 New Orleans Pelicans 30 42 .417 22.5 72
14 Minnesota Timberwolves 19 45 .297 29.5 64
15 Golden State Warriors 15 50 .231 34.0 65

Game log

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on July 29, 2019.[3]

2019 preseason game log
Total: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
2019–20 season schedule

Regular season
2019–20 game log
Total: 35–39 (Home: 21–15; Road: 14–24)
October: 3–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 3–1)
November: 5–10 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–7)
December: 6–8 (Home: 5–5; Road: 1–3)
January: 8–7 (Home: 4–2; Road: 4–5)
February: 4–8 (Home: 4–2; Road: 0–6)
March: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
Seeding games: 6–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–1)
2019–20 season schedule

Playoffs
See also: 2020 NBA Playoffs

Game log
2020 playoff game log
Play-in Game: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
First round: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2)
2020 playoff schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2019–20 NBA season transactions

Trades
June 24, 2019[4] To Portland Trail Blazers
Kent Bazemore		 To Atlanta Hawks
Evan Turner
July 6, 2019[5] To Portland Trail Blazers
Hassan Whiteside		 To Miami Heat
Meyers Leonard
Moe Harkless
January 21, 2020[6] To Portland Trail Blazers
Trevor Ariza
Wenyen Gabriel
Caleb Swanigan		 To Sacramento Kings
Kent Bazemore
Anthony Tolliver
2024 second-round pick
2025 second-round pick
February 7, 2020[7] To Portland Trail Blazers
2024 second-round pick		 To Atlanta Hawks
Skal Labissière
Cash consideration

Re-signed
Player Signed
Rodney Hood[8] July 6, 2019

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Jaylen Hoard[9] July 2, 2019 Wake Forest
Mario Hezonja[10] July 3, 2019 New York Knicks
Anthony Tolliver[11] July 3, 2019 Minnesota Timberwolves
Pau Gasol[12] July 25, 2019 Milwaukee Bucks
Moses Brown[13] October 19, 2019 UCLA
Carmelo Anthony[14] November 19, 2019 Houston Rockets

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Al-Farouq Aminu[15] Orlando Magic
Jake Layman[16] Minnesota Timberwolves
Seth Curry[17] Dallas Mavericks
Enes Kanter[18] Boston Celtics
Pau Gasol[19] Waived

References
  1. "NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games". NBA.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus". NBA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. "TRAIL BLAZERS ANNOUNCE 2019 PRESEASON SCHEDULE". NBA.com. July 29, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  4. "TRAIL BLAZERS ACQUIRE KENT BAZEMORE FROM ATLANTA IN EXCHANGE FOR EVAN TURNER". NBA.com. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  5. "TRAIL BLAZERS ACQUIRE HASSAN WHITESIDE FROM MIAMI IN MULTI-TEAM DEAL". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  6. "TRAIL BLAZERS ACQUIRE TREVOR ARIZA, WENYEN GABRIEL, AND CALEB SWANIGAN FROM SACRAMENTO". NBA.com. January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  7. "Hawks Acquire Skal Labissiere From Trail Blazers In Exchange For 2024 Conditional 2nd-Round Draft Pick". NBA.com. January 22, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  8. "TRAIL BLAZERS RE-SIGN GUARD/FORWARD RODNEY HOOD". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  9. "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN JAYLEN HOARD TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  10. "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN FORWARD MARIO HEZONJA". NBA.com. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  11. "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN FORWARD ANTHONY TOLLIVER". NBA.com. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  12. "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN TWO-TIME NBA CHAMPION & SIX-TIME NBA ALL-STAR PAU GASOL". NBA.com. July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  13. "TRAIL BLAZERS CONVERT MOSES BROWN TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. October 19, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  14. "CARMELO ANTHONY SIGNS DEAL WITH BLAZERS". NBA.com. November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  15. "Orlando Magic Sign Al-Farouq Aminu". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  16. "TIMBERWOLVES ACQUIRE JAKE LAYMAN". NBA.com. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  17. "Mavericks sign guard Seth Curry; his shooting 'is something every team needs, says one NBA vet". NBA.com. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  18. "Celtics Sign Enes Kanter". NBA.com. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  19. "TRAIL BLAZERS WAIVE PAU GASOL". NBA.com. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
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