2012–13 Portland Trail Blazers season

2012–13 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coach Terry Stotts
General manager Neil Olshey
Owner(s) Paul Allen
Arena Rose Garden
Results
Record 33–49 (.402)
Place Division: 4th (Northwest)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finish Did not qualify

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television CSN Northwest
KGW
Radio KEX

The 2012–13 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The offseason saw the team draft a pair of first round draft picks, future All-Star Damian Lillard was taken 6th overall and Meyers Leonard was taken 11th overall. Despite the team finishing with a mediocre 33-49 record including a 13-game losing streak to finish, Lillard enjoyed a stellar rookie season, winning Rookie of the Year honors for his efforts.

Key dates

Draft

Main article: 2012 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School
1 6 Lillard, DamianDamian Lillard PG  United States Weber State
1 11 Leonard, MeyersMeyers Leonard C  United States Illinois
2 40 Barton, WillWill Barton SG  United States Memphis
2 41 Taylor, TyshawnTyshawn Taylor (traded to Brooklyn) PG  United States Kansas

Roster

Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 12 Aldridge, LaMarcus (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985–07–19 Texas
F 8 Babbitt, Luke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989-06-20 Nevada
G 5 Barton, Will 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991–01–06 Memphis
G/F 88 Batum, Nicolas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–12–14 France
F 18 Claver, Víctor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1988–08–30 Spain
F/C 19 Freeland, Joel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1987–02–07 United Kingdom
F/C 21 Hickson, J. J. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1988–09–04 North Carolina State
F/C 1 Jeffries, Jared 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1981–11–25 Indiana
C 11 Leonard, Meyers 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1992–02–27 Illinois
G 0 Lillard, Damian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–07–15 Weber State
G/F 2 Matthews, Wesley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986–10–14 Marquette
G 6 Maynor, Eric 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987–06–11 Virginia Commonwealth
G/F 3 Pavlović, Sasha 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1983–11–15 Yugoslavia
G 4 Smith, Nolan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–07–25 Duke
G 9 Williams, Elliot  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–06–20 Memphis
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2012–09–01

Pre-season

2012 pre-season game log
2012–13 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c-Oklahoma City Thunder 60 22 .732 – 34–7 26–15 10–6 82
x-Denver Nuggets 57 25 .695 3 38–3 19–22 11–5 82
Utah Jazz 43 39 .524 17 30–11 13–28 9–7 82
Portland Trail Blazers 33 49 .402 27 22–19 11–30 6–10 82
Minnesota Timberwolves 31 51 .378 29 20–21 11–30 4–12 82
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c-Oklahoma City Thunder 60 22 .732 – 82
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 58 24 .707 2 82
3 x-Denver Nuggets 57 25 .695 3 82
4 y-Los Angeles Clippers 56 26 .683 4 82
5 x-Memphis Grizzlies 56 26 .683 4 82
6 x-Golden State Warriors 47 35 .573 13 82
7 x-Los Angeles Lakers 45 37 .549 15 82
8 x-Houston Rockets 45 37 .549 15 82
9 Utah Jazz 43 39 .524 17 82
10 Dallas Mavericks 41 41 .500 19 82
11 Portland Trail Blazers 33 49 .402 27 82
12 Minnesota Timberwolves 31 51 .378 29 82
13 Sacramento Kings 28 54 .341 32 82
14 New Orleans Hornets 27 55 .329 33 82
15 Phoenix Suns 25 57 .305 35 82

Game log

2012–13 game log
Total: 33–49 (Home: 22–19; Road: 11–30)
April: 0–9 (Home: 0–6; Road: 0–3)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
74 April 1 @ Utah L 102–112 Wesley Matthews (23) J. J. Hickson (7) Eric Maynor (8) EnergySolutions Arena
18,336		 33–41
75 April 3 Memphis L 76–94 J. J. Hickson (17) J. J. Hickson (9) Eric Maynor (10) Rose Garden
19,275		 33–42
76 April 5 Houston L 98–116 LaMarcus Aldridge (32) LaMarcus Aldridge (13) Damian Lillard (7) Rose Garden
20,400		 33–43
77 April 7 Dallas L 91–96 Will Barton (22) Will Barton (13) Maynor & Barton (6) Rose Garden
20,228		 33–44
78 April 10 L. A. Lakers L 106–113 Damian Lillard (38) LaMarcus Aldridge (16) Damian Lillard (9) Rose Garden
20,598		 33–45
79 April 12 Oklahoma City L 90–106 Will Barton (18) J. J. Hickson (7) Damian Lillard (8) Rose Garden
20,577		 33–46
80 April 14 @ Denver L 109–118 Damian Lillard (30) Hickson & Barton (9) Hickson & Lillard (6) Pepsi Center
19,155		 33–47
81 April 16 @ L. A. Clippers L 77–93 Will Barton (17) Hickson, Barton & Freeland (6) Damian Lillard (8) Staples Center
19,183		 33–48
82 April 17 Golden State L 88–99 LaMarcus Aldridge (30) LaMarcus Aldridge (21) Eric Maynor (6) Rose Garden
20,261		 33–49
2012–13 season schedule

Awards and records

On December 5, 2012, Damian Lillard was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for November, making him the third rookie in Blazers history to earn the honor, following Arvydas Sabonis (1994) and Brandon Roy (2007). When asked about the honor, Lillard stated "I’m happy that I can get it, but I think all that it says is that I played good for one month. My mind has been focused on being consistent for the whole season, so ... it’s a big deal to win the award, but it’s not a big deal for the season. I’ll be happy about it and then it’ll be gone. It’s a new month already."[2]

Injuries

Reserve guard Elliot Williams tore his left Achilles tendon during a team workout on September 9. He was out for the season.[3]

Transactions

Overview

Players added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

 Players lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Trades

June 28, 2012
(draft day)		 To Portland Trail Blazers

Cash considerations[4]

 To Brooklyn Nets

Draft rights to Tyshawn Taylor[4]

July 16, 2012 To Portland Trail Blazers

Jared Jeffries (sign and trade)
Dan Gadzuric
Draft rights to Kostas Papanikolaou
Draft rights to Georgios Printezis
Future second-round pick

 To New York Knicks

Raymond Felton (sign and trade)
Kurt Thomas

July 20, 2012
(three-team trade)		 To Portland Trail Blazers

Sasha Pavlović (sign and trade from Boston)
Two 2013 second-round picks (from Boston)
Cash considerations (from Boston)

 To Houston Rockets

Draft rights to Jon Diebler

Free agents

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
J. J. Hickson July 13 Portland Trail Blazers
(re-signed)
Nicolas Batum July 18 Portland Trail Blazers
(re-signed)
Ronnie Price July 18 Phoenix Suns
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Jamal Crawford July 11 Los Angeles Clippers
Hasheem Thabeet July 11 Oklahoma City Thunder
Joel Przybilla August 9 Milwaukee Bucks
Craig Smith August 11 Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel)
Jonny Flynn October 1 Detroit Pistons

References

  1. ↑ "NBA Draft Info". ESPN. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  2. ↑ http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2012/12/as_expected_blazers_damian_lillard_wins_western_co.html
  3. ↑ Golliver, Ben (September 11, 2012). Blazers G Elliot Williams tears Achilles during team workout, CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Rapid Reaction: Nets trade for Taylor". ESPN.com. June 28, 2012.

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