2022–23 Portland Trail Blazers season explained

Team:Portland Trail Blazers
End Year:2023
Wins:33
Losses:49
Division:Northwest
Division Place:5
Conf Place:13
Coach:Chauncey Billups
Gm:Joe Cronin
Owner:Jody Allen
Arena:Moda Center
Playoffs:Did not qualify
Bbr Team:POR
Television:Root Sports Northwest
Radio:KPOJ, Portland Trail Blazers Radio

The 2022–23 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 53rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

On March 31, 2023, the Trail Blazers were eliminated from play-in/playoff contention for the second consecutive season following the Los Angeles Lakers' win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. This was the final season with franchise player Damian Lillard, who played with the team since 2012.[1]

Draft picks

See main article: article and 2022 NBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool / club team
17Shaedon SharpeSGKentucky
257Jabari WalkerPFColorado

The Trail Blazers entered the draft holding one first round pick and two second round picks.[2]

Roster

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|-style="background:#fcc;| 1| October 3| vs. L.A. Clippers| | Damian Lillard (16)| Josh Hart (10)| Josh Hart (4)| Climate Pledge Arena
18,440| 0–1|-style="background:#fcc;| 2| October 4| Utah| | Damian Lillard (21)| Josh Hart (7) | Damian Lillard (6)| Moda Center
15,197| 0–2|-style="background:#cfc;| 3| October 6| Maccabi Ra'anana| | Shaedon Sharpe (27)| Jabari Walker (7)| Keon Johnson (11)| Moda Center
10,622| 1–2|-style="background:#fcc;| 4| October 9| @ Sacramento| | Jerami Grant (17)| Jusuf Nurkić (9)| Damian Lillard (6)| Golden 1 Center
14,250| 1–3|-style="background:#fcc;| 5| October 11| @ Golden State| | Shaedon Sharpe (17)| Josh Hart (8)| Keon Johnson (5)| Chase Center
18,064| 1–4

Regular season

|-style="background:#cfc| 1| October 19| @ Sacramento| | Jerami Grant (23)| Grant, Winslow (8)| Damian Lillard (8)| Golden 1 Center
17,611| 1–0|-style="background:#cfc| 2| October 21| Phoenix| | Damian Lillard (41)| Jusuf Nurkić (17)| Hart, Lillard, Simons (3)| Moda Center
19,393| 2–0|-style="background:#cfc| 3| October 23| @ L.A. Lakers| | Damian Lillard (41)| Josh Hart (16)| Josh Hart (5)| Crypto.com Arena
18,997| 3–0|-style="background:#cfc| 4| October 24| Denver| | Damian Lillard (31)| Jusuf Nurkić (12)| Damian Lillard (8)| Moda Center
18,111| 4–0|-style="background:#fcc;| 5| October 26| Miami| | Damian Lillard (22)| Jusuf Nurkić (9)| Josh Hart (6)| Moda Center
18,578| 4–1|-style="background:#cfc| 6| October 28| Houston| | Anfernee Simons (30)| Jusuf Nurkić (15)| Simons, Winslow (7)| Moda Center
19,082| 5–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 7| November 2| Memphis| | Anfernee Simons (31)| Jusuf Nurkić (13)| Anfernee Simons (8) | Moda Center
19,462| 5–2|-style="background:#cfc| 8| November 4| @ Phoenix| | Jerami Grant (30)| Justise Winslow (9)| Justise Winslow (9)| Footprint Center
17,071| 6–2|-style="background:#fcc| 9| November 5| @ Phoenix| | Jerami Grant (14)| Grant, Hart (7)| Josh Hart (8)| Footprint Center
17,071| 6–3|-style="background:#cfc| 10| November 7| @ Miami| | Anfernee Simons (25)| Jusuf Nurkić (11)| Josh Hart (12)| FTX Arena
19,600| 7–3|-style="background:#cfc;"| 11| November 9| @ Charlotte| | Damian Lillard (26)| Josh Hart (11)| Damian Lillard (7)| Spectrum Center
14,774| 8–3|-style="background:#cfc| 12| November 10| @ New Orleans| | Jerami Grant (27)| Eubanks, Grant, Winslow (8)| Simons, Winslow (6)| Smoothie King Center
14,289| 9–3|-style="background:#fcc| 13| November 12| @ Dallas| | Jerami Grant (37)| Josh Hart (9)| Damian Lillard (12)| American Airlines Center
20,277| 9–4|-style="background:#cfc| 14| November 15| San Antonio| | Jerami Grant (29)| Jerami Grant (8)| Damian Lillard (11)| Moda Center
19,012| 10–4|-style="background:#fcc| 15| November 17| Brooklyn| | Damian Lillard (25)| Jusuf Nurkić (8)| Damian Lillard (11)| Moda Center
19,193| 10–5|-style="background:#fcc| 16| November 19| Utah| | Anfernee Simons (23)| Hart, Simons (8)| Lillard, Simons (7)| Moda Center
19,595| 10–6|-style="background:#fcc| 17| November 21| @ Milwaukee| | Anfernee Simons (29)| Jusuf Nurkić (10)| Anfernee Simons (5)| Fiserv Forum
17,341| 10–7|-style="background:#fcc| 18| November 23| @ Cleveland| | Jusuf Nurkić (22)| Eubanks, Nurkić (6)| Simons, Winslow (6)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 10–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 19| November 25| @ New York| | Jerami Grant (44)| Josh Hart (19)| Jusuf Nurkić (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 11–8|-style="background:#fcc;"| 20| November 27| @ Brooklyn| | Jerami Grant (29)| Jusuf Nurkić (14)| Simons, Winslow (6)| Barclays Center
17,732| 11–9|-style="background:#fcc;"| 21| November 29| L.A. Clippers| | Anfernee Simons (37)| Justise Winslow (13)| Jusuf Nurkić (7)| Moda Center
17,251| 11–10|-style="background:#fcc;"| 22| November 30| @ L.A. Lakers| | Jerami Grant (27)| Nurkić, Watford (10)| Anfernee Simons (8)| Crypto.com Arena
18,560| 11–11|-style="background:#cfc;"| 23| December 3| @ Utah| | Anfernee Simons (45)| Nurkić, Watford (14)| Grant, Winslow (5)| Vivint Arena
18,206| 12–11|-style="background:#cfc;"| 24| December 4| Indiana| | Jerami Grant (28)| Josh Hart (10)| Lillard, Simons (6)| Moda Center
17,579| 13–11|-style="background:#fcc;"| 25| December 8| Denver| | Damian Lillard (40)| Jusuf Nurkić (9)| Damian Lillard (12)| Moda Center
18,189| 13–12|-style="background:#cfc;"| 26| December 10| Minnesota| | Damian Lillard (36)| Jusuf Nurkić (15)| Damian Lillard (8)| Moda Center
18,324| 14–12|-style="background:#cfc;"| 27| December 12| Minnesota| | Damian Lillard (38)| Jusuf Nurkić (16)| Justise Winslow (10)| Moda Center
18,021| 15–12|-style="background:#cfc;"| 28| December 14| @ San Antonio| | Damian Lillard (37)| Josh Hart (10)| Damian Lillard (8)| AT&T Center
13,657| 16–12|-style="background:#fcc;"| 29| December 16| @ Dallas| | Damian Lillard (24)| Trendon Watford (11)| Trendon Watford (6)| American Airlines Center
20,191| 16–13|-style="background:#cfc;"| 30| December 17| @ Houston| | Anfernee Simons (32)| Josh Hart (13)| Damian Lillard (10)| Toyota Center
16,217| 17–13|-style="background:#fcc;"| 31| December 19| @ Oklahoma City| | Damian Lillard (28)| Grant, Hart (8)| Hart, Lillard (6)| Paycom Center
14,672| 17–14|-style="background:#fcc;"| 32| December 21| @ Oklahoma City| | Jerami Grant (17)| Eubanks, Watford (7)| Damian Lillard (8)| Paycom Center
15,107| 17–15|-style="background:#fcc;"| 33| December 23| @ Denver| | Damian Lillard (34)| Josh Hart (11)| Damian Lillard (8)| Ball Arena
19,619| 17–16|-style="background:#cfc;"| 34| December 26| Charlotte| | Jerami Grant (32)| Jusuf Nurkić (15)| Damian Lillard (9)| Moda Center
19,530| 18–16|-style="background:#fcc;"| 35| December 30| @ Golden State| | Damian Lillard (34)| Josh Hart (11)| Josh Hart (7)| Chase Center
18,064| 18–17|-style="background:#cfc;"| 36| January 2| Detroit| | Jerami Grant (36)| Drew Eubanks (10)| Damian Lillard (10)| Moda Center
19,393| 19–17|-style="background:#fcc;"| 37| January 4| @ Minnesota| | Damian Lillard (27)| Jusuf Nurkić (8)| Damian Lillard (6)| Target Center
15,434| 19–18|-style="background:#fcc;"| 38| January 6| @ Indiana| | Anfernee Simons (20)| Jusuf Nurkić (19)| Hart, Lillard (8)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,548| 19–19|-style="background:#fcc;"| 39| January 8| @ Toronto| | Damian Lillard (34)| Jusuf Nurkić (18)| Damian Lillard (8)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 19–20|-style="background:#fcc;"| 40| January 10| Orlando| | Damian Lillard (30)| Josh Hart (13)| Anfernee Simons (7)| Moda Center
18,176| 19–21|-style="background:#fcc;"| 41| January 12| Cleveland| | Damian Lillard (50)| Jusuf Nurkić (12)| Anfernee Simons (5)| Moda Center
18,105| 19–22|-style="background:#cfc;"| 42| January 14| Dallas| | Damian Lillard (36)| Jusuf Nurkić (11)| Damian Lillard (10)| Moda Center
19,393| 20–22|-style="background:#cfc;"| 43| January 15| Dallas| | Damian Lillard (40)| Josh Hart (12)| Damian Lillard (6)| Moda Center
19,393| 21–22|-style="background:#fcc;"| 44| January 17| @ Denver| | Damian Lillard (44)| Jusuf Nurkić (10)| Damian Lillard (8)| Ball Arena
18,258| 21–23|-style="background:#fcc;"| 45| January 19| Philadelphia| | Damian Lillard (25)| Jusuf Nurkić (11)| Damian Lillard (11)| Moda Center
18,113| 21–24|-style="background:#fcc;"| 46| January 22| L.A. Lakers| | Anfernee Simons (31)| Drew Eubanks (11)| Damian Lillard (10)| Moda Center
19,393| 21–25|-style="background:#cfc;"| 47| January 23| San Antonio| | Damian Lillard (37)| Jusuf Nurkić (11)| Damian Lillard (12)| Moda Center
17,874| 22–25|-style="background:#cfc;"| 48| January 25| Utah| | Damian Lillard (60)| Drew Eubanks (10)| Anfernee Simons (9)| Moda Center
18,154| 23–25|-style="background:#fcc;"| 49| January 28| Toronto| | Damian Lillard (30)| Jerami Grant (8)| Anfernee Simons (4) | Moda Center
19,393| 23–26|-style="background:#cfc;"| 50| January 30| Atlanta| | Damian Lillard (42)| Josh Hart (12)| Anfernee Simons (7) | Moda Center
18,262| 24–26|-style="background:#cfc;"| 51| February 1| @ Memphis| | Damian Lillard (42)| Drew Eubanks (11)| Damian Lillard (10)| FedExForum
14,589| 25–26|-style="background:#cfc;"| 52| February 3| @ Washington| | Anfernee Simons (33)| Josh Hart (9)| Lillard, Simons (6)| Capital One Arena
20,476| 26–26|-style="background:#fcc;"| 53| February 4| @ Chicago| | Damian Lillard (40)| Josh Hart (12)| Hart, Lillard, Simons (5)| United Center
20,135| 26–27|-style="background:#fcc;"| 54| February 6| Milwaukee| | Damian Lillard (28)| Josh Hart (8)| Eubanks, Lillard, Simons (5)| Moda Center
18,110| 26–28|-style="background:#cfc;"| 55| February 8| Golden State| | Damian Lillard (33)| Damian Lillard (10)| Damian Lillard (11)| Moda Center
18 450| 27–28|-style="background:#fcc;"| 56| February 10| Oklahoma City| | Damian Lillard (38)| Drew Eubanks (8)| Damian Lillard (9)| Moda Center
19,424| 27–29|-style="background:#cfc;"| 57| February 13| L.A. Lakers| | Damian Lillard (40)| Drew Eubanks (9)| Anfernee Simons (6)| Moda Center
18,299| 28–29|-style="background:#fcc;"| 58| February 14| Washington| | Damian Lillard (39)| Drew Eubanks (11)| Damian Lillard (6)| Moda Center
18,004| 28–30|-style="background:#fcc;"| 59| February 23| @ Sacramento| | Nassir Little (26)| Drew Eubanks (7)| Ryan Arcidiacono (6)| Golden 1 Center
18,041| 28–31|-style="background:#cfc;"| 60| February 26| Houston| | Damian Lillard (71)| Nassir Little (9)| Damian Lillard (6)| Moda Center
19,215| 29–31|-style="background:#fcc;"| 61| February 28| @ Golden State| | Damian Lillard (25)| Drew Eubanks (8)| Lillard, Watford (7)| Chase Center
18,064| 29–32|-style="background:#fcc;"| 62| March 1| New Orleans| | Damian Lillard (41)| Lillard, Thybulle (8)| Trendon Watford (6)| Moda Center
18,566| 29–33|-style="background:#fcc;"| 63| March 3| @ Atlanta| | Damian Lillard (33)| Drew Eubanks (7)| Damian Lillard (8)| State Farm Arena
17,521| 29–34|-style="background:#cfc;"| 64| March 5| @ Orlando| | Damian Lillard (41)| Damian Lillard (9)| Jerami Grant (7)| Amway Center
18,846| 30–34|-style="background:#cfc;"| 65| March 6| @ Detroit| | Damian Lillard (31)| Damian Lillard (13)| Damian Lillard (12)| Little Caesars Arena
16,989| 31–34|-style="background:#fcc;"| 66| March 8| @ Boston| | Damian Lillard (27)| Trendon Watford (10)| Damian Lillard (8)| TD Garden
19,156| 31–35|-style="background:#fcc;"| 67| March 10| @ Philadelphia| | Anfernee Simons (34)| Jerami Grant (10)| Damian Lillard (11)| Wells Fargo Center
21,001| 31–36|-style="background:#fcc;"| 68| March 12| @ New Orleans| | Anfernee Simons (17)| Eubanks, Watford (7)| Grant, Little, Simons (4)| Smoothie King Center
16,676| 31–37|-style="background:#fcc;"| 69| March 14| New York| | Damian Lillard (38)| Jusuf Nurkić (10)| Damian Lillard (7)| Moda Center
19,488| 31–38|-style="background:#fcc;"| 70| March 17| Boston| | Damian Lillard (41)| Nurkić, Watford (8)| Trendon Watford (8)| Moda Center
19,393| 31–39|-style="background:#fcc;"| 71| March 19| L.A. Clippers| | Jusuf Nurkić (23)| Jusuf Nurkić (11)| Damian Lillard (9)| Moda Center
18,714| 31–40|-style="background:#cfc;"| 72| March 22| @ Utah| | Damian Lillard (30)| Sharpe, Watford (9)| Damian Lillard (12)| Vivint Arena
| 32–40|-style="background:#fcc;"| 73| March 24| Chicago| | Shaedon Sharpe (24)| Drew Eubanks (7)| Arcidiacono, Johnson (6)| Moda Center
19,393| 32–41|-style="background:#fcc;"| 74| March 26| Oklahoma City| | Shaedon Sharpe (29)| Drew Eubanks (10)| Arcidiacono, Johnson (5)| Moda Center
18,626| 32–42|-style="background:#fcc;"| 75| March 27| New Orleans| | Keon Johnson (20)| Shaedon Sharpe (8)| Keon Johnson (6)| Moda Center
17,943| 32–43|-style="background:#fcc;"| 76| March 29| Sacramento| | Shaedon Sharpe (30)| Kevin Knox II (12)| Shaedon Sharpe (7)| Moda Center
18,550| 32–44|-style="background:#fcc;"| 77| March 31| Sacramento| | Shaedon Sharpe (27)| Drew Eubanks (10)| Skylar Mays (6)| Moda Center
18,389| 32–45|-style="background:#cfc;"| 78| April 2| @ Minnesota| | Shaedon Sharpe (27)| Jabari Walker (7)| Skylar Mays (9)| Target Center
18,978| 33–45|-style="background:#fcc;"| 79| April 4| @ Memphis| | Skylar Mays (24)| Eubanks, Mays, Sharpe (8) | Skylar Mays (7)| FedEx Forum
17,558| 33–46|-style="background:#fcc;"| 80| April 6| @ San Antonio| | Kevin Knox II (24)| Drew Eubanks (9)| Shaquille Harrison (9)| Moody Center
16,023| 33–47|-style="background:#fcc;"| 81| April 8| @ L.A. Clippers| | Kevin Knox II (30)| Kevin Knox II (11)| Shaquille Harrison (10)| Crypto.com Arena
19,068| 33–48|-style="background:#fcc;"| 82| April 9| Golden State| | Skylar Mays (21)| Shaedon Sharpe (7)| Skylar Mays (12)| Moda Center
19,731| 33–49

Player statistics

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 80 || 15 || 22.2 || .472 || .360 || .714 || 3.0 || 1.2 || .5 || .3 || 9.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 78 || 28 || 20.3 || .641 || .389 || .664 || 5.4 || 1.3 || .5 || 1.3 || 6.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 63 || 63 || 35.7 || .475 || .401 || .813 || 4.5 || 2.4 || .8 || .8 || 20.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 62 || 62 || 35.0 || .447 || .377 || .894 || 2.6 || 4.1 || .7 || .2 || 21.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 62 || 12 || 19.1 || .560 || .391 || .720 || 3.8 || 2.1 || .5 || .2 || 7.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 58 || 58 || 36.3 || .463 || .371 || .914 || 4.8 || 7.3 || .9 || .3 || 32.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 56 || 0 || 11.1 || .419 || .286 || .756 || 2.3 || .6 || .2 || .2 || 3.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 54 || 4 || 18.1 || .442 || .367 || .717 || 2.6 || .9 || .4 || .4 || 6.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 52 || 52 || 26.8 || .519 || .361 || .661 || 9.1 || 2.9 || .8 || .8 || 13.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 51 || 51 || 33.4 || .504 || .304 || .731 || 8.2 || 3.9 || 1.1 || .2 || 9.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 40 || 0 || 10.4 || .376 || .346 || .659 || 1.1 || 1.5 || .5 || .2 || 4.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 29 || 11 || 26.8 || .409 || .311 || .714 || 5.0 || 3.4 || 1.0 || .4 || 6.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 22 || 22 || 27.7 || .438 || .388 || .625 || 3.5 || 1.4 || 1.7 || .8 || 7.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 21 || 4 || 17.1 || .444 || .314 || .741 || 3.3 || .9 || .5 || .0 || 8.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 20 || 12 || 27.6 || .443 || .318 || .833 || 2.9 || 1.9 || 1.2 || .3 || 11.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 19 || 1 || 11.6 || .321 || .229 || .750 || .9 || .6 || .4 || .5 || 2.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 16 || 0 || 5.8 || .393 || .143 || .417 || 1.2 || .2 || .3 || .3 || 1.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 15 || 1 || 17.0 || .585 || .529 || 1.000 || 2.6 || 1.5 || 1.1 || .1 || 4.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 9 || 4 || 16.2 || .250 || .350 || || 1.2 || 2.3 || .3 || .0 || 2.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 6 || 6 || 31.5 || .500 || .462 || .923 || 3.2 || 8.3 || 1.0 || .2 || 15.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 5 || 4 || 25.4 || .615 || .375 || .667 || 3.0 || 2.0 || .6 || .4 || 10.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 5 || 0 || 24.0 || .417 || .300 || .733 || 4.4 || 6.0 || 2.2 || .4 || 8.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 4 || 0 || 22.3 || .304 || .250 || .000 || 3.8 || 1.0 || .5 || 1.3 || 4.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 1 || 0 || 21.0 || .600 || || .250 || 3.0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0 || 7.0|}

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2022–23 NBA season transactions.

Overview

Players Added----Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost----Via trade

Via free agency

Waived

Trades

July 6, 2022[3] To Portland Trail Blazers
Jerami Grant
Draft rights to Ismaël Kamagate (No. 46)
To Detroit Pistons
Draft rights to Gabriele Procida (No. 36)
2025 MIL protected first-round pick
2025 DET second-round pick
2026 POR second-round pick
July 6, 2022[4] To Portland Trail Blazers
2024 second-round pick
To Denver Nuggets
Draft rights to Ismaël Kamagate (No. 46)
February 9, 2023[5] Four-team trade
To Portland Trail Blazers
Kevin Knox II
5 future second-round picks
To Golden State Warriors
Gary Payton II
2 future ATL second-round picks
To Detroit Pistons
James Wiseman
To Atlanta Hawks
Saddiq Bey
February 9, 2023[6] Four-team trade
To Portland Trail Blazers
Cam Reddish
Matisse Thybulle
Ryan Arcidiacono
2023 NYK protected first-round pick
To Philadelphia 76ers
Jalen McDaniels
2024 CHA second-round pick
2029 POR second-round pick
To Charlotte Hornets
Svi Mykhailiuk
2023 PHI second-round pick
2027 POR second-round pick
To New York Knicks
Josh Hart

Free agency

Re-signed

PlayerSigned
Anfernee Simons[7] July 6, 2022
Jusuf Nurkić[8] July 6, 2022
Drew Eubanks[9] July 7, 2022

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Gary Payton II[10] July 6, 2022Golden State Warriors
Chance ComancheApril 9, 2023Stockton Kings

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftNew team
Joe Ingles[11] Free agencyMilwaukee Bucks
Keljin BlevinsFree agency
Ben McLemoreFree agency
C. J. EllebyFree agencyMinnesota Timberwolves
Elijah HughesFree agency
Eric BledsoeWaived

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Now eliminated from playoff contention, the Blazers’ future takes center stage . 2023-04-01 . The Columbian.
  2. Web site: 2022 NBA Draft Order. NBA.com. June 1, 2022. May 19, 2022.
  3. Web site: Trail Blazers Acquire Jerami Grant In Trade With Detroit . NBA.com . July 6, 2022 . July 6, 2022.
  4. Web site: Trail Blazers Acquire 2024 Second-Round Pick From Denver. NBA.com. July 6, 2022. July 6, 2022.
  5. Web site: Warriors trade James Wiseman to Pistons in 4-team deal. NBA.com . December 15, 2023. February 9, 2023.
  6. Web site: Sixers add Jalen McDaniels, trade Matisse Thybulle to Blazers in 4-team deal. NBA.com . December 15, 2023. February 9, 2023.
  7. Web site: Trail Blazers Re-Sign Jusuf Nurkic And Anfernee Simons . NBA.com. July 6, 2022. July 6, 2022.
  8. Web site: Trail Blazers Re-Sign Jusuf Nurkic And Anfernee Simons . NBA.com. July 6, 2022. July 6, 2022.
  9. Web site: Trail Blazers Re-Sign Drew Eubanks . NBA.com. July 7, 2022. July 7, 2022.
  10. Web site: Trail Blazers Sign Gary Payton II . NBA.com. July 6, 2022. July 6, 2022.
  11. Web site: Milwaukee Bucks Sign Joe Ingles . NBA.com. July 6, 2022. July 6, 2022.