2016–17 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 2016–17 Portland Trail Blazers season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2016–17 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coachTerry Stotts
General managerNeil Olshey
ArenaModa Center
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Northwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Warriors 0–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionComcast SportsNet Northwest, KGW
RadioKPOJ, Portland Trail Blazers Radio

The Blazers would finish the regular season with a 41–41 record, securing the 8th seed. In the playoffs, they faced against the 1st seeded and eventual NBA champion Golden State Warriors in the First Round, in which they were swept in four games.

Draft picks

The Trail Blazers received the 47th pick of the 2016 NBA draft from the Orlando Magic in exchange for $1.2 million and a 2019 second-round pick. The Trail Blazers used this pick to draft Jake Layman out of Maryland.

Roster
Roster listing
2016–17 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 8 Aminu, Al-Farouq 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-09-21 Wake Forest
SG 5 Connaughton, Pat 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1993-01-06 Notre Dame
SG 23 Crabbe, Allen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1992-04-09 California
PF 17 Davis, Ed  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989-06-05 North Carolina
C 31 Ezeli, Festus  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1989-10-21 Vanderbilt
SF 4 Harkless, Maurice 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993-05-11 St. John's
SF 10 Layman, Jake 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994-07-24 Maryland
C 11 Leonard, Meyers 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1992-02-27 Illinois
PG 0 Lillard, Damian (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990-07-15 Weber State
SG 3 McCollum, CJ (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991-09-19 Lehigh
PG 6 Napier, Shabazz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991-07-14 Connecticut
C 27 Nurkić, Jusuf  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1994-08-23 Bosnia and Herzegovina
SG 55 Quarterman, Tim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-10-27 LSU
SG 1 Turner, Evan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988-10-27 Ohio State
PF 21 Vonleh, Noah 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1995-08-24 Indiana
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
Last transaction: 2017-04-02

Standings

Division
Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Utah Jazz 51 31 .622 0.0 29–12 22–19 8–8 82
x – Oklahoma City Thunder 47 35 .573 4.0 28–13 19–22 10–6 82
x – Portland Trail Blazers 41 41 .500 10.0 25–16 16–25 11–5 82
Denver Nuggets 40 42 .488 11.0 22–19 18–23 6–10 82
Minnesota Timberwolves 31 51 .378 20.0 20–21 11–30 5–11 82

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Golden State Warriors * 67 15 .817 – 82
2 y – San Antonio Spurs * 61 21 .744 6.0 82
3 x – Houston Rockets 55 27 .671 12.0 82
4 x – Los Angeles Clippers 51 31 .622 16.0 82
5 y – Utah Jazz * 51 31 .622 16.0 82
6 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 47 35 .573 20.0 82
7 x – Memphis Grizzlies 43 39 .524 24.0 82
8 x – Portland Trail Blazers 41 41 .500 26.0 82
9 Denver Nuggets 40 42 .488 27.0 82
10 New Orleans Pelicans 34 48 .415 33.0 82
11 Dallas Mavericks 33 49 .402 34.0 82
12 Sacramento Kings 32 50 .390 35.0 82
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 31 51 .378 36.0 82
14 Los Angeles Lakers 26 56 .317 41.0 82
15 Phoenix Suns 24 58 .293 43.0 82

Game log

Preseason
2016 pre-season game log
Total: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2)
Pre-season: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2)
2016–17 pre-season schedule

Regular season
2016–17 game log
Total: 41–41 (Home: 25–16; Road: 16–25)
October: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
November : 8–9 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–6)
December : 4–11 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–8)
January : 8–7 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–4)
February : 2–7 (Home: 0–3; Road: 2–4)
March : 13–3 (Home: 7–2; Road: 6–1)
April : 4–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 0–2)
2016–17 season schedule

Playoffs
2017 playoff game log
Total: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
First Round: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
2017 playoff schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2016–17 NBA season transactions

Trades
June 23, 2016
 To Portland Trail Blazers
Draft rights to Jake Layman[1][2]		 To Orlando Magic
Future 2nd round-pick
Cash considerations
July 7, 2016
 To Portland Trail Blazers
Shabazz Napier[3]		 To Orlando Magic
Cash considerations

Free agency

Re-signed
Player Signed
Meyers Leonard[4] 4-year contract worth $41 million
Allen Crabbe[5] 4-year contract worth $75 million
Maurice Harkless[6] 4-year contract worth $40 million
CJ McCollum[7] 4-year contract worth $106 million

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Evan Turner[8] 4-year contract worth $70 million Boston Celtics
Festus Ezeli[9] 2-year contract worth $15.2 million Golden State Warriors
Tim Quarterman[10] 2-year contract worth $1.4 million Louisiana State Tigers

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Brian Roberts[11] 1-year contract worth $980,431 Charlotte Hornets
Gerald Henderson Jr.[12] 2-year contract worth $18 million Philadelphia 76ers
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References
  1. "Trail Blazers acquire draft rights to Jake Layman". nba.com/blazers. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  2. "Trail Blazers sign Jake Layman". nba.com/blazers. July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  3. "Trail Blazers acquire Shabazz Napier". nba.com/blazers. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  4. "Trail Blazers sign Meyers Leonard". nba.com/blazers. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  5. "Trail Blazers re-sign Allen Crabbe". nba.com/blazers. July 13, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  6. "Trail Blazers re-sign forward Maurice Harkless". nba.com/blazers. July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  7. "Trail Blazers sign CJ McCollum to contract extansion". nba.com/blazers. July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  8. "Trail Blazers sign Evan Turner". nba.com/blazers. July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  9. "Trail Blazers sign Festus Ezeli". nba.com/blazers. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  10. "Trail Blazers sign Tim Quarterman". nba.com/blazers. July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  11. "Charlotte Hornets sign free-agent guard Brian Roberts". nba.com/hornets. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  12. "Sixers sign guard Gerald Henderson". nba.com/sixers. July 9, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
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