NBA professional basketball team season
The 2023–24 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 54th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This became the first season in franchise history where Portland would have an NBA G League team of their own to be affiliated with by the Rip City Remix , thus leaving every NBA team outside of the Phoenix Suns with an official affiliate or partnership involved with a G League development team. This is also the first season since 2011–12 without Damian Lillard on the roster, as he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Jrue Holiday , Deandre Ayton , Toumani Camara , and a 2029 first-round draft pick.[ 1] Four days later, Holiday was traded to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Robert Williams III , Malcolm Brogdon , and two future first-round draft picks.[ 2]
The Blazers became the fourteenth team in NBA history to record a winless month, going 0–9 in February. On March 16, 2024, they were eliminated from playoff contention for the third straight season with their 126–107 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans .
The Trail Blazers entered the draft holding two first round picks and one second round pick.[ 3] With their first selection, the Trail Blazers would select NBA G League Ignite point guard Scoot Henderson as the #3 pick of the draft. Then, near the end of the first round, the Trail Blazers selected power forward Kris Murray from the University of Iowa as the 23rd pick. Finally, around the middle of the second round, Portland would end their draft night by selecting French shooting guard Rayan Rupert of the New Zealand Breakers in Australia 's National Basketball League .
2023–24 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
C
2
Ayton, Deandre
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1998-07-23
Arizona
C
41
Badji, Ibou (TW)
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
2002-10-13
NBA Academy Africa (SEN)
G
5
Banton, Dalano
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
1999-11-07
Nebraska
G
11
Brogdon, Malcolm
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
229 lb (104 kg)
1992-12-11
Virginia
C
10
Brown, Moses
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1999-10-13
UCLA
F
33
Camara, Toumani
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
2000-05-08
Dayton
F
9
Grant, Jerami
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1994-03-12
Syracuse
G
19
Hagans, Ashton (TW)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-07-08
Kentucky
G
00
Henderson, Scoot
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2004-02-03
Carlton J. Kell HS (GA)
F
24
Minaya, Justin (TW)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1999-03-26
Providence
F
8
Murray, Kris
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
2000-08-19
Iowa
C
26
Reath, Duop
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1996-06-26
LSU
G
72
Rupert, Rayan
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2004-05-31
France
G/F
17
Sharpe, Shaedon
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
2003-05-30
Dream City Christian (AZ)
G
1
Simons, Anfernee
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
1999-06-08
IMG Academy (FL)
G/F
4
Thybulle, Matisse
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
1997-03-04
Washington
F
34
Walker, Jabari
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
2002-07-30
Colorado
C
35
Williams, Robert III
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
237 lb (108 kg)
1997-10-17
Texas A&M
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On assignment to G League(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured
Roster Last transaction: April 18, 2024
This became the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament .[ 4] [ 5]
2023–24 game log Total: 21–61 (Home: 11–30; Road: 10–31)
October: 1–3 (home: 0–1; road: 1–2)
November: 5–9 (home: 2–4; road: 3–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
5
November 1
@ Detroit
W 110–101
Shaedon Sharpe (29)
Deandre Ayton (11)
Scoot Henderson (7)
Little Caesars Arena 16,912
2–3
6
November 3
Memphis
W 115–113 (OT)
Jerami Grant (26)
Deandre Ayton (12)
Malcolm Brogdon (10)
Moda Center 18,592
3–3
7
November 5
Memphis
L 100–112
Jerami Grant (27)
Deandre Ayton (11)
Malcolm Brogdon (11)
Moda Center 18,187
3–4
8
November 8
@ Sacramento
L 118–121 (OT)
Jerami Grant (38)
Deandre Ayton (10)
Skylar Mays (11)
Golden 1 Center 17,829
3–5
9
November 12
@ L.A. Lakers
L 110–116
Jerami Grant (23)
Deandre Ayton (7)
Skylar Mays (12)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
3–6
10
November 14
@ Utah
L 99–115
Jerami Grant (26)
Deandre Ayton (10)
Skylar Mays (10)
Delta Center 18,206
3–7
11
November 15
Cleveland
L 95–109
Jerami Grant (17)
Shaedon Sharpe (7)
Shaedon Sharpe (5)
Moda Center 18,137
3–8
12
November 17
L.A. Lakers
L 95–107
Jerami Grant (24)
Deandre Ayton (12)
Skylar Mays (8)
Moda Center 18,570
3–9
13
November 19
Oklahoma City
L 91–134
Jerami Grant (14)
Jabari Walker (7)
Skylar Mays (7)
Moda Center 18,235
3–10
14
November 21
@ Phoenix
L 107–120
Jerami Grant (26)
Deandre Ayton (8)
Jerami Grant (6)
Footprint Center 17,071
3–11
15
November 22
Utah
W 121–105
Jerami Grant (30)
Jabari Walker (10)
Malcolm Brogdon (8)
Moda Center 17,819
4–11
16
November 26
@ Milwaukee
L 102–108
Jerami Grant (22)
Deandre Ayton (13)
Malcolm Brogdon (12)
Fiserv Forum 17,602
4–12
17
November 27
@ Indiana
W 114–110
Jerami Grant (34)
Deandre Ayton (13)
Malcolm Brogdon (7)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,508
5–12
18
November 30
@ Cleveland
W 103–95
Shaedon Sharpe (29)
Jabari Walker (12)
Brogdon, Henderson (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
6–12
December: 3–10 (home: 3–6; road: 0–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
19
December 2
@ Utah
L 113–118 (OT)
Brogdon , Sharpe (25)
Deandre Ayton (11)
Malcolm Brogdon (6)
Delta Center 18,206
6–13
20
December 6
@ Golden State
L 106–110
Anfernee Simons (28)
Toumani Camara (13)
Shaedon Sharpe (5)
Chase Center 18,064
6–14
21
December 8
Dallas
L 112–125
Anfernee Simons (30)
Camara, Sharpe (9)
Anfernee Simons (8)
Moda Center 18,762
6–15
22
December 11
@ L.A. Clippers
L 127–132
Anfernee Simons (38)
Moses Brown (12)
Henderson , Sharpe (6)
Crypto.com Arena 17,102
6–16
23
December 14
Utah
L 114–122
Scoot Henderson (23)
Ayton, Walker (9)
Scoot Henderson (10)
Moda Center 17,842
6–17
24
December 16
Dallas
L 120–131
Anfernee Simons (33)
Deandre Ayton (10)
Anfernee Simons (6)
Moda Center 18,439
6–18
25
December 17
Golden State
L 114–118
Jerami Grant (30)
Deandre Ayton (8)
Anfernee Simons (7)
Moda Center 18,547
6–19
26
December 19
Phoenix
W 109–104
Anfernee Simons (23)
Deandre Ayton (15)
Anfernee Simons (7)
Moda Center 18,233
7–19
27
December 21
Washington
L 117–118
Anfernee Simons (41)
Deandre Ayton (16)
Anfernee Simons (7)
Moda Center 18,690
7–20
28
December 23
@ Golden State
L 106–126
Anfernee Simons (25)
Brogdon, Ayton (6)
Malcolm Brogdon (12)
Chase Center 18,064
7–21
29
December 26
Sacramento
W 130–113
Anfernee Simons (29)
Moses Brown (11)
Scoot Henderson (11)
Moda Center 18,585
8–21
30
December 28
San Antonio
L 105–118
Brogdon, Grant (29)
Jerami Grant (10)
Malcolm Brogdon (6)
Moda Center 19,335
8–22
31
December 29
San Antonio
W 134–128
Brogdon, Grant (27)
Toumani Camara (11)
Scoot Henderson (11)
Moda Center 18,861
9–22
January: 6–11 (home: 4–2; road: 2–9)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
32
January 1
@ Phoenix
L 88–109
Scoot Henderson (17)
Jabari Walker (9)
Scoot Henderson (6)
Footprint Center 17,071
9–23
33
January 3
@ Dallas
L 97–126
Shaedon Sharpe (16)
six players (5)
Scoot Henderson (7)
American Airlines Center 20,077
9–24
34
January 5
@ Dallas
L 103–139
Jerami Grant (18)
Camara , Reath (7)
Scoot Henderson (10)
American Airlines Center 20,162
9–25
35
January 7
@ Brooklyn
W 134–127 (OT)
Anfernee Simons (38)
Duop Reath (13)
Anfernee Simons (11)
Barclays Center 17,732
10–25
36
January 9
@ New York
L 84–112
Jerami Grant (21)
Ibou Badji (7)
Henderson, Sharpe (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
10–26
37
January 11
@ Oklahoma City
L 77–139
Anfernee Simons (14)
Duop Reath (7)
six players (2)
Paycom Center 15,828
10–27
38
January 12
@ Minnesota
L 93–116
Jabari Walker (17)
Jabari Walker (13)
Scoot Henderson (4)
Target Center 18,024
10–28
39
January 14
Phoenix
L 116–127
Scoot Henderson (33)
Jabari Walker (8)
Scoot Henderson (9)
Moda Center 18,071
10–29
40
January 17
Brooklyn
W 105–103
Jerami Grant (30)
Jerami Grant (8)
Malcolm Brogdon (6)
Moda Center 17,021
11–29
41
January 19
Indiana
W 118–115
Jerami Grant (37)
Jabari Walker (12)
Malcolm Brogdon (6)
Moda Center 18,595
12–29
42
January 21
@ L.A. Lakers
L 110–134
Malcolm Brodgon (23)
Brogdon, Walker (7)
Malcolm Brodgon (9)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
12–30
43
January 23
@ Oklahoma City
L 109–111
Scoot Henderson (19)
Jabari Walker (13)
Brogdon, Henderson (7)
Paycom Center 15,874
12–31
44
January 24
@ Houston
W 137–131 (OT)
Anfernee Simons (33)
Deandre Ayton (17)
Jerami Grant (9)
Toyota Center 18,055
13–31
45
January 26
@ San Antonio
L 100–116
Anfernee Simons (40)
Deandre Ayton (12)
Anfernee Simons (10)
Frost Bank Center 17,274
13–32
46
January 28
Chicago
L 96–104
Jerami Grant (24)
Deandre Ayton (12)
Anfernee Simons (8)
Moda Center 17,899
13–33
47
January 29
Philadelphia
W 130–104
Jerami Grant (27)
Jabari Walker (12)
Malcolm Brogdon (9)
Moda Center 17,128
14–33
48
January 31
Milwaukee
W 119–116
Anfernee Simons (24)
Deandre Ayton (11)
Malcolm Brogdon (6)
Moda Center 19,335
15–33
February: 0–9 (home: 0–7; road: 0–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
49
February 2
@ Denver
L 108–120
Scoot Henderson (30)
Brogdon , Walker (8)
Malcolm Brogdon (6)
Ball Arena 19,622
15–34
50
February 4
@ Denver
L 103–112
Deandre Ayton (27)
Deandre Ayton (9)
Henderson, Simons (9)
Ball Arena 19,715
15–35
51
February 8
Detroit
L 122–128 (OT)
Jerami Grant (49)
Jabari Walker (11)
Matisse Thybulle (7)
Moda Center 18,125
15–36
52
February 10
New Orleans
L 84–93
Jerami Grant (24)
Deandre Ayton (17)
Grant, Hagans (4)
Moda Center 18,226
15–37
53
February 13
Minnesota
L 109–121
Deandre Ayton (22)
Deandre Ayton (16)
Scoot Henderson (9)
Moda Center 17,906
15–38
54
February 15
Minnesota
L 91–128
Jerami Grant (20)
Camara , Simons (5)
Anfernee Simons (6)
Moda Center 18,606
15–39
All-Star Game
55
February 23
Denver
L 112–127
Jerami Grant (25)
Deandre Ayton (10)
Anfernee Simons (8)
Moda Center 18,898
15–40
56
February 25
Charlotte
L 80–93
Deandre Ayton (26)
Deandre Ayton (19)
Jerami Grant (5)
Moda Center 17,888
15–41
57
February 27
Miami
L 96–106
Anfernee Simons (26)
Ayton, Camara (10)
Jerami Grant (6)
Moda Center 18,143
15–42
March: 4–13 (home: 2–7; road: 2–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
58
March 1
@ Memphis
W 122–92
Banton , Walker (19)
Jabari Walker (10)
Anfernee Simons (8)
FedExForum 15,493
16–42
59
March 2
@ Memphis
W 107–100 (OT)
Anfernee Simons (30)
Jabari Walker (12)
Ashton Hagans (8)
FedExForum 16,381
17–42
60
March 4
@ Minnesota
L 114–119
Anfernee Simons (32)
Jabari Walker (8)
Anfernee Simons (14)
Target Center 18,024
17–43
61
March 6
Oklahoma City
L 120–128
Anfernee Simons (29)
Thybulle , Walker (6)
Banton, Simons (5)
Moda Center 17,589
17–44
62
March 8
Houston
L 107–123
Dalano Banton (30)
Kris Murray (11)
Kris Murray (7)
Moda Center 18,139
17–45
63
March 9
Toronto
W 128–118 (OT)
Deandre Ayton (30)
Deandre Ayton (19)
Anfernee Simons (7)
Moda Center 18,117
18–45
64
March 11
Boston
L 99–121
Deandre Ayton (22)
Deandre Ayton (15)
Scoot Henderson (8)
Moda Center 18,480
18–46
65
March 13
Atlanta
W 106–102
Anfernee Simons (36)
Deandre Ayton (19)
Anfernee Simons (8)
Moda Center 18,064
19–46
66
March 14
New York
L 93–105
Deandre Ayton (31)
Deandre Ayton (14)
Scoot Henderson (6)
Moda Center 17,768
19–47
67
March 16
@ New Orleans
L 107–126
Dalano Banton (28)
Deandre Ayton (8)
Anfernee Simons (8)
Smoothie King Center 17,725
19–48
68
March 18
@ Chicago
L 107–110
Anfernee Simons (30)
Deandre Ayton (15)
Anfernee Simons (9)
United Center 20,293
19–49
69
March 20
L.A. Clippers
L 103–116
Scoot Henderson (18)
Deandre Ayton (7)
Dalano Banton (6)
Moda Center 17,504
19–50
70
March 22
L.A. Clippers
L 117–125
Scoot Henderson (24)
Jabari Walker (8)
Scoot Henderson (10)
Moda Center 18,660
19–51
71
March 23
Denver
L 111–114
Duop Reath (24)
Jabari Walker (9)
Camara , Hagans, Henderson (6)
Moda Center 18,629
19–52
72
March 25
@ Houston
L 92–110
Dalano Banton (28)
Dalano Banton (11)
Dalano Banton (5)
Toyota Center 16,537
19–53
73
March 27
@ Atlanta
L 106–120
Dalano Banton (31)
Rayan Rupert (6)
Dalano Banton (9)
State Farm Arena 16,059
19–54
74
March 29
@ Miami
L 82–142
Scoot Henderson (20)
Dalano Banton (9)
Scoot Henderson (6)
Kaseya Center 19,839
19–55
April: 2–6 (home: 0–3; road: 2–3)
2023–24 season schedule
In-season tournament [ edit ]
This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament .[ 6] [ 7] During the in-season tournament period, the Trail Blazers competed in Group A of the Western Conference, which included the Memphis Grizzlies , the Phoenix Suns , the Los Angeles Lakers , and the Utah Jazz . While the Trail Blazers started the In-Season Tournament with an overtime win over the Grizzlies, subsequent losses to the Lakers, Jazz, and Suns that happened during an 8-game losing streak in November eliminated the Trail Blazers from the tournament.
† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Trail Blazers only.
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