The 2020–21 Portland Trail Blazers season was the franchise's 51st season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Trail Blazers entered the season following a playoff defeat from the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the play-in tournament. After the Toronto Raptors and Houston Rockets failed to qualify for the postseason for the first time since the 2012–13 and 2011–12 season respectively, the Trail Blazers held the longest active playoff streak in the NBA qualifying every year since the 2013–14 season. In the first round, the Trail Blazers faced the Denver Nuggets, where they lost in six games.
Following the playoff exit, the Trail Blazers and head coach Terry Stotts mutually agreed to part ways after nine years. Until 2026, this was Portland's last playoff appearance.
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
School / club team
1
16
Isaiah Stewart
PF/C
United States
Washington
2
46
C. J. Elleby
SG
United States
Washington State
Northwest Division
W
L
PCT
GB
Home
Road
Div
GP
z – Utah Jazz
52
20
.722
–
31–5
21–15
7–5
72
x – Denver Nuggets
47
25
.653
5.0
25–11
22–14
9–3
72
x – Portland Trail Blazers
42
30
.583
10.0
20–16
22–14
6–6
72
Minnesota Timberwolves
23
49
.319
29.0
13–23
10–26
5–7
72
Oklahoma City Thunder
22
50
.306
30.0
10–26
12–24
3–9
72
Western Conference
z – Utah Jazz *
52
20
.722
–
72
y – Phoenix Suns *
51
21
.708
1.0
72
x – Denver Nuggets
47
25
.653
5.0
72
x – Los Angeles Clippers
47
25
.653
5.0
72
y – Dallas Mavericks *
42
30
.583
10.0
72
x – Portland Trail Blazers
42
30
.583
10.0
72
x – Los Angeles Lakers
42
30
.583
10.0
72
pi – Golden State Warriors
39
33
.542
13.0
72
x – Memphis Grizzlies
38
34
.528
14.0
72
pi – San Antonio Spurs
33
39
.458
19.0
72
New Orleans Pelicans
31
41
.431
21.0
72
Sacramento Kings
31
41
.431
21.0
72
Minnesota Timberwolves
23
49
.319
29.0
72
Oklahoma City Thunder
22
50
.306
30.0
72
Houston Rockets
17
55
.236
35.0
72
Notes
z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
y – Clinched division title
x – Clinched playoff spot
pb – Clinched play-in spot
o – Eliminated from playoff contention
* – Division leader
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Column 5
Column 6
GP
Games played
GS
Games started
MPG
Minutes per game
FG%
Field-goal percentage
3P%
3-point field-goal percentage
FT%
Free-throw percentage
RPG
Rebounds per game
APG
Assists per game
SPG
Steals per game
BPG
Blocks per game
PPG
Points per game
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
November 20, 2020
To Portland Trail BlazersEnes Kanter
To Boston CelticsFuture MEM draft consideration
To Memphis GrizzliesMario HezonjaDesmond Bane
November 22, 2020
To Portland Trail BlazersRobert Covington
To Houston RocketsTrevor Ariza2020 first-round pick2021 protected first-round pick
March 25, 2021
To Portland Trail BlazersNorman Powell
To Toronto RaptorsGary Trent Jr.Rodney Hood
Player
Signed
Rodney Hood
November 22, 2020
Carmelo Anthony
November 22, 2020
Player
Signed
Former team
Derrick Jones Jr.
November 22, 2020
Miami Heat
Harry Giles
November 22, 2020
Sacramento Kings
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
Toronto Raptors
T. J. Leaf
Indiana Pacers
Player
Reason left
New team
Jaylen Adams
Free agency
Milwaukee Bucks
Hassan Whiteside
Free agency
Sacramento Kings
Wenyen Gabriel
Free agency
New Orleans Pelicans
Jaylen Hoard
Free agency
Oklahoma City Thunder
Moses Brown
Free agency
Oklahoma City Thunder
Caleb Swanigan
Free agency
N/A
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