# 2012–13 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 2012–13 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The off-season saw the team draft a pair of first round draft picks, future All-Star Damian Lillard was taken sixth overall and Meyers Leonard was taken 11th overall. Despite the team finishing in 11th place in the Western Conference 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.
The Trail Blazers would not miss the playoffs again until 2022.

## Key dates

* June 28: The 2012 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
* July 1: Free agency started and players were allowed to negotiate contracts with new or their old teams.
* July 11: Ten-day moratorium ended; players were allowed to sign contracts with new or their old teams and teams were allowed to resume making trades.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School |
| 1 | 6 | Damian Lillard | PG | United States | Weber State |
| 1 | 11 | Meyers Leonard | C | United States | Illinois |
| 2 | 40 | Will Barton | SG | United States | Memphis |
| 2 | 41 | Tyshawn Taylor (traded to Brooklyn) | PG | United States | Kansas |

## Pre-season

2012 pre-season game log :
Pre-season: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 10
@ L. A. Lakers
W 93–75
LaMarcus Aldridge, Damian Lillard (14)
LaMarcus Aldridge (8)
Damian Lillard (7)
Citizens Business Bank Arena 10,500
1–0
2
October 12
@ Phoenix
L 93–104
Damian Lillard (15)
LaMarcus Aldridge (10)
Damian Lillard (5)
US Airways Center 10,698
1–1
3
October 15
@ Sacramento
L 100–117
Damian Lillard (20)
LaMarcus Aldridge, J. J. Hickson (7)
Nicolas Batum (5)
Power Balance Pavilion 9,328
1–2
4
October 17
Denver
W 97–80
Wesley Matthews (19)
Joel Freeland (8)
Nolan Smith (8)
Rose Garden 17,856
2–2
5
October 19
Golden State
L 97–101
LaMarcus Aldridge (18)
Meyers Leonard (6)
Damian Lillard (7)
Rose Garden 19,109
2–3
6
October 22
Utah
W 120–114
Nicolas Batum (27)
J. J. Hickson (8)
Damian Lillard (8)
Rose Garden 19,150
3–3
7
October 25
@ Utah
L 91–97
Wesley Matthews (24)
LaMarcus Aldridge (11)
Damian Lillard (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,247
3–4 :
2012–13 season schedule :

## Regular season
### Standings

| Northwest Divisionvte | 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 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x-Denver Nuggets * | 57 | 25 | .695 | 3.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y-Los Angeles Clippers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x-Golden State Warriors | 47 | 35 | .573 | 13.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x-Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Utah Jazz | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Dallas Mavericks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 27.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Sacramento Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 14 | New Orleans Hornets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 33.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Phoenix Suns | 25 | 57 | .305 | 35.0 | 82 |

### Game log

2012–13 game log Total: 33–49 (Home: 22–19; Road: 11–30) :
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1October 31L. A. Lakers
W 116–106
Nicolas Batum (26)
J. J. Hickson (10)
Damian Lillard (11)
Rose Garden 20,401
1–0 :
November
: 5–10 (home: 3–3; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2November 2@ Oklahoma City
L 92–106
LaMarcus Aldridge (22)
LaMarcus Aldridge (15)
Damian Lillard (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
1–1
3November 3@ Houston
W 95–85
LaMarcus Aldridge (27)
J. J. Hickson (12)
Damian Lillard (9)
Toyota Center 18,140
2–1
4November 5@ Dallas
L 91–114
Aldridge & Matthews (20)
J. J. Hickson (11)
Damian Lillard (5)
American Airlines Center 19,521
2–2
5November 8L. A. Clippers
L 90–103
Nicolas Batum (23)
Nicolas Batum (9)
Batum & Aldridge (5)
Rose Garden 20,425
2–3
6November 10San Antonio
L 109–112
Nicolas Batum (35)
J. J. Hickson (14)
LaMarcus Aldridge (7)
Rose Garden 20,447
2–4
7November 12Atlanta
L 87–95
Batum & Hickson (19)
J. J. Hickson (18)
LaMarcus Aldridge (8)
Rose Garden 19,095
2–5
8November 13@ Sacramento
W 103–86
Damian Lillard (22)
J. J. Hickson (13)
Damian Lillard (9)
Sleep Train Arena 10,153
3–5
9November 16Houston
W 119–117
Nicolas Batum (35)
Meyers Leonard (8)
Lillard & Matthews (5)
Rose Garden 20,382
4–5
10November 18Chicago
W 102–94
Batum & Matthews (21)
LaMarcus Aldridge (13)
Ronnie Price (5)
Rose Garden 20,242
5–5
11November 21@ Phoenix
L 87–114
Damian Lillard (24)
LaMarcus Aldridge (7)
Nicolas Batum (4)
US Airways Center 14,263
5–6
12November 23Minnesota
W 103–95
Wesley Matthews (30)
J. J. Hickson (13)
Damian Lillard (8)
Rose Garden 20,555
6-6
13November 25@ Brooklyn
L 85–98
Wesley Matthews (20)
J. J. Hickson (10)
Damian Lillard (7)
Barclays Center 16,542
6–7
14November 26@ Detroit
L 101–108
LaMarcus Aldridge (32)
Batum & Aldridge (10)
Damian Lillard (7)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 10,212
6–8
15November 28@ Washington
L 82–84
Batum & Lillard (20)
J. J. Hickson (19)
Damian Lillard (5)
Verizon Center 14,114
6–9
16November 30@ Boston
L 78–96
LaMarcus Aldridge (23)
LaMarcus Aldridge (8)
Will Barton (4)
TD Garden 18,624
6–10 :
December
: 9–4 (home: 7–1; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17December 1@ Cleveland
W 118–117
Damian Lillard (24)
LaMarcus Aldridge (9)
Damian Lillard (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 16,624
7–10
18December 3@ Charlotte
W 118–112
LaMarcus Aldridge (25)
Batum & Aldridge (13)
Damian Lillard (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena 12,640
8–10
19December 5@ Indiana
L 92–99
Damian Lillard (23)
J. J. Hickson (12)
Damian Lillard (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 11,569
8–11
20December 8Sacramento
L 80–99
LaMarcus Aldridge (17)
J. J. Hickson (15)
Damian Lillard (9)
Rose Garden 19,454
8–12
21December 10Toronto
W 92–74
LaMarcus Aldridge (30)
LaMarcus Aldridge (12)
Damian Lillard (6)
Rose Garden 16,863
9–12
22December 13San Antonio
W 98–90
Damian Lillard (29)
J. J. Hickson (12)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Rose Garden 19,118
10–12
23December 16New Orleans
W 95–94
J. J. Hickson (24)
J. J. Hickson (16)
Nicolas Batum (10)
Rose Garden 18,772
11–12
24December 20Denver
W 101–93
Nicolas Batum (22)
J. J. Hickson (18)
Damian Lillard (10)
Rose Garden 19,982
12-12
25December 22Phoenix
W 96–93
Damian Lillard (25)
J. J. Hickson (15)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Rose Garden 19,746
13–12
26December 23@ Sacramento
L 96–108
LaMarcus Aldridge (22)
Hickson & Aldridge (11)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Sleep Train Arena 13,244
13-13
27December 26Sacramento
W 109–91
LaMarcus Aldridge (28)
J. J. Hickson (14)
Damian Lillard (11)
Rose Garden 20,545
14–13
28December 28@ L. A. Lakers
L 87–104
LaMarcus Aldridge (26)
J. J. Hickson (8)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Staples Center 18,997
14-14
29December 29Philadelphia
W 89–85
Nicolas Batum (22)
J. J. Hickson (13)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Rose Garden 20,569
15–14 :
January
: 8–8 (home: 5–3; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
30January 1@ New York
W 105–100
Nicolas Batum (26)
LaMarcus Aldridge (14)
Batum & Lillard (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
16–14
31January 2@ Toronto
L 79–102
Damian Lillard (18)
LaMarcus Aldridge (10)
Damian Lillard (7)
Air Canada Centre 18,117
16–15
32January 4@ Memphis
W 86–84
Wesley Matthews (21)
LaMarcus Aldridge (12)
Damian Lillard (8)
FedExForum 15,823
17–15
33January 5@ Minnesota
W 102–97
Batum & Matthews (26)
J. J. Hickson (11)
Aldridge & Lillard (6)
Target Center 16,220
18–15
34January 7Orlando
W 125–119
LaMarcus Aldridge (27)
J. J. Hickson (15)
Batum & Lillard (10)
Rose Garden 19,560
19–15
35January 10Miami
W 92–90
Nicolas Batum (28)
LaMarcus Aldridge (15)
Damian Lillard (8)
Rose Garden 20,536
20–15
36January 11@ Golden State
L 97–103
Damian Lillard (37)
J. J. Hickson (12)
LaMarcus Aldridge (5)
Oracle Arena 19,596
20–16
37January 13Oklahoma City
L 83–87
LaMarcus Aldridge (33)
LaMarcus Aldridge (11)
Damian Lillard (9)
Rose Garden 20,423
20–17
38January 15@ Denver
L 111–115
LaMarcus Aldridge (28)
J. J. Hickson (13)
Nicolas Batum (7)
Pepsi Center 15,521
20–18
39January 16Cleveland
L 88–93
Nicolas Batum (23)
Nicolas Batum (12)
Damian Lillard (7)
Rose Garden 18,880
20–19
40January 19Milwaukee
L 104–110
Damian Lillard (26)
LaMarcus Aldridge (14)
Damian Lillard (10)
Rose Garden 20,487
20-20
41January 21Washington
L 95–98
Damian Lillard (18)
LaMarcus Aldridge (12)
Nicolas Batum (11)
Rose Garden 17,366
20–21
42January 23Indiana
W 100–80
LaMarcus Aldridge (27)
J. J. Hickson (13)
Batum & Lillard (8)
Rose Garden 18,934
21-21
43January 26L. A. Clippers
W 101–100
Batum & Lillard (20)
Nicolas Batum (10)
Nicolas Batum (12)
Rose Garden 20,672
22–21
44January 27@ L. A. Clippers
L 83–96
LaMarcus Aldridge (21)
LaMarcus Aldridge (11)
Batum & Matthews (8)
Staples Center 19,060
22-22
45January 29Dallas
W 106–104
LaMarcus Aldridge (29)
J. J. Hickson (15)
Damian Lillard (8)
Rose Garden 18,888
23–22 :
February
: 3–9 (home: 2–2; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
46February 1@ Utah
L 77–86
Damian Lillard (26)
LaMarcus Aldridge (10)
Damian Lillard (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,512
23-23
47February 2Utah
W 105–99
Damian Lillard (23)
Aldridge & Hickson (11)
Nicolas Batum (9)
Rose Garden 20,376
24–23
48February 4@ Minnesota
W 100–98
LaMarcus Aldridge (25)
LaMarcus Aldridge (13)
Damian Lillard (6)
Target Center 13,446
25–23
49February 6@ Dallas
L 99–105
LaMarcus Aldridge (27)
Aldridge & Hickson (10)
Batum & Lillard (6)
American Airlines Center 19,746
25–24
50February 8@ Houston
L 103–118
LaMarcus Aldridge (31)
LaMarcus Aldridge (11)
Damian Lillard (6)
Toyota Center 15,655
25-25
51February 10@ Orlando
L 102–110
LaMarcus Aldridge (25)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Damian Lillard (12)
Amway Center 17,966
25–26
52February 12@ Miami
L 104–117
Damian Lillard (33)
Wesley Matthews (6)
Nicolas Batum (4)
American Airlines Arena 20,032
25–27
53February 13@ New Orleans
L 63–99
Damian Lillard (12)
Víctor Claver (6)
Nicolas Batum (6)
New Orleans Arena 11,656
25–28
All-Star Break
54February 19Phoenix
L 98–102
J. J. Hickson (25)
J. J. Hickson (16)
Damian Lillard (7)
Rose Garden 20,499
25–29
55February 22@ L. A. Lakers
L 107–111
Nicolas Batum & J. J. Hickson (22)
J. J. Hickson (11)
Wesley Matthews (8)
Staples Center 18,997
25–30
56February 24Boston
W 92–86
Wesley Matthews (24)
J. J. Hickson (11)
Damian Lillard (6)
Rose Garden 20,484
26–30
57February 27Denver
L 109–111
Damian Lillard (26)
J. J. Hickson (14)
Nicolas Batum (9)
Rose Garden 20,077
26–31 :
March
: 7–9 (home: 4–3; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
58March 2Minnesota
W 109–94
Damian Lillard (24)
J. J. Hickson (16)
Eric Maynor (12)
Rose Garden 20,390
27–31
59March 4Charlotte
W 122–105
LaMarcus Aldridge (23)
LaMarcus Aldridge (14)
Damian Lillard (7)
Rose Garden 18,330
28–31
60March 6@ Memphis
L 85–91
Damian Lillard (20)
J. J. Hickson (13)
LaMarcus Aldridge (6)
FedExForum 16,214
28–32
61March 8@ San Antonio
W 136–106
Damian Lillard (35)
J. J. Hickson (11)
Damian Lillard (9)
AT&T Center 18,581
29–32
62March 10@ New Orleans
L 96–98
Wesley Matthews (24)
J. J. Hickson (14)
Damian Lillard (8)
New Orleans Arena 15,036
29–33
63March 12Memphis
L 97–102
LaMarcus Aldridge (28)
Nicolas Batum (10)
Damian Lillard (7)
Rose Garden 18,754
29–34
64March 14New York
W 105–90
Damian Lillard (26)
J. J. Hickson (16)
Damian Lillard (10)
Rose Garden 20,636
30–34
65March 16Detroit
W 112–101
LaMarcus Aldridge (31)
J. J. Hickson (15)
Damian Lillard (7)
Rose Garden 20,161
31–34
66March 18@ Philadelphia
L 100–101
LaMarcus Aldridge (32)
LaMarcus Aldridge (14)
Damian Lillard (7)
Wells Fargo Center 15,623
31–35
67March 19@ Milwaukee
L 95–102
Wesley Matthews (24)
LaMarcus Aldridge (15)
Damian Lillard (11)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,397
31–36
68March 21@ Chicago
W 99–89
LaMarcus Aldridge (28)
J. J. Hickson (21)
Damian Lillard (7)
United Center 21,946
32–36
69March 22@ Atlanta
W 104–93
Wesley Matthews (28)
LaMarcus Aldridge (13)
Nicolas Batum (7)
Philips Arena 16,348
33–36
70March 24@ Oklahoma City
L 83–103
Damian Lillard (19)
LaMarcus Aldridge (12)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
33–37
71March 27Brooklyn
L 93–111
LaMarcus Aldridge (24)
Meyers Leonard (9)
Nicolas Batum (6)
Rose Garden 20,127
33–38
72March 29Utah
L 95–105
Damian Lillard (24)
J. J. Hickson (14)
Damian Lillard (7)
Rose Garden 19,527
33–39
73March 30@ Golden State
L 98–125
Meyers Leonard (22)
J. J. Hickson (10)
Nicolas Batum (9)
Oracle Arena 19,596
33–40 :
April
: 0–9 (home: 0–6; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
74April 1@ Utah
L 102–112
Wesley Matthews (23)
J. J. Hickson (7)
Eric Maynor (8)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,336
33–41
75April 3Memphis
L 76–94
J. J. Hickson (17)
J. J. Hickson (9)
Eric Maynor (10)
Rose Garden 19,275
33–42
76April 5Houston
L 98–116
LaMarcus Aldridge (32)
LaMarcus Aldridge (13)
Damian Lillard (7)
Rose Garden 20,400
33–43
77April 7Dallas
L 91–96
Will Barton (22)
Will Barton (13)
Maynor & Barton (6)
Rose Garden 20,228
33–44
78April 10L. A. Lakers
L 106–113
Damian Lillard (38)
LaMarcus Aldridge (16)
Damian Lillard (9)
Rose Garden 20,598
33–45
79April 12Oklahoma City
L 90–106
Will Barton (18)
J. J. Hickson (7)
Damian Lillard (8)
Rose Garden 20,577
33–46
80April 14@ Denver
L 109–118
Damian Lillard (30)
Hickson & Barton (9)
Hickson & Lillard (6)
Pepsi Center 19,155
33–47
81April 16@ L. A. Clippers
L 77–93
Will Barton (17)
Hickson, Barton & Freeland (6)
Damian Lillard (8)
Staples Center 19,183
33–48
82April 17Golden 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."

## Injuries

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

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Portland Trail Blazers statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Damian Lillard | 82 | 82 | 38.6 | .429 | .368 | .844 | 3.1 | 6.5 | .9 | .2 | 19.0 |
| JJ Hickson | 80 | 80 | 29.0 | .562 | .000 | .679 | 10.4 | 1.1 | .6 | .6 | 12.7 |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | 74 | 74 | 37.7 | .484 | .143 | .810 | 9.1 | 2.6 | .8 | 1.2 | 21.1 |
| Nicolas Batum | 73 | 73 | 38.5 | .423 | .372 | .848 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 14.3 |
| Will Barton | 73 | 5 | 12.2 | .382 | .138 | .769 | 2.0 | .8 | .5 | .1 | 4.0 |
| Wesley Matthews | 69 | 69 | 34.8 | .436 | .398 | .797 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .3 | 14.8 |
| Meyers Leonard | 69 | 9 | 17.5 | .545 | .429 | .809 | 3.7 | .5 | .2 | .6 | 5.5 |
| Luke Babbitt | 62 | 0 | 11.8 | .368 | .348 | .769 | 2.2 | .5 | .2 | .1 | 3.9 |
| Joel Freeland | 51 | 1 | 9.4 | .408 | | .667 | 2.3 | .3 | .3 | .2 | 2.6 |
| Víctor Claver | 49 | 16 | 16.6 | .392 | .287 | .467 | 2.4 | .9 | .5 | .2 | 3.8 |
| Nolan Smith | 40 | 0 | 7.2 | .368 | .214 | .714 | .7 | .9 | .2 | .0 | 2.8 |
| Aleksandar Pavlović | 39 | 1 | 13.5 | .353 | .300 | .167 | 1.4 | .8 | .6 | .1 | 2.6 |
| Ronnie Price | 39 | 0 | 13.1 | .325 | .256 | .708 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .7 | .1 | 2.7 |
| Jared Jeffries | 38 | 0 | 9.2 | .296 | .000 | .522 | 1.6 | .4 | .2 | .2 | 1.2 |
| Eric Maynor$^†$ | 27 | 0 | 21.2 | .422 | .380 | .683 | 1.0 | 4.0 | .4 | .0 | 6.9 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Trail Blazers only.

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players added Via draft Damian Lillard Meyers Leonard Will Barton Via free agency Víctor Claver Joel Freeland Demonte Harper Justin Holiday Coby Karl Dallas Lauderdale Adam Morrison Ronnie Price Via trade Dan Gadzuric Jared Jeffries Sasha Pavlović | Players lost Via trade Raymond Felton Kurt Thomas Via free agency Jamal Crawford Jonny Flynn Joel Przybilla Craig Smith Hasheem Thabeet |
* $^a$ Waived during the pre-season.

### Trades

| June 28, 2012 (draft day) | To Portland Trail Blazers Cash considerations | To Brooklyn Nets Draft rights to Tyshawn Taylor |
| 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 |