# 2024–25 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 2024–25 Portland Trail Blazers season is the 55th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Finishing the previous season with a 21–61 record, the Trail Blazers managed to improve on their record from last year with a 112–89 win over the Indiana Pacers.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School / club team |
| 1 | 7 | Donovan Clingan | C | United States | UConn |
| 1 | 14 | Bub Carrington | PG | United States | Pittsburgh |
| 2 | 34 | Tyler Kolek | PG | United States | Marquette |
| 2 | 40 | Osasere Ighadaro | PF | United States | Marquette |
The Trail Blazers entered the draft (which was two days instead of one like it had been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds in 1989) holding two first-round picks and two second-round picks.

## Standings
### Division

| Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 56 | 12 | .824 | – | 29‍–‍5 | 27‍–‍7 | 11–4 | 68 |
| Denver Nuggets | 44 | 25 | .638 | 12.5 | 23‍–‍11 | 21‍–‍14 | 7–6 | 69 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 40 | 30 | .571 | 17.0 | 20‍–‍15 | 20‍–‍15 | 9–5 | 70 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 30 | 39 | .435 | 26.5 | 18‍–‍16 | 12‍–‍23 | 5–9 | 69 |
| o – Utah Jazz | 15 | 54 | .217 | 41.5 | 8‍–‍26 | 7‍–‍28 | 2–10 | 69 |

### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 56 | 12 | .824 | – | 68 |
| 2 | Houston Rockets * | 44 | 25 | .638 | 12.5 | 69 |
| 3 | Denver Nuggets | 44 | 25 | .638 | 12.5 | 69 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Lakers * | 42 | 25 | .627 | 13.5 | 67 |
| 5 | Memphis Grizzlies | 43 | 26 | .623 | 13.5 | 69 |
| 6 | Golden State Warriors | 40 | 29 | .580 | 16.5 | 69 |
| 7 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 40 | 30 | .571 | 17.0 | 70 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Clippers | 39 | 30 | .565 | 17.5 | 69 |
| 9 | Sacramento Kings | 34 | 33 | .507 | 21.5 | 67 |
| 10 | Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 36 | .478 | 23.5 | 69 |
| 11 | Phoenix Suns | 32 | 37 | .464 | 24.5 | 69 |
| 12 | Portland Trail Blazers | 30 | 39 | .435 | 26.5 | 69 |
| 13 | San Antonio Spurs | 28 | 39 | .418 | 27.5 | 67 |
| 14 | o – New Orleans Pelicans | 18 | 51 | .261 | 38.5 | 69 |
| 15 | o – Utah Jazz | 15 | 54 | .217 | 41.5 | 69 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2024 preseason game log Total: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1) :
Preseason: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 11
@ L.A. Clippers
L 99–101
Toumani Camara (19)
Toumani Camara (9)
Dalano Banton (5)
Climate Pledge Arena 18,300
0–1
2
October 13
@ Sacramento
W 105–85
Scoot Henderson (17)
Donovan Clingan (10)
Scoot Henderson (7)
Golden 1 Center 14,788
1–1
3
October 16
Ratiopharm Ulm
W 111–100
Scoot Henderson (23)
Donovan Clingan (11)
Scoot Henderson (6)
Moda Center 11,627
2–1
4
October 18
Utah
W 124–86
Rayan Rupert (20)
Donovan Clingan (20)
Avdija, Grant (7)
Moda Center 15,806
3–1 :
2024–25 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 30–39 (Home: 18–16; Road: 12–23) :
October: 2–3 (home: 1–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 23
Golden State
L 104–140
Scoot Henderson (22)
Deandre Ayton (11)
Camara, Henderson (4)
Moda Center 19,480
0–1
2
October 25
New Orleans
L 103–105
Jerami Grant (34)
Deandre Ayton (15)
Anfernee Simons (7)
Moda Center 16,190
0–2
3
October 27
New Orleans
W 125–103
Jerami Grant (28)
Deandre Ayton (12)
Scoot Henderson (7)
Moda Center 16,138
1–2
4
October 28
@ Sacramento
L 98–111
Deandre Ayton (20)
Deandre Ayton (11)
Scoot Henderson (5)
Golden 1 Center 16,426
1–3
5
October 30
@ L.A. Clippers
W 106–105
Anfernee Simons (25)
Deandre Ayton (12)
Henderson, Simons (6)
Intuit Dome 16,727
2–3 :
November: 6–9 (home: 4–2; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
November 1
Oklahoma City
L 114–137
Jerami Grant (17)
Donovan Clingan (7)
Anfernee Simons (6)
Moda Center 17,815
2–4
7
November 2
@ Phoenix
L 97–103
Grant, Simons (20)
Deandre Ayton (13)
Anfernee Simons (6)
Footprint Center 17,071
2–5
8
November 4
@ New Orleans
W 118–100
Anfernee Simons (24)
Deandre Ayton (13)
Scoot Henderson (5)
Smoothie King Center 14,932
3–5
9
November 7
@ San Antonio
L 105–118
Ayton, Grant (21)
Deandre Ayton (10)
Anfernee Simons (7)
Frost Bank Center 17,120
3–6
10
November 8
@ Minnesota
L 102–127
Scoot Henderson (16)
Deandre Ayton (6)
Scoot Henderson (3)
Target Center 18,978
3–7
11
November 10
Memphis
L 89–134
Jerami Grant (20)
Deandre Ayton (8)
Scoot Henderson (8)
Moda Center 18,477
3–8
12
November 12
Minnesota
W 122–108
Jerami Grant (21)
Robert Williams III (9)
Jerami Grant (8)
Moda Center 16,880
4–8
13
November 13
Minnesota
W 106–98
Shaedon Sharpe (33)
Donovan Clingan (12)
Banton, Henderson (5)
Moda Center 17,353
5–8
14
November 17
Atlanta
W 114–107
Shaedon Sharpe (32)
Avdija, Clingan, Williams III (8)
Scoot Henderson (10)
Moda Center 17,384
6–8
15
November 20
@ Oklahoma City
L 99–109
Shaedon Sharpe (21)
Camara, Clingan (9)
Scoot Henderson (8)
Paycom Center 17,752
6–9
16
November 22
@ Houston
L 88–116
Avdija, Sharpe (13)
Donovan Clingan (7)
Jerami Grant (5)
Toyota Center 15,546
6–10
17
November 23
@ Houston
W 104–98
Anfernee Simons (25)
Donovan Clingan (19)
Dalano Banton (5)
Toyota Center 16,102
7–10
18
November 25
@ Memphis
L 98–123
Deni Avdija (17)
Avdija, Camara (8)
Deni Avdija (6)
FedExForum 15,796
7–11
19
November 27
@ Indiana
L 114–121
Anfernee Simons (30)
Deandre Ayton (12)
Scoot Henderson (9)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
7–12
20
November 29
Sacramento
W 115–106
Deandre Ayton (26)
Avdija, Ayton (9)
Anfernee Simons (9)
Moda Center 17,565
8–12 :
December: 3–9 (home: 3–4; road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
21
December 1
Dallas
L 131–137
Anfernee Simons (27)
Ayton, Camara (7)
Jerami Grant (6)
Moda Center 16,205
8–13
22
December 3
@ L.A. Clippers
L 105–127
Deandre Ayton (16)
Jabari Walker (5)
Anfernee Simons (6)
Intuit Dome 15,583
8–14
23
December 6
Utah
L 99–141
Banton, Grant (19)
Avdija, Reath, Simons (5)
Anfernee Simons (5)
Moda Center 16,446
8–15
24
December 8
@ L.A. Lakers
L 98–107
Shaedon Sharpe (19)
Deandre Ayton (19)
Anfernee Simons (4)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
8–16
25
December 13
San Antonio
L 116–118
Jerami Grant (32)
Donovan Clingan (7)
Anfernee Simons (7)
Moda Center 17,025
8–17
26
December 15
@ Phoenix
L 109–116
Anfernee Simons (20)
Donovan Clingan (9)
Sharpe, Simons (5)
Footprint Center 17,071
8–18
27
December 19
Denver
W 126–124
Anfernee Simons (28)
Deandre Ayton (13)
Anfernee Simons (10)
Moda Center 16,753
9–18
28
December 21
@ San Antonio
L 94–114
Shaedon Sharpe (25)
Deandre Ayton (8)
Anfernee Simons (6)
Frost Bank Center 18,354
9–19
29
December 23
@ Dallas
L 108–132
Deni Avdija (19)
Toumani Camara (12)
Anfernee Simons (5)
American Airlines Center 20,225
9–20
30
December 26
Utah
W 122–120
Avdija, Sharpe (27)
Deandre Ayton (12)
Scoot Henderson (10)
Moda Center 16,934
10–20
31
December 28
Dallas
W 126–122
Shaedon Sharpe (23)
Deandre Ayton (16)
Anfernee Simons (8)
Moda Center 19,335
11–20
32
December 30
Philadelphia
L 103–125
Anfernee Simons (25)
Toumani Camara (10)
Scoot Henderson (7)
Moda Center 16,721
11–21 :
January: 8–8 (home: 3–5; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
January 2
@ L.A. Lakers
L 106–114
Anfernee Simons (23)
Deni Avdija (10)
Scoot Henderson (8)
Crypto.com Arena 17,812
11–22
34
January 4
@ Milwaukee
W 105–102
Anfernee Simons (28)
Deni Avdija (14)
Anfernee Simons (8)
Fiserv Forum 17,595
12–22
35
January 6
@ Detroit
L 115–118
Anfernee Simons (36)
Deandre Ayton (11)
Anfernee Simons (9)
Little Caesars Arena 16,002
12–23
36
January 8
@ New Orleans
W 119–100
Deni Avdija (26)
Deandre Ayton (13)
Camara, Henderson, Simons (5)
Smoothie King Center 16,425
13–23
37
January 9
@ Dallas
L 111–117
Sharpe, Simons (22)
Donovan Clingan (11)
Avdija, Henderson, Simons (4)
American Airlines Center 19,241
13–24
38
January 11
Miami
L 98–119
Anfernee Simons (28)
Deni Avdija (12)
Avdija, Sharpe (5)
Moda Center 17,505
13–25
39
January 14
Brooklyn
L 114–132
Scoot Henderson (39)
Donovan Clingan (14)
Scoot Henderson (6)
Moda Center 16,127
13–26
40
January 16
L.A. Clippers
L 89–118
Dalano Banton (23)
Ayton, Williams III (7)
Scoot Henderson (6)
Moda Center 16,374
13–27
41
January 18
Houston
L 103–125
Scoot Henderson (21)
Shaedon Sharpe (8)
Scoot Henderson (11)
Moda Center 17,077
13–28
42
January 19
Chicago
W 113–102
Scoot Henderson (25)
Deandre Ayton (13)
Scoot Henderson (8)
Moda Center 16,976
14–28
43
January 21
@ Miami
W 116–107
Anfernee Simons (24)
Deandre Ayton (15)
Scoot Henderson (8)
Kaseya Center 19,600
15–28
44
January 23
@ Orlando
W 101–79
Anfernee Simons (21)
Robert Williams III (12)
Deni Avdija (5)
Kia Center 19,422
16–28
45
January 24
@ Charlotte
W 102–97
Anfernee Simons (27)
Donovan Clingan (13)
Avdija, Clingan, Henderson (4)
Spectrum Center 16,228
17–28
46
January 26
Oklahoma City
L 108–118
Deni Avdija (28)
Robert Williams III (10)
Deni Avdija (8)
Moda Center 17,619
17–29
47
January 28
Milwaukee
W 125–112
Deni Avdija (30)
Deandre Ayton (14)
Anfernee Simons (7)
Moda Center 17,030
18–29
48
January 30
Orlando
W 119–90
Henderson, Sharpe (23)
Deandre Ayton (8)
Scoot Henderson (7)
Moda Center 16,217
19–29 :
February: 8–4 (home: 5–1; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
49
February 1
Phoenix
W 127–108
Deandre Ayton (24)
Toumani Camara (10)
Scoot Henderson (9)
Moda Center 17,421
20–29
50
February 3
Phoenix
W 121–119 (OT)
Deandre Ayton (25)
Deandre Ayton (20)
Anfernee Simons (10)
Moda Center 16,205
21–29
51
February 4
Indiana
W 112–89
Anfernee Simons (22)
Robert Williams III (11)
Anfernee Simons (7)
Moda Center 16,005
22–29
52
February 6
Sacramento
W 108–102
Anfernee Simons (30)
Toumani Camara (14)
Scoot Henderson (8)
Moda Center 16,953
23–29
53
February 8
@ Minnesota
L 98–114
Anfernee Simons (21)
Deandre Ayton (14)
Anfernee Simons (5)
Target Center 18,978
23–30
54
February 10
@ Denver
L 117–146
Dalano Banton (22)
Donovan Clingan (7)
Deni Avdija (8)
Ball Arena 19,535
23–31
55
February 12
@ Denver
L 121–132
Anfernee Simons (26)
Donovan Clingan (20)
Shaedon Sharpe (7)
Ball Arena 19,901
23–32
All-Star Game
56
February 20
L.A. Lakers
L 102–110
Deni Avdija (28)
Toumani Camara (7)
Anfernee Simons (7)
Moda Center 19,399
23–33
57
February 22
Charlotte
W 141–88
Anfernee Simons (25)
Jabari Walker (14)
Toumani Camara (6)
Moda Center 18,501
24–33
58
February 24
@ Utah
W 114–112
Anfernee Simons (28)
Deni Avdija (14)
Henderson, Simons (6)
Delta Center 18,175
25–33
59
February 26
@ Washington
W 129–121
Shaedon Sharpe (36)
Clingan, Sharpe (8)
Sharpe, Simons (5)
Capital One Arena 12,943
26–33
60
February 28
@ Brooklyn
W 121–102
Shaedon Sharpe (25)
Dalano Banton (8)
Scoot Henderson (9)
Barclays Center 18,018
27–33 :
March: 3–6 (home: 2–2; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
61
March 2
@ Cleveland
L 129–133 (OT)
Deni Avdija (30)
Deni Avdija (12)
Deni Avdija (10)
Rocket Arena 19,432
27–34
62
March 3
@ Philadelphia
W 119–102
Anfernee Simons (34)
Donovan Clingan (13)
Scoot Henderson (6)
Wells Fargo Center 19,776
28–34
63
March 5
@ Boston
L 118–128
Anfernee Simons (30)
Donovan Clingan (7)
Anfernee Simons (6)
TD Garden 19,156
28–35
64
March 7
@ Oklahoma City
L 89–107
Scoot Henderson (22)
Donovan Clingan (12)
Anfernee Simons (5)
Paycom Center 17,911
28–36
65
March 9
Detroit
L 112–119
Anfernee Simons (34)
Clingan, Walker (9)
Toumani Camara (5)
Moda Center 19,661
28–37
66
March 10
@ Golden State
L 120–130
Deni Avdija (34)
Deni Avdija (16)
Shaedon Sharpe (8)
Chase Center 18,064
28–38
67
March 12
New York
L 113–114 (OT)
Scoot Henderson (30)
Deni Avdija (15)
Avdija, Simons (5)
Moda Center 17,510
28–39
68
March 16
Toronto
W 105–102
Anfernee Simons (22)
Donovan Clingan (14)
Deni Avdija (6)
Moda Center 18,154
29–39
69
March 17
Washington
W 112–97
Anfernee Simons (30)
Donovan Clingan (13)
Dalano Banton (5)
Moda Center 17,919
30–39
70
March 19
Memphis
Moda Center
71
March 21
Denver
Moda Center
72
March 23
Boston
Moda Center
73
March 25
Cleveland
Moda Center
74
March 27
@ Sacramento
Golden 1 Center
75
March 30
@ New York
Madison Square Garden :
April
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 1
@ Atlanta
State Farm Arena
77
April 3
@ Toronto
Scotiabank Arena
78
April 4
@ Chicago
United Center
79
April 6
San Antonio
Moda Center
80
April 9
@ Utah
Delta Center
81
April 11
Golden State
Moda Center
82
April 13
L.A. Lakers
Moda Center :
2024–25 season schedule :

### NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.

#### West Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Houston Rockets | 4 | 3 | 1 | 454 | 414 | +40 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Los Angeles Clippers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 427 | 411 | +16 | |
| 3 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 4 | 2 | 2 | 418 | 431 | −13 | |
| 4 | Portland Trail Blazers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 430 | 457 | −27 | |
| 5 | Sacramento Kings | 4 | 1 | 3 | 429 | 445 | −16 | |

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 27, 2024 | To Portland Trail BlazersDraft rights to Oso Ighodaro (No. 40) | To Oklahoma City ThunderDraft rights to Quinten Post (No. 52) Cash considerations |
| June 27, 2024 | To Portland Trail Blazers2027 second-round pick 2029 second-round pick 2030 second-round pick | To New York KnicksDraft rights to Tyler Kolek (No. 34) |
| July 6, 2024 | To Portland Trail BlazersDeni Avdija | To Washington WizardsMalcolm Brogdon Draft rights to Bub Carrington (No. 14) 2029 first-round pick 2028 second-round pick 2030 second-round pick |

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Date | Player | Ref. |
| July 1 | Justin Minaya | |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former Team | Ref. |
| Bryce McGowens | Two-way contract | Charlotte Hornets | |