2015–16 Portland Trail Blazers season

2015–16 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coach	Terry Stotts
General manager	Neil Olshey
Owner(s)	Paul Allen
Arena	Moda Center
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 2nd (Northwest) Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference Semi-finals (Lost to Warriors 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Comcast SportsNet Northwest, KGW
Radio	Rip City Radio 620, Portland Trail Blazers Radio Network

The 2015–16 Portland Trail Blazers season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the First Round of the Playoffs, the Blazers defeated the injury depleted Los Angeles Clippers in six games. However, their season ended in the next round with a defeat to the defending NBA champion and eventual Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors in five games.

This was the Blazers' first season since 2005-06 without LaMarcus Aldridge as he joined the San Antonio Spurs during the summer.

Draft picks

Main article: 2015 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School / club team
1	23	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson	SF	United States	Arizona

Roster

2015–16 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 34 Alexander, Cliff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1995–11–16 Kansas F 8 Aminu, Al-Farouq 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990–09–21 Wake Forest G 5 Connaughton, Pat 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1993–01–06 Notre Dame F 23 Crabbe, Allen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–04–09 California F 17 Davis, Ed 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1989–06–05 North Carolina F 4 Harkless, Maurice 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993–05–11 St. John's G 9 Henderson, Gerald 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1987–12–09 Duke C 35 Kaman, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1982–04–28 Central Michigan F/C 11 Leonard, Meyers  7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1992–02–27 Illinois G 0 Lillard, Damian (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–07–15 Weber State G 3 McCollum, CJ 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991–09–19 Lehigh G 44 Montero, Luis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–04–06 Westchester CC C 24 Plumlee, Mason 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1990–03–05 Duke G 2 Roberts, Brian 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1985–12–03 Dayton F 21 Vonleh, Noah 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1995–08–24 Indiana	Head coach Terry Stotts Assistant coach(es) Jim Moran Dale Osbourne Nate Tibbetts Jay Triano David Vanterpool Chris Stackpole (player development) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2015–03–20

Standings

Division

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Oklahoma City Thunder	55	27	.671	0.0	32–9	23–18	13–3	82
x – Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	11.0	28–13	16–25	11–5	82
Utah Jazz	40	42	.488	15.0	24–17	16–25	8–8	82
Denver Nuggets	33	49	.402	22.0	18–23	15–26	4–12	82
Minnesota Timberwolves	29	53	.354	26.0	14–27	15–26	4–12	82

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Golden State Warriors *	73	9	.890	–	82
2	y – San Antonio Spurs *	67	15	.817	6.0	82
3	y – Oklahoma City Thunder *	55	27	.671	18.0	82
4	x – Los Angeles Clippers	53	29	.646	20.0	82
5	x – Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	29.0	82
6	x – Dallas Mavericks	42	40	.512	31.0	82
7	x – Memphis Grizzlies	42	40	.512	31.0	82
8	x – Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	32.0	82
9	Utah Jazz	40	42	.488	33.0	82
10	Sacramento Kings	33	49	.402	40.0	82
11	Denver Nuggets	33	49	.402	40.0	82
12	New Orleans Pelicans	30	52	.366	43.0	82
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	29	53	.354	44.0	82
14	Phoenix Suns	23	59	.280	50.0	82
15	Los Angeles Lakers	17	65	.207	56.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2015 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 5 Sacramento 105–109 OT Damian Lillard (17) Noah Vonleh (11) Damian Lillard (4) Moda Center 14,976 0–1 2 October 8 Golden State 118–101 Damian Lillard (22) Ed Davis (9) Tim Frazier (6) Moda Center 19,303 1–1 3 October 10 @ Sacramento 90–94 CJ McCollum (30) Pat Connaughton (11) Phil Pressey (5) Sleep Train Arena 14,172 1–2 4 October 12 @ Utah 88–81 Meyers Leonard (19) Meyers Leonard (8) CJ McCollum (5) EnergySolutions Arena 15,171 2–2 5 October 18 Utah 116–111 OT Damian Lillard (22) Ed Davis (14) CJ McCollum (9) Moda Center 16,352 3–2 6 October 19 @ L. A. Lakers 102–104 Damian Lillard (22) Noah Vonleh (10) Damian Lillard (6) EnergySolutions Arena 15,123 3–3 7 October 22 @ L. A. Clippers 109–115 Damian Lillard (39) Noah Vonleh (7) Damian Lillard (9) Staples Center 13,969 3–4
2015–16 pre-season schedule