Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Rosters

2008-2009 Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
12 LaMarcus Aldridge FC 6-11 265 2 Texas 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
88 Nicolas Batum F 6-8 230 0 Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France) 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 25 France
4 Jerryd Bayless G 6-3 210 0 Arizona 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
2 Steve Blake G 6-3 172 5 Maryland 2003 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
1 Ike Diogu PF 6-8 255 3 Arizona State 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States / Nigeria
5 Rudy Fernandez SG 6-6 185 0 Joventut Badalona (Spain) 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 24 Spain
44 Channing Frye FC 7-0 255 3 Arizona 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
9 Raef LaFrentz F 6-11 245 10 Kansas 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
52 Greg Oden C 7-0 273 1 Ohio State 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
25 Travis Outlaw F 6-9 207 5 Starkville High School (Mississippi) 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
10 Joel Przybilla C 7-1 245 8 Minnesota 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
42 Shavlik Randolph F 6-10 236 3 Duke 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
11 Sergio Rodriguez PG 6-3 176 2 Movistar Estudiantes (Spain) 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 27 Spain
7 Brandon Roy G 6-6 211 2 Washington 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
51 Michael Ruffin F-C 6-9 245 8 Tulsa 1999 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
8 Martell Webster SF 6-7 230 3 Seattle Preparatory School (Washington) 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States

2008-2009 Portland Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters S. Blake B. Roy N. Batum L. Aldridge J. Przybilla
Rotation J. Bayless R. Fernandez T. Outlaw C. Frye G. Oden
Rotation S. Rodriguez        
Lim PT     M. Webster S. Randolph M. Ruffin
Lim PT     R. LaFrentz    

2008-2009 Northwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Denver Nuggets54-28-
2Portland Trail Blazers54-280
3Utah Jazz48-346
4Minnesota Timberwolves24-5830
5Oklahoma City Thunder23-5931

2008-2009 Portland Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Brandon Roy All-NBA Second Team (2009)
Brandon Roy Player Of The Week (12/01/08, 04/13/09)
Rudy Fernandez All-Rookie Second Team (2009)
Brandon Roy Western All-Star Coaches Selection (2009)
Rudy Fernandez Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2009)
Greg Oden Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2009)
Rudy Fernandez Slam Dunk Contest Participant (2009)
Brandon Roy PBWA Magic Johnson Award (2009)

2008-2009 Portland Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Brandon Roy 78 37.2 22.6 4.7 5.1 1.1 0.3 1.9
LaMarcus Aldridge 81 37.1 18.1 7.5 1.9 1.0 1.0 1.5
Travis Outlaw 81 27.7 12.8 4.1 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.2
Rudy Fernandez 78 25.6 10.4 2.7 2.0 0.9 0.2 1.1
Steve Blake 69 31.7 11.0 2.5 5.0 1.0 0.1 1.6
Greg Oden 61 21.5 8.9 7.0 0.5 0.4 1.1 1.4
Joel Przybilla 82 23.8 5.5 8.7 0.3 0.4 1.2 1.0
Nicolas Batum 79 18.4 5.4 2.8 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.6
Sergio Rodriguez 80 15.3 4.5 1.6 3.6 0.7 0.0 1.5
Channing Frye 63 11.8 4.2 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5
Jerryd Bayless 53 12.4 4.3 1.1 1.5 0.3 0.0 1.1
Ike Diogu 19 3.8 1.4 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3
Shavlik Randolph 10 3.7 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6
Michael Ruffin 11 3.2 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.2
Martell Webster 1 5.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2008-2009 Portland Trail Blazers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Greg Oden was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Greg Oden signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 1, 2007.

Travis Outlaw was selected as the #23 pick in the First Round of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Travis Outlaw signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 14, 2003. Travis Outlaw re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 18, 2007.

Martell Webster was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 2005 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Martell Webster signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 2, 2005. Martell Webster signed a multi-year extension with the Portland Trail Blazers on October 31, 2008.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to LaMarcus Aldridge, the #2 pick in the First Round of the 2006 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Chicago Bulls on June 28, 2006. LaMarcus Aldridge signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 4, 2006.

Draft Rights to Nicolas Batum, the #25 pick in the First Round of the 2008 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Houston Rockets on June 26, 2008. Nicolas Batum signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 21, 2008.

Draft Rights to Jerryd Bayless, the #11 pick in the First Round of the 2008 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Indiana Pacers on July 9, 2008. Jerryd Bayless signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 9, 2008.

Draft Rights to Rudy Fernandez, the #24 pick in the First Round of the 2007 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Phoenix Suns on July 11, 2007. Rudy Fernandez signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 1, 2008.

Draft Rights to Sergio Rodriguez, the #27 pick in the First Round of the 2006 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Phoenix Suns on June 28, 2006. Sergio Rodriguez signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 6, 2006.

Draft Rights to Brandon Roy, the #6 pick in the First Round of the 2006 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Minnesota Timberwolves on June 28, 2006. Brandon Roy signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 4, 2006.

Acquired via Trade

Channing Frye was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the New York Knicks on June 28, 2007.

Raef LaFrentz was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Boston Celtics on June 28, 2006.

Michael Ruffin was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Chicago Bulls on February 18, 2009.

Acquired via Free Agency

Steve Blake signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 13, 2007.

Joel Przybilla signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on August 25, 2004. Joel Przybilla re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 17, 2006.

Shavlik Randolph signed a contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 24, 2008.

2008-2009 Portland Trail Blazers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Paul Allen Owner 1988-1989 N/A
Nate McMillan Head Coach 2005-2006 Head Coach (Oklahoma City Thunder, 2000 to 2005)
Dean Demopoulos Assistant Coach 2005-2006 Assistant Coach (Oklahoma City Thunder, 2001 to 2005)
Maurice Lucas Assistant Coach 2005-2006 Assistant Coach (Portland Trail Blazers, 1988 to 1989)
Monty Williams Assistant Coach 2005-2006 N/A
Joe Prunty Assistant Coach 2008-2009 Assistant Coach (Dallas Mavericks, 2005 to 2008)
Kaleb Canales Assistant Coach 2008-2009 Video Coordinator (Portland Trail Blazers, 2005 to 2008)
John Townsend Shooting Coach 2007-2008 N/A
Kevin Pritchard General Manager 2007-2008 Assistant General Manager (Portland Trail Blazers, 2006 to 2007)
Tom Penn Assistant General Manager 2007-2008 General Counsel (Memphis Grizzlies, 2000 to 2007)
Chad Buchanan Director of College Scouting 2007-2008 College Scout (Portland Trail Blazers, 2003 to 2007)
Jason Filippi Director of International Scouting 2004-2005 N/A
Tim Grass Assistant Video Coordinator 2007-2008 Assistant Video Coordinator (Houston Rockets, 2006 to 2007)
Joe Cronin Scout 2006-2007 N/A
Doc Martin College Scout 2007-2008 N/A
Larry Greer Advance Scout 2007-2008 Advance Scout (Houston Rockets, 2005 to 2007)
Jay Jensen Head Athletic Trainer 1994-1995 Athletic Trainer (Minnesota Timberwolves, 1989 to 1994)
Geoff Clark Head Athletic Trainer 1999-2000 N/A
Bob Medina Strength and Conditioning Coach 1997-1998 N/A
Dr. Tom Reis Team Physician 1994-1995 N/A
Mike Rice Television Analyst 2005-2006 N/A
Michael Holton Television Analyst 2007-2008 N/A
Mike Barrett Television Play-By-Play 2003-2004 N/A
Brian Wheeler Radio Broadcaster 1999-2000 N/A
Antonio Harvey Radio Broadcaster 2005-2006 N/A
Cheri Hanson VP of Communications 2007-2008 Director of Public Relations (Milwaukee Bucks, 1999 to 2007)