Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Rosters

2016-2017 Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
8 Al-Farouq Aminu F 6-9 220 6 Wake Forest 2010 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States / Nigeria
5 Pat Connaughton SF 6-5 209 1 Notre Dame 2015 Rnd 2 Pick 11 United States
23 Allen Crabbe SG 6-6 212 3 California 2013 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
17 Ed Davis PF 6-9 218 6 North Carolina 2010 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
31 Festus Ezeli C 6-11 265 4 Vanderbilt 2012 Rnd 1 Pick 30 Nigeria
4 Maurice Harkless F 6-7 220 4 St. John's 2012 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States / Puerto Rico
10 Jake Layman SF 6-8 209 0 Maryland 2016 Rnd 2 Pick 17 United States
11 Meyers Leonard C 7-0 260 4 Illinois 2012 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
0 Damian Lillard G 6-2 195 4 Weber State 2012 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
3 C.J. McCollum G 6-3 190 3 Lehigh 2013 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
6 Shabazz Napier PG 6-1 180 2 UConn 2014 Rnd 1 Pick 24 United States / Puerto Rico
27 Jusuf Nurkic FC 7-0 290 2 Cedevita (Croatia) 2014 Rnd 1 Pick 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina
24 Mason Plumlee PF 6-10 254 3 Duke 2013 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
55 Tim Quarterman G 6-6 195 0 LSU 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
1 Evan Turner GF 6-7 220 6 Ohio State 2010 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
21 Noah Vonleh FC 6-10 257 2 Indiana 2014 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States

2016-2017 Portland Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Lillard C. McCollum E. Turner M. Harkless N. Vonleh
Rotation S. Napier A. Crabbe P. Connaughton A. Aminu J. Nurkic
Rotation       J. Layman M. Leonard
Lim PT         E. Davis
Lim PT         F. Ezeli

2016-2017 Northwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Utah Jazz51-31-
2Oklahoma City Thunder47-354
3Portland Trail Blazers41-4110
4Denver Nuggets40-4211
5Minnesota Timberwolves31-5120

2016-2017 Portland Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Damian Lillard Player Of The Month (Mar 17)
Damian Lillard Player Of The Week (03/20/17)
C.J. McCollum Three Point Shootout Participant (2017)
Damian Lillard PBWA Magic Johnson Award (2017)

2016-2017 Portland Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Damian Lillard 75 35.9 27.0 4.9 5.9 0.9 0.3 2.6
C.J. McCollum 80 34.9 23.0 3.6 3.6 0.9 0.5 2.1
Allen Crabbe 79 28.5 10.7 2.9 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.8
Maurice Harkless 77 28.9 10.0 4.4 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.1
Mason Plumlee 54 28.1 11.1 8.0 4.0 0.9 1.2 1.6
Evan Turner 65 25.5 9.0 3.8 3.2 0.8 0.4 1.5
Al-Farouq Aminu 61 29.1 8.7 7.4 1.6 1.0 0.7 1.5
Meyers Leonard 74 16.5 5.4 3.2 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.5
Noah Vonleh 74 17.1 4.4 5.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9
Jusuf Nurkic 20 29.2 15.2 10.3 3.1 1.2 1.9 3.1
Shabazz Napier 53 9.7 4.1 1.2 1.3 0.6 0.0 0.8
Ed Davis 46 17.2 4.3 5.3 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.8
Pat Connaughton 39 8.1 2.5 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.4
Jake Layman 35 7.1 2.2 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3
Tim Quarterman 16 5.0 1.9 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.7

2016-2017 Portland Trail Blazers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Meyers Leonard was selected as the #11 pick in the First Round of the 2012 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Meyers Leonard signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 11, 2012. Meyers Leonard re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 10, 2016.

Damian Lillard was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 2012 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Damian Lillard signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 10, 2012. Damian Lillard signed a multi-year extension with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 9, 2015.

C.J. McCollum was selected as the #10 pick in the First Round of the 2013 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. C.J. McCollum signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 11, 2013. C.J. McCollum signed a multi-year extension with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 27, 2016.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Pat Connaughton, the #11 pick in the Second Round of the 2015 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Brooklyn Nets on June 26, 2015. Pat Connaughton signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 9, 2015.

Draft Rights to Allen Crabbe, the #1 pick in the Second Round of the 2013 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Cleveland Cavaliers on June 27, 2013. Allen Crabbe signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 10, 2013. Allen Crabbe re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 13, 2016.

Draft Rights to Jake Layman, the #17 pick in the Second Round of the 2016 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Orlando Magic on June 24, 2016. Jake Layman signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 7, 2016.

Acquired via Trade

Maurice Harkless was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Orlando Magic on July 14, 2015. Maurice Harkless re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 27, 2016.

Shabazz Napier was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Orlando Magic on July 7, 2016.

Jusuf Nurkic was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Denver Nuggets on February 13, 2017.

Noah Vonleh was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Charlotte Hornets on June 24, 2015.

Acquired via Free Agency

Al-Farouq Aminu signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 9, 2015.

Ed Davis signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 9, 2015.

Festus Ezeli signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 7, 2016.

Tim Quarterman signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 25, 2016.

Evan Turner signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 7, 2016.

2016-2017 Portland Trail Blazers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Paul Allen Owner 1988-1989 N/A
Chris McGowan Alternate Governor, Chief Executive Officer 2012-2013 N/A
Bill Christensen Chief Financial Officer 2009-2010 Senior Financial Analyst (Portland Trail Blazers, 1992 to 2009)
Terry Stotts Head Coach 2012-2013 Assistant Coach (Dallas Mavericks, 2008 to 2012)
Dale Osbourne Associate Head Coach 2016-2017 Head Coach (2015 to 2016)
David Vanterpool Assistant Coach 2012-2013 Assistant Coach (CSKA Moscow, 2007 to 2012)
Nate Tibbetts Assistant Coach 2013-2014 Assistant Coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2011 to 2013)
Jim Moran Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Player Development Assistant (Portland Trail Blazers, 2015 to 2016)
John McCullough Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (2015 to 2016)
Neil Olshey President of Basketball Operations, General Manager 2012-2013 General Manager (Los Angeles Clippers, 2009 to 2012)
Bill Branch Assistant General Manager 2010-2011 Director of Player Personnel (Oklahoma City Thunder, 2008 to 2010)
Steve Rosenberry Assistant General Manager 2010-2011 Director of Pro Personnel and Scouting (Atlanta Hawks, 2008 to 2010)
Jason Filippi Director of International Scouting 2004-2005 N/A
Jim Taylor VP of Basketball Communications 2013-2014 Director of Basketball Communications (Portland Trail Blazers, 2007 to 2013)
Jonathan Yim Video Coordinator 2013-2014 Video Intern (Los Angeles Clippers, 2012 to 2013)
John Ross Assistant Video Coordinator 2009-2010 N/A
Lojze Milosavljevic International Scout 2014-2015 International Scout (Atlanta Hawks, 2008 to 2014)
Sean Kiely Scouting Coordinator 2009-2010 N/A
Joe Cronin Director of Player Personnel 2014-2015 Pro Scouting and Salary Cap Analyst (Portland Trail Blazers, 2010 to 2014)
Nick West Director of Basketball Operations 2010-2011 Small College Scouting Coordinator (Portland Trail Blazers, 1996 to 2000)
Geoff Clark Head Athletic Trainer 1999-2000 N/A
Dr. Tom Reis Team Physician 1994-1995 N/A
Michael Holton Television Analyst 2007-2008 N/A
Adam Bjaranson Television Analyst 2010-2011 N/A
Kevin Calabro Television Play-By-Play 2016-2017 N/A
Brian Wheeler Radio Broadcaster 1999-2000 N/A
Antonio Harvey Radio Broadcaster 2005-2006 N/A