2005–06 Portland Trail Blazers season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2005–06 Portland Trail Blazers season was the team's 36th in the NBA and their first with new coach Nate McMillan. The team began the season hoping to improve upon their 27–55 output from the previous season. However, they came up six games shy of tying it, finishing 21–61 and failing to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season.[1]
| 2005–06 Portland Trail Blazers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Nate McMillan |
| General manager | John Nash |
| Owner | Paul Allen |
| Arena | Rose Garden |
| Results | |
| Record | 21–61 (.256) |
| Place | Division: 5th (Northwest) Conference: 15th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | KGW FSN Northwest |
| Radio | KXL |
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Martell Webster | G/F |  United States |
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| 1 | 27 | Linas Kleiza | F |  Lithuania |
Missouri |
| 2 | 35 | Ricky Sanchez | F |  Puerto Rico |
Roster
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Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
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Regular season
Season standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Denver Nuggets | 44 | 38 | .537 | - | 26–15 | 18–23 | 10–6 |
| Utah Jazz | 41 | 41 | .500 | 3 | 22–19 | 19–22 | 11–5 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 35 | 47 | .427 | 9 | 22–19 | 13–28 | 10–6 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 33 | 49 | .402 | 11 | 24–17 | 9–32 | 6–10 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 23 | 15–26 | 6–35 | 3–13 |
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | c-San Antonio Spurs | 63 | 19 | .768 | - |
| 2 | y-Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9 |
| 3 | y-Denver Nuggets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 |
| 4 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 60 | 22 | .732 | 3 |
| 5 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 |
| 6 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 |
| 7 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 18 |
| 8 | x-Sacramento Kings | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 |
| 9 | Utah Jazz | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 |
| 10 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 25 |
| 11 | Seattle SuperSonics | 35 | 47 | .427 | 28 |
| 12 | Golden State Warriors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 29 |
| 13 | Houston Rockets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 29 |
| 14 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 |
| 15 | Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 42 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
Player statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Jack | 79 | 4 | 20.2 | .442 | .263 | .800 | 2.0 | 2.8 | .5 | .0 | 6.7 |
| Juan Dixon | 76 | 42 | 25.3 | .435 | .382 | .804 | 2.3 | 2.0 | .8 | .1 | 12.3 |
| Zach Randolph | 74 | 71 | 34.4 | .436 | .291 | .714 | 8.0 | 1.9 | .8 | .2 | 18.0 |
| Victor Khryapa | 69 | 53 | 21.6 | .462 | .333 | .694 | 4.4 | 1.3 | .7 | .4 | 5.8 |
| Travis Outlaw | 69 | 11 | 16.7 | .440 | .264 | .697 | 2.7 | .5 | .4 | .7 | 5.8 |
| Steve Blake | 68 | 57 | 26.2 | .438 | .413 | .791 | 2.1 | 4.5 | .6 | .1 | 8.2 |
| Sebastian Telfair | 68 | 30 | 24.1 | .394 | .352 | .743 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .1 | 9.5 |
| Martell Webster | 61 | 18 | 17.5 | .399 | .357 | .859 | 2.1 | .6 | .3 | .2 | 6.6 |
| Joel Przybilla | 56 | 52 | 24.9 | .548 | .532 | 7.0 | .8 | .4 | 2.3 | 6.1 | |
| Theo Ratliff | 55 | 19 | 23.7 | .571 | .651 | 5.1 | .5 | .3 | 1.6 | 4.9 | |
| Ruben Patterson† | 45 | 2 | 23.5 | .496 | .000 | .611 | 3.4 | 1.3 | .9 | .3 | 11.4 |
| Darius Miles | 40 | 23 | 32.2 | .461 | .200 | .534 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| Brian Skinner† | 27 | 5 | 19.1 | .484 | .517 | 4.7 | .5 | .5 | .9 | 3.8 | |
| Ha Seung-jin | 27 | 4 | 7.9 | .581 | .471 | 1.8 | .0 | .1 | .3 | 1.6 | |
| Sergei Monia† | 23 | 15 | 14.6 | .341 | .273 | .667 | 2.2 | .8 | .3 | .2 | 3.3 |
| Charles Smith† | 21 | 4 | 9.9 | .423 | .405 | .625 | .8 | .4 | .2 | .3 | 3.8 |
| Voshon Lenard† | 14 | 0 | 15.7 | .375 | .349 | .611 | 1.4 | 1.6 | .9 | .1 | 6.6 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Trail Blazers only.