2025–26 Portland Trail Blazers season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2025–26 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 56th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On July 19, 2025, former All-Star Damian Lillard signed a three-year deal with the Trail Blazers for his second stint with the team.[3][4] However, he would miss the entire season while recovering from a torn left Achilles tendon.[5] The team also updated both their white "Association" and black "Icon" uniforms by eliminating the silver accents and the contrasting neck and armhole striping.[6]
Head coachChauncey Billups (on leave)
Tiago Splitter (acting)[a]
Tiago Splitter (acting)[a]
PresidentDewayne Hankins
| 2025–26 Portland Trail Blazers season | |
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| Head coach | Chauncey Billups (on leave) Tiago Splitter (acting)[a] |
| President | Dewayne Hankins |
| General manager | Joe Cronin |
| Owner | Jody Allen |
| Arena | Moda Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 42–40 (.512) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Northwest) Conference: 8th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | First round (lost to Spurs 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Rip City Television Network[b] BlazerVision |
| Radio | KPOJ |
On October 23, 2025, head coach Chauncey Billups was arrested for alleged involvement in an illegal gambling scheme and was placed on leave by the NBA. He was replaced by Tiago Splitter on interim basis. Deni Avdija was named an All-Star for the first time in his career, while Damian Lillard won the Three-Point Contest at the All-Star Weekend.[7]
With their win against the Milwaukee Bucks on March 25, the Trail Blazers surpassed their win total from the previous season. On March 29, the Trail Blazers clinched a play-in spot. The team finished the regular season with a 42–40 record, placing eighth in the West as they also won the tiebreaker over the Los Angeles Clippers due to a better intra-conference record. Portland clinched their first playoff spot since 2021 with a win over the Phoenix Suns in the first stage of the play-in on April 14, securing the seventh seed. However, they lost in five games to the second-seeded San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs.
Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 11 | Cedric Coward | Small Forward |  United States |
Washington State |
The Trail Blazers entered the draft possessing only a single first-round selection. Their second-round pick was traded to the Sacramento Kings in 2020 and was ultimately used by the Toronto Raptors in the draft.[8][9] The Trail Blazers used their only selection to draft Cedric Coward 11th overall, but soon traded him to the Memphis Grizzlies for the 16th pick Yang Hansen and three future draft picks.
Roster
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Standings
Division
| Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| z – Oklahoma City Thunder | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 34–8 | 30–10 | 12–4 | 82 |
| x – Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 | 28–13 | 26–15 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | 26–15 | 23–18 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x – Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | 24–17 | 18–23 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Utah Jazz | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 | 14–27 | 8–33 | 1–15 | 82 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – San Antonio Spurs * | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Los Angeles Lakers * | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Houston Rockets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Phoenix Suns | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Los Angeles Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | 82 |
| 11 | New Orleans Pelicans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Dallas Mavericks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Memphis Grizzlies | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Sacramento Kings | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Utah Jazz | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
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Preseason: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
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| 2025–26 preseason schedule | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular season
| 2025–26 game log Total: 42–40 (Home: 24–17; Road: 18–23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
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November: 4–10 (home: 1–5; road: 3–5)
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December: 6–8 (home: 4–3; road: 2–5)
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January: 9–6 (home: 6–2; road: 3–4)
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February: 6–6 (home: 3–4; road: 3–2)
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March: 10–6 (home: 5–2; road: 5–4)
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April: 3–2 (home: 3–0; road: 0–2)
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Play-in
| 2026 play-in game log Total: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Play-in: 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 1–0)
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Playoffs
| 2026 playoff game log Total: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
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NBA Cup
West Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | San Antonio Spurs | 4 | 3 | 1 | 483 | 457 | +26 | Advanced to knockout rounds |
| 2 | Denver Nuggets | 4 | 2 | 2 | 484 | 461 | +23 | |
| 3 | Houston Rockets | 4 | 2 | 2 | 463 | 449 | +14 | |
| 4 | Portland Trail Blazers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 454 | 485 | −31 | |
| 5 | Golden State Warriors | 4 | 1 | 3 | 436 | 468 | −32 |
Source: NBA
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 |
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| Deni Avdija | 66 | 66 | 33.3 | .462 | .318 | .802 | 6.9 | 6.7 | .8 | .6 | 24.2 |
| Toumani Camara | 82 | 82 | 33.3 | .440 | .370 | .708 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 1.1 | .4 | 13.4 |
| Sidy Cissoko | 75 | 26 | 19.1 | .398 | .298 | .659 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .7 | .3 | 5.1 |
| Donovan Clingan | 77 | 77 | 27.2 | .520 | .341 | .680 | 11.6 | 2.1 | .6 | 1.7 | 12.1 |
| Javonte Cooke | 19 | 0 | 4.9 | .220 | .130 | 1.000 | 1.0 | .4 | .3 | .0 | 1.2 |
| Jerami Grant | 57 | 38 | 29.7 | .453 | .389 | .814 | 3.5 | 2.1 | .7 | .6 | 18.6 |
| Yang Hansen | 43 | 1 | 7.0 | .310 | .119 | .824 | 1.5 | .5 | .1 | .2 | 2.2 |
| Scoot Henderson | 30 | 10 | 24.9 | .418 | .352 | .840 | 2.7 | 3.7 | .9 | .3 | 14.2 |
| Jrue Holiday | 53 | 51 | 29.4 | .451 | .378 | .838 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 1.0 | .1 | 16.3 |
| Jayson Kent | 5 | 0 | 4.4 | .571 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.0 | .0 | .2 | .2 | 2.0 |
| Vít Krejčí† | 19 | 0 | 19.2 | .405 | .303 | .733 | 2.7 | 1.7 | .5 | .3 | 7.2 |
| Caleb Love | 49 | 1 | 20.7 | .388 | .318 | .735 | 2.3 | 2.5 | .6 | .1 | 10.4 |
| Kris Murray | 57 | 15 | 23.4 | .467 | .279 | .684 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .9 | .4 | 5.8 |
| Duop Reath | 32 | 0 | 8.1 | .446 | .418 | .833 | 1.2 | .3 | .2 | .3 | 2.9 |
| Rayan Rupert† | 48 | 0 | 12.0 | .361 | .310 | .643 | 1.8 | .7 | .6 | .0 | 2.9 |
| Shaedon Sharpe | 50 | 42 | 29.4 | .452 | .337 | .787 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .1 | 20.8 |
| Matisse Thybulle | 30 | 0 | 16.0 | .433 | .398 | .840 | 2.0 | .9 | 2.0 | .5 | 5.8 |
| Blake Wesley | 31 | 0 | 11.6 | .452 | .278 | .553 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .5 | .2 | 4.8 |
| Robert Williams III | 59 | 1 | 17.1 | .708 | .391 | .596 | 7.0 | 1.0 | .6 | 1.5 | 6.7 |
| Chris Youngblood† | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | .667 | .667 | .0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Deni Avdija | 5 | 5 | 34.8 | .449 | .350 | .723 | 6.0 | 4.6 | .4 | .6 | 22.2 |
| Toumani Camara | 5 | 5 | 33.0 | .289 | .259 | 1.000 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .6 | 7.0 |
| Sidy Cissoko | 4 | 0 | 6.5 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 | 1.3 | .3 | 1.0 | .0 | 2.8 |
| Donovan Clingan | 5 | 5 | 21.4 | .304 | .200 | .500 | 7.8 | 2.2 | .2 | .6 | 7.0 |
| Jerami Grant | 5 | 0 | 22.4 | .349 | .333 | .944 | 1.8 | .4 | 1.0 | .2 | 10.4 |
| Yang Hansen | 4 | 0 | 1.3 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | |
| Scoot Henderson | 5 | 5 | 29.0 | .475 | .464 | .750 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .8 | .2 | 15.0 |
| Jrue Holiday | 5 | 5 | 38.4 | .403 | .353 | .889 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 1.4 | .4 | 16.4 |
| Vít Krejčí | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | .250 | .000 | .3 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .5 | |
| Kris Murray | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .6 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Shaedon Sharpe | 5 | 0 | 13.4 | .412 | .273 | .625 | 1.6 | .6 | .4 | .4 | 7.2 |
| Matisse Thybulle | 4 | 0 | 13.3 | .143 | .091 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .8 | .8 | 1.8 |
| Blake Wesley | 4 | 0 | 1.3 | .500 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .3 | ||
| Robert Williams III | 5 | 0 | 21.6 | .629 | .333 | .333 | 7.4 | 2.6 | .6 | 1.2 | 9.6 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Trail Blazers only.
Transactions
Trades
| Date | Trade | Ref. | |
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| June 25, 2025 | To Memphis Grizzlies
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To Portland Trail Blazers
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[10] [11] |
| July 7, 2025 | To Boston Celtics |
To Portland Trail Blazers |
[12] [13] |
| February 1, 2026 | To Atlanta Hawks
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To Portland Trail Blazers |
[14] [15] |
Free agency
Re-signed
| Date | Player | Ref. |
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Additions
| Date | Player | Former Team | Ref. |
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Subtractions
| Player | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
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| Deandre Ayton | Waived | Los Angeles Lakers | [16] |
Notes
- On October 23, 2025, Chauncey Billups was arrested for alleged involvement in an illegal gambling scheme and was placed on leave by the NBA. He was replaced by Tiago Splitter as the interim head coach.[1][2]