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2011–12 Portland Trail Blazers season

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Owner(s)
  
Paul Allen

Record
  
28–38 (.424)

Arena
  
Rose Garden

Playoff finish
  
Did not qualify

Head coach
  
Nate McMillanKaleb Canales (interim)

Place
  
Division: 4th (Northwest)Conference: 11th (Western)

The 2011–12 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Due to the 2011 NBA lockout the regular season was shortened to 66 games. The Trail Blazers finished the season in 11th place in the Western Conference with a 28–38 record. It was the last season with head coach Nate McMillan, who was fired on March and with starting shooting guard Brandon Roy, who announced his retirement. The Trail Blazers also parted ways with their number one pick from the 2007 NBA draft Greg Oden after an injury-marred short career with the team.

Contents

Key dates

  • June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

    • Regular season

  • a Statistics with the Portland Trail Blazers.

    • Awards and records

  • Jamal Crawford led the league in free throw percentage with .927.

    • All-Star

  • LaMarcus Aldridge made his first All-Star appearance as a reserve for the West in the 2012 NBA All-Star Game.

    • Injuries

  • Before the start of the regular season, Brandon Roy announced his retirement due to a degenerative knee condition.
  • LaMarcus Aldridge underwent heart surgery two weeks before the start of the regular season. Two weeks before the end of the season he had surgery to repair a torn labrum on his right hip.
  • In February, Greg Oden, who was scheduled to miss the season after procedures on both of his knees, had microfracture surgery on his left knee.
  • Shawne Williams had surgery in February to remove bone fragments from his left foot and missed the remainder of the season.
  • In March Elliot Williams had surgery to repair his left dislocated shoulder capsule and was scheduled to miss the remainder of the season.

    • Free agents

    Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends. The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.

    References

    2011–12 Portland Trail Blazers season Wikipedia
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