[1] During the off-season, the Trail Blazers signed free agent Kenny Anderson, acquired Isaiah Rider from the Minnesota Timberwolves,[2][3][4][5] and acquired second-year forward Rasheed Wallace and Mitchell Butler from the Washington Bullets.
[10][11][12][13][14] The Trail Blazers would hover around .500 for most of the first half of the season, holding a 25–23 record at the All-Star break.
[15] At mid-season, the team traded Aaron McKie to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Stacey Augmon.
[16][17][18][19] The Trail Blazers then posted a 13–2 record in March, which included an 11-game winning streak,[20] then won their final four games of the season.
[30] The Trail Blazers had the seventh best team defensive rating in the NBA.