[1] During the offseason, the Blazers acquired Nick Van Exel from the Golden State Warriors and signed free agent Joel Przybilla.
The Blazers played around .500 for the first two months, but started to struggle losing 11 of their 15 games in January.
Head coach Maurice Cheeks was fired midway through the season with a record of 22–33.
He was replaced by general manager Kevin Pritchard, who acted as interim coach for the remainder of the season, in which the team went 5–22.
The team's overall record of 27–55 was their worst since 1973–74, their fourth season of existence.