Dallas Trade, Summer Hope, Stars and Draftees
In today's mailbag: trading with Dallas, keeping hope alive, Lillard and Aldridge as leaders, and approaches to college players.
| Final - 4.17.2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden State Warriors | 24 | 26 | 16 | 33 | 99 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 17 | 19 | 27 | 25 | 88 |
In today's mailbag: trading with Dallas, keeping hope alive, Lillard and Aldridge as leaders, and approaches to college players.
Former Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan reportedly will not return as an assistant coach for USA Basketball under Duke's Mike Krzyzewski.
George Sfairopoulos, agent for Kostas Papanikolaou, reportedly doesn't believe his client is in the Portland Trail Blazers' plans for the 2013-14 season.
The NBA and Taco Bell have apparently left Portland Trail Blazers forward Luke Babbitt off the "Taco Bell Big Box".
Portland Trail Blazers All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge was not named to one of the three 2012-13 All-NBA Teams.
Idaho Stampede head coach Michael Peck will be apart of Portland's coaching staff in Las Vegas this summer. The D-League affiliate head coach will look to further learn Terry Stott's system by observing it up close at NBA Summer League.
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard lays out his favorite players in the 2013 NBA Draft.
Who do the Portland Trail Blazers select in the first round of post-lottery drawing 2013 NBA mock drafts?
The Portland Trail Blazers could reportedly shop their 2013 first-round pick because multiple players on the team want to "win now."
The Portland Trail Blazers will select No. 10 in the 2013 NBA Draft after the NBA conducted its annual lottery on Tuesday.
Live coverage of tonight's 2013 NBA Draft Lottery.
A Mailbag devoted to the reaction storm surrounding Damian Lillard's late-night bar incident and the questions following in its wake.
| October | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers | Wednesday, October 31 2012 | win 116 - 106 | coverage |
| November | |||
| @ Oklahoma City | Friday, November 02 2012 | loss 92 - 106 | coverage |
| @ Houston | Saturday, November 03 2012 | win 95 - 85 | coverage |
| @ Dallas | Monday, November 05 2012 | loss 91 - 114 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Thursday, November 08 2012 | loss 90 - 103 | coverage |
| San Antonio | Saturday, November 10 2012 | loss 109 - 112 | coverage |
| Atlanta | Monday, November 12 2012 | loss 87 - 95 | coverage |
| @ Sacramento | Tuesday, November 13 2012 | win 103 - 86 | coverage |
| Houston | Friday, November 16 2012 | win 119 - 117 | coverage |
| Chicago | Sunday, November 18 2012 | win 102 - 94 | coverage |
| @ Phoenix | Wednesday, November 21 2012 | loss 87 - 114 | coverage |
| Minnesota | Friday, November 23 2012 | win 103 - 95 | coverage |
| @ Brooklyn | Sunday, November 25 2012 | loss 85 - 98 | coverage |
| @ Detroit | Monday, November 26 2012 | loss 101 - 108 | coverage |
| @ Washington | Wednesday, November 28 2012 | loss 82 - 84 | coverage |
| @ Boston | Friday, November 30 2012 | loss 78 - 96 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ Cleveland | Saturday, December 01 2012 | win 118 - 117 | coverage |
| @ Charlotte | Monday, December 03 2012 | win 118 - 112 | coverage |
| @ Indiana | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | loss 92 - 99 | coverage |
| Sacramento | Saturday, December 08 2012 | loss 80 - 99 | coverage |
| Toronto | Monday, December 10 2012 | win 92 - 74 | coverage |
| San Antonio | Thursday, December 13 2012 | win 98 - 90 | coverage |
| New Orleans | Sunday, December 16 2012 | win 95 - 94 | coverage |
| Denver | Thursday, December 20 2012 | win 101 - 93 | coverage |
| Phoenix | Saturday, December 22 2012 | win 96 - 93 | coverage |
| @ Sacramento | Sunday, December 23 2012 | loss 96 - 108 | coverage |
| Sacramento | Wednesday, December 26 2012 | win 109 - 91 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Friday, December 28 2012 | loss 87 - 104 | coverage |
| Philadelphia | Saturday, December 29 2012 | win 89 - 85 | coverage |
| January | |||
| @ New York | Tuesday, January 01 2013 | win 105 - 100 | coverage |
| @ Toronto | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | loss 79 - 102 | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Friday, January 04 2013 | win 86 - 84 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota | Saturday, January 05 2013 | win 102 - 97 | coverage |
| Orlando | Monday, January 07 2013 | win 125 - 119 | coverage |
| Miami | Thursday, January 10 2013 | win 92 - 90 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Friday, January 11 2013 | loss 97 - 103 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Sunday, January 13 2013 | loss 83 - 87 | coverage |
| @ Denver | Tuesday, January 15 2013 | loss 111 - 115 | coverage |
| Cleveland | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | loss 88 - 93 | coverage |
| Milwaukee | Saturday, January 19 2013 | loss 104 - 110 | coverage |
| Washington | Monday, January 21 2013 | loss 95 - 98 | coverage |
| Indiana | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | win 100 - 80 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 101 - 100 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Sunday, January 27 2013 | loss 83 - 96 | coverage |
| Dallas | Tuesday, January 29 2013 | win 106 - 104 | coverage |
| February | |||
| @ Utah | Friday, February 01 2013 | loss 77 - 86 | coverage |
| Utah | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 105 - 99 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota | Monday, February 04 2013 | win 100 - 98 | coverage |
| @ Dallas | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | loss 99 - 105 | coverage |
| @ Houston | Friday, February 08 2013 | loss 103 - 118 | coverage |
| @ Orlando | Sunday, February 10 2013 | loss 104 - 110 | coverage |
| @ Miami | Tuesday, February 12 2013 | loss 104 - 117 | coverage |
| @ New Orleans | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | loss 63 - 99 | coverage |
| Phoenix | Tuesday, February 19 2013 | loss 98 - 102 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Friday, February 22 2013 | loss 107 - 111 | coverage |
| Boston | Sunday, February 24 2013 | win 92 - 86 | coverage |
| Denver | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | loss 109 - 111 | coverage |
| March | |||
| Minnesota | Saturday, March 02 2013 | win 109 - 94 | coverage |
| Charlotte | Monday, March 04 2013 | win 122 - 105 | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | loss 85 - 91 | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Friday, March 08 2013 | win 136 - 106 | coverage |
| @ New Orleans | Sunday, March 10 2013 | loss 96 - 98 | coverage |
| Memphis | Tuesday, March 12 2013 | loss 97 - 102 | coverage |
| New York | Thursday, March 14 2013 | win 105 - 90 | coverage |
| Detroit | Saturday, March 16 2013 | win 112 - 101 | coverage |
| @ Philadelphia | Monday, March 18 2013 | loss 100 - 101 | coverage |
| @ Milwaukee | Tuesday, March 19 2013 | loss 95 - 102 | coverage |
| @ Chicago | Thursday, March 21 2013 | win 99 - 89 | coverage |
| @ Atlanta | Friday, March 22 2013 | win 104 - 93 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Sunday, March 24 2013 | loss 83 - 103 | coverage |
| Brooklyn | Wednesday, March 27 2013 | loss 93 - 111 | coverage |
| Utah | Friday, March 29 2013 | loss 95 - 105 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Saturday, March 30 2013 | loss 98 - 125 | coverage |
| April | |||
| @ Utah | Monday, April 01 2013 | loss 102 - 112 | coverage |
| Memphis | Wednesday, April 03 2013 | loss 76 - 94 | coverage |
| Houston | Friday, April 05 2013 | loss 98 - 116 | coverage |
| Dallas | Sunday, April 07 2013 | loss 91 - 96 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Wednesday, April 10 2013 | loss 106 - 113 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Friday, April 12 2013 | loss 90 - 106 | coverage |
| @ Denver | Sunday, April 14 2013 | loss 109 - 118 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Tuesday, April 16 2013 | loss 77 - 93 | coverage |
| Golden State | Wednesday, April 17 2013 | loss 88 - 99 | coverage |
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College |
|---|
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | 74 | 37.7 | 8.6 | 17.8 | 48.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 14.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 81.0 | 2.4 | 6.7 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 21.1 |
| Damian Lillard | 82 | 38.6 | 6.7 | 15.7 | 42.9 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 36.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 84.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 19.0 |
| Wesley Matthews | 69 | 34.8 | 5.1 | 11.7 | 43.6 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 39.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 79.7 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 14.8 |
| Nicolas Batum | 73 | 38.4 | 4.8 | 11.4 | 42.3 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 37.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 84.8 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 14.3 |
| J.J. Hickson | 80 | 29.0 | 5.2 | 9.3 | 56.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 67.9 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 12.7 |
| Meyers Leonard | 69 | 17.5 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 42.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 80.9 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Eric Maynor | 64 | 15.0 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 37.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 35.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 72.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| Will Barton | 73 | 12.2 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 38.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 13.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 76.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| Luke Babbitt | 62 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 36.8 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 34.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 76.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| Victor Claver | 49 | 16.6 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 39.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 28.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 46.7 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 3.8 |
| Nolan Smith | 40 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 36.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 21.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 71.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 39 | 13.5 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 35.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 16.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.6 |
| Joel Freeland | 51 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 40.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 66.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| Jared Jeffries | 38 | 9.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 29.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 52.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 |