2006–07 Portland Trail Blazers season

2006–07 Portland Trail Blazers season
LaMarcus Aldridge's rookie season
Head coach	Nate McMillan
Arena	Rose Garden
Results
Record	32–50 (.390)
Place	Division: 3rd (Northwest) Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Local media
Television	FSN Northwest, KGW
Radio	KXL

The 2006-07 Portland Trail Blazers season was the team's 37th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 21-61 output from the previous season. They managed to improve by 11 games, finishing 32-50, but they failed to qualify for the playoffs.^[1]

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	4	Tyrus Thomas	F	United States	LSU
1	30	Joel Freeland	F	United Kingdom	Gran Canaria (Spain)
2	31	James White	G	United States	Cincinnati

Roster

Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F/C 12 Aldridge, LaMarcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Texas G 2 Dickau, Dan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Gonzaga G 1 Jack, Jarrett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Georgia Tech G 0 Jones, Fred 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oregon F/C 9 LaFrentz, Raef 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Kansas C 21 Magloire, Jamaal 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 259 lb (117 kg) Kentucky F 25 Outlaw, Travis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Starkville HS (MS) C 10 Przybilla, Joel 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Minnesota F 50 Randolph, Zach 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Michigan State G 11 Rodríguez, Sergio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Spain G 7 Roy, Brandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Washington C 24 Schenscher, Luke 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Georgia Tech F 5 Udoka, Ime 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Portland State G/F 8 Webster, Martell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Seattle Prep HS (WA)	Head coach Nate McMillan Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Roster Notes

• Ime Udoka was born in the U.S., but represented Nigeria internationally.

Regular season

Season standings

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Utah Jazz	51	31	.622	-	31–10	20–21	10–6
x-Denver Nuggets	45	37	.549	6	23–18	22–19	9–7
Portland Trail Blazers	32	50	.390	19	18–23	14–27	7–9
Minnesota Timberwolves	32	50	.390	19	20–21	12–29	6–10
Seattle SuperSonics	31	51	.378	20	20–21	11–30	8–8

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Dallas Mavericks	67	15	.817	-
2	y-Phoenix Suns	61	21	.744	6
3	x-San Antonio Spurs	58	24	.707	9
4	y-Utah Jazz	51	31	.622	16
5	x-Houston Rockets	52	30	.634	15
6	x-Denver Nuggets	45	37	.549	22
7	x-Los Angeles Lakers	42	40	.512	25
8	x-Golden State Warriors	42	40	.512	25
9	Los Angeles Clippers	40	42	.488	27
10	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	39	43	.476	28
11	Sacramento Kings	33	49	.402	34
12	Portland Trail Blazers	32	50	.390	35
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	32	50	.390	35
14	Seattle SuperSonics	31	51	.378	36
15	Memphis Grizzlies	22	60	.268	45

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
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

Awards and records

• Brandon Roy, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
• LaMarcus Aldridge, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

1. 2006-07 Portland Trail Blazers