| 2012–13 Portland Trail Blazers season | |||
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| Head coach | Terry Stotts | ||
| General manager | Neil Olshey | ||
| Owners | Paul Allen | ||
| Arena | Rose Garden | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 33–49 (.402) | ||
| Place | Division: 4th (Northwest) Conference: 11th (Western) | ||
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify | ||
Stats atBasketball Reference | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | CSN Northwest KGW | ||
| Radio | KEX | ||
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The2012–13 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 43rd season of the franchise in theNational Basketball Association (NBA). The off-season saw the team draft a pair of first round draft picks, future All-StarDamian Lillard was taken sixth overall andMeyers Leonard was taken 11th overall. Despite the team finishing in 11th place in the Western Conference with a mediocre 33–49 record including a 13-game losing streak to finish, Lillard enjoyed a stellar rookie season, winningRookie of the Year honors for his efforts.
The Trail Blazers would not miss the playoffs again until2022.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School |
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| 1 | 6 | Damian Lillard | PG |  United States | Weber State |
| 1 | 11 | Meyers Leonard | C | United States | Illinois |
| 2 | 40 | Will Barton | SG | United States | Memphis |
| 2 | 41 | Tyshawn Taylor (traded toBrooklyn) | PG | United States | Kansas |
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Pre-season: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
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| 2012–13 season schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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| c-Oklahoma City Thunder | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 34–7 | 26–15 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x-Denver Nuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | 3 | 38–3 | 19–22 | 11–5 | 82 |
| Utah Jazz | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17 | 30–11 | 13–28 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 27 | 22–19 | 11–30 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29 | 20–21 | 11–30 | 4–12 | 82 |
| Western Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c-Oklahoma City Thunder * | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y-San Antonio Spurs * | 58 | 24 | .707 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x-Denver Nuggets * | 57 | 25 | .695 | 3.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y-Los Angeles Clippers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x-Golden State Warriors | 47 | 35 | .573 | 13.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x-Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Utah Jazz | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Dallas Mavericks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 27.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Sacramento Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 14 | New Orleans Hornets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 33.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Phoenix Suns | 25 | 57 | .305 | 35.0 | 82 |
On December 5, 2012, Damian Lillard was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for November, making him the third rookie in Blazers history to earn the honor, following Arvydas Sabonis (1994) and Brandon Roy (2007). When asked about the honor, Lillard stated "I’m happy that I can get it, but I think all that it says is that I played good for one month. My mind has been focused on being consistent for the whole season, so ... it's a big deal to win the award, but it's not a big deal for the season. I’ll be happy about it and then it’ll be gone. It's a new month already."[2]
Reserve guardElliot Williams tore his leftAchilles tendon during a team workout on September 9. He was out for the season.[3]
| 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 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Damian Lillard | 82 | 82 | 38.6 | .429 | .368 | .844 | 3.1 | 6.5 | .9 | .2 | 19.0 |
| JJ Hickson | 80 | 80 | 29.0 | .562 | .000 | .679 | 10.4 | 1.1 | .6 | .6 | 12.7 |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | 74 | 74 | 37.7 | .484 | .143 | .810 | 9.1 | 2.6 | .8 | 1.2 | 21.1 |
| Nicolas Batum | 73 | 73 | 38.5 | .423 | .372 | .848 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 14.3 |
| Will Barton | 73 | 5 | 12.2 | .382 | .138 | .769 | 2.0 | .8 | .5 | .1 | 4.0 |
| Wesley Matthews | 69 | 69 | 34.8 | .436 | .398 | .797 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .3 | 14.8 |
| Meyers Leonard | 69 | 9 | 17.5 | .545 | .429 | .809 | 3.7 | .5 | .2 | .6 | 5.5 |
| Luke Babbitt | 62 | 0 | 11.8 | .368 | .348 | .769 | 2.2 | .5 | .2 | .1 | 3.9 |
| Joel Freeland | 51 | 1 | 9.4 | .408 | .667 | 2.3 | .3 | .3 | .2 | 2.6 | |
| Víctor Claver | 49 | 16 | 16.6 | .392 | .287 | .467 | 2.4 | .9 | .5 | .2 | 3.8 |
| Nolan Smith | 40 | 0 | 7.2 | .368 | .214 | .714 | .7 | .9 | .2 | .0 | 2.8 |
| Aleksandar Pavlović | 39 | 1 | 13.5 | .353 | .300 | .167 | 1.4 | .8 | .6 | .1 | 2.6 |
| Ronnie Price | 39 | 0 | 13.1 | .325 | .256 | .708 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .7 | .1 | 2.7 |
| Jared Jeffries | 38 | 0 | 9.2 | .296 | .000 | .522 | 1.6 | .4 | .2 | .2 | 1.2 |
| Eric Maynor† | 27 | 0 | 21.2 | .422 | .380 | .683 | 1.0 | 4.0 | .4 | .0 | 6.9 |
| Players added Via draft Via free agency
Via trade | Players lost Via trade Via free agency |
| June 28, 2012 (draft day) | ToPortland Trail Blazers Cash considerations[4] | ToBrooklyn Nets Draft rights toTyshawn Taylor[4] |
| July 16, 2012 | ToPortland Trail Blazers Jared Jeffries(sign and trade) Dan Gadzuric Draft rights toKostas Papanikolaou Draft rights toGeorgios Printezis Future second-round pick | ToNew York Knicks Raymond Felton(sign and trade) Kurt Thomas |
| July 20, 2012 (three-team trade) | ToPortland Trail Blazers Sasha Pavlović (sign and trade fromBoston) Two 2013 second-round picks (from Boston) Cash considerations (from Boston) | ToHouston Rockets Draft rights toJon Diebler |
| Additions | ||
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| Player | Date signed | Former team |
| J. J. Hickson | July 13 | Portland Trail Blazers (re-signed) |
| Nicolas Batum | July 18 | Portland Trail Blazers (re-signed) |
| Ronnie Price | July 18 | Phoenix Suns |
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| Player | Date signed | New team |
| Jamal Crawford | July 11 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Hasheem Thabeet | July 11 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Joel Przybilla | August 9 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Craig Smith | August 11 | Hapoel Jerusalem(Israel) |
| Jonny Flynn | October 1 | Detroit Pistons |
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