The 2000–01 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 31st for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association .[ 1] In the off-season, the Blazers acquired Dale Davis from the Indiana Pacers ,[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] and All-Star forward Shawn Kemp from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a three-team trade.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] The Blazers struggled losing, three of their first four games, but soon recovered and later on posted a 10-game winning streak between January and February, and held a 35–15 record at the All-Star break.[ 9]
At mid-season, the team re-signed free agent and former Blazers guard Rod Strickland , who the Washington Wizards previously released.[ 10] [ 11] Despite the strong start, the Blazers struggled and played below .500 for the remainder of the season, posting a 15–17 record after the All-Star break. Falling nine games below the previous season 's mark, the Blazers nevertheless made the playoffs for the 19th consecutive year,[ 12] finishing as the #7 seed in the Western Conference with a solid 50–32 record.[ 13]
Rasheed Wallace averaged 19.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, and was selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game in Washington, D.C. ,[ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] while Steve Smith provided the team with 13.6 points per game, and Bonzi Wells continued to show improvement, averaging 12.7 points and 1.3 steals per game. In addition, Damon Stoudamire averaged 13.0 points, 5.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game, while Scottie Pippen provided with 11.3 points, 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game, Arvydas Sabonis contributed 10.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, Davis averaged 7.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, and Kemp contributed 6.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.[ 19] Smith also finished tied in sixth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting,[ 20] [ 21] [ 22] while Wells finished tied in ninth place in Most Improved Player voting.[ 21] [ 22]
The Blazers faced the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference First Round , the same team they had pushed to the brink the year before in the Western Conference finals. However, without Wells, who went down with a knee injury during the final month of the regular season,[ 23] [ 24] they were unable to do nearly as well this time, as the Lakers swept them in three straight games on the way to their second straight NBA championship,[ 25] [ 26] [ 27] [ 28] where they defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in five games.[ 29] [ 30] [ 31] [ 32] [ 33]
Following the season, head coach Mike Dunleavy was fired after four seasons, and was replaced by former 76ers player Maurice Cheeks .[ 34] [ 35] Meanwhile, Smith was traded to the San Antonio Spurs ,[ 36] [ 37] [ 38] [ 39] while Strickland signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat ,[ 40] Greg Anthony was traded to the Chicago Bulls ,[ 41] Stacey Augmon signed with the Charlotte Hornets ,[ 42] and Sabonis and Detlef Schrempf both retired. However, Sabonis would return for the 2002–03 season.
2000–01 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
50
Anthony, Greg
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
1967–11–15
UNLV
G/F
2
Augmon, Stacey
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1968–08–01
UNLV
G
21
Barkley, Erick
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
1978–02–21
St. John's
F/C
34
Davis, Dale
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1969–03–25
Clemson
F
4
Harvey, Antonio
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1970–07–06
Pfeiffer
F/C
40
Kemp, Shawn
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1969–11–26
Trinity Valley CC
C
55
Perdue, Will
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1965–08–29
Vanderbilt
F
33
Pippen, Scottie
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1965–09–25
Central Arkansas
C
11
Sabonis, Arvydas
7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
279 lb (127 kg)
1964–12–19
Lithuania
F
12
Schrempf, Detlef
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
214 lb (97 kg)
1963–01–21
Washington
G
8
Smith, Steve
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1969–03–31
Michigan State
G
3
Stoudamire, Damon
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
171 lb (78 kg)
1973–09–03
Arizona
G
1
Strickland, Rod
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1966–07–11
DePaul
F/C
30
Wallace, Rasheed
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1974–09–17
North Carolina
G/F
6
Wells, Bonzi
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1976–09–28
Ball State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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2000–01 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHA
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
LAC
LAL
MIA
MIL
MIN
NJN
NYK
ORL
PHI
PHO
POR
SAC
SAS
SEA
TOR
UTA
VAN
WAS
Atlanta
—
1–3
0–4
2–2
2–2
0–2
1–1
0–4
2–0
0–2
2–2
1–1
1–1
0–3
1–3
0–2
1–3
2–2
1–3
0–3
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–2
0–2
1–1
2–2
Boston
3–1
—
0–4
2–1
2–1
0–2
2–0
3–1
0–2
1–1
1–3
2–0
0–2
2–2
1–3
1–1
4–0
1–3
1–3
0–4
2–0
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–0
1–3
1–1
0–2
3–1
Charlotte
4–0
4–0
—
3–1
2–2
0–2
0–2
2–2
2–0
0–2
3–1
2–0
0–2
2–2
3–1
1–1
4–0
1–2
2–1
2–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
3–1
1–1
1–1
2–2
Chicago
2–2
1–2
1–3
—
1–3
0–2
0–2
0–4
0–2
0–2
0–4
0–2
0–2
1–3
0–4
0–2
2–2
1–3
1–3
1–3
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–4
0–2
1–1
2–1
Cleveland
2–2
1–2
2–2
3–1
—
1–1
1–1
2–2
2–0
0–2
1–3
0–2
0–2
2–2
1–3
0–2
3–0
2–2
1–3
0–4
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–4
1–1
1–1
2–2
Dallas
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
1–1
—
3–1
1–1
4–0
2–2
1–1
4–0
0–4
2–0
1–1
3–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–3
2–2
2–2
1–3
3–1
2–0
2–2
3–1
2–0
Denver
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–3
—
1–1
4–0
3–1
1–1
2–2
2–2
0–2
1–1
2–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–4
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–2
0–2
1–3
4–0
1–1
Detroit
4–0
1–3
2–2
4–0
2–2
1–1
1–1
—
1–1
0–2
1–3
0–2
0–2
0–4
1–3
0–2
4–0
1–2
2–2
0–4
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–0
2–2
0–2
1–1
1–2
Golden State
0–2
2–0
0–2
2–0
0–2
0–4
0–4
1–1
—
1–3
2–0
1–3
1–3
0–2
0–2
2–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–2
0–4
0–4
0–4
0–4
0–2
1–3
1–3
0–2
Houston
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–2
1–3
2–0
3–1
—
2–0
1–3
1–3
1–1
2–0
2–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–3
1–3
0–4
1–3
2–2
2–0
1–3
4–0
2–0
Indiana
2–2
3–1
1–3
4–0
3–1
1–1
1–1
3–1
0–2
0–2
—
2–0
1–1
1–2
2–2
1–1
2–2
2–2
2–2
0–3
1–1
0–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–4
0–2
2–0
4–0
L.A. Clippers
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–0
2–0
0–4
2–2
2–0
3–1
3–1
0–2
—
1–3
0–2
1–1
2–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–2
2–2
1–3
0–4
0–4
1–1
0–4
2–2
1–1
L.A. Lakers
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
4–0
2–2
2–0
3–1
3–1
1–1
3–1
—
1–1
0–2
3–1
2–0
0–2
2–0
1–1
3–1
2–2
3–1
2–2
0–4
2–0
2–2
4–0
2–0
Miami
3–0
2–2
2–2
3–1
2–2
0–2
2–0
4–0
2–0
1–1
2–1
2–0
1–1
—
1–2
1–1
3–1
2–3
3–1
1–3
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–2
1–1
2–0
4–0
Milwaukee
3–1
3–1
1–3
4–0
3–1
1–1
1–1
3–1
2–0
0–2
2–2
1–1
2–0
2–1
—
0–2
4–0
1–2
4–0
2–2
0–2
0–2
2–0
2–0
0–2
3–1
2–0
1–1
3–1
Minnesota
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–3
2–2
2–0
2–2
2–2
1–1
2–2
1–3
1–1
2–0
—
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
3–1
3–1
2–2
1–3
3–1
2–0
2–2
3–1
1–1
New Jersey
3–1
0–4
0–4
2–2
0–3
0–2
1–1
0–4
1–1
1–1
2–2
2–0
0–2
1–3
0–4
1–1
—
2–2
1–3
1–3
1–1
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–2
0–2
1–1
3–1
New York
2–2
3–1
2–1
3–1
2–2
1–1
1–1
2–1
2–0
0–2
2–2
1–1
2–0
3–2
2–1
2–0
2–2
—
3–1
1–3
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–3
0–2
1–1
4–0
Orlando
3–1
3–1
1–2
3–1
3–1
1–1
2–0
2–2
2–0
1–1
2–2
1–1
0–2
1–3
0–4
1–1
3–1
1–3
—
3–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–1
0–2
2–0
3–1
Philadelphia
3–0
4–0
2–2
3–1
4–0
1–1
1–1
4–0
2–0
1–1
3–0
1–1
1–1
3–1
2–2
1–1
3–1
3–1
1–3
—
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–3
1–1
2–0
4–0
Phoenix
2–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
2–0
3–1
4–0
1–1
2–2
3–1
1–1
2–2
1–3
2–0
2–0
1–3
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
—
3–1
1–3
2–2
3–1
2–0
2–2
3–1
1–1
Portland
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–2
2–2
2–0
4–0
3–1
2–0
2–2
2–2
1–1
2–0
1–3
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–3
—
1–3
1–3
2–2
2–0
3–1
2–2
2–0
Sacramento
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–2
2–2
2–0
4–0
4–0
0–2
3–1
1–3
1–1
0–2
2–2
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
3–1
3–1
—
2–2
2–2
2–0
3–1
4–0
2–0
San Antonio
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
3–1
2–2
2–0
4–0
3–1
2–0
4–0
2–2
1–1
0–2
3–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–2
3–1
2–2
—
3–1
1–1
4–0
4–0
2–0
Seattle
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
2–0
1–3
2–2
0–2
4–0
2–2
1–1
4–0
4–0
1–1
2–0
1–3
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–3
2–2
2–2
1–3
—
0–2
0–4
3–1
2–0
Toronto
2–2
3–1
1–3
4–0
4–0
0–2
2–0
2–2
2–0
0–2
4–0
1–1
0–2
2–2
1–3
0–2
2–1
3–1
1–2
3–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
2–0
—
1–1
2–0
4–0
Utah
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–2
3–1
2–0
3–1
3–1
2–0
4–0
2–2
1–1
0–2
2–2
2–0
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–2
1–3
1–3
4–0
1–3
0–2
—
4–0
2–0
Vancouver
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–3
0–4
1–1
3–1
0–4
0–2
2–2
0–4
0–2
1–1
1–3
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
1–3
2–2
0–4
0–4
1–3
0–2
0–4
—
2–0
Washington
2–2
1–3
2–2
1–2
2–2
0–2
1–1
2–1
2–0
0–2
0–4
1–1
0–2
0–4
1–3
1–1
1–3
0–4
1–3
0–4
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–4
0–2
0–2
—
2001 playoff game log
First Round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
2001 schedule
† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Trail Blazers only.
July 21, 2000: Signed free agent Rodrick Rhodes
August 13, 2000: Re-signed Greg Anthony
August 30, 2000: Traded forward Brian Grant to the Miami Heat and guard Gary Grant to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Shawn Kemp (from the Cavaliers).
August 31, 2000: Traded forward Jermaine O'Neal and center Joe Kleine to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Dale Davis
September 13, 2000: Signed free agent center Will Perdue
September 12, 2000: Re-signed guard-forward Stacey Augmon
September 15, 2000: Signed draft pick Erick Barkley
October 3, 2000: Forward Detlef Schrempf retired
October 4, 2000: Signed free agent C.J. Bruton
October 4, 2000: Signed free agent Todd Lindeman
October 4, 2000: Signed free agent Ime Udoka
October 26, 2000: Waived Jamel Thomas
October 26, 2000: Waived C.J. Bruton
October 26, 2000: Waived Todd Lindeman
October 28, 2000: Waived Ime Udoka
October 30, 2000: Waived Rodrick Rhodes
November 30, 2000: Forward Bonzi Wells was suspended one game by the NBA for striking an official.
February 2, 2001: Forward Rasheed Wallace was suspended two games by the NBA
March 5, 2001: Waived guard Gary Grant
March 5, 2001: Signed guard Rod Strickland
April 3, 2001: Guard Rod Strickland was suspended one game by the NBA due to a DUI charge
April 3, 2001: Forward Rasheed Wallace was suspended one game by the Trail Blazers
April 29, 2001: Forward-center Dale Davis was suspended one game by the NBA for elbowing the Los Angeles Lakers ' forward Robert Horry .[ 43]
April 29, 2001: Guard-forward Stacey Augmon was suspended one game by the NBA for leaving the bench during an altercation on the court.[ 43]
Player Transactions Citation:[ 44]
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^ "Lakers Demonstrate Dominance" . Deseret News . Associated Press. April 30, 2001. Retrieved November 26, 2022 .
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^ "Dunleavy Fired by Trail Blazers" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. May 9, 2001. Retrieved October 25, 2022 .
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^ "Spurs Deal Anderson to Trail Blazers" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. July 26, 2001. Retrieved November 30, 2022 .
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^ "Augmon Signs with Hornets" . United Press International . July 25, 2001. Retrieved October 20, 2022 .
^ a b "N.B.A.: ROUNDUP; Portland's Davis and Augmon Each Suspended for Game 3" . The New York Times . New York. Associated Press. April 28, 2001.
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