The 2007–08 Portland Trail Blazers season was their 38th season in the NBA. The season saw the team draft Greg Oden with the first overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft, but he would miss his entire rookie campaign due to a knee injury that required microfracture surgery. The team would miss the season's playoffs.
Offseason The Trail Blazers were busy on draft day, making three trades. The first trade was with the Philadelphia 76ers. The Blazers traded second-round pick Derrick Byars and cash to the Sixers in exchange for Finnish point guard Petteri Koponen. The next trade was with the New York Knicks. The Blazers traded Dan Dickau, Fred Jones, and Zach Randolph to the Knicks for Steve Francis and Channing Frye. The last trade was also with the Knicks. The Blazers traded Demetris Nichols to the Knicks for a 2008 second-round pick (Ömer Aşık was later selected).
On July 11, the Blazers waived Steve Francis. They also traded cash to the Phoenix Suns for Rudy Fernández and James Jones. Fernández would not be on the team's roster during the season, but would join the team the following season. He would be selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team and would set the record for most three-point field goals made by a rookie (159). This season would be Jones's only season with the Blazers.
On July 13, the Blazers signed Steve Blake. This marked Blake's return to the Trail Blazers (he played for them during the 2006 season). This tenure would also be his longest with the Blazers, spanning from 2007 to 2010.
Draft picks Portland's selections from the 2007 NBA draft in New York City.
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club Team 1 1 Greg Oden Center Ohio State 2 37 Josh McRoberts Power Forward Duke 2 42 Derrick Byars Small forward Vanderbilt 2 52 Taurean Green Point guard Florida 2 53 Demetris Nichols Small forward Syracuse
Roster
Roster Notes Center Greg Oden missed the entire season due to a knee injury Forward Darius Miles missed the entire season due to microfracture knee surgery
Regular season
Standings
z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot
Game log
October Record: 0–1; Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1
# Date Visitor Score Home Leading scorer Attendance Record Streak 1 October 30 Portland Trail Blazers L 97–106 San Antonio Spurs Aldridge: 27 AT&T Center18,797 0–1 L1
November Record: 5–10; Home: 5–3; Road: 0–7
# Date Visitor Score Home Leading scorer Attendance Record Streak 2 November 2 Portland Trail Blazers L 93–113 New Orleans Hornets Roy: 23 New Orleans Arena9,817 0–2 L2 3 November 3 Portland Trail Blazers L 80–89 Houston Rockets Roy: 23 Toyota Center18,232 0–3 L3 4 November 7 New Orleans W 90–93 Portland Trail Blazers West: 34 Rose Garden19,980 1–3 W1 5 November 9 Memphis Grizzlies W 98–110 Portland Trail Blazers Gay: 31 Rose Garden18,112 2–3 W2 6 November 10 Dallas Mavericks W 82–91 Portland Trail Blazers Roy: 32 Rose Garden19,255 3–3 W3 7 November 13 Detroit Pistons W 94–102 Portland Trail Blazers Aldridge: 22 Rose Garden19,980 4–3 W4 8 November 14 Portland Trail Blazers L 93–110 Denver Nuggets Anthony: 25 Pepsi Center13,289 4–4 L1 9 November 16 Portland Trail Blazers L 88–92 Philadelphia 76ers Roy: 25Aldridge: 25 Wachovia Center11,483 4–5 L2 10 November 17 Portland Trail Blazers L 90–109 Washington Wizards Jamison: 30 Verizon Center20,173 4–6 L3 11 November 19 Portland Trail Blazers L 92–101 Charlotte Bobcats Wallace: 27 Charlotte Bobcats Arena10,612 4–7 L4 12 November 21 New Jersey Nets L 106–101 Portland Trail Blazers Jefferson: 30 Rose Garden18,423 4–8 L5 13 November 23 Sacramento Kings W 84–87 Portland Trail Blazers Aldridge: 28 Rose Garden19,980 5–8 W1 14 November 26 Orlando Magic L 85–74 Portland Trail Blazers Türkoğlu: 21 Rose Garden15,922 5–9 L1 15 November 28 Indiana Pacers L 95–89 Portland Trail Blazers Outlaw: 26 Rose Garden16,168 5–10 L2 16 November 30 Portland Trail Blazers L 80–91 Dallas Mavericks Howard: 23 American Airlines Center20,301 5–11 L3
December Record: 13–2; Home: 10–0; Road: 3–2
# Date Visitor Score Home Leading scorer Attendance Record Streak 17 December 2 Portland Trail Blazers L 79–100 San Antonio Spurs Parker: 27 AT&T Center18,797 5–12 L4 18 December 3 Portland Trail Blazers W 106–105 Memphis Grizzlies Gay: 30Gasol: 30 FedExForum11,317 6–12 W1 19 December 6 Miami Heat W 106–112 Portland Trail Blazers Roy: 25 Rose Garden19,980 7–12 W2 20 December 9 Milwaukee Bucks W 113–117OT Portland Trail Blazers Williams: 30 Rose Garden18,317 8–12 W3 21 December 11 Portland Trail Blazers W 97–89 Utah Jazz Boozer: 29 EnergySolutions Arena19,911 9–12 W4 22 December 12 Golden State Warriors W 95–105 Portland Trail Blazers Davis: 23 Rose Garden15,943 10–12 W5 23 December 14 Utah Jazz W 91–99 Portland Trail Blazers Roy: 29 Rose Garden19,980 11–12 W6 24 December 16 Portland Trail Blazers W 116–105 Denver Nuggets Iverson: 38 Pepsi Center13,678 12–12 W7 25 December 17 New Orleans Hornets W 76–88 Portland Trail Blazers Roy: 24 Rose Garden15,183 13–12 W8 26 December 19 Toronto Raptors W 96–101 Portland Trail Blazers Roy: 25 Rose Garden16,066 14–12 W9 27 December 21 Denver Nuggets W 96–99 Portland Trail Blazers Anthony: 34Iverson: 34 Rose Garden20,644 15–12 W10 28 December 25 Seattle SuperSonics W 79–89 Portland Trail Blazers Durant: 23 Rose Garden20,527 16–12 W11 29 December 28 Minnesota Timberwolves W 98–109 Portland Trail Blazers Roy: 22Jefferson: 22 Rose Garden20,491 17–12 W12 30 December 30 Philadelphia 76ers W 72–97 Portland Trail Blazers Iguodala: 24 Rose Garden20,464 18–12 W13 31 December 31 Portland Trail Blazers L 101–111 Utah Jazz Aldridge: 36 EnergySolutions Arena19,911 18–13 L1
January Record: 8–6; Home: 3–2; Road: 5–4
# Date Visitor Score Home Leading scorer Attendance Record Streak 32 January 2 Portland Trail Blazers W 90–79 Minnesota Timberwolves Jefferson: 29 Target Center13,339 19–13 W1 33 January 3 Portland Trail Blazers W 115–1092 OT Chicago Bulls Gordon: 32 United Center21,756 20–13 W2 34 January 5 Utah Jazz W 89–103 Portland Trail Blazers Webster: 26 Rose Garden20,451 21–13 W3 35 January 9 Golden State Warriors W 91–109 Portland Trail Blazers Blake: 24 Rose Garden20,415 22–13 W4 36 January 13 Portland Trail Blazers L 109–1162 OT Toronto Raptors Bosh: 38 Air Canada Centre19,800 22–14 L1 37 January 14 Portland Trail Blazers W 99–73 New Jersey Nets Aldridge: 20 Izod Center14,242 23–14 W1 38 January 16 Portland Trail Blazers L 90–100 Boston Celtics Garnett: 36 TD Banknorth Garden18,624 23–15 L1 39 January 18 Portland Trail Blazers W 98–91 Miami Heat Wade: 37 AmericanAirlines Arena19,600 24–15 W1 40 January 19 Portland Trail Blazers L 94–101 Orlando Magic Roy: 25 Amway Arena17,519 24–16 L1 41 January 21 Portland Trail Blazers W 111–109OT Atlanta Hawks Johnson: 37 Philips Arena17,400 25–16 W1 42 January 23 Portland Trail Blazers L 81–96 New Orleans Hornets Pargo: 24 New Orleans Arena11,006 25–17 L1 43 January 25 Houston Rockets L 89–79 Portland Trail Blazers Roy: 23 Rose Garden20,576 25–18 L2 44 January 27 Atlanta Hawks W 93–94 Portland Trail Blazers Roy: 24 Rose Garden20,438 26–18 W1 45 January 30 Cleveland Cavaliers L 84–83 Portland Trail Blazers James: 37 Rose Garden20,501 26–19 L1
February Record: 5–9; Home: 4–3; Road: 1–6
# Date Visitor Score Home Leading scorer Attendance Record Streak 46 February 1 New York Knicks W 94–88OT Portland Trail Blazers Randolph: 25 Rose Garden20,422 27–19 W1 47 February 4 Denver Nuggets L 105–103OT Portland Trail Blazers Anthony: 28 Rose Garden20,320 27–20 L1 48 February 6 Chicago Bulls W 97–100 Portland Trail Blazers Roy: 28 Rose Garden20,126 28–20 W1 49 February 8 Portland Trail Blazers L 82–91 Detroit Pistons Aldridge: 22 The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 28–21 L1 50 February 9 Portland Trail Blazers L 93–101 Indiana Pacers Granger: 29 Conseco Fieldhouse14,130 28–22 L2 51 February 11 Portland Trail Blazers L 83–95 Houston Rockets Yao: 25 Toyota Center14,710 28–23 L3 52 February 13 Portland Trail Blazers L 76–96 Dallas Mavericks Nowitzki: 37 American Airlines Center20,159 28–24 L4 53 February 19 Sacramento Kings L 105–94 Portland Trail Blazers Artest: 24 Rose Garden19,980 28–25 L5 54 February 21 Seattle SuperSonics W 88–92 Portland Trail Blazers Durant: 20 Rose Garden20,168 29–25 W1 55 February 22 Portland Trail Blazers L 87–99 Seattle SuperSonics Outlaw: 26 KeyArena16,640 29–26 L1 56 February 24 Boston Celtics L 112–102 Portland Trail Blazers Pierce: 30 Rose Garden20,554 29–27 L2 57 February 26 Portland Trail Blazers L 83–96 Los Angeles Lakers Bryant: 30 Staples Center18,997 29–28 L3 58 February 27 Portland Trail Blazers W 82–80 Los Angeles Clippers Maggette: 32 Staples Center16,494 30–28 W1 59 February 29 Los Angeles Lakers W 111–119 Portland Trail Blazers Bryant: 33 Rose Garden20,651 31–28 W2
March Record: 7–8; Home: 3–3; Road: 4–5
# Date Visitor Score Home Leading scorer Attendance Record Streak 60 March 2 Portland Trail Blazers L 104–110 Golden State Warriors Jackson: 29 Oracle Arena19,596 31–29 L1 61 March 4 Phoenix Suns L 97–92 Portland Trail Blazers Roy: 25 Rose Garden20,595 31–30 L2 62 March 7 Portland Trail Blazers W 103–101 Milwaukee Bucks Aldridge: 29 Bradley Center15,537 32–30 W1 63 March 8 Portland Trail Blazers W 120–114OT New York Knicks Robinson: 45 Madison Square Garden19,763 33–30 W2 64 March 10 Portland Trail Blazers L 80–88 Cleveland Cavaliers Aldridge: 25 Quicken Loans Arena20,213 33–31 L1 65 March 11 Portland Trail Blazers W 103–96 Minnesota Timberwolves Roy: 27 Target Center13,433 34–31 W1 66 March 13 Portland Trail Blazers L 85–96 Sacramento Kings Artest: 22 ARCO Arena13,333 34–32 L1 67 March 15 Minnesota Timberwolves W 96–107 Portland Trail Blazers Aldridge: 26 Rose Garden20,079 35–32 W1 68 March 18 Phoenix Suns L 111–98 Portland Trail Blazers Aldridge: 31 Rose Garden20,580 35–33 L1 69 March 21 Los Angeles Clippers W 102–107 Portland Trail Blazers Mobley: 24 Rose Garden19,980 36–33 W1 70 March 22 Portland Trail Blazers W 83–72 Los Angeles Clippers Roy: 23 Staples Center18,248 37–33 W2 71 March 24 Portland Trail Blazers L 84–97 Seattle SuperSonics Durant: 23 KeyArena11,292 37–34 L1 72 March 25 Washington Wizards W 82–102 Portland Trail Blazers Webster: 23 Rose Garden19,980 38–34 W1 73 March 27 Portland Trail Blazers L 95–111 Golden State Warriors Jackson: 24 Oracle Arena19,732 38–35 L1 74 March 29 Charlotte Bobcats L 93–85 Portland Trail Blazers Outlaw: 26 Rose Garden19,980 38–36 L2
April Record: 3–5; Home: 3–2; Road: 0–3
# Date Visitor Score Home Leading scorer Attendance Record Streak 75 April 2 Portland Trail Blazers L 91–104 Los Angeles Lakers Bryant: 36 Staples Center18,997 38–37 L3 76 April 3 Houston Rockets L 95–86 Portland Trail Blazers McGrady: 35 Rose Garden19,980 38–38 L4 77 April 6 San Antonio Spurs L 72–65 Portland Trail Blazers Duncan: 27 Rose Garden19,980 38–39 L5 78 April 8 Los Angeles Lakers W 103–112 Portland Trail Blazers Bryant: 34 Rose Garden20,435 39–39 W1 79 April 11 Portland Trail Blazers L 86–103 Sacramento Kings Aldridge: 24 ARCO Arena13,327 39–40 L1 80 April 12 Dallas Mavericks W 105–108 Portland Trail Blazers Nowitzki: 28 Rose Garden19,980 40–40 W1 81 April 15 Memphis Grizzlies W 91–113 Portland Trail Blazers Jones: 20 Rose Garden19,980 41–40 W2 82 April 16 Portland Trail Blazers L 91–100 Phoenix Suns Outlaw: 24 US Airways Center18,422 41–41 L1 Green background indicates win. Red background indicates regulation loss.