Editing Portland Trail Blazers (section)

=== 2012–2023: The Damian Lillard era ===
[[File:Damian Lillard against the Cleveland Cavaliers (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|160px|[[Damian Lillard]] is a seven-time [[NBA All-Star]] (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023) and was the unanimous choice for the [[NBA Rookie of the Year]] following the 2012–13 season.]]
On June 28, 2012, the Blazers selected [[Weber State Wildcats men's basketball|Weber State]] guard [[Damian Lillard]] and [[Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball|University of Illinois]] center [[Meyers Leonard]] with the 6th and 11th picks overall, respectively. They also selected [[Memphis Tigers men's basketball|University of Memphis]] guard [[Will Barton]] with the 40th pick overall, and traded the rights of the 41st overall pick, [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|University of Kansas]] guard [[Tyshawn Taylor]], to the Brooklyn Nets for cash considerations.

Headed by their new general manager Olshey, the Trail Blazers front office further made a few changes during July 2012. The Blazers signed their 30th pick from the 2006 draft, [[Joel Freeland]], and their 22nd pick from the 2009 draft, [[Víctor Claver]],<ref name="transactions-2012-13">{{Cite web |title=Transactions: 2012–13 season |url=http://www.nba.com/news/transactions/2012_13/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723072230/http://www.nba.com/news/transactions/2012_13/ |archive-date=July 23, 2012 |access-date=July 23, 2012 |website=[[NBA.com]]}}</ref> as well as re-signing Hickson<ref name="transactions-2012-13" /> and [[Nicolas Batum]].<ref name="transactions-2012-13" /> They also signed veteran point guard [[Ronnie Price]] to back up Lillard, who was selected as co-MVP of the 2012 Las Vegas Summer League.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 22, 2012 |title=Blazers' Damian Lillard, Grizzlies' Josh Selby selected co-MVPs of NBA's Vegas Summer League |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2012/07/blazers_damian_lillard_grizzlies_josh_selby_select.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203065836/http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2012/07/blazers_damian_lillard_grizzlies_josh_selby_select.html |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |access-date=November 30, 2013 |work=The Oregonian}}</ref> [[Dallas Mavericks]] assistant coach [[Terry Stotts]] was hired as head coach on August 7, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ben Golliver |date=August 7, 2012 |title=Blazers Hire Terry Stotts As Head Coach |url=http://www.blazersedge.com/2012/8/7/3226703/blazers-hire-terry-stotts-as-head-coach |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083133/http://www.blazersedge.com/2012/8/7/3226703/blazers-hire-terry-stotts-as-head-coach |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |website=Blazer's Edge}}</ref>

Under the reins of Lillard, the Blazers played well into January 2013, posting a 20–15 record. On January 11, 2013, at home against the [[Miami Heat]], [[Wesley Matthews]] made two consecutive three-pointers late in the fourth quarter to help the Blazers secure a 92–90 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heat at Trail Blazers |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20130110/MIAPOR/gameinfo.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016121716/http://www.nba.com/games/20130110/MIAPOR/gameinfo.html |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |website=NBA.com}}</ref> However, despite the Blazers remaining among the playoff contenders for most of the season, injuries to starters Batum, [[LaMarcus Aldridge]], and Matthews, as well as a losing streak of 13 games&nbsp;– the longest in the franchise's history&nbsp;– led to the 11th position in the West, with a 33–49 record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Portland Trailblazers: Season Review With Awards |url=http://www.thehoopstuff.com/portland-trailblazers-regular-season-review-and-awards/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921035653/http://www.thehoopstuff.com/portland-trailblazers-regular-season-review-and-awards/ |archive-date=September 21, 2015 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |website=thehoopstuff.com}}</ref> Averaging 19.0 points, 6.5 assists, and 3.1 rebounds, Lillard was unanimously named Rookie of the Year, joining [[Ralph Sampson]], [[David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]], and [[Blake Griffin]] as the only unanimous selections in NBA history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Damian Lillard Named Kia NBA Rookie Of The Year |url=http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/PressReleaseDisplay/tabid/297/itemId/3823/Default.aspx |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608191943/http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/PressReleaseDisplay/tabid/297/itemId/3823/Default.aspx |archive-date=June 8, 2013 |access-date=May 1, 2013 |publisher=Portland Trail Blazers}}</ref>

[[File:C.J. McCollum 3 (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|160px|[[CJ McCollum]], drafted 10th overall in [[2013 NBA draft|2013]], formed a formidable back-court duo with Lillard.]]
Going into the [[2013 NBA draft]], the Trail Blazers held four picks: the 10th pick in the first round and three second-round picks. The Blazers selected guard [[CJ McCollum]] out of [[Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball|Lehigh University]] with their 10th pick, and also selected center [[Jeff Withey]] from [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|Kansas]], power forward [[Grant Jerrett]] from [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]], and Montenegrin big man [[Marko Todorović (basketball)|Marko Todorović]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Portland Trail Blazers 2013 Draft Preview – NBA.com |url=http://www.nba.com/draft/2013/teams/por/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616110430/http://www.nba.com/draft/2013/teams/por/index.html |archive-date=June 16, 2015 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |website=NBA.com}}</ref> In addition, [[California Golden Bears men's basketball|Cal]] guard [[Allen Crabbe]] was acquired from the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] in exchange for two second-round picks, in the 2015 and 2016 drafts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trail Blazers Acquire CJ McCollum, Jeff Withey, Marko Todorovic And Draft Rights To Allen Crabbe In 2013 NBA Draft<!-- Bot generated title --> |url=http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/ArticleDisplay/tabid/297/ItemID/3860/Default.aspx |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203053337/http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/ArticleDisplay/tabid/297/ItemID/3860/Default.aspx |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |website=iamatrailblazersfan.com}}</ref>

The Blazers finished the 2014 season with 21 more wins than the previous season, which amounted for the largest single-season improvement in franchise history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trail Blazers 2013–14 Season Notes |url=http://forwardcenter.net/trail-blazers-2013-14-season-notes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518075714/http://forwardcenter.net/trail-blazers-2013-14-season-notes/ |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |website=Forward Center}}</ref> This included a period in November when they won 11 straight games, and 13–2 in the month overall, for which coach Terry Stotts took home Coach of the Month honors.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Terry Stotts Named Western Conference Coach Of The Month For November |url=http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/terry-stotts-named-western-conference-coach-month-november |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016121715/http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/terry-stotts-named-western-conference-coach-month-november |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |website=nba.com}}</ref> On December 12, 2013, Aldridge scored 31 points and pulled down 25 rebounds in a home game against the Rockets, the first time a Trail Blazers' player recorded a 30-point, 25-rebound game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rockets at Trail Blazers |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20131212/HOUPOR/gameinfo.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630054942/http://www.nba.com/games/20131212/HOUPOR/gameinfo.html |archive-date=June 30, 2015 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |website=NBA.com}}</ref> On December 14, 2013, the Blazers made a franchise-record 21 three-pointers against the [[Philadelphia 76ers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trail Blazers at 76ers |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20131214/PORPHI/gameinfo.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016121715/http://www.nba.com/games/20131214/PORPHI/gameinfo.html |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |website=NBA.com}}</ref> They tied the new record 19 days later against the Charlotte Bobcats, becoming the first NBA team to make 20 or more three-pointers in a game more than once in a season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bobcats at Trail Blazers |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20140102/CHAPOR/gameinfo.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016121715/http://www.nba.com/games/20140102/CHAPOR/gameinfo.html |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |website=NBA.com}}</ref> [[Damian Lillard|Lillard]] was voted in as a reserve to his first All-Star game, joining Aldridge to represent Portland at the game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ben Golliver |title=Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, LaMarcus Aldridge headline 2014 All-Star Game reserves |url=http://nba.si.com/2014/01/30/nba-all-star-game-reserves-2014-new-orleans-dwight-howard-lamarcus-aldridge/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520061129/http://nba.si.com/2014/01/30/nba-all-star-game-reserves-2014-new-orleans-dwight-howard-lamarcus-aldridge/ |archive-date=May 20, 2014 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |website=SI.com}}</ref> Portland finished 54–28, securing the fifth seed in the playoffs against the Rockets. The team also shot 81.5% at the free throw line, made 770 three-pointers, and started four players for all 82 regular season games, all franchise records.

The first-round series against the Rockets was a tight one, with three of the six games going to overtime. The Blazers fared well in the first two games despite not having home-court advantage, beating Houston 122–120 and 112–105 in Games 1 and 2 respectively, fueled by Aldridge's 46 points and 18 rebounds in game 1, and 43 points and three blocks in game 2. In the sixth game of the series with the Rockets threatening to force a game 7 back in Houston, down by two points with 0.9 seconds left in the game, Damian Lillard hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to close out the series (the moment was later nicknamed "Rip City Revival", as Portland advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 2000, where they lost to the [[2014 NBA Finals|eventual champion]] [[San Antonio Spurs]] in five games).<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 3, 2014 |title=Lillard's historic shot rings out in Portland |url=http://www.nba.com/2014/news/05/03/lillard-clutch-shot.ap/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102115527/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/05/03/lillard-clutch-shot.ap/index.html |archive-date=January 2, 2016 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |website=NBA.com}}</ref>

During the 2014 off-season, Olshey signed center [[Chris Kaman]] and two-time former Blazers' guard [[Steve Blake]] to bolster the bench. Expectations by sportswriters and analysts were high for the Trail Blazers going into the 2015 NBA season given their surprise success in 2013–14.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 9, 2014 |title=ProBasketballTalk 2014–15 Preview: Portland Trail Blazers – ProBasketballTalk |url=http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/09/probasketballtalk-2014-15-preview-portland-trail-blazers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524174546/http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/09/probasketballtalk-2014-15-preview-portland-trail-blazers/ |archive-date=May 24, 2015 |access-date=June 30, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 17, 2014 |title=BDL's 2014–15 NBA Season Previews: Portland Trail Blazers |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/bdl-s-2014-15-nba-season-previews--portland-trail-blazers-084322989.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630205618/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/bdl-s-2014-15-nba-season-previews--portland-trail-blazers-084322989.html |archive-date=June 30, 2015 |access-date=June 30, 2015 |website=Yahoo! Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Portland Trail Blazers 2014 Offseason Report Card – NBA.com |url=http://www.nba.com/reportcard/offseason/2014/blazers |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728180101/http://www.nba.com/reportcard/offseason/2014/blazers |archive-date=July 28, 2015 |access-date=June 30, 2015 |website=NBA.com}}</ref> The Blazers beat the reigning [[Northwest Division (NBA)|Northwest Division]] Champion Oklahoma City Thunder, 106–89, in their season opener at home on October 29, 2014. Like the season before, the Trail Blazers dominated the month of November, at one point winning nine straight games from November 9 to 26 before being defeated by the Memphis Grizzlies. Injuries, which had not been significant the previous season, started to inflict themselves on various players. Starting center Lopez fractured his right hand in a game against the Spurs on December 15, 2014, and missed the next 23 games.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rob Mahoney |date=December 16, 2014 |title=Blazers center Robin Lopez to miss time with fractured right hand |url=https://www.si.com/nba/2014/12/16/blazers-robin-lopez-out-fractured-hand |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630085507/http://www.si.com/nba/2014/12/16/blazers-robin-lopez-out-fractured-hand |archive-date=June 30, 2015 |access-date=June 30, 2015 |website=SI.com}}</ref> Initially, the Blazers were much unfazed, winning 129–119 in triple overtime against the Spurs on December 19, a game that saw Lillard and Aldridge combine for 75 points on 29 field goals; Lillard netted a career-high 43 points. Four days later, Lillard hit a three-pointer to tie the game and force overtime against the Thunder en route to 40 points and a 115–111 victory. Three Blazers went to New Orleans for the [[2015 NBA All-Star Game#All-Star Weekend|All Star Weekend]]: Matthews for the Foot Locker Three-Point Contest, Lillard as a reserve to the All-Star Game, and Aldridge as a starter to the All-Star game.

More injuries appeared around the start of the new year, which caused Aldridge, Batum, and Joel Freeland to miss various amounts of time, but none greater than Wesley Matthews' season-ending [[Achilles tendon]] tear on March 5, 2015. Called "the heart and soul" of the team by Aldridge,<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 6, 2015 |title=Wesley Matthews injury: Trail Blazers lose their heart and soul (video) |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2015/03/wesley_matthews_injury_trail_blazers_lose_their_he.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102511/http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2015/03/wesley_matthews_injury_trail_blazers_lose_their_he.html |archive-date=June 26, 2015 |access-date=June 30, 2015 |website=OregonLive.com}}</ref> Matthews was in the midst of a career year when the injury occurred. In the first half of the season, the Blazers had a record of 30–11, allowed opponents to score an average of 97.0 points, and held them to 29.7% shooting on three-pointers; in the second half, the Blazers regressed to a 21–20 record, allowed 100.2 points, and let opponents shoot 37.9% from three. The Blazers clinched a return trip to the playoffs on March 30, 2015, defeating the Phoenix Suns, 109–86. Finishing the season 51–31, they clinched their first Northwest Division title since 1999 but fell to the Grizzlies in five games in the first round of the playoffs.

In the [[2015 NBA draft]], the Blazers selected Arizona forward [[Rondae Hollis-Jefferson]] and subsequently traded him to the [[Brooklyn Nets]] along with Steve Blake for center [[Mason Plumlee]] and the 42nd pick, [[Pat Connaughton]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Official release |date=June 26, 2015 |title=Blazers' get Plumlee and Nets grab Blake, as teams also swap picks |url=http://www.nba.com/2015/news/06/26/release-blazers-get-plumlee-and-nets-grab-blake-picks/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpts |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628194115/http://www.nba.com/2015/news/06/26/release-blazers-get-plumlee-and-nets-grab-blake-picks/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpts |archive-date=June 28, 2015 |access-date=June 30, 2015 |website=NBA.com}}</ref>

After losing four of their five starters at the end of the 2015–16 season, the Blazers won 44 games, were the 5th seed in the Western Conference, and beat the Clippers in six games in the first round, but were eliminated by the [[Golden State Warriors]] in five games in the Conference Semifinals.

In May 2017, the team revealed their new logo, an update of the pinwheel design with a new wordmark. According to Chris McGowan, president and CEO of the Trail Blazers, "Together, we landed on subtle changes that provide a nod to our past while allowing us to modernize other aspects of our creative assets."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oregonian |date=May 8, 2017 |title=Here is the new Portland Trail Blazers Logo |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2017/05/is_this_the_new_portland_trail_blazers_logo.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509022324/http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2017/05/is_this_the_new_portland_trail_blazers_logo.html |archive-date=May 9, 2017 |access-date=May 8, 2017 |website=www.oregonlife.com}}</ref>

The [[2017–18 NBA season|2017–18 season]] saw the Blazers finish with the third seed for the first time since the 1999–2000 season. On April 21, 2018, they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the [[New Orleans Pelicans]] in a 4–0 sweep.

In the [[2018–19 NBA season|2018–19 season]], the Blazers finished the regular season 53–29, giving them the third seed in the Western Conference. In the first round of the playoffs, the Trail Blazers defeated the favored [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] in five games, a series which included Damian Lillard's game winning, buzzer beating, 37-foot three-pointer in game 5, giving them their first playoff series win since 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holdahl |first=Casey |date=April 24, 2019 |title=Lillard Ends Another Series With A Buzzer-Beater, This Time Versus Oklahoma City |url=https://www.nba.com/blazers/news/lillard-ends-another-series-buzzer-beater-time-versus-oklahoma-city |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501082645/https://www.nba.com/blazers/news/lillard-ends-another-series-buzzer-beater-time-versus-oklahoma-city |archive-date=May 1, 2019 |access-date=May 1, 2019 |website=Portland Trail Blazers |quote=It is the 12th time in franchise history and the first time since 2016 that the Blazers have advanced to the conference semis.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tokito |first=Mike |date=April 14, 2019 |title=Trail Blazers End Playoff Losing Streak With A Brilliant Quarter And Some Late Grit |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/miketokito/2019/04/14/trail-blazers-end-playoff-losing-streak-with-1-brilliant-quarter-and-some-late-grit/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501082624/https://www.forbes.com/sites/miketokito/2019/04/14/trail-blazers-end-playoff-losing-streak-with-1-brilliant-quarter-and-some-late-grit/ |archive-date=May 1, 2019 |access-date=May 1, 2019 |website=Forbes |quote=The win ended Portland's 10-game playoff losing streak that dated back to May 7, 2016.}}</ref> In the second round of the playoffs, they faced the Denver Nuggets. The series included a 140–137 game 3 victory by the Blazers in the first quadruple-overtime game of the NBA playoffs since [[1953 NBA playoffs|1953]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 4, 2019 |title=Portland Trail Blazers outlast Denver Nuggets 140–137 in historic quadruple overtime Game 3 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/portland-trail-blazers-outlast-denver-nuggets-140-137-in-historic-quadruple-overtime-game-3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529204806/https://www.foxnews.com/sports/portland-trail-blazers-outlast-denver-nuggets-140-137-in-historic-quadruple-overtime-game-3 |archive-date=May 29, 2019 |access-date=May 29, 2019 |website=FOX News}}</ref> The Blazers eventually won the series in seven games and advanced to their first Conference Finals since 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 12, 2019 |title=NBA playoffs: Trail Blazers edge Nuggets to advance to conference finals |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-trail-blazers-nuggets-nba-playoffs-20190512-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529114521/https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-trail-blazers-nuggets-nba-playoffs-20190512-story.html |archive-date=May 29, 2019 |access-date=May 29, 2019 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> In the Western Conference Finals, they faced the two-time defending champion, the Golden State Warriors. However, they lost the series in four games, and were swept.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 20, 2019 |title=Warriors complete sweep of Trail Blazers, advance to fifth straight Finals |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/warriors-complete-sweep-trail-blazers-advance-fifth-straight-finals/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528081542/https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/warriors-complete-sweep-trail-blazers-advance-fifth-straight-finals/ |archive-date=May 28, 2019 |access-date=May 29, 2019 |website=www.sportsnet.ca}}</ref>

Following the [[suspension of the 2019–20 NBA season]], the Blazers were one of the 22 teams invited to the [[2020 NBA Bubble|NBA Bubble]] to participate in the final 8 games of the regular season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NBA Board of Governors approves competitive format to restart 2019–20 season with 22 teams returning to play |url=https://www.nba.com/article/2020/06/04/board-of-governors-approves-nba-return-official-release |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612050333/https://www.nba.com/article/2020/06/04/board-of-governors-approves-nba-return-official-release |archive-date=June 12, 2020 |access-date=July 25, 2020 |website=[[NBA.com]]}}</ref> They erupted to number 8 but, after winning a "play-in game" over Memphis, were eliminated by Lakers in five games in the first round. The NBA decided that, at the end of the regular season part of "The Bubble" in Orlando, if the ninth seed was within four games of the eighth seed, the two teams would play at least one game. If the eighth seed won (as the Blazers did), then the play-in was over. If the ninth seed won, then another "winner-take-all" game would be played for the eighth seed. The NBA adopted a version of the play-in, a "tournament", for the postseason following the 2020–2021 season, which the Blazers avoided by finishing sixth. That play-in tournament returned for the postseason after the 2021–2022 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Portland Trail Blazers vs. Los Angeles Lakers Live Score and Stats – August 18, 2020 Gametracker |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/live/NBA_20200818_POR@LAL/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030001412/https://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/live/NBA_20200818_POR@LAL/ |archive-date=October 30, 2020 |access-date=August 19, 2020}}</ref>

On June 4, 2021, following a first-round loss in the [[2021 NBA playoffs]] to the [[Denver Nuggets]], the team and head coach Stotts mutually agreed to part ways. After moving on from coach Stotts, the team hired [[Chauncey Billups]] as the franchise's next head coach.
[[File:Billups coach (cropped).jpg|thumb|Chauncey Billups has coached the Blazers since 2021]]
On February 8, 2022, in the midst of a losing season filled with injuries, the Blazers elected to trade CJ McCollum to the New Orleans Pelicans.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 4, 2021 |title=Trail Blazers And Terry Stotts Mutually Agree To Part Ways |url=https://www.nba.com/blazers/trail-blazers-and-terry-stotts-mutually-agree-part-ways |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626032029/https://www.nba.com/blazers/trail-blazers-and-terry-stotts-mutually-agree-part-ways |archive-date=June 26, 2021 |access-date=June 5, 2021 |website=NBA.com}}</ref> Without McCollum in the lineup, there was an opportunity for [[Anfernee Simons]] to lead the Blazers offense. Simons play for the remainder of the season, earned him a multi-year extension.

On June 22, 2022, the Blazers received [[Detroit Pistons]] forward [[Jerami Grant]] in exchange for 2023 and 2025 draft picks.<ref name="ESPN">{{Cite web |last=Wojnarowski |first=Adrian |date=June 22, 2022 |title=Portland Trail Blazers acquiring forward Jerami Grant from Detroit Pistons for a protected 2025 1st-round pick, sources say |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34132481/detroit-pistons-trading-forward-jerami-grant-portland-trail-blazers-2025-1st-round-pick-sources-say |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622232523/https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34132481/detroit-pistons-trading-forward-jerami-grant-portland-trail-blazers-2025-1st-round-pick-sources-say |archive-date=June 22, 2022 |access-date=June 23, 2022 |website=ESPN}}</ref>

On June 23, 2022, in the [[2022 NBA draft]], the Blazers selected guard [[Shaedon Sharpe]] out of the [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|University of Kentucky]] and forward Jabari Walker from the [[Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball|University of Colorado]] with the 7th and 57th picks, respectively. In the 2022–23 regular season, the Blazers started well, and at one point were the top seed in the West, but then bit by bit slipped out of playoff contention. Lillard promptly requested a trade on July 1, and Portland began exploring options, though taking their time. General manager Joe Cronin was quoted as saying, "If it takes months, it takes months."

In the [[2023 NBA draft]], the Blazers selected guard [[Scoot Henderson]] with the third overall pick. Henderson was a standout from the NBA G league team, the [[NBA G League Ignite]].