Editing Portland Trail Blazers (section)

=== 2023–present: Post-Lillard era and rebuilding ===
On September 27, 2023, the Blazers acquired All-Star guard [[Jrue Holiday]], 2018 Draft first pick [[Deandre Ayton]], and [[Toumani Camara]] as part of a trade that sent Lillard to the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] and [[Grayson Allen]], [[Jusuf Nurkić]], [[Nassir Little]], and [[Keon Johnson (basketball, born 2002)|Keon Johnson]] to the [[Phoenix Suns]]. Additionally, the Blazers acquired a 2029 first-round draft pick, with the option to swap with the Bucks for the 2028 and 2030 first-round picks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2023 |title=Milwaukee Bucks Acquire Seven-Time All-Star, Seven-Time All-NBA Selection And NBA 75th Anniversary Team Member Damian Lillard |url=https://www.nba.com/bucks/news/milwaukee-bucks-acquire-seven-time-all-star-seven-time-all-nba-selection-and-nba-75th-anniversary-team-member-damian-lillard |access-date=September 28, 2023 |website=NBA.com |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009152819/https://www.nba.com/bucks/news/milwaukee-bucks-acquire-seven-time-all-star-seven-time-all-nba-selection-and-nba-75th-anniversary-team-member-damian-lillard |url-status=live }}</ref> Four days later, Holiday was traded to the [[Boston Celtics]] in exchange for [[Robert Williams III]], [[Malcolm Brogdon]], and two future first-round draft picks. [[Jerami Grant]] was also resigned to a 5-year, $160 Million contract.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trail Blazers Re-Sign Jerami Grant |url=https://www.nba.com/blazers/news/trail-blazers-re-sign-jerami-grant |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=www.nba.com |language=en}}</ref> The Blazers had a poor year, missing the playoffs with a 21–61 record.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bernecich |first=Adrian |date=2024-07-13 |title=A Healthy Blazers Squad Still Misses The Play-In |url=https://www.blazersedge.com/2024/7/13/24196913/portland-trail-blazers-nba-playoffs-lottery-sharpe-scoot-ayton-simons-camara-avdija-grant-play-in |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=Blazer's Edge |language=en}}</ref>

With the seventh selection of the 2024 NBA draft,<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 NBA Draft: Official Draft Board, Prospect Profiles and more |url=https://www.nba.com/draft/2024 |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=NBA.com |language=en}}</ref> the Blazers selected [[Donovan Clingan]], a center from [[UConn Huskies men's basketball|UConn]]. The same day, they acquired [[Deni Avdija]] from the Washington Wizards in exchange for Brogdon, the 14th overall pick, a 2029 first-round pick, and 2028 and 2030 second-rounders.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wizards agree to trade Deni Avdija to Blazers for Malcolm Brogdon, No. 14 pick |url=https://www.nba.com/news/wizards-blazers-trade-avdija-brogdon |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=NBA.com |language=en}}</ref>