10.6.09 vs sacramento

2008-09 SEASON: Scored in double fi gures 13 times ... Made 76 starts ... Ranked among rookie leaders in points (5.4), 3-PT shooting (36.9%), rebounds (2.8), assists (0.9) and blocks (0.51) ... Averaged 6.7 points per game (49.6% FG, 41.8% 3-PT) after the All-Star break. 2008-09 SEASON: Ranked second on team in scoring (18.1), rebounds (7.5), steals (77) and blocks (77) ... Tied for eighth in the NBA in off. rebounds (234) ... Posted team bests of 19.9 points (49.5% FG, 87.0% FT) and 1.33 blocks to go with 8.9 boards (3.0 off.) in last 12 regular season games. 2008-09 SEASON: Team leader in FG% (62.5%), rebounds (8.7) and blocks (97) ... Finished 12th in the NBA in rebounding (8.7) ... Averaged 10.3 re-bounds after All-Star break ... Grabbed double fi gures in rebounds 34 times ... Led team in rebounding 43 times (inc. ties) ... Appeared in all 82 games. 2008-09 SEASON: Ranked 10th in NBA in scoring (22.6) ... Team leader in points (22.6), assists (5.1), steals (1.13) and minutes (37.2) ... Led team in scor-ing 50 times and assists 35 times (inc. ties) ... Posted 20-plus points 55 times, 30-plus in 12 games ... Ranked 17th in the NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio.2008-09 SEASON: Finished fi fth in NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.22) ... Led Portland in assists 31 times (inc. ties) ... Led team qualifi ers and ranked 13th in the league in three-point shooting (42.7%) ... Set career highs in points (11.0), rebounds (2.5), 3-PT% (.427), FT% (.840) and steals (69).

PROBABLE STARTERS Forward 88 Nicolas Batum 6-8 210 2008-09 5.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.9 apg

Forward 12 LaMarcus Aldridge 6-11 240 2008-09 18.1 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.9 apg

Center 10 Joel Przybilla 7-1 255 2008-09 5.5 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 0.3 apg

Guard 7 Brandon Roy 6-6 211 2008-09 22.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 5.1 apg

Guard 2 Steve Blake 6-3 172 2008-09 11.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 5.0 apg

SACRAMENTO KINGS (0-0) ATPORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (0-0)Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - 7:00 p.m. (Pacifi c) • Rose Garden • Portland, Ore.Preseason Game #1 • Preseason Home Game #195.5 FM The Game

INJURY UPDATEJeff Pendergraph is out (left hip).

TRANSACTIONSJune 24: Acquired the 22nd pick (Victor Claver) of the 2009 NBA Draft from the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for the 24th pick (B.J. Mullens), 56th pick (Ahmad Nivins) and a second-round pick in 2010 ... June 25: Acquired the draft rights to Jeff Pendergraph in exchange for Sergio Rodriguez, the draft rights to Jon Brockman and cash considerations ... July 24: Signed free agent guard Andre Miller ... August 24: Signed rookie forward Dante Cunningham ... August 25: Signed rookie forward Jeff Pendergraph ... September 17: Signed free agent forward Juwan Howard ... September 25: Signed free agent forward Ime Udoka ... September 29: Signed free agents Jarron Collins, Quinton Hosley and Donell Taylor ... October 2: Waived Quinton Hosley and Donell Taylor.

PRESEASON SCHEDULE Tues. Oct. 6 Sacramento 7:00 p.m. Wed. Oct. 7 at Sacramento 7:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 9 at L.A. Clippers 7:30 p.m. Wed. Oct. 14 Phoenix 7:00 p.m. (Mem. Col.) Thur. Oct. 15 at Utah 7:00 p.m. Sun. Oct. 18 Denver 6:00 p.m.Tues. Oct. 20 Utah 7:00 p.m.Thur. Oct. 22 at Phoenix 7:00 p.m. (Van., B.C.)All times Pacifi c

TRAIL BLAZERS ON THE AIRAll 82 Portland Trail Blazers regular-season games will be broadcast on the Trail Blazers Broadcasting flagship station, 95.5 FM The Game. Brian Wheeler, in his 12th season calling the play-by-play, and analyst Antonio Harvey, in his fifth season, will call the games, home and away. On television, KGW-TV and Comcast SportsNet will air a total of 75 Trail Blazers games with veteran analyst Mike Rice, in his fifth full season on television after spending the previous 15 years on the radio, and Mike Barrett, in his seventh, calling the action. Between KGW, Comcast SportsNet, TNT, ESPN and ABC, all 82 regular-season games will be televised for the third year in a row, and the third time in franchise history. In addition, all games will be available in High-Definition.

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Nicolas Batum - Nick-O-las Ba-TOOM

Jerryd Bayless - JE-rid

Joel Przybilla - priz-BILL-a

Ime Udoka - ee-MAY you-DOH-ka

10SERIES NOTES• ]\

SERIES NOTES• The Trail Blazers and Kings will play each other on back-to-back nights to open the preseason, with the fi rst contest in Portland and the second in Sacramento.• Portland holds a 16-11 edge all-time in preseason games contested between the teams. The Trail Blazers won both preseason match-ups against the Kings a season ago, including the opener, 110-81, on Oct. 7, 2008, in Portland.• The Trail Blazers swept Sacramento, 3-0, in last year’s series for the fi rst time since posting a 4-0 win over the Kings in 1999-2000.• Portland’s 117-96 victory in Sacramento on Nov. 21 marked its biggest win in Sacramento since March 26, 1992. Steve Blake led all scorers with 20 points and set a career high with six of Portland’s season-high 14 three-pointers (14-26). • The Trail Blazers outrebounded Sacramento, 145-99, in three games last year, including a 50-25 edge on the offensive glass that led to a 53-14 advantage in second-chance scoring. Portland’s 59 rebounds vs. Sacramento on Dec. 16 marked a season best.• Portland outscored Sacramento, 105.7-87.7, in three wins a season ago. The Trail Blazers shot 45.6% from the fi eld while holding the Kings to a 42.7% clip.• Brandon Roy led all scorers with 24.3 points (59.0% FG, 24-24 FT) in three series games. Joel Przybilla totaled 9.0 points (12-16 FG), a series-high 12.0 rebounds and a series-high tying 2.33 blocked shots in three contests.• Spencer Hawes led all current Kings with 12.7 points (4-7 3-PT) and 2.33 blocks in three games against the Trail Blazers in 2008-09.• Joel Przybilla holds franchise records in the series with the Kings for rebounds in a regulation game (21; Mar. 22, 2005) and an overtime game (22; Jan. 18, 2005).• Sergio Rodriguez played his fi rst three NBA seasons in Portland, averaging 3.6 points, 2.9 assists and 12.4 minutes in 219 games. Rodriguez was traded to Sacramento with the draft rights to the 38th pick (Jon Brockman) and cash considerations for the 31st pick (Jeff Pendergraph) on July 25, 2009.• Brandon Roy played with Sacramento rookie Jon Brockman during Roy’s senior season at the University of Washington in 2005-06.• Sacramento Kings President of Basketball Operations Geoff Petrie played for Portland from 1970-76, averaging 21.8 points per game, including a team-best 24.8 points during the Trail Blazers’ inaugural campaign.• Kings assistant coaches Shareef Abdur-Rahim (player, 2003-05), Mario Elie (player, 1992-93) and Jim Eyen (assistant coach, 1997-2001) all have ties to the Trail Blazers.

HOME ROAD TOTALOPPONENTATLANTA: 1-0 0-1 1-1BOSTON: 1-0 0-1 1-1CHARLOTTE: 1-0 0-1 1-1CHICAGO: 1-0 1-0 2-0CLEVELAND: 0-1 0-1 0-2DALLAS: 0-2 0-1 0-3DENVER: 2-0 0-2 2-2DETROIT: 1-0 1-0 2-0GOLDEN STATE: 1-0 0-2 1-2HOUSTON: 1-0 0-2 1-2INDIANA: 1-0 1-0 2-0L.A. CLIPPERS: 1-1 2-0 3-1L.A. LAKERS: 2-0 0-2 2-2MEMPHIS: 2-0 2-0 4-0MIAMI: 1-0 1-0 2-0MILWAUKEE: 1-0 1-0 2-0MINNESOTA: 2-0 2-0 4-0NEW JERSEY: 1-0 1-0 2-0NEW ORLEANS: 1-1 1-1 2-2NEW YORK: 1-0 1-0 2-0OKLAHOMA CITY: 2-0 1-1 3-1ORLANDO: 0-1 1-0 1-1PHILADELPHIA: 0-1 0-1 0-2PHOENIX: 2-0 0-2 2-2SACRAMENTO: 2-0 1-0 3-0SAN ANTONIO: 2-0 1-1 3-1TORONTO: 1-0 1-0 2-0UTAH: 2-0 0-2 2-2WASHINGTON: 1-0 1-0 2-0TOTAL 34-7 20-21 54-28

TONIGHT’S OPPONENTSACRAMENTO KINGSALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 107-69IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 72-16AT KINGS: Kings lead, 53-35LAST PORTLAND WIN: 109-77, 12/16/08 (Port.)LAST SACRAMENTO WIN: 103-86, 4/11/08 (Sac.)CURRENT WIN STREAK: Portland (3)All Regular Season Records

NEXT OPPONENT - FRI. AT L.A. CLIPPERS 2008-09 OPPONENTS

SERIES NOTES• The Trail Blazers hold the all-time preseason edge over the Clippers, 15-3.• The Trail Blazers are 4-2 against the Clippers in Los Angeles in the preseason and 2-2 at STAPLES Center. Portland won, 87-75, in a preseason contest in Los Angeles last season on Oct. 22, 2008.• Portland has won six of the last seven regular season games against the L.A. Clippers, including four straight wins in Los Angeles.• The Trail Blazers bested the Clippers, 3-1, in the 2008-09 series, Portland’s second straight series win over the Clippers and 18th since the Clippers moved to Los Angeles in 1984-85.• In four contests last season, Portland outscored the Clippers, 107.0-91.8, and shot 48.7% from the fl oor while holding Los Angeles to 41.8% in four games.• Steve Blake tied an NBA record for assists in a quarter with 14 fi rst-quarter assists in Portland’s 116-87 win over the Clippers on Feb. 22. He fi nished with a season-best 17 assists, one shy of a career mark.• Andre Miller played the 2002-03 season as a member of the L.A. Clippers, averaging 13.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.24 steals in 80 contests.

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERSALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 129-59IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 77-16AT CLIPPERS: Trail Blazers lead, 52-43LAST PORTLAND WIN: 87-72, 4/11/09 (L.A.)LAST CLIPPERS WIN: 120-112 (2OT), 12/12/08 (Port.)CURRENT WIN STREAK: Portland (3)All Regular Season Records

HEAD COACH NATE MCMILLAN: Nate McMillan is in his fi fth year as the Trail Blazers’ head coach, coming off a season in which he posted 54 wins, a 13-game improvement from the season prior ... McMillan is just the second coach in NBA history to improve a team by nine or more wins in three consecutive seasons, as Port-land has increased its win total by 33 games since McMillan’s fi rst season in the Rose City ... Among the 23 head coaches to reach the 300-win plateau during the last 20 seasons (1988-2008), only Jeff Van Gundy (42 years, 320 days on 12/04/04) and Mike Fratello (42 years, 312 days on 1/02/90) hit the milestone at a younger age than Nate McMillan (43 years, 225 days on 3/15/08).

PRESEASON AT A GLANCE: Portland is 162-127 all-time in the preseason ... The Trail Blazers have run the table in the preseason twice over the years, going 2-0 in 1998, and 8-0 in 1999 ... Port-land has never been swept in the preseason ... Its worst exhibition season was 1971, when the club went 2-8.

BACK ON TRACK: The Trail Blazers are looking to post a winning record in the preseason for the third consecutive year, a feat last accomplished from 1997-99 ... To do so, Portland would need to win at least fi ve games for the fi rst preseason since 1999 (8-0) ... Portland went 4-3 in each of the last two exhibition seasons.

KING OF THE ROSE GARDEN: The Trail Blazers are 28-13 in the preseason at the Rose Garden ... When opening the preseason at the Rose Garden, Portland is 8-1, including a 110-81 win to open the exhibition season over Sacramento a year ago ... This is the eighth consecutive season the Trail Blazers have opened the preseason at the Rose Garden ... Their record in the previous seven is 6-1.

LET’S GET IT STARTED: Portland has posted a 27-12 record all-time in preseason openers, including a 2-1 mark in games against Sacramento.

WELCOME TO OUR SIDE: Andre Miller-led teams are 8-1 vs. Portland since Nate McMillan became Trail Blazers head coach.

NORTHWEST CROWN: Last season, Portland earned at least a share of the divisional title for the fi rst time since 1998-99 and the fi fth time in franchise history, with 2008-09 marking the fi rst tie.

SETTING THE PACE: Portland fi nished the 2008-09 regular season schedule a season-high 26 games above .500 at 54-28, the best record by a Trail Blazers team since 1999-2000 (59-23) and the sixth-best mark, all-time.

HOME SECURITY: The 2008-09 Trail Blazers’ 34 home wins last season were four more than any other Portland team has won since moving to the Rose Garden in 1995 ... Portland’s 34-7 (.829) home record was fourth-best in the NBA and marked Portland’s best home mark since 1990-91 (36-5) ... Portland’s 12-game home winning streak from Jan. 24 through Mar. 9 tied for the third-longest winning stretch in arena history and tied for the seventh-longest home winning streak in franchise history.

GOIN’ STREAKING: Entering the 2009-10 season, the Trail Blazers hold 11 series winning streaks of three games or more, including fi ve straight wins or more against four NBA opponents ... Portland has won three or more home games in a row against eight different NBA opponents … The Trail Blazers have won at least fi ve straight games at the Rose Garden against four Western Conference rivals, led by an eight-game run vs. L.A. Lakers, the Lakers’ longest cur-rent road losing skid against any team.

MOVIN’ ON UP: Portland’s 54-28 record in 2008-09 marked a 13-game improve-ment from a season ago, third-best in the NBA last season (Cleveland, Miami) and second-best in fran-chise history (20, 1988-89 - 1989-90) ... Portland’s improvement last season is the result of better numbers in several statistical cat-egories, including a drastic change from a minus-0.9 point-differential to plus-5.3 in that department ... See a list of a number of Portland’s improvements in the chart.

YOUTH SERVED: According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the 2008-09 Trail Blazers became the fi rst team in NBA history to win 50 games with four rookies appearing in 50-plus contests ... The Trail Blazers’ 35 games and 489 minutes of playoff experience among active players were the fewest for a team in the postseason since the 1996-97 L.A. Clippers.

WINNING MONTH-TO-MONTH: In 2008-09, Portland posted a winning record for six straight months (November-April), a feat last accomplished in a single season in 1991-92.

THREE FOR ALL: Portland’s 38.3% three-point percentage, 596 made three-pointers and 1,555 attempts from downtown in 2008-09 all marked franchise records ... Portland ranked fourth in the NBA in three-point shooting percentage.

COMEBACK TRAIL BLAZERS: The 2008-09 Trail Blazers won a league-best 18 games when trailing by double fi gures, the most by any team since 2002-03 (18, Phoenix) ... Portland’s 13 wins (13-25) when behind or tied after three quarters tied for the league’s best mark ... The Trail Blazers erased a 16-point defi cit or larger to win four times last season, all on the road.

POINT SPREAD: Portland led the league with fi ve wins of 30 points or more a season ago ... The Trail Blazers had just one 30-point win over the past six seasons combined ... Portland rang up 13 wins of 20 points or more last season after having four such wins in 2007-08 ... From March 26 to April 3, the Trail Blazers won four straight games by 20-plus points for the fi rst time since 1978 and just the second time in franchise history.

CLOSE CALLS: Portland fi nished 2008-09 a league-best 9-1 in games decided by three points or less ... The Trail Blazers are 30-10 in games decided by three points or less since the begin-ning of the 2006-07 season ... Portland’s six one-point decisions (5-1) last year tied for a league high (Indiana, 5-1).

ON THE REBOUND: Portland outrebounded its opponents by double digits in 23 games last season, including 17 contests with a plus-15 advantage or better ... The Trail Blazers led the league in percentage of shots rebounded on the offensive glass and overall ... Portland ranked fi rst in offensive rebounds per game (12.9) and total rebounds allowed per game (36.3).

EAST FEAST: Portland completed its 2008-09 Eastern Confer-ence schedule with a 22-8 record, the best mark of any Western Conference team against the East.

NEWS AND NOTES

2007-08 2008-0941-41 ..... RECORD ..... 54-2895.4............ PPG ........... 99.496.3........OPP. PPG ....... 94.1.448............FG% ........... .465538........3PT MADE ....... 596533........OPP. 3PTM ....... 4871412....... FT MADE ...... 152140.7............RPG ........... 41.741.7........OPP. RPG ....... 36.311.0........OFF. RPG ....... 12.911.7... OPP. OFF. RPG ..... 9.6455..........STEALS ......... 550

Portland at Season’s End

Record Season 1. 63-19 1990-912. 59-23 1999-00 59-23 1989-904. 58-24 1977-785. 57-25 1991-926. 54-28 2008-097. 53-29 1987-88

ROSE CITY’S BEST

SWEPT AWAY: A season ago, Portland completed 12 season series sweeps ... Only the 76ers, Cavaliers and Mavericks completed season sweeps against Portland last year.

NORTHWEST TEST: Port-land went undefeated (8-0) against divisional rivals at home last season and 11-5 vs. Northwest Division op-ponents overall.

IT’S NOT HOW YOU FINISH, IT’S HOW YOU START: In 2008-09, Portland went undefeated when leading at halftime at the Rose Garden (26-0) and fi nished the regular season 38-4 when leading at halftime overall ... Portland held an 8-7 record at home when trailing at halftime ... The Trail Blazers went 24-2 at home when leading after the fi rst quarter.

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? Last season, Portland outscored its opponents by an average of 5.3 points per game (99.4-94.1), the second-best point differential among all Western Conference teams ... The Trail Blazers held better than a 10-point edge, 103.8-93.4, in Portland ... Portland had the league’s best point differential in the second halves of games (4.5) and during the fourth quarter (2.5) ... The Trail Blazers won the fourth quarter in a league-best tying 64% of last season’s games ... Portland posted the NBA’s best point differential in the second half of the 2008-09 season.

FOURTH QUARTER TEAM: Portland outscored its opposition in the fourth quarter, 25.7-22.9, last season, accounting for 2.8 of its 5.3-point differential on the year ... Portland outscored its opponent by 15-plus points in the fourth quarter fi ve times.

RESERVE FORCE: On the season, Trail Blazers reserves outscored the opposition’s bench, 2891-2209, better than an eight-point advantage per game (35.3-26.9) ... Portland’s bench accounted for 35.5% of the team’s scoring, second-best in the NBA (Dallas).

STREAK STOPPERS: The Trail Blazers halted 10 series losing streaks of three games or more during the 2008-09 season ... Only one NBA team currently holds a winning streak against Portland of more than three games (Cleveland, four).

GUARDING THE BALL: Last season, Portland was the league’s only team with both members of its starting backcourt ranking among the NBA’s top 17 in assist-to-turnover ratio ... Steve Blake ranked fi fth in the league at 3.22, while Brandon Roy came in 17th at 2.63.

YOU SHALL NOT PASS: Portland’s opponents tallied just 1,590 assists during the 2008-09 campaign, the fewest helpers against the Trail Blazers in franchise history.

MAGIC NUMBER 100: During the 2008-09 season, the Trail Blaz-ers went 36-4 when reaching the century mark ... Portland held a mark of 46-11 last year when allowing fewer than 100 points.

TAKING CARE OF THE BOTTOM LINE: Portland fi nished the season with a 33-6 (.846) mark against teams with below-.500 records, winning its last 14 games against such opponents ... The Trail Blazers did not lose a single game after the All-Star break against a team that fi nished the season below .500.

NEWS AND NOTESROY, OH ROY: Brandon Roy’s 22.6 scoring average ranked 10th in the NBA, as he became the fi rst Trail Blazer to rank in the top 10 in league scoring since Clyde Drexler in 1991-92 ... He posted 55 scor-ing efforts of 20 or more, including 12 games of 30-plus points ... His ranks among NBA leaders earned him Second Team All-NBA honors, a spot on the Western Conference All-Star Team and two Western Conference Player of the Week honors (Dec. 1 and April 13).

EARLY SCHEDULE STATS: Five of Portland’s fi rst seven games will be contested in the Rose Garden ... The Trail Blazers face 2009 Playoff teams in their fi rst three contests and fi ve of their fi rst six games.

HITTING THE ROAD EARLY: The Trail Blazers will have completed three of their fi ve road trips of four-plus games by Dec. 23.

NO REST FOR THE WEARY: Portland will play 19 back-to-backs, including fi ve by the end of November alone, during the 2008-09 season, up from 16 a year ago (9-7 in the second game) … After going 23-4 against teams in the second game of a back-to-back last season, Portland will face teams playing for the second time in two nights only 14 times this year.

FAMILIAR SITES: On Oct. 31, Portland will play its tenth consecutive game against either Denver or Houston, dating back to last season … The Trail Blazers closed out the 2008-09 regular season with Denver, followed by a six-game fi rst round playoff series against Houston ... Portland opens the 2009-10 season with games vs. Houston, vs. Denver and then at Houston on Oct. 31.

DOWN A TOUGH STRETCH THEY COME: Fifteen of Portland’s fi nal 24 games will be played away from the Rose Garden, including 15 of 22 games between Feb. 23 and April 11.

LAST YEAR’S LEADERS, THIS YEAR’S ROSTER: In 2008-09, Brandon Roy led or co-led the team in scoring 51 times, LaMarcus Aldridge 25 times and Travis Outlaw six times ... Roy scored 20-plus points 55 times, Aldridge 37 times, Outlaw 11 times and Steve Blake seven times ... Joel Przybilla led the team in rebounding a team-high 43 times, while Greg Oden did so 20 times and Aldridge 17 ... Roy paced the team by leading the squad in assists 35 times while Blake led the club on 30 occasions.

A DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE: 13 of Portland’s 14 players who have played in the NBA prior to the 2009-10 season have started games in their NBA careers.

HOW THE BLAZERS WERE BUILT: Of the 16 Trail Blazers on the roster, four were selected by Portland in the NBA Draft, six were picked up in trades and six signed as free agents ... 12 played in college, two jumped straight from high school and two came from overseas ... Of the 16, 10 players were on the roster at season’s end in 2008-09.

HIGHLY TOUTED: Of the 16 players on Portland’s roster, 14 were drafted and 11 were fi rst round draft picks ... Eight of those were picked with the 11th selection or higher.

COLLEGE BALL: Of the 12 college players, the Pac-10 leads the way with four representatives, while the Big Ten has three ... Portland’s roster also includes one player from the ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Sky and Mountain West.

DRAFT DAY DEALINGS: The Trail Blazers have made 16 draft day trades over the past four seasons ... The dealing has resulted in the acquisitions of LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum, Jerryd Bay-less, Rudy Fernandez, Jeff Pendergraph and Brandon Roy.

2008-09 Season

Opponent Series Last SweepChicago 2-0 2007-08Detroit 2-0 2002-03Indiana 2-0 2002-03Memphis 4-0 2007-08Miami 2-0 2007-08Milwaukee 2-0 2007-08Minnesota 4-0 2007-08New Jersey 2-0 2006-07New York 2-0 2007-08Sacramento 3-0 1999-00Toronto 2-0 2002-03

BREAK OUT THE BROOMS

LAST FIVE GAMES Date Min FGs 3PT FTs Reb Ast PF St TO Bl PtsN/A

12 - LaMarcus Aldridge, F/CHt: 6-11 Wt: 240Born: July 19, 1985, in Dallas, TexasCollege: Texas NBA Experience: Three seasons

2008-09 SEASON: Averaged a career-high 18.1 points (48.4% FG, 78.1% FT) to go with 7.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.95 steals, 0.95 blocked shots and 37.1 minutes in 81 games (all starts) … Ranked fi rst on the team and tied for eighth among league qualifi ers with 2.9 offensive rebounds per game and second on the team at 7.5 total rebounds ... Led the team with 19 double-doubles ... Scored 20-plus points in 37 games ... Second on the team with 77 steals and 77 blocks ... Led the team in scoring 25 times and rebounding 17 times (including ties) ... Grabbed 10-plus rebounds in 19 games … Led Portland in steals 21 times (including ties) and minutes a team-high 37 times … Averaged 19.1 points and 8.6 rebounds in 29 games after the All-Star break … Among NBA leaders, ranked 31st in points per game, 28th in rebounds per game, 38th in fi eld goal percent-age, 31st in blocked shots per game and 23rd in minutes per game ... OFF THE COURT: Nicknames include “L-A” and “L-Train” … Majored in Corporate Communications at Texas ... Participated in the Seeds of Peace International Camp in July and August 2006.

LAST FIVE GAMES Date Min FGs 3PT FTs Reb Ast PF St TO Bl PtsN/A

88 - Nicolas Batum, FHt: 6-8 Wt: 210Born: December 14, 1988, in Lisieux, FranceFrom: Lisieux, France NBA Experience: One Season

2008-09 SEASON: In rookie NBA season with the Trail Blazers, posted averages of 5.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 18.4 minutes in 79 games (76 starts) … Shot 44.6% from the fl oor and 36.9% from 3-point range … Reached double fi gures in scoring in 13 games ... His 76 starts ranked third on the team … Placed eighth in 3-point shooting (36.9%) and 10th in blocked shots (0.51) among rookie league leaders ... Scored a career-best 20 points (7-8 FG, 2-2 3-PT, 4-4 FT) March 13 vs. New Jersey ... OFF THE COURT: Batum’s late father, Henry, played pro basketball in France … His father’s dream was for Nicolas to play in the NBA.

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4 - Jerryd Bayless, GHt: 6-3 Wt: 204Born: August 20, 1988, in Phoenix, Ariz. College: Arizona NBA Experience: One Season

2008-09 SEASON: Averaged 4.3 points, 1.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 12.4 minutes in 53 games … Scored 10-plus points seven times … Led Portland in assists fi ve times (including ties) ... Dished a career-high and game-best eight assists in 28 minutes vs. Oklahoma City on Feb. 11 ... Scored 19 points (7-9 FG), including 11 in the fourth quarter, and passed out a team-high six assists Feb. 2 at New Orleans ... Rang up a career-high 23 points (6-9 FG, 11-11 FT), including 11 in the fourth quarter, in 25 minutes Jan. 15 at New Jersey ... OFF THE COURT: Has one older brother, Justin … Hobbies include ping-pong and golf, and has connected on two hole-in-ones ... Won gold medal in the 100 meters at the 9-or 10-year-old junior Olympics in Seattle.


9 - Jarron Collins, CHt: 6-11 Wt: 249Born: December 2, 1978, in Northridge, Calif.College: Stanford NBA Experience: Eight Seasons

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Portland on Sept. 28, 2009 ... 2008-09 SEASON (UTAH): Appeared in 26 games, averaging 1.5 points and 1.4 rebounds per game … Missed 25 games due to an infl amed elbow ... OFF THE COURT: Wife Elsa is an attorney in the Los Angeles area … Has a one-year-old daughter, Alessandra Paulina … Graduated from Stanford with a degree in urban studies … His twin brother, Jason, played college ball with him at Stanford and currently plays for the Atlanta Hawks.

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2 - Steve Blake, GHt: 6-3 Wt: 172Born: February 26, 1980, in Hollywood, Fla.College: Maryland NBA Experience: Six seasons

2008-09 SEASON: Posted career highs of 11.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.00 steal and 31.7 minutes in 69 games (all starts) … Finished fi fth in the NBA with a 3.22 assist-to-turnover ratio ... Led Portland in assists 30 times (including ties) ... Ranked 13th in the league and fi rst on the team among qualifi ers in 3-point percentage (140-328, 42.7%) ... Tallied four double-doubles … Scored 10-plus points 38 times and 20-plus seven times … Dished 10-plus assists fi ve times … Led Portland in steals 20 times (including ties) … Tied the NBA record for assists in a quarter with 14 in the fi rst quarter, breaking the franchise record for assists in a quarter and a half, and fi nished with a season-high 17 assists Feb. 22 vs. L.A. Clippers ... OFF THE COURT: Assists in teaching basketball skills to Portland area youth through his annual basketball camp ... Steve and wife, Kristin, have two sons, Nicholas and Jameson … Majored in criminology and criminal justice at Maryland ... Enjoys golfi ng in his spare time.


33 - Dante Cunningham, FHt: 6-8 Wt: 227Born: April 22, 1987, in Clinton, Md.College: Villanova NBA Experience: Rookie

HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Portland in the second round (33rd pick overall) of the 2009 NBA Draft ... 2008-09 SEASON (VILLANOVA): Led the Wildcats and posted career highs in scoring (16.1) and rebounding (7.5) … Named the Big East Most Improved Player … Garnered All-Big East Second Team honors ... Named a fi nalist for the Oscar Robertson Trophy ... Led the team in blocks with 47 and was fourth in steals with 47 ... Named to the NCAA Tournament All-East Regional Team ... Notched his ninth double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Duke in the Sweet Sixteen … OFF THE COURT: Mother is Searcy Blakenship and father is Ron Cunningham ... Parents were both chief master sergeants, the highest enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force … His older sister, Davalyn Cunningham, played professionally in Portugal and in the WNBA.


6 - Juwan Howard, FHt: 6-9 Wt: 250Born: February 7, 1973, in Chicago, Ill.College: Michigan NBA Experience: 15 seasons

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Portland on Sept. 17, 2009 ... 2008-09 SEASON (DENVER/CHARLOTTE): Averaged 4.1 points, 1.8 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 11.2 minutes in 42 games with Denver and Charlotte … Played three games with Denver before being released on Nov. 3, 2008 … In 39 games with the Bobcats, posted averages of 4.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists … Scored in double fi gures fi ve times, including three straight games from Jan. 30-Feb. 8 … Scored a season-high 14 points (6-11 FG) Feb. 8 at Miami … Led the Bobcats in steals three times and blocks once ... OFF THE COURT: Earned a degree in communications, becoming the fi rst NBA player to leave school early and graduate on time … Married his wife, Jenine, in Turks and Caicos during the summer of 2002 … Named one of the “Good Guys in Sports” by The Sporting News … Developed the Juwan Howard Foundation to help underprivileged youth in Chicago and Washington, D.C.


5 - Rudy Fernandez, G/FHt: 6-6 Wt: 170Born: April 4, 1985, in Palma de Mallorca, SpainFrom: Palma de Mallorca, Spain NBA Experience: One Season

2008-09 SEASON: Averaged 10.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 25.6 minutes in 78 games (four starts) … Pocketed 69 steals … Shot 39.9% from 3-point range … Set NBA rookie records with 159 3-pointers made, 33 straight games with a 3-pointer (Dec. 7 to Feb. 22) and a 3-pointer in his fi rst 20 career games ... Led Portland in bench scoring 23 times (including ties) ... Reached double fi gures in scoring in 45 contests, including three games of 20-plus points ... Paced the team in scoring three times … Led the team in steals 13 times (including ties) … His 83.9% free throw mark ranked second on the team ... Named to the All-Rookie Second Team … Competed in the 2009 Sprite Slam Dunk and T-Mobile Rookie Chal-lenge & Youth Jam at All-Star Weekend ... OFF THE COURT: Older sister, Marta, spent the 2007 season with the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks Enjoys reading, going to the beach, spending time with his family, watching movies and eating Italian food.

24 - Andre Miller, GHt: 6-2 Wt: 200Born: March 19, 1976, in Los Angeles, Calif.College: Utah NBA Experience: 10 seasons

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Portland on July 24, 2009 ... 2008-09 SEASON (PHILADELPHIA): Started all 82 games for Philadelphia, averaging 16.3 points (second on team), 4.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists (led team) and 1.33 steals (tied, second on team) in 36.3 minutes … Shot 47.3% from the fl oor, 28.3% from 3-point range and 82.6% from the foul line … Ranked 14th in the NBA in assists and 15th in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.68) … Tied for 15th in the league in steals … Scored 20-plus points in 19 of the fi nal 50 games and 27 times overall … Passed out 10 or more assists in 10 games … Grabbed double fi gures in rebounds fi ve times … Led team in scoring 21 times, rebounding nine times, assists a team-best 51 times and steals 24 times (including ties) … Posted 12 double-doubles (seven point-assist, three point-rebound, two point-rebound-assist triple-doubles) … Counted eighth and ninth career triple-doubles ... OFF THE COURT: Earned a degree in Sociology at the University of Utah in the spring of 1998 ... Also played quarterback in high school … The person he most admired when growing up was his mother, Andrea Robinson.



52 - Greg Oden, CHt: 7-0 Wt: 270Born: January 22, 1988, in Buffalo, N.Y.College: Ohio State NBA Experience: One Season

2008-09 SEASON: Posted averages of 8.9 points, 7.0 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 21.5 minutes in 61 games (39 starts) … Placed second on the squad in blocks with 1.15 per game ... Led Portland in rebounds 20 times (including ties) ... Placed fi fth among all NBA rookies and second on the team with 16 double-doubles ... Scored 10-plus points 29 times, including two games of 20 points or more … Grabbed 10-plus rebounds 18 times … Had eight games of three blocked shots or more … Led Portland in scoring twice … Named to the 2009 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam at All-Star Weekend ... OFF THE COURT: Partnered with VIZ Media to develop SLAM DUNK, a basketball-themed comic book to be donated to Oden’s charity, Oregon Mentors … Spoke at Helping America’s Youth conference in March of 2008 in Portland … Returned to Columbus, Ohio, in the summers of 2008 and 2009 to be close to family and friends and is continuing to pursue his degree at Ohio State.



2008-09 SEASON: Averaged 12.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 27.7 minutes in 81 games (six starts) … Scored in double fi gures in 59 games, including 11 contests with 20-plus points ... Led the team in scoring six times and rebounding four times (including ties) … Led Portland’s bench in scoring a team-high 38 times (including ties) ... Started six games ... Made 86 of 236 (37.7%) 3-point attempts on the year ... Grabbed 10 or more rebounds in three games … Tallied two double-doubles … Led Portland in steals on 15 occasions (including ties) … OFF THE COURT: Served as the ambassador to the 2007 Trail Blazers Street Jam, which benefi ts Special Olympics Oregon ... Returned to the battered Mississippi Gulf Region in August 2006 to help with the rebuilding efforts one year after Hurricane Katrina struck … Holds basketball clinics for children with asthma, which Outlaw has … Father, John, is Assistant Chief of Police for the Starkville Police Department.

25 - Travis Outlaw, FHt: 6-9 Wt: 218Born: September 18, 1984, in Starkville, Miss.High School: Starkville (MS) NBA Experience: Six seasons

31 - Jeff Pendergraph, FHt: 6-9 Wt: 240Born: April 29, 1987, in Ontario, Calif.College: Arizona State NBA Experience: Rookie

HOW ACQUIRED: Acquired by Portland from the Sacramento Kings for Sergio Rodriguez, the draft rights to Jon Brockman (38th pick overall) and cash considerations on June 25, 2009. Originally selected by the Kings in the second round (31st pick overall) of the 2009 NBA Draft ... 2008-09 SEASON (ARIZONA STATE): Led the nation in fi eld goal percentage (66.0%) as a senior … Averaged 14.5 points and 8.2 rebounds … Named to the Pac-10 First Team ... Posted 11 double-doubles and averaged 16.1 points and 9.0 rebounds in the fi nal 15 games ... Helped lead the Sun Devils to the NCAA Tournament for just the second time in 14 seasons and for just the fourth time in 28 seasons ... OFF THE COURT: Arrived at Arizona State early in the summer of 2005 to get a head start on classes and the life around Tempe … Majored in economics … Plays the piano … Has a younger sister, Samantha, and a younger brother, Tim.


2008-09 SEASON: Posted team highs of 22.6 points, 5.1 assists, 1.13 steals and 37.2 minutes to go with 4.7 rebounds in 78 games (all starts) ... Tallied 20-plus points in 55 contests, including 12 games of 30 or more ... Led team in scoring 51 times and assists in 35 games (including ties) ... Led Portland in steals a team-high 27 times (including ties) … Team leader with 5.33 free throws made and 6.47 free throw attempts per game (82.4%) … Set career highs in scoring (22.6), rebounds (4.7, tied), fi eld goal shooting (48.0%), 3-point shooting (37.7%, tied) and games (78) … Ranked 17th in the NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.63) ... Ranked 10th in the NBA in scoring, 23rd in assists, 34th in steals and 22nd in minutes … Named to the All-NBA Second Team, becoming the fi rst Trail Blazer to make an All-NBA squad since Clyde Drexler in 1991-92 … Selected to the Western Conference All-Star Team, netting 14 points (7-8 FG), fi ve rebounds and fi ve assists ... Named Western Conference Player of the Week for the weeks ending Nov. 30 and April 12 ... OFF THE COURT: Honored as the winner of the 2009 Magic Johnson Award, presented to an NBA player who combines excellence on the court with outstanding cooperation with the media … Brandon and fi ancé Tiana are the parents of Brandon Jr. and Mariah.


7 - Brandon Roy, GHt: 6-6 Wt: 211Born: July 23, 1984, in Seattle, Wash.College: Washington NBA Experience: Three seasons

2008-09 SEASON: Averaged 5.5 points, a career-best 8.7 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 1.18 blocks and 23.8 minutes in 82 games (43 starts) … Led Portland in rebounds in a team-high 43 games (including ties) ... Pulled down double fi gures in rebounds 34 times, including 14 games of 14 or more boards ... Led the team in fi eld goal shooting (62.5%), rebounds (8.7) and blocks (1.18) ... Was the only Trail Blazer to appear in all 82 games, doing so for the fi rst time in his career ... Led the team in steals 11 times (including ties) … Led Portland in minutes three times … Notched 11 double-doubles ... OFF THE COURT: Married to Noelle and father to Anthony … Owns an English bulldog named Beanie … An avid outdoorsman, Joel loves to fi sh … Boxes during the off-season as one way to stay in shape.


12 - Joel Przybilla, CHt: 7-1 Wt: 255Born: October 10, 1979, in Monticello, Minn.College: Minnesota NBA Experience: Nine seasons

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Portland on Sept. 25 ... 2008-09 SEASON (SAN ANTONIO): Appeared in 66 games with three starts for San Antonio, averaging 4.3 points and 2.8 rebounds in 15.4 minutes … Scored in double fi gures eight times … Led the team in steals 10 times and blocks four times … OFF THE COURT: His father is from Nigeria and his mother is from Illinois … His parents met at Portland State … Has a brother and a sister … His sister, Mfon, played in the WNBA, professionally abroad and is a member of the Nigerian National Team … Earned his degree in social sciences at Portland State.

3 - Ime Udoka, FHt: 6-5 Wt: 220Born: August 9, 1977, in Portland, Ore.College: Portland State NBA Experience: Five seasons


2008-09 SEASON: Suffered a stress fracture in his left foot (fi fth metatarsal) in an Oct. 7 preseason game vs. Sacramento … Underwent foot surgery on Oct. 9, 2008, to repair the stress fracture ... Played fi ve minutes in his only action of the season Dec. 7 in Toronto before re-aggravating the injury ... OFF THE COURT: Became a father during the 2008-09 season to Nylah Grace … Served as the ambassador of the 2008 Trail Blazers Street Jam, benefi ting Special Olympics Orego ... Likes classic cars, music, reading and airplanes … Biggest infl uence in his life has been Beulah Walker, his great aunt, who raised him from the time he was three years old.

23 - Martell Webster, G/FHt: 6-7 Wt: 235Born: Dec. 4, 1986, in Edmonds, Wash.High School: Seattle Prep (WA) NBA Experience: Four seasons

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Born Yrs. From 12 LaMarcus Aldridge F/C 6-11 240 7/19/85 3 Texas 88 Nicolas Batum F 6-8 210 12/14/88 1 Lisieux, France 4 Jerryd Bayless G 6-3 204 8/20/88 1 Arizona 2 Steve Blake G 6-3 172 2/26/80 6 Maryland 9 Jarron Collins C 6-11 249 12/2/78 8 Stanford 33 Dante Cunningham F 6-8 227 4/22/87 R Villanova 5 Rudy Fernandez G/F 6-6 170 4/4/85 1 Palma de Mallorca, Spain 6 Juwan Howard F 6-9 250 2/7/73 15 Michigan 24 Andre Miller G 6-2 200 3/19/76 10 Utah 52 Greg Oden C 7-0 270 1/22/88 1 Ohio State 25 Travis Outlaw F 6-9 218 9/18/84 6 Starkville HS (Miss.)31 Jeff Pendergraph F 6-9 240 4/29/87 R Arizona State 10 Joel Przybilla C 7-1 255 10/10/79 9 Minnesota 7 Brandon Roy G 6-6 211 7/23/84 3 Washington3 Ime Udoka F 6-5 220 8/9/77 5 Portland State

23 Martell Webster G/F 6-7 235 12/4/86 4 Seattle Prep (Wash.)

HEAD COACH ...........................................................Nate McMillan (North Carolina State)LEAD ASSISTANT COACH ......................................... Dean Demopoulos (West Chester)ASSISTANT COACH ..................................................Monty Williams (Notre Dame)ASSISTANT COACH ..................................................Maurice Lucas (Marquette)ASSISTANT COACH .................................................. Joe Prunty (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo)ASSISTANT COACH .................................................. Bill Bayno (Sacred Heart)ASSISTANT COACH .................................................. Kaleb Canales (Texas-Arlington)SHOOTING COACH ................................................... John Townsend (Ball State)HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER ........................................ Jay Jensen (Loma Linda)ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER ................................ Geoff Clark (Oregon State)STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH ................... Bob Medina (UNLV)

2 Blake, Steve 3 Udoka, Ime 4 Bayless, Jerryd 5 Fernandez, Rudy 6 Howard, Juwan

7 Roy, Brandon 9 Collins, Jarron10 Przybilla, Joel12 Aldridge, LaMarcus 23 Webster, Martell24 Miller, Andre

25 Outlaw, Travis31 Pendergraph, Jeff33 Cunningham, Dante52 Oden, Greg88 Batum, Nicolas

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