2005–06 Portland Trail Blazers season
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The 2005–06 Portland Trail Blazers
season was the team's 36th in the NBA and their first with new coach Nate McMillan
. The team began the season hoping to improve upon their 27–55 output from the previous season
. However, they came up six games shy of tying it, finishing 21–61 and failing to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season.
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...
season was the team's 36th in the NBA and their first with new coach Nate McMillan
Nate McMillan
Nathaniel "Nate" McMillan is a retired American professional basketball player and current head coach of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers...
. The team began the season hoping to improve upon their 27–55 output from the previous season
2004–05 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 2004–05 season was the 35th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association . For the second year in a row, the team did not qualify for the playoffs. Head coach Maurice Cheeks was fired midway through the season with a record of 22–33...
. However, they came up six games shy of tying it, finishing 21–61 and failing to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season.
NBA Draft
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| 1 | 6 | Martell Webster Martell Webster Martell Webster is an American professional basketball player currently a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. The 6' 7" , 235 lbs small forward–shooting guard was nicknamed "The Definition" as a play on his surname , given to him by a personal friend... |
G/F | Seattle Prep. School Seattle Preparatory School Seattle Preparatory School, popularly known as Seattle Prep is a private Jesuit high school located on Capitol Hill, in Seattle. It was founded in 1891 and has maintained a long history of academic excellence. The school regularly sends many of its students to Ivy League and 'highly selective'... (Seattle, WA Seattle, Washington Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country... ) |
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| 1 | 27 | Linas Kleiza Linas Kleiza Linas Kleiza is a Lithuanian professional basketball player with the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He is also a member of the Lithuanian national team. He can play either forward position. Kleiza signed a four year, $18.8 million contract prior to the 2010–11 NBA... |
F | Missouri Missouri Tigers men's basketball The Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Missouri in the Big 12 Conference. The Tigers are located in Columbia, Missouri. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2011. The Missouri Tigers men's basketball team plays its home games at... |
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| 2 | 35 | Ricky Sanchez Ricky Sanchez Ricardo "Ricky" Sánchez is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He has played with the Idaho Stampede in the NBA Development League and the Continental Basketball Association, and with the Caguas Creoles and Humacao Grays in the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico actually... |
F | IMG Academy IMG Academies IMG Academies is a world-class training facility for athletic, academic and personal development. For more than 30 years, the Academy's training methods have helped youth, adult, collegiate and professional athletes improve in sport and life... (Bradenton, FL Bradenton, Florida Bradenton is a city in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's 2007 population to be 53,471. Bradenton is the largest Principal City of the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2007 estimated population of 682,833... ) |