The 2008–09 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 39th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the playoffs, the Trail Blazers lost to the Houston Rockets in six games in the First Round. The 2008-09 Trail Blazers had the best team offensive rating in the NBA. Key dates June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City. July 1: The free agency period started. Offseason An MRI revealed that Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy needed arthroscopic surgery to repair a tear in the meniscus of his left knee. The surgery was scheduled for Thursday, August 14. Draft picks Draft Day trades Brandon Rush, Jarrett Jack, and Josh McRoberts were traded to the Indiana Pacers for Jerryd Bayless and Ike Diogu Darrell Arthur and Joey Dorsey were traded to the Houston Rockets for Nicolas Batum Ömer Aşık was traded to the Chicago Bulls for three future second round draft picks Mike Taylor was traded to the L.A. Clippers for a future second round draft pick Roster Preseason |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |1 |October 7 |Sacramento Kings |W 110–81 |Webster (15) |Przybilla (12) |Roy, Rodríguez (7) |Rose Garden19,321 |1–0 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" |2 |October 8 |Golden State Warriors |L 95–110 |Fernández (15) |Oden (9) |Rodríguez (10) |Rose Garden17,847 |1–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |3 |October 10 |Atlanta Hawks |W 102–80 |S. Randolph (19) |S. Randolph (10) |Rodríguez, Bayless (7) |Sprint Center12,457 |2–1 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" |4 |October 12 |Utah Jazz |L 80–93 |Batum (16) |L. Jackson (7) |Rodríguez (8) |Rose Garden19,980 |2–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |5 |October 20 |Sacramento Kings |W 112–98 |Aldridge (24) |Oden (9) |Aldridge (5) |ARCO Arena8,632 |3–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |6 |October 22 |Los Angeles Clippers |W 87–75 |Roy (17) |Oden (13) |Blake (6) |Staples Center10,882 |4–2 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" |7 |October 23 |Utah Jazz |L 89–100 |Frye (17) |Frye (10) |Rodríguez (7) |EnergySolutions Arena19,169 |4–3 Regular season Standings Game log |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 28 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Travis Outlaw (18) | Joel Przybilla (11) | Brandon Roy (5) | Staples Center18,997 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | October 31 | San Antonio | | Brandon Roy (26) | Rudy Fernández (8) | Brandon Roy (7) | Rose Garden20,516 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | November 1 | @ Phoenix | | Brandon Roy, Rudy Fernández (20) | Joel Przybilla (9) | Brandon Roy, Travis Outlaw, Sergio Rodríguez (4) | US Airways