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Following a great career at the University of Houston, Drexler was taken with the 14th overall selection of the 1983 NBA draft and became one of the greatest shooting guards in history.ĭrexler played the first 10 1/2 seasons of his career with the Blazers and averaged 20.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 5.6 assists. RELATED: Clyde Drexler Refuses to Watch ‘The Last Dance’ After Michael Jordan’s DisrespectĬlyde Drexler is the clear choice to top the list of all-time greatest Portland Trailblazers. He’s averaged 24.2 points and 6.5 assists in his career and is already in second place on the all-time franchise scoring list, behind only the obviously number one entry on this list. In eight seasons with the Blazers, Lillard has made five All-Star appearances and is a four-time All-NBA selection (one First Team, two Second Team, one Third Team) with a fifth likely to be added in 2020. As his career has progressed, Lillard has become one of the biggest scoring threats in the NBA, as evidenced by his amazing play in the bubble, which included a 61-point game, the third time in 2019-2020 that he reached the 60-point mark. Taken by the Blazers with the sixth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft out of Weber State, Lillard won NBA Rookie of the Year in 2013, averaging 19 points and 6.5 assists per game. Damian Lillard is certainly one of the best Portland Trailblazers of all time but he’s not quite at the top of the list just yet. RELATED: Kobe Bryant Knew Damian Lillard Was the Real Deal When Lillard Was Just a Rookie Petrie later became the architect of the great Sacramento Kings teams of the late 1990s and early 2000s and was twice named NBA Executive of the Year. In six seasons with Portland, the two-time All-Star averaged 20.9 points without the benefit of the three-point line, which certainly would have upped that average given his long-range ability. The 6’4″ guard averaged 24.1 points per game in 1970-1971 and was named NBA Rookie of the Year, sharing the award with Boston Celtics star Dave Cowens. Petrie was taken with the eighth overall pick in the 1970 NBA draft and made an immediate impact for the Blazers.
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Petrie never suited up for the Hawks as knee injuries forced him to retire following the trade. Many not recognize the name Geoff Petrie but the Princeton grad was a force for the Portland Trailblazers for six seasons before he was dealt to the Atlanta Hawks in the trade that brought Maurice Lucas, who just missed out on this list, to Rip City.