Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers are an American professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from Portland, Oregon. They play their home games at the Moda Center. They won 1 NBA Championship in 1977.
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Conference | Western | |||
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Division | Northwest | |||
Founded | 1970 | |||
History | Portland Trail Blazers 1970–present[1][2][3] | |||
Arena | Moda Center | |||
Location | Portland, Oregon | |||
Team colors | Red, black, white[4][5] | |||
Main sponsor | Performance Health (Biofreeze)[6] | |||
President | Chris McGowan | |||
General manager | Neil Olshey[7] | |||
Head coach | Chauncey Billups | |||
Ownership | Estate of Paul Allen[8] | |||
Affiliation(s) | None | |||
Championships | 1 (1977) | |||
Conference titles | 3 (1977, 1990, 1992) | |||
Division titles | 6 (1978, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2015, 2018) | |||
Retired numbers | 13 (1, 6, 13, 14, 15, 20, 22, 30, 30, 32, 36, 45, 77) | |||
Website | www | |||
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Sidney Wicks, who played in four NBA All-Star Games while with the Trail Blazers, won the 1971–72 NBA Rookie of the Year Award after averaging 24.5 points per game and 11.5 rebounds per game.
In his first season as the Trail Blazers head coach, Jack Ramsay led the team to their first playoff berth and eventually the championship. Bill Walton was the NBA Finals MVP.
Clyde Drexler played in Portland from 1983 to 1995.
After being drafted by the Trail Blazers several years prior, Arvydas Sabonis made his NBA debut during the 1995–96 season.
Brandon Roy was chosen as the NBA Rookie of the Year after the 2006–07 season.
LaMarcus Aldridge played the first nine years of his pro career in Portland.
Damian Lillard is a seven-time NBA All-Star (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023) and was the unanimous choice for the NBA Rookie of the Year following the 2012–13 season.
CJ McCollum, drafted 10th overall in 2013, formed a formidable back-court duo with Lillard.
References
- ↑ "How the Trail Blazers Got Their Name" (PDF). 2017–2018 Portland Trail Blazers Media Guide. NBA Properties, Inc. October 13, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ↑ "History: Team by Team" (PDF). 2018-19 Official NBA Guide. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. October 8, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ↑ "NBA.com/Stats–Portland Trail Blazers seasons". Stats.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ↑ Holdahl, Casey (May 8, 2017). Trail Blazers Update Pinwheel, Prepare For Jersey Changes. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. http://www.nba.com/blazers/forwardcenter/trail-blazers-update-pinwheel-prepare-jersey-changes. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Portland Trail Blazers Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ↑ NBA Media Ventures, LLC (September 19, 2018). "TRAIL BLAZERS, PERFORMANCE HEALTH ANNOUNCE MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP INCLUDING BIOFREEZE JERSEY PATCH". Press release. https://www.nba.com/blazers/news/trail-blazers-performance-health-announce-multi-year-partnership-including-biofreeze-jersey. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ↑ Trail Blazers Sign General Manager Neil Olshey To Multi-Year Contract Extension. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. January 8, 2015. http://www.nba.com/blazers/trail-blazers-sign-general-manager-neil-olshey-multi-year-contract-extension. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Paul Allen". TrailBlazers.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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