Hall of Fame and Top 50 players Portland Trail Blazers accomplishments and records

clyde drexler

the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame, located in downtown springfield, massachusetts, honors players have shown exceptional skill @ basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, , other major contributors game. in 1996, 50 greatest players in nba history (also referred nba s 50th anniversary all-time team or nba s top 50) chosen panel of media, former players , coaches, current , former general managers , team executives. 5 trail blazers players have been inducted naismith hall solely players, , team had 4 players selected in nba s top 50 players list. blazers have had 1 coach inducted naismith hall exclusively in capacity. finally, lenny wilkens, both played , coached blazers, 1 of 3 individuals have been inducted naismith hall in both roles.

clyde drexler. hall of fame, top 50.
dražen petrović. hall of fame. member of fiba hall of fame.
arvydas sabonis. hall of fame. member of fiba hall of fame.
bill walton. hall of fame, top 50.
lenny wilkens. hall of fame (as both player , coach), top 50. spent 2 years head coach of blazers in 1970s, including 1 year player-coach. named 1 of top 10 coaches—the person make both lists.
scottie pippen. hall of fame, top 50.
coach dr. jack ramsay — hall of fame, coached team nba title in 1977.

the blazers have had 3 players inducted fiba hall of fame. in addition petrović (inducted part of inaugural class in 2007) , sabonis (inducted in 2010), fernando martín, played blazers in 1986–87 season, inducted alongside petrović.

retired numbers

several players (and others) have had numbers retired team. these are:

13 dave twardzik, g, 1976–80
14 lionel hollins g, 1975–80 (number retired april 18, 2007)
15 larry steele, g, 1971–80
20 maurice lucas, f, 1976–80 , 1987–88 (number retired november 4, 1988)
22 clyde drexler, g, 1983–95 (number retired march 6, 2001)
30 bob gross, f, 1975–82
30 terry porter, g, 1985–95 (number retired december 16, 2008)
32 bill walton, c, 1974–78
36 lloyd neal, c, 1972–79
45 geoff petrie, g, 1970–76

two non-players have honorary jerseys hanging in rafters:

1 larry weinberg, team founder-owner, 1970–88. jersey honorary, #1 still used team players.
77 dr. jack ramsay, head coach, 1976–86. number selected in honor of 1976–77 season.

oregon sports hall of fame

drexler, lucas, petrie, twardzik, , walton members of oregon sports hall of fame, honors oregon athletes, teams, coaches, , others have made significant contribution sports in oregon. inducted hall 1976–77 team, , following trail blazers players:

danny ainge (#9, g, 1990–92, oregon native)
steve johnson (#33, c, 1986–89, oregon state)
steve jones (#23, g, 1975–76, portland , university of oregon)
jim paxson (#4, g, 1980–87)




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