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e On November 11, 1977, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired a 1978 first-round pick and a 1979 second-round pick from the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Wally Walker. [40] Previously, the Sonics acquired the pick on September 25, 1975, from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Archie Clark. [41] The Blazers used the pick to draft Ron Brewer.
The 1977–78 Portland Trail Blazers season was the eighth season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). [1] Fresh off their first NBA Championship win the previous season, the Blazers led the league with a franchise-best 58–24 record, earning a first-round bye in the 1978 NBA Playoffs.
The Blazers have had the first pick in the NBA draft four times in franchise history. In 1972, they chose center LaRue Martin from Loyola Chicago.The team then chose UCLA center Bill Walton in 1974, [8] forward/center Mychal Thompson from Minnesota in 1978 after a trade the day before the draft with the Indiana Pacers to acquire the pick, [9] and most recently Greg Oden center from Ohio State ...
n On June 3, 1976, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired a 1977 second-round pick from the New Orleans Jazz in exchange for a 1976 second-round pick. [42] The Blazers used the pick to draft Kim Anderson. o On June 9, 1977, the Houston Rockets acquired 1977 and 1978 second-round picks from the Boston Celtics in exchange for John Johnson. [43]
The 6'4" Dunn was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the second round of the 1977 NBA draft. He went on to have a productive 14-year career with three teams: the Blazers (1977–1980), the Denver Nuggets (1980–1988;1989–1991), and the Phoenix Suns (1988–1989).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. American basketball player and sportscaster (1952–2024) For other people with similar names, see William Walton (disambiguation). Bill Walton Walton with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977 Personal information Born (1952-11-05) November 5, 1952 La Mesa, California, U.S. Died May 27 ...
The Portland Trail Blazers have played their home games at the Moda Center since it opened in 1995. The Portland Trail Blazers are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon that competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference.
Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the sixth pick of the 1975 NBA draft out of Arizona State University, Hollins was bestowed All-Rookie first team honors that season, averaging 10.8 points in 78 games for the Blazers.