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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 ...
Pages in category "Portland Trail Blazers draft picks" The following 160 pages are in this category, out of 160 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Blazers signed their 30th pick from the 2006 draft, Joel Freeland, and their 22nd pick from the 2009 draft, Víctor Claver, [67] as well as re-signing Hickson [67] and Nicolas Batum. [67] They also signed veteran point guard Ronnie Price to back up Lillard, who was selected as co-MVP of the 2012 Las Vegas Summer League. [ 68 ]
Portland Trail Blazers scout Stu Inman was in attendance for both games and took notice of Martin's strong back-to-back performances against the two premier big men in the country. Portland would later draft both Walton and Martin. [11] In his career at Loyola, Martin averaged a double-double of 18.2 points and 15.9 rebounds in 67 games.
The Portland Trail Blazers retired his jersey number, 20, in a ceremony on November 4, 1988. [ 17 ] On August 23, 1997, at the ABA's 30 Year Reunion celebration, Lucas was named to the All-Time All-ABA Team along with Hall of Fame members Julius Erving , Dan Issel , George Gervin , Rick Barry , Connie Hawkins and other ABA greats.
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PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS. 2023-24 finish ... when the Blazers drafted the 7-foot-2 Clingan with the seventh overall pick in June’s 2024 NBA Draft. ... you’re going to have an awfully hard time ...
The 2012–13 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The off-season saw the team draft a pair of first round draft picks, future All-Star Damian Lillard was taken sixth overall and Meyers Leonard was taken 11th overall.