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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.
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 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 defending champion Portland Trail Blazers started with a 50–10 record and looked poised to repeat, but Bill Walton broke his foot and was sidelined for the remainder of the season. The Blazers, hurt by Walton's absence and by other key injuries, faded to an 8–14 finish and lost to the Sonics in the Western Conference semifinals.
NBA draft: 1976: 1st round, 5th overall pick: Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers: Playing career: 1976–1985: Position: Small forward: Number: 42: Career history; 1976–1977: Portland Trail Blazers: 1977–1982: Seattle SuperSonics: 1982–1984: Houston Rockets: 1984–1985: Simac Milano: Career highlights and awards; Italian League ...
The Trail Blazers have retired several players jerseys, including Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame members Clyde Drexler and Bill Walton. Jack Ramsay, who was the Trail Blazers head coach from 1976 to 1986, had the number 77 retired in honor of Portland's only NBA Finals victory in 1977.
The Portland Trail Blazers ... The team started the 1977–78 season with a 50 ... The Trail Blazers hold the draft rights to the following unsigned draft picks who ...