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In 1976, the Blazers added three-time College Player of the Year Bill Walton to the lineup. The '76 season featured just 36 wins, but what was to come was impressive. The Blazers posted a decent regular season record in 1977 before a remarkable run through the playoffs that landed them NBA champs when it was all said and done. In 1983, the Blazers drafted Clyde Drexler. Despite averaging a modest seven points per game in his rookie season, Drexler went on to become a perennial all-star, a member of the Dream Team, and the all-time scoring leader in Blazers history. He also was the leading force in the team's NBA championship appearances in the 1990s.

Maurice Cheeks took over the head coaching job in 2001. Cheeks was a 15 year veteran of the NBA and, at the time of his retirement from playing, was the league's all-time leader in steals and fifth all-time in assists. The Blazers are led by Damon Stoudamire. Stoudamire is one of the quickest guards in all of basketball and has averaged nearly fifteen points and seven rebounds throughout his career. Derek Anderson is another scorer for the Blazers. Anderson has averaged double-digit scoring his entire career and can be counted on to contribute night in and night out. Darius Miles came to Portland in 2003. The organization hopes to develop the youngster into a premier player in the NBA.