Portland Trail Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers are a National Basketball Association team based in Portland, Oregon.

Founded: 1970

Formerly known as:

Home Arena: Rose Garden Arena

Uniform colors: Red and black

Logo design: A difficult-to-describe combination of lines that sort of form the letters "P" and "B" intertwined

NBA Championships: 1977

Owner: Paul Allen

Table of contents

1 Recent Franchise history 2 Players of note 3 Coaches and others

Recent Franchise history

After nine years as president and general manager, Bob Whitsitt announced his departure from the Trail Blazers on May 7, 2003, stating that he was retiring to focus his attention on the Seattle Seahawks NFL team. However, he had been the subject of continuous criticism from the team's fans and both the local and national press for team performance on the court, as well as player legal troubles off the court. The Blazers announced Steve Patterson as team president June 18, 2003 and announced that John Nash would become general manager on July 15.

Players of note

Basketball Hall of Famers:

• Drazen Petrovic
• Bill Walton
• Lenny Wilkens

Not to be forgotten:

• Fernando Martin
• Scottie Pippen
• Terry Porter
• Ramon Ramos

Retired numbers:

• 1 Larry Weinberg (founding owner)
• 13 David Twardzik
• 15 Larry Steele
• 20 Maurice Lucas
• 22 Clyde Drexler
• 32 Bill Walton
• 36 Lloyd Neal
• 45 Geoff Petrie
• 77 Dr. Jack Ramsay (coach; won the team's first and only title in 1977)

Current stars:

• Dale Davis
• Zach Randolph
• Damon Stoudamire
• Rasheed Wallace
• Bonzi Wells

Coaches and others

Basketball Hall of Famers:

• Dr. Jack Ramsay
• Lenny Wilkens

Portland Trail Blazers official web site