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Portland Trail Blazers History

The Portland Trail Blazers entered the NBA in 1970. After a typical period of expansion blues during which the team languished at the bottom of the standings, the Trail Blazers turned into one of the league's most solid franchises. In 1977, after only seven seasons in the league, the Trail Blazers claimed the NBA Championship. Led by center Bill Walton, the teams of that era induced "Blazermania" in Portland and introduced the manic condition to the rest of the league.

The team has advanced to the NBA Finals three times, winning the NBA Championship once. The team also advanced to the NBA Finals in 1990 and 1992. The team has qualified for the playoffs during 25 seasons of their 36-season existence, including a streak of 21 straight appearances from 1983 through 2003. Four Hall of Fame players have played for the Trail Blazers (Lenny Wilkens, Bill Walton, Clyde Drexler, and Drazen Petrovic), as well as one player (Scottie Pippen) who was recognized as one of the league's 50 greatest but who is not yet eligible for the Hall. Bill Walton is the franchise's most decorated player; he was the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player in 1977, and the regular season MVP the following year. Three Blazer rookies (Geoff Petrie, Sidney Wicks, and Brandon Roy) have won the NBA Rookie of the Year award. Two Hall of Fame coaches, Lenny Wilkens and Jack Ramsay, have patrolled the sidelines for the Blazers, and two others (Mike Schuler and Mike Dunleavy) have won the NBA Coach of the Year award with the team.

In the spring of 2007, Paul Allen entered into an agreement to re-purchase the Rose Garden. Steven Patterson resigned as team president. On the court, the team finished with a 32-50 record, an 11 game improvement, and rookie Brandon Roy was name the 2006-07 Rookie of the Year. That summer, Kevin Pritchard was promoted to general manager, and former Nike Inc. executive Larry Miller was hired as team president. To top it off, the Blazers won the 2007 NBA Draft Lottery, and selected Ohio State center Greg Oden with the #1 pick in the draft. However, Oden would suffer a pre-season knee injury requiring microfracture surgery; he is expected to miss the entire 2007-08 season. Despite this, the Trail Blazers had a 13-game winning streak that began in early December, resulting in a 13-2 record, an NBA best for the month of December. McMillan would also go on to win NBA Coach of the Month honors and Roy garnered NBA Western Conference Player of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks. The Portland Trailblazers have received recent praise from announcers and analysts as the hottest team in the NBA.

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