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Last updated September 14, 2026

Portland Trail Blazers history · NBA regular season

The 25 Greatest Portland Trail Blazers of All Time

Clyde Drexler ranks No. 1 after producing 4,578.1 Franchise Value across 12 seasons in a Trail Blazers uniform. Damian Lillard, Terry Porter, Rasheed Wallace, and LaMarcus Aldridge complete the top five. This ranking covers 1970–71 through 2025–26.

25 ranked players1970–71 through 2025–26 franchise coverage1,000 minimum minutesRegular season only
See the full top 25How the ranking works

The answer at a glance

The top five

Franchise Value estimates how many regular-season points above a replacement-level player someone produced for this franchise. It rewards both strong seasons and staying power.

  1. No. 1

    Clyde Drexler

    4,578.1Franchise Value

    12 seasons · 867 games
    20.8 PPG · 6.2 RPG · 5.7 APG

  2. No. 2

    Damian Lillard

    3,614.3Franchise Value

    11 seasons · 769 games
    25.2 PPG · 4.2 RPG · 6.7 APG

  3. No. 3

    Terry Porter

    2,500.1Franchise Value

    10 seasons · 758 games
    14.9 PPG · 3.5 RPG · 7 APG

  4. No. 4

    Rasheed Wallace

    1,488.5Franchise Value

    8 seasons · 544 games
    16.8 PPG · 7 RPG · 2 APG

  5. No. 5

    LaMarcus Aldridge

    1,475.3Franchise Value

    9 seasons · 648 games
    19.4 PPG · 8.4 RPG · 1.9 APG

The full list

The full top 25

Every name links to a full career profile. The best-season rank is the player’s leaguewide Impact Rate rank for that season.

  1. 1

    Clyde Drexler

    4,578.1 value · 12 seasons · best: 1988–89

    4,578.1Franchise Value
    12 seasons1983–84 to 1994–95
    1988–89Impact Rate No. 4
    20.8 / 6.2 / 5.7PPG / RPG / APG
  2. 2

    Damian Lillard

    3,614.3 value · 11 seasons · best: 2017–18

    3,614.3Franchise Value
    11 seasons2012–13 to 2022–23
    2017–18Impact Rate No. 9
    25.2 / 4.2 / 6.7PPG / RPG / APG
  3. 3

    Terry Porter

    2,500.1 value · 10 seasons · best: 1990–91

    2,500.1Franchise Value
    10 seasons1985–86 to 1994–95
    1990–91Impact Rate No. 8
    14.9 / 3.5 / 7PPG / RPG / APG
  4. 4

    Rasheed Wallace

    1,488.5 value · 8 seasons · best: 2000–01

    1,488.5Franchise Value
    8 seasons1996–97 to 2003–04
    2000–01Impact Rate No. 22
    16.8 / 7 / 2PPG / RPG / APG
  5. 5

    LaMarcus Aldridge

    1,475.3 value · 9 seasons · best: 2010–11

    1,475.3Franchise Value
    9 seasons2006–07 to 2014–15
    2010–11Impact Rate No. 28
    19.4 / 8.4 / 1.9PPG / RPG / APG
  6. 6

    Jerome Kersey

    1,406.7 value · 11 seasons · best: 1988–89

    1,406.7Franchise Value
    11 seasons1984–85 to 1994–95
    1988–89Impact Rate No. 41
    12.1 / 6.1 / 2.1PPG / RPG / APG
  7. 7

    Arvydas Sabonis

    1,284.4 value · 7 seasons · best: 1995–96

    1,284.4Franchise Value
    7 seasons1995–96 to 2002–03
    1995–96Impact Rate No. 6
    12 / 7.3 / 2.1PPG / RPG / APG
  8. 8

    Bill Walton

    1,248.9 value · 4 seasons · best: 1976–77

    1,248.9Franchise Value
    4 seasons1974–75 to 1977–78
    1976–77Impact Rate No. 3
    17.1 / 13.5 / 4.4PPG / RPG / APG
  9. 9

    Rod Strickland

    1,210.1 value · 5 seasons · best: 1993–94

    1,210.1Franchise Value
    5 seasons1992–93 to 2000–01
    1993–94Impact Rate No. 18
    16.2 / 4.3 / 8.2PPG / RPG / APG
  10. 10

    Sidney Wicks

    1,156.1 value · 5 seasons · best: 1974–75

    1,156.1Franchise Value
    5 seasons1971–72 to 1975–76
    1974–75Impact Rate No. 21
    22.3 / 10.3 / 4.1PPG / RPG / APG
  11. 11

    Mychal Thompson

    1,125.6 value · 7 seasons · best: 1981–82

    1,125.6Franchise Value
    7 seasons1978–79 to 1985–86
    1981–82Impact Rate No. 34
    16.7 / 8.9 / 3.4PPG / RPG / APG
  12. 12

    Nicolas Batum

    1,110.4 value · 7 seasons · best: 2013–14

    1,110.4Franchise Value
    7 seasons2008–09 to 2014–15
    2013–14Impact Rate No. 38
    11.2 / 5.1 / 3PPG / RPG / APG
  13. 13

    Brandon Roy

    1,086.2 value · 5 seasons · best: 2008–09

    1,086.2Franchise Value
    5 seasons2006–07 to 2010–11
    2008–09Impact Rate No. 7
    19 / 4.3 / 4.7PPG / RPG / APG
  14. 14

    Clifford Robinson

    1,085.9 value · 8 seasons · best: 1994–95

    1,085.9Franchise Value
    8 seasons1989–90 to 1996–97
    1994–95Impact Rate No. 21
    16.2 / 5.2 / 2.1PPG / RPG / APG
  15. 15

    CJ McCollum

    1,064.1 value · 9 seasons · best: 2016–17

    1,064.1Franchise Value
    9 seasons2013–14 to 2021–22
    2016–17Impact Rate No. 55
    19 / 3.4 / 3.4PPG / RPG / APG
  16. 16

    Jim Paxson

    1,054.3 value · 9 seasons · best: 1982–83

    1,054.3Franchise Value
    9 seasons1979–80 to 1987–88
    1982–83Impact Rate No. 25
    16 / 2.3 / 3.2PPG / RPG / APG
  17. 17

    Bob Gross

    994.6 value · 7 seasons · best: 1977–78

    994.6Franchise Value
    7 seasons1975–76 to 1981–82
    1977–78Impact Rate No. 23
    9.2 / 4.5 / 3PPG / RPG / APG
  18. 18

    Damon Stoudamire

    761.9 value · 8 seasons · best: 2004–05

    761.9Franchise Value
    8 seasons1997–98 to 2004–05
    2004–05Impact Rate No. 60
    12.8 / 3.5 / 5.7PPG / RPG / APG
  19. 19

    Calvin Natt

    758.7 value · 5 seasons · best: 1981–82

    758.7Franchise Value
    5 seasons1979–80 to 1983–84
    1981–82Impact Rate No. 31
    17.2 / 6.9 / 2.2PPG / RPG / APG
  20. 20

    Wesley Matthews

    745.1 value · 5 seasons · best: 2013–14

    745.1Franchise Value
    5 seasons2010–11 to 2014–15
    2013–14Impact Rate No. 67
    15.4 / 3.3 / 2.2PPG / RPG / APG
  21. 21

    Larry Steele

    743.3 value · 9 seasons · best: 1974–75

    743.3Franchise Value
    9 seasons1971–72 to 1979–80
    1974–75Impact Rate No. 38
    8.2 / 2.9 / 2.8PPG / RPG / APG
  22. 22

    Scottie Pippen

    645.5 value · 4 seasons · best: 1999–00

    645.5Franchise Value
    4 seasons1999–00 to 2002–03
    1999–00Impact Rate No. 32
    11.4 / 5.3 / 5PPG / RPG / APG
  23. 23

    Buck Williams

    612.8 value · 7 seasons · best: 1991–92

    612.8Franchise Value
    7 seasons1989–90 to 1995–96
    1991–92Impact Rate No. 91
    10.2 / 8.7 / 1.1PPG / RPG / APG
  24. 24

    Tom Owens

    593.9 value · 4 seasons · best: 1978–79

    593.9Franchise Value
    4 seasons1977–78 to 1980–81
    1978–79Impact Rate No. 19
    13.9 / 7.2 / 2.5PPG / RPG / APG
  25. 25

    Jusuf Nurkić

    532.9 value · 7 seasons · best: 2018–19

    532.9Franchise Value
    7 seasons2016–17 to 2022–23
    2018–19Impact Rate No. 39
    14.4 / 9.8 / 2.8PPG / RPG / APG

What separates the list

Peak and staying power

The main order uses total Franchise Value. These views show who supplied the biggest single seasons and who contributed across the most seasons.

Why No. 1

Why Clyde Drexler leads

Clyde Drexler produced 4,578.1 Franchise Value, 963.8 more than Damian Lillard. His best team season was 1988–89, when he ranked No. 4 in leaguewide Impact Rate.

If you put more weight on playoff moments, championships, or awards, your order may differ. This list does not quietly fold those judgments into the number.

Most seasons among the top 25

Clyde Drexler · 12 seasons

Clyde Drexler logged 867 games and 29,496 regular-season minutes across 1983–84 to 1994–95.

Best individual seasons

  1. 1
    Clyde Drexler1988–89 · Impact Rate No. 4
    592.3
  2. 2
    Clyde Drexler1987–88 · Impact Rate No. 5
    555.3
  3. 3
    Clyde Drexler1991–92 · Impact Rate No. 4
    551.9
  4. 4
    Clyde Drexler1990–91 · Impact Rate No. 10
    471.2
  5. 5
    Clyde Drexler1989–90 · Impact Rate No. 7
    470.3

Franchise Value leaders by decade

  1. 1970s
    Bill WaltonMost value in the decade
    1,248.9
  2. 1980s
    Clyde DrexlerMost value in the decade
    2,785.7
  3. 1990s
    Clyde DrexlerMost value in the decade
    1,792.4
  4. 2000s
    Brandon RoyMost value in the decade
    1,051.5
  5. 2010s
    Damian LillardMost value in the decade
    2,672.0
  6. 2020s
    Damian LillardMost value in the decade
    942.3

Just outside the list

Nos. 26–30

  1. No. 26Kiki Vandeweghe508.5
  2. No. 27Bonzi Wells488.0
  3. No. 28Deni Avdija460.6
  4. No. 29Kermit Washington425.1
  5. No. 30Dave Twardzik416.4

Method and limits

What this ranking measures

This is a model ranking, not a claim that one number settles every argument about franchise greatness.

01

Count only team value

We add the player’s hussEyquation Season Value only while he belonged to this franchise. A player needs at least 1,000 franchise minutes to qualify.

02

Split traded seasons

When a player changed teams, his season value is divided by the minutes played at each stop. In 1950–51, when minutes were not recorded, games are used instead.

03

Use one clear order

Higher total Franchise Value ranks first. Ties are broken by the player’s best leaguewide Impact Rate rank, then franchise minutes. Peak seasons and per-game stats are context, not hidden inputs.

04

Know what is missing

The model covers NBA regular seasons from 1950–51 onward. Playoffs, championships, awards, cultural importance, and ABA seasons are not inputs.

Sources and historical estimates: Team stints and conventional totals come from Basketball Reference; Franchise Value comes from the hussEyquation model. The site reconstructs missing box-score inputs through 1972–73. Exact Raw BPM inputs begin in 1973–74. In a traded season, the model has one combined season impact estimate; only the value allocation is split by team workload. Data were checked for this release on September 14, 2026. Read the full methodology.

Quick answers

Portland Trail Blazers ranking FAQ

Who is the greatest Portland Trail Blazers player of all time?

Within this NBA regular-season ranking, which begins in 1970–71, Clyde Drexler ranks first with 4,578.1 Franchise Value produced for this franchise.

Who had the best single season in this ranking?

Clyde Drexler has the highest team-season value in this dataset: 592.3 in 1988–89. He ranked No. 4 in leaguewide Impact Rate that season.

How are the top 25 ranked?

The order is total regular-season Franchise Value, which adds up value above replacement produced for this franchise. More value ranks higher.

Which earlier team names and locations are included?

Covers every Portland Trail Blazers NBA season.

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