Rose Quarter history

One bright spot during those years was the play of forward-centre Sidney Wicks, who had been drafted by the team in 1971 and was named an all-star in each of his first four NBA seasons.

On March 18, Portland beat the NBA Finals-bound New York Knicks by 47 points (133-86). Coach Rolland Todd was dismissed on February 3, 1972, and was replaced as interim coach by former scout and Director of Player Personnel Stu Inman.

1 choice in the 1974 NBA draft.

Despite a strong start, the Blazers finished the season 38-44 and were below the .500 mark for the first time since the 1975-76 season.

Petrie would go on to score over 20 points per game an additional two more times and finished his career in 1976 with a career mark of 21.8.

In 1977, the year they won the title, Walton was dominating.

The Blazers got the #1 pick again in 1978 and selected Mychal Thompson.

Bill Walton, to the disappointment of Blazer fans, asked to be traded prior to the 1979-80 season, going to San Diego for Kermit Washington and Kevin Kunnert.

Portland did not reach the Finals following the 1981-82 season, in spite of a 42-40 season record.

But Thompson did have a solid run with the Blazers, culminating in his 1982 campaign in which he averaged nearly 21 points to go along with over 11 boards.

In 1983 the Trail Blazers drafted guard Clyde Drexler, who would go on to play 12 seasons with the team and become the franchise’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder.

Oden's constant battle with injuries and Durant's success resulted in comparisons to the Blazers' selection of Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan in 1984.

In the 1985 draft, the Blazers selected point guard Terry Porter with the last pick of the first round.

Kevin Duckworth, acquired in the 1986-87 season, joined Drexler in representing Portland in the All-Star game.

Behind emerging stars Drexler and Porter, Portland ended their 1987-88 season with a 52-29 record.

For two straight years, in 1988-89, Drexler averaged better than 27 points per game.

He had his best year in 1989, averaging 18 points and eight boards per game.

A two-time All-Star, Duckworth began to slide sharply in the early 1990's and was out of the league by age 32.

The Blazers were eliminated by the Lakers in the conference finals the following season after posting a franchise-best 63–19 record, and in 1991–92 Portland once again advanced to the NBA finals but lost the six-game series to the Chicago Bulls.

1992: Portland becomes the first city outside New York to host the NBA draft.

In July 1994, the Trail Blazers announced the hiring of a new team president, former Seattle SuperSonics general manager Bob Whitsitt.

Starting on April 5 of that year, the team began a sellout streak of 814 straight games—the longest in American major professional sports history—which did not end until 1995, after the team moved into a larger facility.

1997: Mike Dunleavy replaces P.J. Carlesimo as the head coach of the Blazers.

Sadly, he was just a shell of his former self yet he still averaged a double-double in 1998.

1999: Mike Dunleavy earns NBA Coach of the Year.

Geoff Petrie shared NBA Rookie of the Year honors with Boston's Dave Cowens and became the seventh rookie in NBA history to top the 2000-point mark.

The team started off well, posting the Western Conference's best record through March 2001, and then signed guard Rod Strickland to augment their point guard corps.

In 2002–03 Anthony attended Syracuse University and led the basketball team to its first National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship during his freshman season.

Anthony, a forward, was selected with the third overall pick of the 2003 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets.

However, the team failed to qualify for the 2004 NBA Playoffs, ending a streak of 21 straight appearances.

The following 2005–06 season was not better, as the Blazers posted a league-worst 21–61 record.

In the 2006 NBA draft the Blazers traded Viktor Khryapa and draft rights for Tyrus Thomas for draft rights to LaMarcus Aldridge.

In the spring of 2007, Steve Patterson resigned as team president, and Paul Allen entered into an agreement to re-purchase the Rose Garden.

He helped the Nuggets reach the 2008–09 Western Conference finals, where the team lost to the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers.

Similar to the previous season, Portland was overcome with injuries from the start of the 2010–11 season.

Believing the team could make a significant run in the playoffs, Cho executed his first major trade on February 24, 2011, just seven minutes before the deadline.

On March 15, 2012, the Trail Blazers made several moves, including two trades before the 3 pm EST deadline.

On December 14, 2013, the Blazers made a franchise-record 21 three-pointers against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Starting center Lopez fractured his right hand in a game against the Spurs on December 15, 2014, and missed the next 23 games.

More injuries appeared around the start of the new year, which caused Aldridge, Batum, and Joel Freeland to miss various amounts of time, but none greater than Wesley Matthews' season-ending Achilles tendon tear on March 5, 2015.

In contrast, the Blazers failed to live up to preseason expectations in 2016–17, as the team qualified for the eighth seed of the Western Conference playoffs and was swept in the opening postseason round.

In May 2017, the team revealed their new logo, an update of the pinwheel design with a new wordmark.

On April 21, 2018, they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the New Orleans Pelicans in a 4–0 sweep.

He was traded to the Chicago Bulls but was released in February 2019.

Playoff Struggles: As of 2020, the Portland Blazers have been one of the most consistent regular season teams in the NBA. They have made the playoffs in 36 of their 50 seasons, but once the regular season turns into the post season the Blazers struggle.

On June 4, 2021, following a first-round loss in the 2021 NBA playoffs to the Denver Nuggets, the team and head coach Stotts mutually agreed to part ways.