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1997-1998 Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Roster
Schedule | Depth Chart

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Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
7 Kenny Anderson G 6-0 168 6 Georgia Tech 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
17 Vincent Askew GF 6-6 210 9 Memphis 1987 Rnd 2 Pick 16 United States
2 Stacey Augmon F 6-6 205 6 UNLV 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
  Terrell Bell PF 6-10 240 1 Georgia 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 21 United States
9 Rick Brunson G 6-4 190 1 Temple 1995 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
31 Kelvin Cato C 6-11 255 0 Iowa State 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
12 John Crotty G 6-1 185 6 Virginia 1991 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
44 Brian Grant F-C 6-9 254 3 Xavier 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
14 Gary Grant G 6-3 185 9 Michigan 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
19 Sean Higgins F 6-9 205 5 Michigan 1990 Rnd 2 Pick 27 United States
53 Alton Lister FC 7-0 240 16 Arizona State 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
5 Jermaine O'Neal F-C 6-11 235 1 Eau Claire High School (South Carolina) 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
34 J.R. Rider G 6-5 215 4 UNLV 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
26 Jamal Robinson G-F 6-7 212 0 Virginia 1997 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
4 Carlos Rogers C 6-11 220 3 Tennessee State 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
11 Arvydas Sabonis C 7-3 279 2 Zalgiris (Lithuania) 1986 Rnd 1 Pick 24 Lithuania
3 Damon Stoudamire G 5-10 171 2 Arizona 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
33 Gary Trent F 6-8 250 2 Ohio 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
30 Rasheed Wallace C-F 6-11 230 2 North Carolina 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
21 Alvin Williams G 6-5 185 0 Villanova 1997 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States
42 Walt Williams F-G 6-8 219 5 Maryland 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
10 Dontonio Wingfield F 6-8 256 3 Cincinnati 1994 Rnd 2 Pick 10 United States

Portland Depth Chart Historical Portland Depth Charts

  PG SG SF PF C
S D. Stoudamire
16.8p 4.2r 9.4a
 J.R. Rider
20.2p 5.4r 3.4a
 R. Wallace
12.8p 4.2r 2.6a
 Brian Grant
13.4p 12.0r 1.8a
 A. Sabonis
12.0p 7.4r 1.4a
R  
 		  
 		 Walt Williams
11.0p 3.4r 1.8a
  
 		 Kelvin Cato
6.5p 3.0r 0.2a
L Rick Brunson
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a
 Gary Grant
2.6p 1.2r 2.0a
 Stacey Augmon
1.8p 1.2r 0.2a
  
 		 Alton Lister
1.0p 1.0r 0.0a
L John Crotty
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a
  
 		  
 		  
 		 J. O'Neal
0.0p 1.0r 0.0a
L  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		 Carlos Rogers
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a

* Depth Chart stats are based upon the last 5 games played.


Pacific Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Seattle SuperSonics61-21-
2Los Angeles Lakers61-210
3Phoenix Suns56-265
4Portland Trail Blazers46-3615
5Sacramento Kings27-5534
6Golden State Warriors19-6342
7Los Angeles Clippers17-6544

Portland Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Kelvin Cato Rookie Challenge Participant (1998)
Alvin Williams Rookie Challenge Participant (1998)

Portland Season Stat Leaders Full Team Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
J.R. Rider 74 37.6 19.7 4.7 3.1 0.7 0.3 2.5
Arvydas Sabonis 73 32.0 16.0 10.0 3.0 0.9 1.1 2.6
Rasheed Wallace 77 37.6 14.6 6.2 2.5 1.0 1.1 2.2
Kenny Anderson 45 32.7 12.6 3.0 5.4 1.4 0.0 2.5
Damon Stoudamire 22 36.6 12.4 3.7 8.2 1.5 0.1 2.9
Brian Grant 61 31.5 12.1 9.1 1.4 0.7 0.7 1.8
Gary Trent 41 24.5 11.5 5.7 1.4 0.7 0.5 1.8
Walt Williams 31 19.2 8.4 2.6 1.7 0.6 0.4 1.3
Alvin Williams 41 21.1 6.9 1.5 2.0 0.7 0.0 1.2
Stacey Augmon 71 20.4 5.7 3.3 1.2 0.8 0.5 1.1
Gary Grant 22 16.3 4.8 2.2 3.8 0.8 0.1 1.1
Jermaine O'Neal 60 13.5 4.5 3.4 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.9
Rick Brunson 38 16.4 4.3 1.5 2.6 0.7 0.1 1.4
Kelvin Cato 74 13.6 3.8 3.4 0.3 0.4 1.3 0.6
John Crotty 27 14.0 3.6 1.2 2.3 0.4 0.0 1.6
Vincent Askew 30 14.8 2.2 2.3 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.2
Carlos Rogers 4 6.2 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.2
Alton Lister 7 6.3 0.9 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3
Dontonio Wingfield 3 3.0 0.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Sean Higgins 2 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.5

Portland Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Jermaine O'Neal was selected as the #17 pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Jermaine O'Neal signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on August 29, 1996.

Arvydas Sabonis was selected as the #24 pick in the First Round of the 1986 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Arvydas Sabonis signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 29, 1995.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Kelvin Cato, the #15 pick in the First Round of the 1997 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Dallas Mavericks on June 25, 1997. Kelvin Cato signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 22, 1997.

Acquired via Trade

Stacey Augmon was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Detroit Pistons on January 24, 1997.

J.R. Rider was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 23, 1996.

Carlos Rogers was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Toronto Raptors on February 13, 1998.

Damon Stoudamire was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Toronto Raptors on February 13, 1998.

Rasheed Wallace was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Washington Wizards on July 15, 1996. Rasheed Wallace signed a multi-year extension with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 29, 1997.

Walt Williams was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Toronto Raptors on February 13, 1998.

Acquired via Free Agency

Rick Brunson signed a contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on December 2, 1997.

John Crotty signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on August 29, 1997.

Brian Grant signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on August 23, 1997.

Gary Grant signed a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on March 5, 1998. Gary Grant re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on March 15, 1998. Gary Grant re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on March 25, 1998.

Alton Lister signed a contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on October 2, 1997.