Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Rosters
1987-1988 Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Roster
1987-1988 Portland Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | T. Porter | C. Drexler | J. Kersey | C. Jones | K. Duckworth |
Rotation | J. Sichting | M. Holton | K. Vandeweghe | M. Lucas | R. Anderson |
Lim PT | R. Murphy | C. Jones | S. Bowie | ||
Lim PT | S. Johnson | ||||
Lim PT | L. Fonville |
1987-1988 Pacific Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 62-20 | - |
2 | Portland Trail Blazers | 53-29 | 9 |
3 | Seattle SuperSonics | 44-38 | 18 |
4 | Phoenix Suns | 28-54 | 34 |
5 | Golden State Warriors | 20-62 | 42 |
6 | Los Angeles Clippers | 17-65 | 45 |
1987-1988 Portland Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Clyde Drexler | All-NBA Second Team (1988) |
Clyde Drexler | Player Of The Week (11/29/87, 12/06/87, 03/13/88) |
Kevin Duckworth | George Mikan Most Improved Player (1988) |
Clyde Drexler | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1988) |
Clyde Drexler | Slam Dunk Contest Participant (1988) |
Jerome Kersey | Slam Dunk Contest Participant (1988) |
1987-1988 Portland Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Clyde Drexler | 81 | 37.8 | 27.0 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 2.9 |
Jerome Kersey | 79 | 36.6 | 19.2 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
Kevin Duckworth | 78 | 28.5 | 15.8 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
Terry Porter | 82 | 36.5 | 14.9 | 4.6 | 10.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
Kiki Vandeweghe | 37 | 28.1 | 20.2 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
Steve Johnson | 43 | 24.4 | 15.4 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
Maurice Lucas | 73 | 16.3 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
Mike Holton | 82 | 15.6 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
Richard Anderson | 62 | 20.9 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Caldwell Jones | 79 | 22.5 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
Jerry Sichting | 28 | 11.6 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Jim Paxson | 17 | 15.5 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Charles Alexander Jones | 37 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Ronnie Murphy | 18 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Nikita Wilson | 15 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Kevin Gamble | 9 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
1987-1988 Portland Trail Blazers Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Sam Bowie was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Sam Bowie signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 26, 1984. Clyde Drexler was selected as the #14 pick in the First Round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Clyde Drexler signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on October 22, 1983. Clyde Drexler signed a multi-year extension with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 17, 1985. Clyde Drexler signed a multi-year extension with the Portland Trail Blazers on February 5, 1988. Lester Fonville was selected as the #6 pick in the Second Round of the 1987 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Lester Fonville signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on April 20, 1988. Jerome Kersey was selected as the #22 pick in the Second Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Jerome Kersey signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 1, 1984. Jerome Kersey signed a multi-year extension with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 28, 1987. Ronnie Murphy was selected as the #17 pick in the First Round of the 1987 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Ronnie Murphy signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on October 10, 1987. Terry Porter was selected as the #24 pick in the First Round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Terry Porter signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 27, 1985. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Kevin Duckworth was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the San Antonio Spurs on December 18, 1986. Steve Johnson was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the San Antonio Spurs on June 19, 1986. Jerry Sichting was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Boston Celtics on February 23, 1988. Kiki Vandeweghe was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Denver Nuggets on June 7, 1984. Kiki Vandeweghe re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 30, 1986. |
Acquired via Waiver Claim |
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Richard Anderson was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Houston Rockets on December 7, 1987. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Mike Holton signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on August 7, 1986. Caldwell Jones signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on October 12, 1985. Charles Alexander Jones signed a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on April 16, 1987. Charles Alexander Jones re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on October 10, 1987. Maurice Lucas signed a contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on November 10, 1987. |
1987-1988 Portland Trail Blazers Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Larry Weinberg | Owner | 1970-1971 | N/A |
Mike Schuler | Head Coach | 1986-1987 | Assistant Coach (Milwaukee Bucks, 1983 to 1986) |
Rick Adelman | Assistant Coach | 1983-1984 | N/A |
Bucky Buckwalter | General Manager | 1986-1987 | General Manager (Oklahoma City Thunder, 1973 to 1974) |
Chris Wallace | Scout | 1986-1987 | N/A |
Bill Schonely | Television Play-By-Play | 1970-1971 | N/A |