Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Rosters
1977-1978 Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Roster
1977-1978 Portland Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | J. Davis | L. Hollins | L. Steele | T. Owens | M. Lucas |
Rotation | D. Twardzik | T. Dunn | C. Calhoun | L. Neal | B. Walton |
Lim PT | B. Gross | W. Norwood | D. Schlueter |
1977-1978 Pacific Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Portland Trail Blazers | 58-24 | - |
2 | Phoenix Suns | 49-33 | 9 |
3 | Seattle SuperSonics | 47-35 | 11 |
4 | Los Angeles Lakers | 45-37 | 13 |
5 | Golden State Warriors | 43-39 | 15 |
1977-1978 Portland Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Bill Walton | Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player (1978) |
Bill Walton | All-NBA First Team (1978) |
Maurice Lucas | All-NBA Second Team (1978) |
Lionel Hollins | All-NBA Defensive First Team (1978) |
Bill Walton | All-NBA Defensive First Team (1978) |
Maurice Lucas | All-NBA Defensive First Team (1978) |
Bob Gross | All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1978) |
Bill Walton | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1978) |
Maurice Lucas | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1978) |
Lionel Hollins | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1978) |
1977-1978 Portland Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Lionel Hollins | 81 | 33.8 | 15.9 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
Maurice Lucas | 68 | 31.2 | 16.4 | 9.1 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
Bill Walton | 58 | 33.3 | 18.9 | 13.2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
Bob Gross | 72 | 30.0 | 12.7 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
Johnny Davis | 82 | 26.7 | 10.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Tom Owens | 82 | 20.9 | 10.1 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
Lloyd Neal | 61 | 19.2 | 11.0 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
Dave Twardzik | 75 | 24.3 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
Larry Steele | 65 | 17.4 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
Corky Calhoun | 79 | 17.3 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
T.R. Dunn | 63 | 12.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Willie Norwood | 19 | 18.5 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
Wally Walker | 9 | 11.2 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Jacky Dorsey | 4 | 12.8 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Dale Schlueter | 10 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
1977-1978 Portland Trail Blazers Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Johnny Davis was selected as the #5 pick in the Second Round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Johnny Davis signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 2, 1976. T.R. Dunn was selected as the #19 pick in the Second Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. T.R. Dunn signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 19, 1977. Bob Gross was selected as the #7 pick in the Second Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Bob Gross signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 1, 1975. Lionel Hollins was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Lionel Hollins signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 15, 1975. Lloyd Neal was selected as the #1 pick in the 3 Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Lloyd Neal signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 1, 1972. Larry Steele was selected as the #2 pick in the 3 Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Larry Steele signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on April 9, 1971. Dave Twardzik was selected as the #13 pick in the Second Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Dave Twardzik signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on June 2, 1976. Bill Walton was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Bill Walton signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on June 1, 1974. |
Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Maurice Lucas, the #14 pick in the First Round of the 1974 NBA Draft, were acquired by the New York Knicks from the Chicago Bulls on May 28, 1974. Maurice Lucas signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 1, 1976. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Tom Owens was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Houston Rockets on August 10, 1977. Dale Schlueter was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Phoenix Suns on July 15, 1977. Dale Schlueter signed a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on March 24, 1978. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Corky Calhoun signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on October 22, 1976. Willie Norwood signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on March 5, 1978. |
1977-1978 Portland Trail Blazers Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Larry Weinberg | Owner | 1970-1971 | N/A |
Jack Ramsay | Head Coach | 1976-1977 | Head Coach (Atlanta Hawks, 1972 to 1976) |
Harry Glickman | Owner, General Manager | 1970-1971 | N/A |
Bill Schonely | Television Play-By-Play | 1970-1971 | N/A |