All-Time Portland Trail Blazers Starting Five
One championship (1977) and three Finals appearances built around Hall of Fame guard play. The Blazers' all-time five blends Walton's championship year with the Drexler and Lillard eras.
The Starting Five
PGDamian Lillard
2010s–20sSeven-time All-Star and the franchise's all-time leading scorer.
SGClyde Drexler
1980s–90sTen-time All-Star, took the franchise to two Finals in three years.
SFScottie Pippen
1990s–2000sTook Portland to back-to-back conference finals after the Bulls dynasty.
PFLaMarcus Aldridge
2000s–10sFour-time All-Star in Portland and the franchise's modern post-up standard.
CBill Walton
1970sMVP, Finals MVP, and the centerpiece of the 1977 championship team.
Honorable mentions
Terry Porter · Brandon Roy · Maurice Lucas · Arvydas Sabonis. Any of these could swap in depending on which positional gap you want to plug.
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