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From Petrie to Glide to Dame: The All-Star history of the Portland Trail Blazers

By Matt George Moore

Geoff Petrie, player for the Portland Trail Blazers basketball team.
Geoff Petrie, player for the Portland Trail Blazers basketball team. /
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BOISE, ID – DECEMBER 3: Head coach Terry Porter of the Portland Pilots questions a call during first half action against the Boise State Broncos on December 3, 2017 at Taco Bell Arena in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images)
BOISE, ID – DECEMBER 3: Head coach Terry Porter of the Portland Pilots questions a call during first half action against the Boise State Broncos on December 3, 2017 at Taco Bell Arena in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images) /

TERRY PORTER

A pivotal member of those elite Portland squads that made it to the NBA Finals in 1990 and 1992, Terry Porter made two All-Star teams (1991 and 1993) as a Trail Blazer.

Terry Porter
Terry Porter /

Drafted by Portland in the first round out of University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Porter played 10 seasons in Rip City. A solid and savvy point guard, Porter is all over Portland’s leaderboard. He’s the Trail Blazers’ all-time assists leader with 5,319 and is third on the franchise’s career points list with 11,330.

In fact, Porter is second only to Clyde Drexler on a number of Portland’s all-time lists, including minutes played, free throws made, free throws attempted, steals and win shares. He was also a pretty effective three-point shooter. In 17 NBA seasons with four different teams, Porter helped lead his squads to the playoffs 16 times.

The Trail Blazers retired Porter’s number 30 jersey in 2008. He’s currently head men’s basketball coach at the University of Portland.