The Trail Blazers entered the NBA as an expansion team in the 1970-71 season.
These were the top ten teams chosen to moved onto to claim the nationals title-Portland Scale BlazersVocal AdrenalineThe WaffletootsSingaz Wit AttitudeJefferson City AirplaneTwelve StepsVocal ChordzSoundsplosionTeenage ScreamVocal ExtremeIt is unknown which team won, but it is revealed in season 3 that it was not Vocal Adrenaline.
only season 1
The first season for the church year is Advent .
Season 3 Episode five 'First Time'
this is still the first season it ends every season of the year the first season has not ended yet it takes place in rosewood, pennsylvana
portland trail blazers
The Phoenix Suns defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of 2010 playoffs. The Suns won 4-2 with the homecourt advantage. The Blazers is the number 6th seed and the Suns is 3rd.
The first pick in the 1984 NBA Draft was Akeem Olajuwon by the Houston Rockets and the second pick was Sam Bowie by the Portland Trail Blazers.
The first Bahamian to be drafted to an NBA team was Mychal Thompson. He was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers as the first overall pick in the 1978 NBA Draft. Thompson went on to have a successful career in the NBA, playing for teams like the Trail Blazers and the San Antonio Spurs, and he later became known for his contributions to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Sidney Wicks was the 1971-72 NBA Rookie of the year. During his first season in the league, while playing with the Portland Trail Blazers, Wicks averaged 24.5 PPG, 11.5 RPG and 4.3 APG in 39.6 MPG.
Mark Bryant played basketball at Seton Hall University from 1984 to 1988. He then went on to be a first round draft pick in the NBA, selected by the Portland Trail Blazers.
The 1977 Portland Trail Blazers roster featured key players such as Bill Walton, who was instrumental in their success, along with Maurice Lucas, Lionel Hollins, and Dave Twardzik. The team, coached by Jack Ramsay, also included notable contributors like Bob Gross and Johnny Davis. The Blazers went on to win their first NBA Championship that season, solidifying their place in basketball history. Their balanced roster combined skillful offense with strong defense, which proved crucial in their playoff run.
My guess, as a Blazers fan, is that it has to do with the Oregon Trail, and Portland being one of the ending points of said trail...but I'm not a pro. I've read that it has to do with the pioneering history of oregonians...and the name 'pioneers' was taken by a local college team already, so a citizen vote deemed the 'trail blazers' the winning choice.
Brandon Rush was a first round choice (13th overall) of the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2008 NBA draft. He was then traded to the Indiana Pacers with Jarrett Jack and Josh McRoberts for Ike Diogu and Jerryd Bayless.
The Los Angeles and the Portland Trail Blazers did not meet in the 2010 NBA playoffs. LA advanced to the Western Conference finals though after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round and the Utah Jazz in the second round. The Blazers however lost to the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the playoffs.
Petur Karl Gudmundsson an Icelandic Center who played for the Trail Blazers, Lakers and Spurs. First one I can find was drafted in 1981.
These were the top ten teams chosen to moved onto to claim the nationals title-Portland Scale BlazersVocal AdrenalineThe WaffletootsSingaz Wit AttitudeJefferson City AirplaneTwelve StepsVocal ChordzSoundsplosionTeenage ScreamVocal ExtremeIt is unknown which team won, but it is revealed in season 3 that it was not Vocal Adrenaline.