The Trail Blazers’ 50-year anniversary season is temporarily on pause as the NBA goes on hiatus to slow the spread of COVID-19. During that break, Blazer’s Edge is counting down the top 100 Blazers: players, executives, and other influencers who made the franchise what it is today.
No. 47 | Larry Steele
Games Played with Blazers: 610 Regular Season, 27 Postseason
*PTS: 8.2 | REB: 2.9 | AST: 2.8 | FG%: 48.3
*Statistics are pulled from a player’s time in Portland
Joined Club: March 1971, selected 37th overall in the 1971 NBA Draft
Departed Club: Retired from the NBA in the Summer of 1980
Place in History: Players from the dawn of the Trail Blazers franchise tended to come in two flavors: stars who scored all the points and forgettable role players who didn’t last more than a year or two with the team.