It’s the 75th anniversary of the NBA, and the league has released a list of the 75 greatest players of all time in celebration. The Athletic is releasing a countdown series of their own of these 75 players, and number 43 on that list is Portland Trail Blazers legend, Clyde Drexler.
Athletic writer John Hollinger lays out three versions of Drexler, starting with “the forgotten man of the Jordan era.” Hollinger paints a picture of a superstar — one of the best to ever play the game of basketball — who lived in the shadow of Michael Jordan.