Top Trail Blazers Trios: Drexler, Robinson, and Strickland Take on Paxson, Natt, and Mychal Thompson

The first round of the Best Portland Trail Blazers Trio tournament comes to a close today with an old-school lineup facing an even older-school one. Recency bias has been a non-factor in the first round as all three matchups so far have been won by the oldest trio. Will the trend continue as Clyde Drexler, Cliff Robinson, and Rod Strickland take on Jim Paxson, Mychal Thompson, and Calvin Natt?

Here’s the tournament bracket so far:

Read about today’s matchup and vote below.

Rod Strickland, Clyde Drexler, Cliff Robinson 2 ¹⁄₂ seasons together (1992- 1995)

Their Case: It was only a year and a half between the time Strickland took the helm at point guard from Terry Porter, and the time that Drexler was shipped out to Houston.