Throughout basketball history, maintaining consistent success is a tall task for any team. 12 currently active franchises have never even tasted an NBA championship. Of those that have, only five teams have won it on more than three occasions. While the Portland Trail Blazers are not members of that exclusive club, they have fortunately been on the right side of history more often than not.
Portland has held host to 16 All-Star caliber players and earned 42 selections to the game itself over the course of its rich 50 year history. These players have come to define entire generations and serve as an icon for the people of Portland for half a century.