Portland Trail Blazers All-Time Team: Best Starting Five (1979–2026)
Who makes the Portland Trail Blazers all-time team? We rated every player season from 1979–80 to 2025–26 (191 players) and picked the best season of each star for every spot of the starting five.
The all-time starting five
| Spot | Player | Best season | Rating | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Damian Lillard | 2019–20 | 98 | 11 |
| SG | Clyde Drexler | 1987–88 | 98 | 12 |
| SF | Deni Avdija | 2025–26 | 97 | 2 |
| PF | LaMarcus Aldridge | 2013–14 | 96 | 9 |
| C | Mychal Thompson | 1981–82 | 96 | 6 |
| 6th man | Rod Strickland | 1994–95 | 95 | 5 |
| 7th man | Terry Porter | 1988–89 | 95 | 10 |
Ratings (out of 99) are calculated by Basketball Draft Game: 82-0 from public season stats compared with the league – not official ratings.
Top 10 player seasons
- Damian Lillard – 2022–23 Portland Trail Blazers (98)
- Damian Lillard – 2020–21 Portland Trail Blazers (98)
- Damian Lillard – 2019–20 Portland Trail Blazers (98)
- Clyde Drexler – 1991–92 Portland Trail Blazers (98)
- Clyde Drexler – 1988–89 Portland Trail Blazers (98)
- Clyde Drexler – 1987–88 Portland Trail Blazers (98)
- Deni Avdija – 2025–26 Portland Trail Blazers (97)
- Damian Lillard – 2018–19 Portland Trail Blazers (97)
- Damian Lillard – 2017–18 Portland Trail Blazers (97)
- Damian Lillard – 2016–17 Portland Trail Blazers (97)
Best team seasons
- 1990–91 Portland Trail Blazers: 63-19
- 1989–90 Portland Trail Blazers: 59-23
- 1999–00 Portland Trail Blazers: 59-23
- 1998–99 Portland Trail Blazers: 35-15
- 1991–92 Portland Trail Blazers: 57-25
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Who is the best Portland Trail Blazers player since 1979–80?
By our ratings, Damian Lillard in 2022–23 had the best season (98).
What was the best Portland Trail Blazers season?
1990–91, with a 63-19 record.
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