The Season in Brief
The 1996-97 Portland Trail Blazers went 49-33. Led by Kenny Anderson, Rasheed Wallace and Arvydas Sabonis, they posted a +3.56 SRS and went 1-3 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Kenny Anderson leads at 23%.
Honors & Awards
No league honors this season.
Team Leaders
| Points | Kenny Anderson | 17.5 |
| Rebounds | Arvydas Sabonis | 7.9 |
| Assists | Kenny Anderson | 7.1 |
| Steals | Kenny Anderson | 2.0 |
| Blocks | Arvydas Sabonis | 1.2 |
| True Shooting | Arvydas Sabonis | 59.2 |
| 3-Pointers | Kenny Anderson | 132 |
| Def. Win Shares | Kenny Anderson | 4.4 |
The Roster, by Fame
Kenny Anderson4702Rasheed Wallace3503Arvydas Sabonis344Clifford Robinson285Isaiah Rider196Gary Trent167Chris Dudley68Stacey Augmon49Aaron McKie310Jermaine O'Neal211Dontonio Wingfield★212Rumeal Robinson213Mitchell Butler114Randolph Childress115Marcus Brown★116Ennis Whatley017Reggie Jordan018Aleksandar Djordjevic★019Ruben Nembhard0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Anderson | 82 | 17.5 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 54.0 | 132 | 4.4 | 47 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 62 | 15.1 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 58.8 | 9 | 2.9 | 35 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 69 | 13.4 | 7.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 59.2 | 49 | 3.9 | 34 |
| Clifford Robinson | 81 | 15.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 51.9 | 121 | 3.7 | 28 |
| Isaiah Rider | 76 | 16.1 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 55.7 | 99 | 2.4 | 19 |
| Gary Trent | 82 | 10.8 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 56.9 | 0 | 2.6 | 16 |
| Chris Dudley | 81 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 44.9 | 0 | 3.4 | 6 |
| Stacey Augmon | 40 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 56.4 | 0 | 0.9 | 4 |
| Aaron McKie | 41 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 47.9 | 23 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 45 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 49.4 | 0 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Dontonio Wingfield★ | 47 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 50.1 | 26 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Rumeal Robinson | 27 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 51.6 | 9 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Mitchell Butler | 49 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 50.3 | 12 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Randolph Childress | 19 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 43.3 | 3 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Marcus Brown★ | 21 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 52.3 | 13 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Ennis Whatley | 3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Reggie Jordan | 9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 49.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Aleksandar Djordjevic★ | 8 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 68.7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ruben Nembhard | 2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 26.4
- Youngest: Jermaine O'Neal (18)
- Oldest: Ennis Whatley (34)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Jermaine O'Neal - rookie
- Marcus Brown - rookie
- Aleksandar Djordjevic - rookie
- Ruben Nembhard - rookie
- Kenny Anderson - new to the team
- Rasheed Wallace - new to the team
- Isaiah Rider - new to the team
- Stacey Augmon - new to the team
- Mitchell Butler - new to the team
- Ennis Whatley - new to the team
- Reggie Jordan - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Kenny Anderson - pick #2 (1991)
- Rasheed Wallace - pick #4 (1995)
- Arvydas Sabonis - pick #77 (1985)
- Clifford Robinson - pick #36 (1989)
- Isaiah Rider - pick #5 (1993)
The Playoff Run
1-3 overall
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Portland Trail Blazers fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1970-711976-772025-26
1 championship season marked above the arc.