Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Rosters
1997-1998 Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Roster
1997-1998 Portland Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | D. Stoudamire | J. Rider | R. Wallace | B. Grant | A. Sabonis |
Rotation | G. Grant | W. Williams | K. Cato | ||
Rotation | S. Augmon | A. Lister | |||
Lim PT | R. Brunson | J. O'Neal | |||
Lim PT | J. Crotty | C. Rogers |
1997-1998 Pacific Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Seattle SuperSonics | 61-21 | - |
2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 61-21 | 0 |
3 | Phoenix Suns | 56-26 | 5 |
4 | Portland Trail Blazers | 46-36 | 15 |
5 | Sacramento Kings | 27-55 | 34 |
6 | Golden State Warriors | 19-63 | 42 |
7 | Los Angeles Clippers | 17-65 | 44 |
1997-1998 Portland Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Kelvin Cato | Rising Stars Challenge Participant (1998) |
Alvin Williams | Rising Stars Challenge Participant (1998) |
1997-1998 Portland Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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J.R. Rider | 74 | 37.6 | 19.7 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
Arvydas Sabonis | 73 | 32.0 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
Rasheed Wallace | 77 | 37.6 | 14.6 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
Brian Grant | 61 | 31.5 | 12.1 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
Kenny Anderson | 45 | 32.7 | 12.6 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
Gary Trent | 41 | 24.5 | 11.5 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
Stacey Augmon | 71 | 20.4 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
Alvin Williams | 41 | 21.1 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Kelvin Cato | 74 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
Damon Stoudamire | 22 | 36.6 | 12.4 | 3.7 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
Jermaine O'Neal | 60 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Walt Williams | 31 | 19.2 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
Rick Brunson | 38 | 16.4 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Gary Grant | 22 | 16.3 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
John Crotty | 26 | 14.6 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
Vincent Askew | 30 | 14.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Alton Lister | 7 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Carlos Rogers | 3 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Dontonio Wingfield | 3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Sean Higgins | 2 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
1997-1998 Portland Trail Blazers Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Jermaine O'Neal was selected as the #17 pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Jermaine O'Neal signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on August 29, 1996. |
Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Kelvin Cato, the #15 pick in the First Round of the 1997 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Dallas Mavericks on June 25, 1997. Kelvin Cato signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 22, 1997. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Stacey Augmon was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Detroit Pistons on January 24, 1997. J.R. Rider was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 23, 1996. Carlos Rogers was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Toronto Raptors on February 13, 1998. Damon Stoudamire was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Toronto Raptors on February 13, 1998. Rasheed Wallace was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Washington Wizards on July 15, 1996. Rasheed Wallace signed a multi-year extension with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 29, 1997. Walt Williams was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Toronto Raptors on February 13, 1998. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Rick Brunson signed a contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on December 2, 1997. John Crotty signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on August 29, 1997. Brian Grant signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on August 23, 1997. Gary Grant signed a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on March 5, 1998. Gary Grant re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on March 15, 1998. Gary Grant re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on March 25, 1998. Alton Lister signed a contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on October 2, 1997. Arvydas Sabonis signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 29, 1995. |
1997-1998 Portland Trail Blazers Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Paul Allen | Owner | 1988-1989 | N/A |
Mike Dunleavy, Sr. | Head Coach | 1997-1998 | Head Coach (Milwaukee Bucks, 1992 to 1996) |
Elston Turner | Assistant Coach | 1996-1997 | N/A |
Jim Eyen | Assistant Coach | 1997-1998 | Advance Scout (New York Knicks, 1996 to 1997) |
Tony Brown | Assistant Coach | 1997-1998 | Advance Scout (Milwaukee Bucks, 1994 to 1997) |
Bob Whitsitt | General Manager | 1994-1995 | General Manager (Oklahoma City Thunder, 1986 to 1994) |
Mark Warkentien | Director of Scouting | 1994-1995 | Scout (Oklahoma City Thunder, 1991 to 1994) |
Neal Meyer | Video Coordinator | 1997-1998 | Video Coordinator (Denver Nuggets, 1995 to 1997) |
Jay Jensen | Head Athletic Trainer | 1994-1995 | Athletic Trainer (Minnesota Timberwolves, 1989 to 1994) |
Bob Medina | Strength and Conditioning Coach | 1997-1998 | N/A |
Dr. Tom Reis | Team Physician | 1994-1995 | N/A |
Bill Schonely | Television Play-By-Play | 1970-1971 | N/A |