Ever wonder about those jerseys hanging from the rafters in the Rose Garden? We're giving you an overview of all the special people who have had their jerseys retired in Portland.


Clyde Drexler
Jersey Number: 22

Selected in 1st round, 14th pick overall, in the 1983 NBA Draft out of the University of Houston.) Most celebrated player in the Blazers first three decades and selected as one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history during the league’s 50th anniversary celebration in 1996. Was the leader in Portland’s heady runs for top NBA honors in the early 1990s, including two trips to the championship finals.

A four-time All-NBA selection, including first team in 1991-92, Clyde represented the Blazers in eight All-Star games in nine seasons from 1986 to 1994. After helping the Blazers take Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls to six games in the 1992 NBA Finals, Clyde received the ultimate honor of being selected to play on Dream Team I, the United States’ celebrated gold medal-winner at the Barcelona Olympic Games. That year, he was barely edged by Magic Johnson for MVP honors in the NBA All-Star contest.

Before being traded to Houston midway through 1994-95, Clyde’s numbers in 11-plus seasons were enough to make him the team’s all-time leader in no less than 11 of 19 categories, and in the top four in four others. He finished his career in Portland as the team’s all-time leader in games played (867), points scored (18,040), rebounds (5,339), field goals (6,889), free throws (3,798) and steals (1,795), to name a few. He also finished near the top in three-pointers made, blocked shots and offensive rebounds. He averaged 20.8 points 6.2 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 2.1 steals and 34.0 minutes in his tenure as a Trail Blazer and recorded 21 triple doubles, three of those in the playoffs, and 17 times scored 40 or more points in a game, including a career high 50 points against Sacramento on 1/6/89. Clyde came up just one rebound shy of a rare NBA quadruple-double when he registered 26 points, 11 assists, 10 steals and 9 rebounds in a 1/10/86 victory over Milwaukee.

Drexler finished out his career by playing three-plus seasons in his hometown of Houston, earning an NBA championship ring with the 1995 Rockets. He completed his 15-year NBA career with 22,195 points (a 20.4 average) in 1,086 games. He is one of only three players in NBA history to top 20,000 points, 6,000 rebounds and 3,000 assists. After retiring as a player, he served as head coach at his alma mater, University of Houston, for two years and now works in the front office of the Denver Nuggets.

Number retired during halftime of a March 6, 2001 game in the Rose Garden.