Franchises
- Portland Trail Blazers: 1970 to May 18, 1981
Team Records
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Season | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | W/L% | W > .500 | Finish | G | W | L | W/L% | Notes | |
1970-71 | POR | NBA | 82 | 29 | 53 | .354 | -12.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1971-72 | POR | NBA | 82 | 18 | 64 | .220 | -23.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1972-73 | POR | NBA | 82 | 21 | 61 | .256 | -20.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1973-74 | POR | NBA | 82 | 27 | 55 | .329 | -14.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1974-75 | POR | NBA | 82 | 38 | 44 | .463 | -3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1975-76 | POR | NBA | 82 | 37 | 45 | .451 | -4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1976-77 | POR | NBA | 82 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | .737 | NBA Champions | |
1977-78 | POR | NBA | 82 | 58 | 24 | .707 | 17.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | ||
1978-79 | POR | NBA | 82 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | ||
1979-80 | POR | NBA | 82 | 38 | 44 | .463 | -3.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | ||
1980-81 | POR | NBA | 82 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | ||
Career | 902 | 405 | 497 | .449 | -46 | 34 | 19 | 15 | .559 |
Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings
- In some cases the starting date and/or ending date for
an executive could not be found, so conservative estimates are used in
their place.
Therefore, transactions from the beginning and/or end of an executive's tenure with a particular franchise may be missing from the register below.
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March 23, 1970: Selected Geoff Petrie (1st round, 8th pick), Walt Gilmore (2nd round, 25th pick), Bill Cain (3rd round, 42nd pick), Jim Penix (4th round, 59th pick), Ron Knight (5th round, 76th pick), George Janky (6th round, 93rd pick), Claude English (7th round, 110th pick), Doug Boyd (8th round, 127th pick), Billy Gaskins (9th round, 144th pick), Israel Oliver (10th round, 161st pick), Dan McLemore (11th round, 176th pick), Paul Adams (12th round, 188th pick), Alex Boyd (13th round, 199th pick), Frank Lothridge (14th round, 208th pick), Wayne Canaday (15th round, 218th pick), Doug Williams (16th round, 226th pick), Bruce Butchko (18th round, 235th pick) and Mark Gabriel (19th round, 239th pick) in the 1970 NBA Draft.
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April 21, 1970: Hired Rolland Todd as Head Coach.
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May 11, 1970: Traded Larry Siegfried to the San Diego Rockets for Jim Barnett.
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June 17, 1970: Traded Jerry Chambers to the Atlanta Hawks for Gary Gregor.
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October 7, 1970: Sold player rights to Pat Riley to the Los Angeles Lakers.
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October 20, 1970: Traded a 1971 2nd round draft pick (Willie Sojourner was later selected) to the Chicago Bulls for Shaler Halimon.
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October 22, 1970: Traded Dorie Murrey to the Baltimore Bullets for a 1971 2nd round draft pick (Rick Fisher was later selected).
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October 26, 1970: Signed Bill Stricker as a free agent.
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March 23, 1971: Traded Jim Barnett to the San Francisco Warriors for a 1971 2nd round draft pick (Charlie Yelverton was later selected), a 1971 3rd round draft pick (William Smith was later selected) and a 1972 2nd round draft pick (Dave Twardzik was later selected).
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March 29, 1971: Selected Sidney Wicks (1st round, 2nd pick), Charlie Yelverton (2nd round, 25th pick), Rick Fisher (2nd round, 27th pick), Larry Steele (3rd round, 37th pick), William Smith (3rd round, 42nd pick), Bobby Fields (4th round, 54th pick), Hector Blondet (5th round, 71st pick), Jim Day (6th round, 88th pick), Gene Knolle (7th round, 105th pick), John Sutter (8th round, 122nd pick), Gene Kennedy (9th round, 139th pick), Greg Starrick (10th round, 155th pick), Howard Burford (11th round, 171st pick) and Don Sechler (12th round, 185th pick) in the 1971 NBA Draft.
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July 16, 1971: Signed Jim Marsh as a free agent.
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September 11, 1971: Traded Leroy Ellis to the Los Angeles Lakers for a 1972 2nd round draft pick (Ollie Johnson was later selected).
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October 4, 1971: Signed Willie McCarter as a free agent.
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December 3, 1971: Signed Darrall Imhoff as a free agent.
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February 2, 1972: Fired Rolland Todd as Head Coach.
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February 3, 1972: Appointed Stu Inman as Interim Head Coach.
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April 3, 1972: Hired Jack McCloskey as Head Coach.
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April 10, 1972: Selected LaRue Martin (1st round, 1st pick), Bob Davis (2nd round, 14th pick), Dave Twardzik (2nd round, 26th pick), Ollie Johnson (2nd round, 30th pick), Lloyd Neal (3rd round, 31st pick), Gary Stewart (4th round, 48th pick), Mike Reid (5th round, 64th pick), Joe Gaines (6th round, 81st pick), Bob Lynn (7th round, 98th pick), Ruben Vance (8th round, 114th pick), Scott McCandlish (9th round, 130th pick), Kresimir Cosic (10th round, 144th pick), Jimmy Wilkins (11th round, 157th pick), Larry Morris (13th round, 175th pick), Paul Kelley (14th round, 181st pick), Rich Habegger (15th round, 188th pick) and Mose Adolph (16th round, 193rd pick) in the 1972 NBA Draft.
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July 31, 1972: Traded a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Allan Bristow was later selected) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Fred Foster.
July 31, 1972: Traded Fred Foster to the Detroit Pistons for Terry Dischinger.
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September 11, 1972: Gary Gregor signed as a veteran free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers; received a 1974 2nd round draft pick (Rubin Collins was later selected) as compensation.
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October 2, 1972: Traded Dale Schlueter to the Philadelphia 76ers for Dave Wohl.
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October 24, 1972: Traded a 1974 3rd round draft pick (Foots Walker was later selected) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Charlie Davis.
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October 27, 1972: Traded Stan McKenzie to the Houston Rockets for Greg Smith.
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April 24, 1973: Traded a 1973 1st round draft pick (Jim Brewer was later selected) and a 1973 3rd round draft pick (Jim O'Brien was later selected) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for John Johnson, Rick Roberson and a 1973 1st round draft pick (Barry Parkhill was later selected).
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April 24, 1973: Selected Barry Parkhill (1st round, 15th pick), William Averitt (4th round, 55th pick), Fran Costello (5th round, 71st pick), Neal Jurgensen (6th round, 89th pick), Larry Hollyfield (7th round, 105th pick), Lindell Reason (8th round, 123rd pick), Mike Contreras (9th round, 139th pick), Sam Whitehead (10th round, 154th pick), Eddie Payne (11th round, 167th pick) and Rick Holdt (12th round, 177th pick) in the 1973 NBA Draft.
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June 27, 1973: Signed Bernie Fryer as a free agent.
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October 1, 1973: Signed Mo Layton as a free agent.
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October 14, 1973: Traded Rick Adelman to the Chicago Bulls for a 1974 2nd round draft pick (Phil Lumpkin was later selected).
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October 31, 1973: Signed Mark Sibley as a free agent.
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December 26, 1973: Signed Bob Verga as a free agent.
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May 15, 1974: Fired Jack McCloskey as Head Coach.
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May 24, 1974: Hired Lenny Wilkens as Head Coach.
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May 28, 1974: Selected Bill Walton (1st round, 1st pick), Jan van Breda Kolff (2nd round, 20th pick), Phil Lumpkin (2nd round, 34th pick), Rubin Collins (2nd round, 36th pick), Mickey Johnson (4th round, 56th pick), Bernard Hardin (5th round, 74th pick), Dan Anderson (6th round, 92nd pick), Doug Richards (7th round, 110th pick), Eldridge Broussard (8th round, 128th pick), Lee Haven (9th round, 146th pick) and Ron Jones (10th round, 163rd pick) in the 1974 NBA Draft.
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September 16, 1974: Traded Rick Roberson to the New Orleans Jazz for Barry Clemens and a 1976 2nd round draft pick (Major Jones was later selected).
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September 18, 1974: Traded Mickey Johnson to the Chicago Bulls for a 1975 3rd round draft pick (Gus Gerard was later selected).
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October 7, 1974: Acquired player rights to Lenny Wilkens from the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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October 23, 1974: Signed Steve Jones.
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May 29, 1975: Selected Lionel Hollins (1st round, 6th pick), Bob Gross (2nd round, 25th pick), Tom Roy (3rd round, 42nd pick), Gus Gerard (3rd round, 50th pick), Phil Hicks (4th round, 61st pick), Maurice Presley (5th round, 78th pick), Gerald Willett (6th round, 97th pick), Steve Fields (7th round, 114th pick), Charlie Neal (8th round, 133rd pick), Quentin Braxton (9th round, 149th pick) and Tyree Foster (10th round, 166th pick) in the 1975 NBA Draft.
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June 9, 1975: Traded Phil Lumpkin to the Phoenix Suns for a 1976 2nd round draft pick (Jacky Dorsey was later selected).
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October 7, 1975: Traded a future draft pick to the Atlanta Hawks for Greg Lee.
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October 23, 1975: Traded a 1976 6th round draft pick (Dwayne Barnett was later selected) to the Golden State Warriors for Steve Jones.
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November 13, 1975: Traded John Johnson to the Houston Rockets for Steve Hawes.
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June 1, 1976: Fired Lenny Wilkens as Head Coach.
June 1, 1976: Hired Jack Ramsay as Head Coach.
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June 2, 1976: Signed Dave Twardzik as a free agent.
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June 3, 1976: Traded a 1976 2nd round draft pick (Jacky Dorsey was later selected) to the New Orleans Jazz for a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Kim Anderson was later selected).
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June 8, 1976: Selected Wally Walker (1st round, 5th pick), Major Jones (2nd round, 20th pick), Johnny Davis (2nd round, 22nd pick), Jeff Tyson (3rd round, 39th pick), David Everett (4th round, 56th pick), Gary Redding (5th round, 73rd pick), Al DeWitt (7th round, 109th pick), Brant Gibler (8th round, 127th pick), Rob Torresdal (9th round, 145th pick) and Marcos Leite (10th round, 162nd pick) in the 1976 NBA Draft.
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August 5, 1976: Traded Steve Hawes and Geoff Petrie to the Atlanta Hawks for Maurice Lucas. This trade was for the 2nd pick in the ABA dispersal draft.
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August 11, 1976: Signed Robin Jones as a free agent.
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September 2, 1976: Acquired player rights to Herm Gilliam from the Seattle SuperSonics.
September 2, 1976: Traded LaRue Martin to the Seattle SuperSonics for future considerations.
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October 12, 1976: Sold player rights to Sidney Wicks to the Boston Celtics.
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October 18, 1976: Traded Moses Malone to the Buffalo Braves for a 1978 1st round draft pick (Rick Robey was later selected).
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October 22, 1976: Signed Corky Calhoun as a free agent.
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February 11, 1977: Signed Clyde Mayes as a free agent.
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June 10, 1977: Selected Rich Laurel (1st round, 19th pick), Kim Anderson (2nd round, 28th pick), T.R. Dunn (2nd round, 41st pick), Ricky Brown (3rd round, 63rd pick), Greg White (4th round, 85th pick), Donn Wilber (5th round, 107th pick), Myron Jordan (6th round, 128th pick), Don Smith (7th round, 148th pick) and Harold Rhodes (8th round, 167th pick) in the 1977 NBA Draft.
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July 15, 1977: Traded a 1978 4th round draft pick (Wayne Smith was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns for Dale Schlueter.
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August 10, 1977: Traded Robin Jones to the Houston Rockets for Tom Owens.
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October 5, 1977: Traded Rich Laurel to the Atlanta Hawks for a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Keith Herron was later selected).
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November 11, 1977: Traded Wally Walker to the Seattle SuperSonics for a 1978 1st round draft pick (Ron Brewer was later selected) and a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Andrew Fields was later selected).
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March 6, 1978: Signed Willie Norwood as a free agent.
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March 24, 1978: Signed Jacky Dorsey as a free agent.
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June 7, 1978: Traded a 1978 1st round draft pick (Raymond Townsend was later selected) to the Golden State Warriors for a 1981 1st round draft pick (Albert King was later selected).
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June 8, 1978: Traded Johnny Davis and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Rick Robey was later selected) to the Indiana Pacers for a 1978 1st round draft pick (Mychal Thompson was later selected).
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June 9, 1978: Selected Mychal Thompson (1st round, 1st pick), Ron Brewer (1st round, 7th pick), Keith Herron (2nd round, 24th pick), Clemon Johnson (2nd round, 44th pick), Sterling Edmonds (3rd round, 66th pick), Clay Johnson (5th round, 110th pick), Tim Evans (6th round, 131st pick), Walter Reason (7th round, 152nd pick), Mark Wickman (8th round, 170th pick), Paul Cozens (9th round, 186th pick) and Tim Warkentin (10th round, 202nd pick) in the 1978 NBA Draft.
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June 30, 1978: Traded Corky Calhoun to the Indiana Pacers for a 1980 2nd round draft pick (David Lawrence was later selected).
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November 3, 1978: Signed Willie Smith as a free agent.
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December 15, 1978: Signed Jim McMillian as a veteran free agent and sent a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Kim Goetz was later selected) to the New York Knicks as compensation.
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February 17, 1979: Signed Ira Terrell as a free agent.
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May 13, 1979: Bill Walton signed as a veteran free agent with the San Diego Clippers; received Kevin Kunnert, Kermit Washington and a 1980 1st round draft pick (Mike Gminski was later selected) as compensation.
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June 25, 1979: Selected Jim Paxson (1st round, 12th pick), Andrew Fields (2nd round, 40th pick), Mickey Fox (3rd round, 56th pick), Darryl Robinson (4th round, 78th pick), Matt White (5th round, 100th pick), Ray Ellis (6th round, 120th pick), Jeff Tropf (7th round, 140th pick), Willie Pounds (8th round, 159th pick), Stan Eckwood (9th round, 177th pick) and Kelvin Small (10th round, 195th pick) in the 1979 NBA Draft.
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August 21, 1979: Signed Abdul Jeelani as a free agent.
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August 24, 1979: Traded Willie Smith to the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 1981 3rd round draft pick (Derek Holcomb was later selected).
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September 18, 1979: Traded a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Harvey Knuckles was later selected) to the Detroit Pistons for Jim Brewer.
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October 9, 1979: Traded Clemon Johnson to the Indiana Pacers for a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Brian Jackson was later selected).
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February 8, 1980: Traded Lionel Hollins to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 1981 1st round draft pick (Al Wood was later selected).
February 8, 1980: Traded Maurice Lucas, a 1980 1st round draft pick (Mike Gminski was later selected) and a 1981 1st round draft pick (Albert King was later selected) to the New Jersey Nets for Calvin Natt.
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February 21, 1980: Signed Billy Ray Bates as a free agent.
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April 14, 1980: Signed Charles Jones as a free agent.
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June 10, 1980: Selected Ronnie Lester (1st round, 10th pick), David Lawrence (2nd round, 32nd pick), Bruce Collins (2nd round, 33rd pick), Mike Harper (3rd round, 56th pick), Kelvin Henderson (4th round, 79th pick), Larry Belin (5th round, 102nd pick), Perry Mirkovich (6th round, 125th pick), Gig Sims (7th round, 148th pick), John Stroeder (8th round, 168th pick), Rick Boucher (9th round, 188th pick) and Dave Kufeld (10th round, 205th pick) in the 1980 NBA Draft.
June 10, 1980: Traded Ronnie Lester and a 1981 1st round draft pick (Al Wood was later selected) to the Chicago Bulls for Kelvin Ransey and a 1981 1st round draft pick (Darnell Valentine was later selected).
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August 15, 1980: Traded T.R. Dunn and a 1983 1st round draft pick (Howard Carter was later selected) to the Denver Nuggets for a 1983 1st round draft pick (Clyde Drexler was later selected) and a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Steve Colter was later selected).
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September 24, 1980: Signed Roy Hamilton as a free agent.
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October 8, 1980: Traded Jim Brewer to the Los Angeles Lakers for a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Jerome Kersey was later selected). Portland had the option to swap 1st round draft picks with Los Angeles in 1984 but opted for a 2nd round draft pick instead.
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December 19, 1980: Traded Ron Brewer to the San Antonio Spurs for Mike Gale and a 1982 1st round draft pick (Ricky Pierce was later selected).
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February 2, 1981: Signed Geoff Crompton as a free agent.
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