The Season in Brief
The 1997-98 Portland Trail Blazers went 46-36. Led by Arvydas Sabonis, Rasheed Wallace and Isaiah Rider, they posted a +0.83 SRS and went 1-3 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Arvydas Sabonis leads at 26%.
Honors & Awards
No league honors this season.
Team Leaders
| Points | Isaiah Rider | 19.7 |
| Rebounds | Arvydas Sabonis | 10.0 |
| Assists | Damon Stoudamire | 8.2 |
| Steals | Damon Stoudamire | 1.5 |
| Blocks | Kelvin Cato | 1.3 |
| True Shooting | Arvydas Sabonis | 58.1 |
| 3-Pointers | Isaiah Rider | 135 |
| Def. Win Shares | Arvydas Sabonis | 4.6 |
The Roster, by Fame
Arvydas Sabonis★5502Rasheed Wallace3703Isaiah Rider314Brian Grant295Kenny Anderson146Gary Trent107Damon Stoudamire88Stacey Augmon79Kelvin Cato610Jermaine O'Neal311Walt Williams312Alvin Williams313Vincent Askew314Rick Brunson215Gary Grant216John Crotty117Alton Lister118Dontonio Wingfield019Sean Higgins020Carlos Rogers0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvydas Sabonis★ | 73 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 58.1 | 30 | 4.6 | 55 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 77 | 14.6 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 56.4 | 8 | 3.8 | 37 |
| Isaiah Rider | 74 | 19.7 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 51.4 | 135 | 2.5 | 31 |
| Brian Grant | 61 | 12.1 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 56.1 | 0 | 3.0 | 29 |
| Kenny Anderson | 45 | 12.6 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 48.0 | 47 | 1.6 | 14 |
| Gary Trent | 41 | 11.5 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 54.7 | 4 | 1.4 | 10 |
| Damon Stoudamire | 22 | 12.4 | 3.7 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 46.9 | 26 | 0.9 | 8 |
| Stacey Augmon | 71 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 45.7 | 1 | 1.9 | 7 |
| Kelvin Cato | 74 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 49.6 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 60 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 49.8 | 0 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Walt Williams | 31 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 51.3 | 31 | 0.7 | 3 |
| Alvin Williams | 41 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 51.9 | 7 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Vincent Askew | 30 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 46.4 | 0 | 0.6 | 3 |
| Rick Brunson | 38 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 48.1 | 22 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Gary Grant | 22 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 52.9 | 7 | 0.5 | 2 |
| John Crotty | 26 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 45.7 | 6 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Alton Lister | 7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37.5 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Dontonio Wingfield | 3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sean Higgins | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Carlos Rogers | 3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 26.1
- Youngest: Jermaine O'Neal (19)
- Oldest: Alton Lister (39)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Kelvin Cato - rookie
- Alvin Williams - rookie
- Rick Brunson - rookie
- Brian Grant - new to the team
- Damon Stoudamire - new to the team
- Walt Williams - new to the team
- Vincent Askew - new to the team
- Gary Grant - new to the team
- John Crotty - new to the team
- Alton Lister - new to the team
- Sean Higgins - new to the team
- Carlos Rogers - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Arvydas Sabonis - pick #77 (1985)
- Rasheed Wallace - pick #4 (1995)
- Isaiah Rider - pick #5 (1993)
- Brian Grant - pick #8 (1994)
- Kenny Anderson - pick #2 (1991)
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.