At 31 years of age, Lillard isn't getting any younger and watching him go with no NBA Championships under his belt could be just like how we felt with Allen Iverson. lyde Drexler gave the City of Portland some fantastic years of basketball. All stats are courtesy of basketball-reference.com. Nicknamed "Clyde the Glide", he played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), spending a majority of his career with the Portland Trail Blazers before finishing with the Houston Rockets. Clyde Austin Drexler was born on 22nd June 1962 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, to James Drexler and Eunice Drexler Scott. Maybe Jalen is the start of a trend where they start doing that again. alias => "northwest\/\/portland-trail-blazers\/clyde-drexler-felt-trail-blazers-rebuild-his-trade-was-premature", title => "Clyde Drexler felt Trail Blazers rebuild before his trade was premature ", article_body => "
Clyde Drexler gave the City of Portland some fantastic years of basketball.<\/p>\n
Drexler played for the Portland Trail Blazers for 11-plus (1983\u20131995) seasons where he was an eight-time all-star and brought the Blazers to three NBA Finals appearances. <\/p>\n
Out of those three appearances, Clyde was never able to hoist the championship trophy.<\/p>\n
Marred by injuries to his knee, calf and hamstring, <\/p>\n
In 1995, as the Blazers were no longer heading into contention for a title, Drexler knew his time was up and was traded to Houston. <\/p>\n
In a recent sit-down interview on \u201cThe Platform Basketball Podcast,\u201d Drexler spoke about his tenure with the Blazers and the moment he knew it was time to ask for a trade to his hometown.<\/p>\n