The Portland Trail Blazers entered the NBA in 1970 and immediately ran into misfortune. For their first six years in the NBA, they didn't post a winning record or make the playoffs. They had the number 1 pick in 1972, and used it on draft bust LaRue Martin, who did not live up to his potential. But, they made a bold move by selecting UCLA center Bill Walton in 1974. Walton was good, but a series of foot injuries slowed down his career. By 1977, they've established a solid foundation by aquiring Maurice Lucas in the ABA dispersal draft and combining him with Walton. That year, the team posted its first winning record and made it to the playoffs, eventually winning their first NBA title. The next season was even better when they posted a 58-24 record. Walton would eventually go down with a season ending injury though, so the team got wiped out by the Supersonics in the WCSF. By 1980, Lucas and Walton were traded, and hopes of a dynasty were ruined. In 1983, the Blazers drafted Clyde Drexler, who'd become the face of the franchise for over a decade. With his leadership and newly obtained Buck Williams, the Trail Blazers became a force to be reckoned with as they made the playoffs every year in the 80's and the 90's, and made two finals appearances, but lost both of them. By 1995, Drexler had left, but the team aquired talented players like Isiah Rider and Rasheed Wallace, but they both had a reputation for off-court trouble. Still, the Trail Blazers made two more Western Conference Finals, but lost it to the Spurs and the Lakers. From 2000-2006, the team was mockingly called the "Jail Blazers" because so many of their players got into on-court or off-court trouble. Due to this, the team slumped and missed the playoffs 5 years in a row. But by 2009, the Blazers were on track again, making the playoffs and winning 54 games. The team is led today LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard. Their overall record is 1820-1599 (.532). Their best season was their 1990-1991 season, where they swept through the regular season with a 63-19 (.768) record, and their worst season was their 1971-1972 season where they would get an 18-64 (.220) record. They've retired 12 numbers and a microphone. 1 (Larry Weinberg), 13 (Dave Twardzik), 14 (Lionel Hollins), 15 (Larry Steele), 20 (Maurice Lucas), 22 (Clyde Drexler), 30 (Bob Gross), 30 (Terry Porter), 32 (Bill Walton), 36 (Lloyd Neal), 45 (Geoff Petrie), 77 (Jack Ramsey), and a microphone for broadcaster Bill Schonely.