1989–90 Portland Trail Blazers season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Portland Trail Blazers 1990 yes 59 23 Pacific 2 3 Rick Adelman Memorial Coliseum KOINNorthwest Cable Sports KEX NBA Finals(lost to Pistons 1–4) POR The 1989–90 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 20th season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association. Portland Trail Blazers Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/ August 9, 2026 Season summary Off-season During the off-season, the Trail Blazers acquired All-Star forward Buck Williams from the New Jersey Nets on draft day, Brown Clifton Pro Basketball: Nets Get Bowie for Buck Williams The New York Times June 25, 1989 https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/25/sports/pro-basketball-nets-get-bowie-for-buck-williams.html December 9, 2021 Associated Press Trail Blazers Trade Bowie, No. 12 Pick in Draft to Nets for Buck Williams Los Angeles Times June 25, 1989 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-25-sp-6476-story.html November 23, 2022 Associated Press Blazers Trade Bowie, No. 12 Pick for Williams Deseret News June 25, 1989 https://www.deseret.com/1989/6/25/18812967/blazers-trade-bowie-no-6-pick-for-williams November 23, 2022 and signed free agent Wayne Cooper. Associated Press The Sidelines: Wayne Cooper Signs with Blazers Los Angeles Times July 24, 1989 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-07-24-sp-267-story.html July 5, 2025 Sports People: Basketball: Blazers Sign Cooper The New York Times July 25, 1989 https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/25/sports/sports-people-basketball-blazers-sign-cooper.html July 5, 2025 The team also selected power forward Clifford Robinson from the University of Connecticut with the 36th overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft. Goldaper Sam Kings Take Ellison First in N.B.A. Draft; Clippers Pick Ferry The New York Times June 28, 1989 https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/28/sports/kings-take-ellison-first-in-nba-draft-clippers-pick-ferry.html March 17, 2026 McManis Sam The NBA Draft: The Other Teams: Sacramento's Secret Is Out: It's Ellison Los Angeles Times June 28, 1989 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-28-sp-4358-story.html March 17, 2026 1989 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1989.html March 17, 2026 Croatian rookie shooting guard Dražen Petrović, who was drafted by the Trail Blazers as the 60th overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft, and previous played overseas in Europe, made his debut in the NBA this season. 1986 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1986.html March 17, 2026 Regular season With the addition of Williams, Robinson and Petrović, the Trail Blazers got off to a 5–3 start to the regular season, and then posted a seven-game winning streak afterwards. The team posted another seven-game winning streak in January, and later on held a 33–13 record at the All-Star break. NBA Games Played on February 8, 1990 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/index.fcgi?month=2&day=8&year=1990 November 23, 2022 The Trail Blazers posted a 10-game winning streak in March, Portland Trail Blazers at Houston Rockets Box Score, March 20, 1990 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199003200HOU.html March 9, 2022 and won eight of their final nine games of the season, finishing in second place in the Pacific Division with a 59–23 record, and earning the third seed in the Western Conference; 1989–90 Portland Trail Blazers Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/1990_games.html December 9, 2021 the team qualified for the NBA playoffs for the eighth consecutive year. Clyde Drexler averaged 23.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.0 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team. In addition, Terry Porter averaged 17.6 points, 9.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game, while Kevin Duckworth provided the team with 16.2 points and 6.2 rebounds, Jerome Kersey contributed 16.0 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, and Williams provided with 13.6 points and 9.8 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Off the bench, Robinson averaged 9.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, while Petrović contributed 7.6 points per game, Danny Young provided with 4.7 points and 2.8 assists per game, and Cooper averaged 3.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game. 1989–90 Portland Trail Blazers Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/1990.html December 14, 2021 During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida, Drexler was selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team. Howard-Cooper Scott NBA All-Star Game: Entire Family Is Back Together...Almost Los Angeles Times February 11, 1990 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-02-11-sp-1107-story.html November 23, 2022 NBA.com Staff 1990 NBA All-Star Recap NBA.com September 13, 2021 https://www.nba.com/news/history-all-star-recap-1990 November 15, 2023 1990 NBA All-Star Game: East 130, West 113 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1990.html December 9, 2021 Williams finished tied in tenth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Drexler finished in twelfth place, 1989–90 NBA Awards Voting Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1990.html December 7, 2025 and head coach Rick Adelman finished in third place in Coach of the Year voting. Riley Edges Adelman, Lynam as Sporting News' Top NBA Coach  Deseret News  May 27, 1990  https://www.deseret.com/1990/5/27/18863829/riley-edges-adelman-lynam-as-sporting-news-top-nba-coach/ December 8, 2025 The Trail Blazers finished 20th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 528,132 at the Memorial Coliseum during the regular season. 1989–90 NBA Season Summary Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1990.html February 23, 2026 NBA playoffs In the Western Conference First Round of the 1990 NBA playoffs, the Trail Blazers faced off against the 6th–seeded Dallas Mavericks, a team that featured All-Star guard Rolando Blackman, Derek Harper, Roy Tarpley and Sam Perkins. The Trail Blazers won the first two games over the Mavericks at home at the Memorial Coliseum, and took a 2–0 series lead. In Game 3, on the road at the Reunion Arena, and despite losing Williams to an eye injury, and then losing Duckworth to a right hand injury, the Trail Blazers defeated the Mavericks, 106–92 to win the series in a three-game sweep; it was the first time that the Trail Blazers won an NBA playoff series since the 1984–85 season. Rabun Mike Trail Blazers 106, Mavericks 92 United Press International May 1, 1990 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/05/01/Trail-Blazers-106-Mavericks-92/7644641534400/ September 20, 2022 Hafner Dan Portland Victory Could Prove Costly: NBA Playoffs: Trail Blazers Win at Dallas, But Williams and Duckworth Are Injured. The Pistons and Spurs Also Sweep Their Series Los Angeles Times May 2, 1990 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-02-sp-329-story.html December 7, 2021 1990 NBA Western Conference First Round: Mavericks vs. Trail Blazers Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1990-nba-western-conference-first-round-mavericks-vs-trail-blazers.html April 9, 2023 In the Western Conference Semi-finals, the team faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and Midwest Division champion San Antonio Spurs, who were led by All-Star center, and Rookie of the Year, David Robinson, All-Star forward Terry Cummings, and second-year star Willie Anderson. Despite starting the series without Duckworth due to his hand injury, the Trail Blazers managed to win the first two games over the Spurs at the Memorial Coliseum, before losing the next two games on the road at the HemisFair Arena. The Trail Blazers won Game 5 over the Spurs at the Memorial Coliseum in double-overtime, 138–132, 1990 NBA Western Conference Semifinals Game 5: San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers Box Score, May 15, 1990 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199005150POR.html June 30, 2026 but then lost Game 6 at the HemisFair Arena by a score of 112–97, as the Spurs evened the series. Associated Press  Spurs Beat Trail Blazers to Force a Seventh Game  The New York Times  May 18, 1990  https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/18/sports/spurs-beat-trail-blazers-to-force-a-seventh-game.html June 27, 2026 Associated Press  Spurs Force Tiebreaker  The Spokesman-Review  May 18, 1990  C1  https://books.google.com/books?id=tagpAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA78&dq=1990+San+Antonio+Spurs+Portland+Trail+Blazers+112-97&article_id=6626,5592747&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjriL7t36eVAxUrVTABHQ6SB-UQ6AF6BAgPEAM#v=onepage&q=1990%20San%20Antonio%20Spurs%20Portland%20Trail%20Blazers%20112-97&f=false June 27, 2026 1990 NBA Western Conference Semifinals Game 6: Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs Box Score, May 17, 1990 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199005170SAS.html June 27, 2026 With the return of Duckworth, the Trail Blazers won Game 7 over the Spurs at the Memorial Coliseum in overtime, 108–105 to win in a hard-fought seven-game series. Associated Press Pro Basketball: Blazers Defeat Spurs in Clincher The New York Times May 20, 1990 https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/20/sports/pro-basketball-blazers-defeat-spurs-in-clincher.html December 7, 2021 McManis Sam Trail Blazers Cut Spurs Off at Pass in Overtime: NBA Playoffs: Strickland's No-Look Lob Finds No Teammate. Instead, It Helps Send Portland to the Western Conference finals Los Angeles Times May 20, 1990 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-20-sp-219-story.html September 20, 2022 1990 NBA Western Conference Semifinals: Spurs vs. Trail Blazers Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1990-nba-western-conference-semifinals-spurs-vs-trail-blazers.html April 9, 2023 In the Western Conference Finals, the Trail Blazers then faced off against the 5th–seeded Phoenix Suns, who were led by the quartet of All-Star forward Tom Chambers, All-Star guard Kevin Johnson, Jeff Hornacek, and sixth man Eddie Johnson. The Trail Blazers took a 2–0 series lead over the Suns, but then lost the next two games on the road, including a Game 4 loss to the Suns at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 119–107. With the series tied at 2–2, the Trail Blazers won Game 5 over the Suns at home, 120–114 at the Memorial Coliseum, Barnes Mike Portland 120, Phoenix 114 United Press International May 29, 1990 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/05/29/Portland-120-Phoenix-114/7348643953600/ April 9, 2023 Brown Clifton Blazers Grab Lead in Series The New York Times May 30, 1990 https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/30/sports/blazers-grab-lead-in-series.html December 15, 2021 1990 NBA Western Conference Finals Game 5: Phoenix Suns at Portland Trail Blazers Box Score, May 29, 1990 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199005290POR.html June 27, 2026 and then won Game 6 at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 112–109 to win the series in six games, and advance to the NBA Finals for the second time in franchise history, and for the first time since their championship season of 1976–77. Brown Clifton Blazers, Overcoming Road Jinx, Reach Final The New York Times June 1, 1990 https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/01/sports/blazers-overcoming-road-jinx-reach-final.html December 7, 2021 McManis Sam Trail Blazers Take One Away on Road, 112-109: NBA Playoffs: Williams Makes Key Steal. Johnson Misses Second Half as Suns Are Ousted Los Angeles Times June 1, 1990 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-01-sp-7-story.html September 20, 2022 1990 NBA Western Conference Finals: Suns vs. Trail Blazers Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1990-nba-western-conference-finals-suns-vs-trail-blazers.html April 9, 2023 In the 1990 NBA Finals, the Trail Blazers faced off against the top–seeded, and defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons, who were led by the All-Star trio of Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, and Defensive Player of the Year, Dennis Rodman. After losing Game 1 to the Pistons on the road, 105–99 at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Brown Clifton Portland Tries to Swallow a Bitter Loss The New York Times June 6, 1990 https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/06/sports/portland-tries-to-swallow-a-bitter-loss.html November 23, 2022 McManis Sam Daly Simply Puts Trust in Thomas as Pistons Rally: NBA Finals: Detroit Guard Scores 14 of His 33 Points During a 19-4 Piston Run That Beats Portland, 105-99 Los Angeles Times June 6, 1990 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-06-sp-582-story.html November 23, 2022 1990 NBA Finals Game 1: Portland Trail Blazers at Detroit Pistons Box Score, June 5, 1990 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199006050DET.html June 27, 2026 the Trail Blazers won Game 2 on the road in overtime, 106–105 to even the series. Brown Clifton Basketball: Drexler Is Confident as Blazers Go Home The New York Times June 8, 1990 https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/08/sports/basketball-drexler-is-confident-as-blazers-go-home.html January 19, 2022 Howard-Cooper Scott Trail Blazers Get Even for Game 1 Collapse, 106-105: NBA Finals: Drexler's Free Throws Finally Defuse Laimbeer's Bombs in Overtime. The Next Three Games Are in Portland Los Angeles Times June 8, 1990 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-08-sp-722-story.html November 23, 2022 1990 NBA Finals Game 2: Portland Trail Blazers at Detroit Pistons Box Score, June 7, 1990 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199006070DET.html June 27, 2026 However, the Trail Blazers lost their next three home games, including a Game 5 loss to the Pistons at the Memorial Coliseum, 92–90, thus losing the series in five games, as the Pistons won their second consecutive NBA championship. Brown Clifton Pistons Rally to Repeat as N.B.A. Champions The New York Times June 15, 1990 https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/15/sports/pistons-rally-to-repeat-as-nba-champions.html October 18, 2017 McManis Sam Vinnie, Vidi, Vici: Pistons Repeat Feat: NBA Finals: Johnson Hits Game-Winner in Last Second as Detroit Rallies from Seven-Point Deficit for a 92-90 Victory. Thomas Is the Unanimous Choice as MVP Los Angeles Times June 15, 1990 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-15-sp-343-story.html March 9, 2022 1990 NBA Finals: Trail Blazers vs. Pistons Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1990-nba-finals-trail-blazers-vs-pistons.html April 9, 2023 Draft picks 1989 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 22 Byron Irvin G United States Missouri 2 36 Clifford Robinson PF/C United States Connecticut Roster Portland Trail Blazers 1989–90 #000000 #FFFFFF #d1210a #FFFFFF 2 Mark Bryant basketball F 6 9 245 1965–04–25 Seton Hall 42 Wayne Cooper basketball C 6 10 220 1956–11–16 New Orleans 22 Clyde Drexler G 6 7 210 1962–06–22 Houston 00 Kevin Duckworth C 7 0 275 1964–04–01 Eastern Illinois 23 Byron Irvin G 6 5 190 1966–12–02 Missouri 33 Nate Johnston F 6 8 210 1966–12–18 Tampa 25 Jerome Kersey F 6 7 215 1962–06–26 Longwood 44 Dražen Petrović G 6 5 195 1964–10–22 Yugoslavia 30 Terry Porter G 6 3 195 1963–04–08 UW-Stevens Point 3 Clifford Robinson basketball, born 1966 F 6 10 225 1966–12–16 Connecticut 52 Buck Williams F 6 8 215 1960–03–08 Maryland 21 Danny Young basketball G 6 3 175 1962–07–26 Wake Forest Rick Adelman Jack Schalow John Wetzel Regular season Season standings POR POR z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Game log Portland Trail Blazers 1990 Portland Trail Blazers November yes Portland Trail Blazers December Portland Trail Blazers January Portland Trail Blazers February Portland Trail Blazers March Portland Trail Blazers April POR 1990 Playoffs Portland Trail Blazers yes 1990 #000000 #BE0032 Portland Trail Blazers First round yes yes no #BE0032 #FFFFFF 2 0 1 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 26 | Dallas | W 109–102 | Terry Porter (28) | Buck Williams (16) | Porter, Drexler (5) | Memorial Coliseum12,884 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 28 | Dallas | W 114–107 | Kevin Duckworth (18) | Buck Williams (13) | Clyde Drexler (7) | Memorial Coliseum12,884 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 1 | @ Dallas | W 106–92 | Jerome Kersey (29) | Buck Williams (10) | Clyde Drexler (10) | Reunion Arena17,007 | 3–0 |- Portland Trail Blazers Conference Semi-finals no #BE0032 #FFFFFF 4 0 0 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 5 | San Antonio | W 107–94 | Jerome Kersey (25) | Jerome Kersey (16) | Clyde Drexler (11) | Memorial Coliseum12,884 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 8 | San Antonio | W 122–112 | Terry Porter (27) | Buck Williams (8) | Clyde Drexler (8) | Memorial Coliseum12,884 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 10 | @ San Antonio | L 98–121 | Porter, Williams (18) | Clifford Robinson (8) | Clyde Drexler (9) | HemisFair Arena15,910 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 12 | @ San Antonio | L 105–115 | Clyde Drexler (27) | Buck Williams (10) | Clyde Drexler (7) | HemisFair Arena15,910 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 15 | San Antonio | W 138–132 (2OT) | Terry Porter (38) | Kersey, Williams (10) | Clyde Drexler (9) | Memorial Coliseum12,884 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | May 17 | @ San Antonio | L 97–112 | Jerome Kersey (22) | Buck Williams (10) | Clyde Drexler (7) | HemisFair Arena15,910 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | May 19 | San Antonio | W 108–105 (OT) | Terry Porter (36) | Williams, Kersey (15) | Terry Porter (9) | Memorial Coliseum12,884 | 4–3 |- Portland Trail Blazers Conference finals no #BE0032 #FFFFFF 3 0 1 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 21 | Phoenix | W 100–98 | Clyde Drexler (20) | Jerome Kersey (11) | Terry Porter (9) | Memorial Coliseum12,884 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 23 | Phoenix | W 108–107 | Jerome Kersey (29) | Jerome Kersey (11) | Clyde Drexler (6) | Memorial Coliseum12,884 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 25 | @ Phoenix | L 89–123 | Jerome Kersey (16) | Mark Bryant (7) | Clyde Drexler (6) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum14,487 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 27 | @ Phoenix | L 107–119 | Jerome Kersey (29) | Buck Williams (8) | Terry Porter (12) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum14,487 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 29 | Phoenix | W 120–114 | Clyde Drexler (32) | Jerome Kersey (11) | Terry Porter (12) | Memorial Coliseum12,884 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | May 31 | @ Phoenix | W 112–109 | Drexler, Porter (23) | Buck Williams (11) | Drexler, Porter (7) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum14,487 | 4–2 |- Portland Trail Blazers NBA Finals no #BE0032 #FFFFFF 0 3 1 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | June 5 | @ Detroit | L 99–105 | Clyde Drexler (21) | Buck Williams (12) | Terry Porter (8) | The Palace at Auburn Hills21,454 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | June 7 | @ Detroit | W 106–105 (OT) | Clyde Drexler (33) | Buck Williams (12) | Terry Porter (10) | The Palace at Auburn Hills21,454 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | June 10 | Detroit | L 106–121 | Jerome Kersey (27) | Clyde Drexler (13) | Terry Porter (9) | Memorial Coliseum12,884 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | June 12 | Detroit | L 109–112 | Clyde Drexler (34) | Drexler, Kersey (8) | Clyde Drexler (10) | Memorial Coliseum12,642 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | June 14 | Detroit | L 90–92 | Duckworth, Porter (21) | Jerome Kersey (9) | Terry Porter (9) | Memorial Coliseum12,642 | 1–4 |- POR yes 1990 Player statistics Regular season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGJerome Kersey 82 82 34.7 .478 .150 .690 8.4 2.3 1.5 .8 16.0Buck Williams 82 82 34.2 .548 .000 .706 9.8 1.4 .8 .5 13.6Kevin Duckworth 82 82 30.0 .478 .740 6.2 1.1 .4 .4 16.2Danny Young basketball 82 8 17.0 .421 .271 .813 1.5 2.8 1.0 .0 4.7Clifford Robinson basketball, born 1966 82 0 19.1 .397 .273 .550 3.8 .9 .6 .6 9.1Terry Porter 80 80 34.8 .462 .374 .892 3.4 9.1 1.9 .1 17.6Wayne Cooper basketball 79 0 14.9 .454 .000 .641 4.3 .6 .2 1.2 3.8Dražen Petrović 77 0 12.6 .485 .459 .844 1.4 1.5 .3 .0 7.6Clyde Drexler 73 73 36.8 .494 .283 .774 6.9 5.9 2.0 .7 23.3Mark Bryant basketball 58 0 9.7 .458 .560 2.5 .2 .3 .2 2.9Byron Irvin 50 2 9.8 .473 .357 .670 1.5 .9 .6 .0 5.2Nate Johnston† 15 0 4.9 .378 .000 .636 1.4 .1 .2 .5 2.3Robert Reid basketball† 12 1 7.1 .394 .333 .500 .7 .7 .2 .2 2.6 Playoffs PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGClyde Drexler 21 21 40.6 .441 .220 .774 7.2 7.1 2.5 .9 21.4Jerome Kersey 21 21 39.6 .460 .000 .715 8.3 2.1 1.6 1.0 20.7Terry Porter 21 21 38.8 .464 .392 .842 2.9 7.4 1.3 .1 20.6Buck Williams 21 21 37.0 .508 .676 9.2 1.9 .6 .3 13.0Clifford Robinson basketball, born 1966 21 6 18.6 .358 .000 .558 4.1 1.1 .9 1.1 6.5Danny Young basketball 21 0 14.0 .389 .379 .704 1.4 1.5 .7 .1 4.1Dražen Petrović 20 0 12.7 .440 .313 .583 1.6 1.0 .3 .0 6.1Wayne Cooper basketball 18 0 13.8 .404 .526 3.9 .3 .3 1.6 2.7Kevin Duckworth 15 15 30.2 .439 .717 5.8 1.1 .3 .6 13.1Mark Bryant basketball 13 0 12.3 .545 .750 2.2 .2 .2 .2 3.2Byron Irvin 4 0 11.8 .227 .833 2.0 1.3 .5 .0 3.8Nate Johnston 3 0 6.3 .545 1.000 2.0 .3 .3 .3 4.3 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Trail Blazers only. Player statistics citation: Awards and records During the season, Dražen Petrović won the Euroscar, presented by the Italian basketball magazine Superbasket to the top player in Europe. Unlike major NBA awards, the Euroscar is awarded for a player's performance during a calendar year, and also takes into account a player's performances for his national team. In Petrović's case, the award considered his performances in 1989 for Real Madrid and the Yugoslavia national team, as well as the Blazers. This was the second of what would eventually be four Euroscars for Petrović.January 2022 Milestones Transactions Free agents SubtractionsPlayerDate signedNew teamSteve JohnsonExpansion Draft June 15, 1989Minnesota Timberwolves References External links Blazers on Database Basketball Category:Portland Trail Blazers seasons Category:Western Conference (NBA) championship seasons Portland Trail Blazers 1989 Portland Trail Blazers 1989 Port Port Portland