Last Updated on July 29, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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The 1983–84 Portland Trail Blazers featured a balanced offense led by Jim Paxson’s scoring and playmaking, with Calvin Natt and Mychal Thompson providing consistent frontcourt production. Darnell Valentine directed the offense as the primary facilitator, while Thompson also anchored the team’s rebounding effort. Portland’s statistics reflected a well-rounded team that shared offensive responsibilities effectively, moved the ball well, and received meaningful contributions across its regular rotation.

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Age College
4 Jim Paxson SG 6’6″ 200 26 Dayton
5 Eddie Jordan PG 6’1″ 170 29 Rutgers
10 Darnell Valentine PG 6’2″ 180 24 Kansas
11 Fat Lever PG 6’3″ 170 23 Arizona State
22 Clyde Drexler SG 6’7″ 222 21 Houston
30 Jeff Lamp SG 6’6″ 195 24 Virginia
34 Kenny Carr PF 6’7″ 220 28 NC State
42 Wayne Cooper C 6’10” 220 27 New Orleans
43 Mychal Thompson C 6’10” 226 29 Minnesota
44 Calvin Natt SF 6’6″ 220 27 Northeast Louisiana
45 Audie Norris PF 6’9″ 230 23 Jackson State
50 Pete Verhoeven PF 6’9″ 215 24 Fresno State
52 Tom Piotrowski C 7’1″ 240 23 La Salle

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Mychal Thompson C 29 79 74 33.5 15.7 8.7 3.9 1.1 1.4 3.0 11.8 .524 0.0 .000 5.1 .667
Calvin Natt SF 27 79 74 33.4 16.2 6.0 2.3 0.9 0.3 2.1 10.8 .583 0.2 .118 4.4 .797
Jim Paxson SG 26 81 81 33.2 21.3 2.1 3.1 1.5 0.1 1.8 16.3 .514 0.7 .288 5.1 .841
Kenny Carr PF 28 82 57 29.9 15.6 7.8 1.9 0.8 0.4 2.5 11.3 .561 0.1 .000 4.5 .673
Darnell Valentine PG 24 68 60 27.8 10.2 1.9 5.8 1.6 0.1 2.2 8.3 .447 0.0 .000 3.6 .789
Fat Lever PG 23 81 22 24.8 9.7 2.7 4.6 1.7 0.4 1.5 8.7 .447 0.2 .200 2.6 .743
Wayne Cooper C 27 81 38 20.5 9.8 5.9 0.9 0.3 1.3 1.4 8.2 .459 0.1 .000 2.8 .804
Clyde Drexler SG 21 82 3 17.2 7.7 2.9 1.9 1.3 0.4 1.5 6.8 .451 0.0 .250 2.1 .728
Audie Norris C 23 79 1 14.6 4.5 3.3 1.0 0.4 0.4 1.4 3.1 .504 0.0 – 1.9 .698
Eddie Jordan PG 29 13 0 14.1 2.5 1.0 3.0 1.6 0.0 1.4 3.2 .317 0.2 .000 0.8 .700
Jeff Lamp SF 24 64 0 10.3 5.0 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.8 4.1 .490 0.2 .154 1.0 .896
Pete Verhoeven PF 24 43 0 7.6 2.7 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 2.3 .500 0.0 .000 0.6 .680
Tom Piotrowski C 23 18 0 4.3 1.7 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.4 .462 0.0 – 0.3 1.000
Team Totals – – 82 82 241.5 113.1 42.0 25.4 9.9 4.8 18.1 87.7 .505 1.6 .194 32.2 .754

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Calvin Natt SF 27 5 5 39.0 19.8 7.6 1.8 1.2 0.2 2.0 14.4 .514 0.6 .000 7.2 .694
Kenny Carr PF 28 5 5 36.0 14.8 7.0 1.2 0.4 0.4 2.0 11.8 .525 0.0 – 3.8 .632
Darnell Valentine PG 24 5 5 35.6 18.4 2.2 8.4 1.8 0.2 2.2 12.0 .500 0.0 – 7.0 .914
Jim Paxson SG 26 5 5 34.4 22.8 3.8 2.4 0.4 0.0 1.8 15.6 .513 1.0 .200 8.0 .825
Mychal Thompson C 29 4 4 30.3 15.3 7.3 3.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 11.0 .500 0.0 – 5.5 .773
Wayne Cooper C 27 5 5 20.8 4.8 4.0 0.8 0.2 0.8 1.0 5.4 .370 0.0 – 1.6 .500
Clyde Drexler SG 21 5 5 17.0 7.2 3.4 1.6 1.0 0.2 1.4 7.0 .429 0.2 .000 1.4 .857
Fat Lever PG 23 5 5 15.0 5.2 3.0 1.8 0.8 0.0 0.6 6.0 .267 0.6 .667 2.0 .800
Audie Norris C 23 5 5 10.4 3.4 3.2 0.8 0.2 0.2 1.0 2.0 .600 0.0 – 1.6 .625
Jeff Lamp SF 24 3 3 6.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.0 .333 0.0 – 0.0 –
Pete Verhoeven PF 24 3 3 6.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 – 0.0 – 0.7 1.000
Team Totals – – 5 5 240.0 109.8 40.0 21.8 7.2 2.6 14.0 84.2 .477 2.4 .250 37.4 .770

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age G GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FG 3PA 3P FTA FT
Jim Paxson SG 26 81 81 2686 1722 173 251 122 10 142 1322 .514 59 .288 410 .841
Mychal Thompson C 29 79 74 2648 1240 688 308 84 108 235 929 .524 2 .000 399 .667
Calvin Natt SF 27 79 74 2638 1277 476 179 69 22 166 857 .583 17 .118 345 .797
Kenny Carr PF 28 82 57 2455 1283 642 157 68 33 202 923 .561 5 .000 367 .673
Fat Lever PG 23 81 22 2010 788 218 372 135 31 125 701 .447 15 .200 214 .743
Darnell Valentine PG 24 68 60 1893 696 127 395 107 6 149 561 .447 3 .000 246 .789
Wayne Cooper C 27 81 38 1662 793 476 76 26 106 110 663 .459 7 .000 230 .804
Clyde Drexler SG 21 82 3 1408 628 235 153 107 29 123 559 .451 4 .250 169 .728
Audie Norris C 23 79 1 1157 352 257 76 30 34 114 246 .504 0 .000 149 .698
Jeff Lamp SF 24 64 0 660 318 63 51 22 4 52 261 .490 13 .154 67 .896
Pete Verhoeven PF 24 43 0 327 117 61 20 22 11 21 100 .500 1 .000 25 .680
Eddie Jordan PG 29 13 0 183 33 13 39 21 0 18 41 .317 3 .000 10 .700
Tom Piotrowski C 23 18 0 78 30 16 5 1 3 6 26 .462 0 .000 6 1.000
Team Totals – – 82 82 19805 9277 3445 2082 814 397 1463 7189 .505 129 .194 2637 .754

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age G GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FG 3PA 3P FTA FT
Calvin Natt SF 27 5 5 195 99 38 9 6 1 10 72 .514 3 .000 36 .694
Kenny Carr PF 28 5 5 180 74 35 6 2 2 10 59 .525 0 .000 19 .632
Darnell Valentine PG 24 5 5 178 92 11 42 9 1 11 60 .500 0 .000 35 .914
Jim Paxson SG 26 5 5 172 114 19 12 2 0 9 78 .513 5 .200 40 .825
Mychal Thompson C 29 4 4 121 61 29 15 5 3 6 44 .500 0 .000 22 .773
Wayne Cooper C 27 5 5 104 24 20 4 1 4 5 27 .370 0 .000 8 .500
Clyde Drexler SG 21 5 5 85 36 17 8 5 1 7 35 .429 1 .000 7 .857
Fat Lever PG 23 5 5 75 26 15 9 4 0 3 30 .267 3 .667 10 .800
Audie Norris C 23 5 5 52 17 16 4 1 1 5 10 .600 0 .000 8 .625
Jeff Lamp SF 24 3 3 19 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .333 0 .000 0 0
Pete Verhoeven PF 24 3 3 19 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .000 2 1.000
Team Totals – – 5 5 1200 549 200 109 36 13 68 421 .477 12 .250 187 .770

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes
Mychal Thompson Defensive Hub / Interior Anchor 33.5 Mid 15.7 8.7 3.9 2.5 15.4 Strong two-way impact; interior scorer + rim deterrence; DPOY votes validate activity.
Calvin Natt Two-Way Workhorse Wing 33.4 Mid 16.2 6.0 2.3 1.2 12.85 Efficient finisher; physical defender; underrated connective scoring.
Jim Paxson Primary Offensive Engine 33.2 High 21.3 2.1 3.1 1.6 14.05 High-volume scoring wing; structured offense around his shot creation.
Kenny Carr High-Energy Secondary Big 29.9 Mid 15.6 7.8 1.9 1.2 13.25 Efficient interior finisher; powerful rebounder; brute-force value.
Darnell Valentine Table-Setter Point Guard 27.8 Mid 10.2 1.9 5.8 1.7 9.80 Drives pace + initiation; defensive pressure at the point of attack.
Fat Lever Combo Guard Instigator 24.8 Mid-Low 9.7 2.7 4.6 2.1 9.55 Activity-heavy guard; emerging playmaker; disruptive hands.
Wayne Cooper Rotational Rim Protector 20.5 Low 9.8 5.9 0.9 1.6 9.05 Shot-blocking anchor off bench; vertical defensive presence.
Clyde Drexler Developmental Slasher / Transition Spark 17.2 Low 7.7 2.9 1.9 1.7 7.10 High-flying early-stage version; flashes of defensive playmaking.
Audie Norris Reserve Enforcer Big 14.6 Low 4.5 3.3 1.0 0.8 4.80 Strong frame; situational defense + rebounding; low-usage reliability.
Eddie Jordan Veteran Stabilizer 14.1 Low 2.5 1.0 3.0 1.6 4.05 Short stint guard; steady ball movement; spot defender.
Jeff Lamp Bench Shooter / Cutter 10.3 Low 5.0 1.0 0.8 0.4 3.60 Efficient small-minute scorer; opportunistic offense.
Pete Verhoeven Depth Utility PF 7.6 Minimal 2.7 1.4 0.5 0.8 2.70 Spot defender with interior touch; low-usage minutes.
Tom Piotrowski Emergency Center 4.3 Minimal 1.7 0.9 0.3 0.3 1.60 Deep reserve; short defensive bursts and simple finishing.