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Here is the 1982–83 Portland Trail Blazers roster and regular season player statistics.
1982–83 Portland Trail Blazers Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
Age |
College |
| 4 |
Jim Paxson |
G/F |
6’6″ |
200 |
25 |
Dayton |
| 10 |
Don Buse |
PG |
6’4″ |
190 |
32 |
Evansville |
| 12 |
Fat Lever |
PG |
6’3″ |
170 |
22 |
Arizona State |
| 22 |
Jeff Lamp |
SG |
6’6″ |
195 |
23 |
Virginia |
| 23 |
Linton Townes |
SG |
6’6″ |
190 |
23 |
James Madison |
| 24 |
Jeff Judkins |
SG |
6’6″ |
185 |
26 |
Utah |
| 30 |
Darnell Valentine |
PG |
6’2″ |
180 |
23 |
Kansas |
| 34 |
Kenny Carr |
PF |
6’7″ |
220 |
27 |
NC State |
| 42 |
Wayne Cooper |
PF |
6’10” |
220 |
26 |
New Orleans |
| 43 |
Mychal Thompson |
C |
6’10” |
226 |
28 |
Minnesota |
| 44 |
Calvin Natt |
SF |
6’6″ |
220 |
26 |
Northeast Louisiana |
| 45 |
Audie Norris |
PF |
6’9″ |
230 |
22 |
Jackson State |
| 50 |
Hank McDowell |
C |
6’9″ |
230 |
23 |
Memphis |
| 52 |
Pete Verhoeven |
PF |
6’9″ |
215 |
23 |
Fresno State |
1982–83 Regular Season Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOV |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Mychal Thompson |
PF |
28 |
80 |
80 |
37.7 |
15.7 |
9.4 |
4.8 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
12.9 |
.489 |
0.0 |
.000 |
5.0 |
.621 |
| Calvin Natt |
SF |
26 |
80 |
80 |
36.0 |
20.4 |
7.5 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
14.8 |
.543 |
0.3 |
.150 |
5.4 |
.792 |
| Jim Paxson |
SG |
25 |
81 |
81 |
33.8 |
21.7 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
16.3 |
.515 |
0.3 |
.160 |
5.9 |
.812 |
| Kenny Carr |
PF |
27 |
82 |
26 |
28.4 |
12.0 |
7.2 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
8.7 |
.505 |
0.1 |
.333 |
4.5 |
.697 |
| Darnell Valentine |
PG |
23 |
47 |
36 |
27.6 |
12.5 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
9.8 |
.454 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.5 |
.793 |
| Wayne Cooper |
C |
26 |
80 |
60 |
26.2 |
9.7 |
7.6 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
9.0 |
.443 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.5 |
.685 |
| Fat Lever |
PG |
22 |
81 |
45 |
24.9 |
7.8 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
7.3 |
.431 |
0.2 |
.333 |
2.0 |
.730 |
| Don Buse |
PG |
32 |
41 |
1 |
15.7 |
4.7 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
4.4 |
.396 |
0.9 |
.257 |
1.1 |
.891 |
| Jeff Lamp |
SF |
23 |
59 |
1 |
11.7 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
4.3 |
.425 |
0.1 |
.167 |
0.9 |
.808 |
| Pete Verhoeven |
PF |
23 |
48 |
0 |
11.0 |
4.1 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
.509 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.6 |
.677 |
| Audie Norris |
C |
22 |
30 |
0 |
10.4 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
.413 |
0.0 |
– |
1.0 |
.467 |
| Linton Townes |
SF |
23 |
55 |
0 |
9.4 |
4.5 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
4.3 |
.449 |
0.5 |
.360 |
0.7 |
.737 |
| Jeff Judkins |
SF |
26 |
34 |
0 |
9.1 |
3.1 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
.443 |
0.2 |
.250 |
0.9 |
.833 |
| Hank McDowell |
PF |
23 |
42 |
0 |
8.9 |
2.9 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.464 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.0 |
.767 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
82 |
82 |
240.9 |
107.4 |
43.4 |
24.8 |
9.1 |
4.7 |
18.2 |
86.9 |
.486 |
1.8 |
.233 |
30.6 |
.738 |
1982–83 Playoff Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOV |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Mychal Thompson |
PF |
28 |
7 |
7 |
40.6 |
15.0 |
8.0 |
5.6 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
12.1 |
.471 |
0.0 |
– |
5.4 |
.658 |
| Calvin Natt |
SF |
26 |
7 |
7 |
39.1 |
18.9 |
9.1 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
14.6 |
.490 |
0.3 |
.500 |
6.9 |
.646 |
| Jim Paxson |
SG |
25 |
7 |
7 |
37.1 |
23.3 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
16.6 |
.586 |
0.6 |
.500 |
4.7 |
.758 |
| Wayne Cooper |
C |
26 |
7 |
7 |
32.6 |
12.4 |
8.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
10.6 |
.486 |
0.0 |
– |
2.4 |
.882 |
| Darnell Valentine |
PG |
23 |
7 |
7 |
29.3 |
12.1 |
2.1 |
8.7 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
11.4 |
.425 |
0.3 |
.500 |
3.0 |
.762 |
| Kenny Carr |
PF |
27 |
7 |
7 |
24.4 |
10.0 |
7.3 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
8.6 |
.433 |
0.0 |
– |
3.3 |
.783 |
| Fat Lever |
PG |
22 |
7 |
7 |
19.1 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
6.0 |
.452 |
0.0 |
– |
0.7 |
.800 |
| Linton Townes |
SF |
23 |
6 |
6 |
10.0 |
5.5 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
4.5 |
.481 |
0.5 |
.333 |
1.2 |
.857 |
| Audie Norris |
C |
22 |
7 |
7 |
7.6 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
.538 |
0.0 |
– |
0.3 |
.500 |
| Don Buse |
PG |
32 |
5 |
5 |
6.2 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.250 |
0.0 |
– |
0.8 |
.750 |
| Hank McDowell |
PF |
23 |
2 |
2 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
– |
0.0 |
– |
| Jeff Lamp |
SF |
23 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
– |
0.0 |
– |
| Team Totals |
|
|
7 |
|
243.6 |
105.9 |
41.4 |
28.3 |
6.7 |
4.0 |
16.1 |
87.1 |
.485 |
1.6 |
.455 |
28.3 |
.727 |
1982–83 Regular Season Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
Min |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
FGA |
FGM |
3PA |
3PM |
FTA |
FTM |
| Mychal Thompson |
PF |
28 |
80 |
80 |
3017 |
1259 |
753 |
380 |
68 |
110 |
281 |
1033 |
505 |
1 |
0 |
401 |
249 |
| Calvin Natt |
SF |
26 |
80 |
80 |
2879 |
1630 |
599 |
171 |
63 |
29 |
203 |
1187 |
644 |
20 |
3 |
428 |
339 |
| Jim Paxson |
SG |
25 |
81 |
81 |
2740 |
1756 |
174 |
231 |
140 |
17 |
156 |
1323 |
682 |
25 |
4 |
478 |
388 |
| Kenny Carr |
PF |
27 |
82 |
26 |
2331 |
981 |
589 |
116 |
62 |
42 |
185 |
717 |
362 |
6 |
2 |
366 |
255 |
| Wayne Cooper |
C |
26 |
80 |
60 |
2099 |
775 |
611 |
116 |
27 |
136 |
162 |
723 |
320 |
5 |
0 |
197 |
135 |
| Fat Lever |
PG |
22 |
81 |
45 |
2020 |
633 |
225 |
426 |
153 |
15 |
137 |
594 |
256 |
15 |
5 |
159 |
116 |
| Darnell Valentine |
PG |
23 |
47 |
36 |
1298 |
587 |
117 |
293 |
101 |
5 |
131 |
460 |
209 |
1 |
0 |
213 |
169 |
| Jeff Lamp |
SF |
23 |
59 |
1 |
690 |
257 |
76 |
58 |
20 |
3 |
38 |
252 |
107 |
6 |
1 |
52 |
42 |
| Don Buse |
PG |
32 |
41 |
1 |
643 |
194 |
54 |
115 |
44 |
2 |
25 |
182 |
72 |
35 |
9 |
46 |
41 |
| Pete Verhoeven |
PF |
23 |
48 |
0 |
527 |
195 |
96 |
32 |
18 |
9 |
40 |
171 |
87 |
1 |
0 |
31 |
21 |
| Linton Townes |
SF |
23 |
55 |
0 |
516 |
247 |
65 |
31 |
19 |
5 |
33 |
234 |
105 |
25 |
9 |
38 |
28 |
| Hank McDowell |
PF |
23 |
42 |
0 |
375 |
123 |
89 |
20 |
6 |
7 |
32 |
97 |
45 |
2 |
0 |
43 |
33 |
| Audie Norris |
C |
22 |
30 |
0 |
311 |
66 |
69 |
24 |
13 |
2 |
33 |
63 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
14 |
| Jeff Judkins |
SF |
26 |
34 |
0 |
309 |
105 |
43 |
17 |
15 |
2 |
17 |
88 |
39 |
8 |
2 |
30 |
25 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
82 |
82 |
19755 |
8808 |
3560 |
2030 |
749 |
384 |
1473 |
7124 |
3459 |
150 |
35 |
2512 |
1855 |
1982–83 Playoff Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
Min |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
FGA |
FGM |
3PA |
3PM |
FTA |
FTM |
| Mychal Thompson |
PF |
28 |
7 |
7 |
284 |
105 |
56 |
39 |
6 |
8 |
28 |
85 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
25 |
| Calvin Natt |
SF |
26 |
7 |
7 |
274 |
132 |
64 |
11 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
102 |
50 |
2 |
1 |
48 |
31 |
| Jim Paxson |
SG |
25 |
7 |
7 |
260 |
163 |
15 |
18 |
9 |
1 |
15 |
116 |
68 |
4 |
2 |
33 |
25 |
| Wayne Cooper |
C |
26 |
7 |
7 |
228 |
87 |
56 |
9 |
2 |
8 |
17 |
74 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
15 |
| Darnell Valentine |
PG |
23 |
7 |
7 |
205 |
85 |
15 |
61 |
10 |
3 |
19 |
80 |
34 |
2 |
1 |
21 |
16 |
| Kenny Carr |
PF |
27 |
7 |
7 |
171 |
70 |
51 |
10 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
60 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
18 |
| Fat Lever |
PG |
22 |
7 |
7 |
134 |
42 |
14 |
31 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
42 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
| Linton Townes |
SF |
23 |
6 |
6 |
60 |
33 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
27 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
| Audie Norris |
C |
22 |
7 |
7 |
53 |
15 |
12 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Don Buse |
PG |
32 |
5 |
5 |
31 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
| Hank McDowell |
PF |
23 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jeff Lamp |
SF |
23 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
7 |
|
1705 |
741 |
290 |
198 |
47 |
28 |
109 |
610 |
296 |
11 |
5 |
198 |
144 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK (SPG+BPG) |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
| Mychal Thompson |
Defensive Hub / High-Minute Anchor |
37.7 |
Mid |
15.7 |
9.4 |
4.8 |
2.3 |
16.10 |
Elite interior workload; high rebounding + facilitation for a PF; strong rim activity. |
| Calvin Natt |
Two-Way Scoring Wing |
36.0 |
High |
20.4 |
7.5 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
15.60 |
Efficient scoring backbone; physical defender; heavy interior finishing. |
| Jim Paxson |
Primary Offensive Engine |
33.8 |
High |
21.7 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
1.9 |
14.30 |
Team’s central shot-creator; strong midrange efficiency; All-Star-level load. |
| Kenny Carr |
Interior Utility Big |
28.4 |
Mid |
12.0 |
7.2 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
10.95 |
High-effort big; valuable rebounder; interior defense and finishing stability. |
| Darnell Valentine |
Initiation Point Guard |
27.6 |
Mid |
12.5 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
2.2 |
11.70 |
Strong drive-and-kick operator; disruptive perimeter defender; turnover-heavy but dynamic. |
| Wayne Cooper |
Secondary Rim Protector |
26.2 |
Low-Mid |
9.7 |
7.6 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
10.40 |
Shot-blocking presence; key defensive substitution piece; rugged interior play. |
| Fat Lever |
Emerging Activity Guard |
24.9 |
Mid-Low |
7.8 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
2.1 |
8.00 |
Early version of an all-around guard; high defensive activity and creation flashes. |
| Don Buse |
Veteran Stabilizer Guard |
15.7 |
Low |
4.7 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
4.95 |
Low-usage floor general; hit-and-run playmaker; reliable defensive positioning. |
| Jeff Lamp |
Bench Shooter / Off-ball Spark |
11.7 |
Low |
4.4 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
3.55 |
Handy rotation wing; cuts and shooting; limited but efficient. |
| Pete Verhoeven |
Depth PF / Energy Defender |
11.0 |
Low |
4.1 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
3.70 |
Spot-minute rim pressure; good interior percentage; low-usage do-the-dirty-work role. |
| Audie Norris |
Developing Backup Center |
10.4 |
Low |
2.2 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2.90 |
Heavy physicality in short bursts; rebounding + basic screen-setting. |
| Linton Townes |
Utility Wing |
9.4 |
Low |
4.5 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
3.35 |
Perimeter connector; situational scoring and defense. |
| Jeff Judkins |
Depth Wing Shooter |
9.1 |
Low |
3.1 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.70 |
Soft-touch shooter; limited minutes; spacing contributor. |
| Hank McDowell |
Reserve Big |
8.9 |
Low |
2.9 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
2.90 |
Plays simple, controlled interior minutes; rebounding and physical screens. |
