Last Updated on July 29, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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The 1982–83 Portland Trail Blazers relied on Jim Paxson as their primary offensive weapon, with Mychal Thompson supplying efficient interior scoring and strong rebounding. Calvin Natt added another consistent scoring presence, while Darnell Valentine controlled the offense through his passing. Portland’s statistical profile reflected a balanced attack with multiple reliable contributors, solid rebounding from the frontcourt, and effective ball movement rather than dependence on a single player.

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

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

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

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

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

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 / 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.