Last Updated on July 29, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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The 1984–85 Portland Trail Blazers combined balanced scoring with strong backcourt production, led by Jim Paxson and Clyde Drexler, while Mychal Thompson provided reliable interior scoring and rebounding. Rookie Sam Bowie contributed as a defensive presence and rebounder when available, and Darnell Valentine orchestrated the offense with steady playmaking. Portland’s statistics reflected an efficient offensive team with multiple scoring options, solid ball movement, and respectable rebounding across the lineup.

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Age College
22 Clyde Drexler SG 6’7″ 210 22 Houston
24 Jim Paxson SG 6’6″ 200 27 Dayton
25 Kiki Vandeweghe SF 6’8″ 220 26 UCLA
32 Jerome Kersey SF 6’7″ 215 22 Longwood
33 Kenny Carr PF 6’7″ 220 29 NC State
34 Mychal Thompson C 6’10” 226 30 Minnesota
35 Steve Colter PG 6’3″ 175 22 New Mexico State
40 Wayne Cooper C 6’10” 220 28 New Orleans
44 Calvin Natt SF 6’6″ 220 28 Northeast Louisiana
45 Audie Norris PF 6’9″ 230 24 Jackson State
50 Bernard Thompson SG 6’6″ 195 22 Fresno State
52 Tom Scheffler C 6’11” 240 24 Purdue
55 Darnell Valentine PG 6’2″ 180 25 Kansas

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Kiki Vandeweghe SF 26 72 69 34.8 22.4 3.2 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.6 16.1 .534 0.5 .333 5.7 .896
Jim Paxson SG 27 68 57 33.1 17.9 3.3 3.9 1.5 0.1 1.6 14.5 .514 0.6 .154 3.6 .790
Mychal Thompson PF 30 79 55 33.1 18.4 7.8 2.6 1.0 1.3 2.9 14.1 .515 0.0 – 5.7 .684
Clyde Drexler SG 22 80 43 31.9 17.2 6.0 5.5 2.2 0.9 2.8 14.5 .494 0.5 .216 3.7 .759
Darnell Valentine PG 25 75 59 30.4 11.6 2.9 7.0 1.9 0.1 2.6 9.1 .473 0.0 .000 3.9 .793
Sam Bowie C 23 76 62 29.2 10.0 8.6 2.8 0.7 2.7 2.3 7.3 .537 0.0 – 3.0 .711
Kenny Carr PF 29 48 30 23.3 10.4 6.7 1.2 0.5 0.4 2.1 7.6 .523 0.1 .000 3.4 .720
Steve Colter PG 22 78 22 18.7 7.1 1.9 3.1 1.0 0.1 1.4 6.1 .453 0.9 .351 1.7 .754
Audie Norris C 24 78 13 14.3 5.1 3.2 0.6 0.5 0.4 1.3 3.1 .543 0.0 .000 2.6 .665
Jerome Kersey SF 22 77 0 12.4 6.1 2.7 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.9 4.8 .478 0.0 .000 2.4 .646
Bernard Thompson SF 22 59 0 9.1 3.3 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.6 3.6 .373 0.1 .000 0.9 .765
Tom Scheffler C 30 39 0 6.9 1.3 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.3 .412 0.0 – 0.5 .500
Team Totals – – 82 82 242.4 115.5 42.7 27.1 10.0 6.3 18.1 89.9 .503 2.5 .252 32.5 .751

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Clyde Drexler SG 22 9 9 37.7 16.7 6.1 9.2 2.6 1.0 3.2 14.9 .410 0.8 .286 5.0 .844
Kiki Vandeweghe SF 26 9 9 34.6 22.4 3.0 1.9 0.9 0.3 1.3 17.6 .538 0.8 .143 3.7 .939
Kenny Carr PF 29 9 9 29.4 12.9 7.8 1.1 0.3 0.2 2.6 10.6 .526 0.1 .000 2.2 .800
Sam Bowie C 23 9 9 28.8 7.3 8.4 2.3 0.4 2.3 1.3 6.6 .441 0.0 – 2.8 .560
Mychal Thompson PF 30 9 0 27.8 14.8 8.0 1.6 0.8 1.3 2.1 11.3 .490 0.0 – 5.4 .673
Darnell Valentine PG 25 9 9 27.1 12.8 1.9 6.4 1.8 0.0 2.3 9.8 .489 0.0 – 3.4 .935
Jim Paxson SG 27 9 0 23.6 12.9 2.2 2.3 0.7 0.0 0.6 11.2 .465 1.1 .300 2.7 .792
Steve Colter PG 22 9 0 18.4 8.9 1.8 4.1 0.6 0.0 1.1 8.3 .480 1.2 .273 0.9 .625
Audie Norris C 24 8 0 13.6 5.9 5.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.4 4.0 .594 0.0 – 2.8 .409
Jerome Kersey SF 22 8 0 7.5 4.8 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.3 3.9 .516 0.0 – 1.0 .750
Bernard Thompson SF 22 2 0 5.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 2.5 .000 0.0 – 1.0 1.000
Tom Scheffler C 30 3 0 3.3 2.3 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 .667 0.0 – 1.3 .750
Team Totals – – 9 9 248.3 119.1 45.9 30.2 9.3 6.1 16.2 98.1 .486 4.0 .250 30.1 .756

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Mychal Thompson PF 30 79 55 2616 1451 618 205 78 104 231 1111 572 0 0 449 307
Clyde Drexler SG 22 80 43 2555 1377 476 441 177 68 223 1161 573 37 8 294 223
Kiki Vandeweghe SF 26 72 69 2502 1616 228 106 37 22 116 1158 618 33 11 412 369
Darnell Valentine PG 25 75 59 2278 872 219 522 143 5 194 679 321 2 0 290 230
Jim Paxson SG 27 68 57 2253 1218 222 264 101 5 108 988 508 39 6 248 196
Sam Bowie C 23 76 62 2216 758 656 215 55 203 172 557 299 0 0 225 160
Steve Colter PG 22 78 22 1462 556 150 243 75 9 112 477 216 74 26 130 98
Kenny Carr PF 29 48 30 1120 498 323 56 25 17 100 363 190 3 0 164 118
Audie Norris C 24 78 13 1117 401 250 47 42 33 100 245 133 3 0 203 135
Jerome Kersey SF 22 77 0 958 473 206 63 49 29 66 372 178 3 0 181 117
Bernard Thompson SF 22 59 0 535 197 76 52 31 10 35 212 79 8 0 51 39
Tom Scheffler C 30 39 0 268 52 76 11 8 11 15 51 21 0 0 20 10
Team Totals – – 82 82 19880 9469 3500 2225 821 516 1472 7374 3708 202 51 2667 2002

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Clyde Drexler SG 22 9 9 339 150 55 83 23 9 29 134 55 7 2 45 38
Kiki Vandeweghe SF 26 9 9 311 202 27 17 8 3 12 158 85 7 1 33 31
Kenny Carr PF 29 9 9 265 116 70 10 3 2 23 95 50 1 0 20 16
Sam Bowie C 23 9 9 259 66 76 21 4 21 12 59 26 0 0 25 14
Mychal Thompson PF 30 9 0 250 133 72 14 7 12 19 102 50 0 0 49 33
Darnell Valentine PG 25 9 9 244 115 17 58 16 0 21 88 43 0 0 31 29
Jim Paxson SG 27 9 0 212 116 20 21 6 0 5 101 47 10 3 24 19
Steve Colter PG 22 9 0 166 80 16 37 5 0 10 75 36 11 3 8 5
Audie Norris C 24 8 0 109 47 43 3 4 5 11 32 19 0 0 22 9
Jerome Kersey SF 22 8 0 60 38 9 6 7 2 2 31 16 0 0 8 6
Tom Scheffler C 30 3 0 10 7 5 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 4 3
Bernard Thompson SF 22 2 0 10 2 3 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 2
Team Totals – – 9 9 2235 1072 413 272 84 55 145 883 429 36 9 271 205

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes
Kiki Vandeweghe Primary Scorer 34.8 High 22.4 3.2 1.5 0.8 13.95 Elite efficiency wing; gravity-based scorer.
Jim Paxson Secondary Scorer / Off-ball Engine 33.1 Mid-High 17.9 3.3 3.9 1.6 13.35 Stabilizing midrange threat; connector playmaking.
Mychal Thompson Interior Anchor 33.1 Mid 18.4 7.8 2.6 2.3 15.55 Two-way big; strong physical presence and rim deterrence.
Clyde Drexler Transition Catalyst / Two-Way Engine 31.9 High 17.2 6.0 5.5 3.1 15.90 Emerging superstar profile; heavy creation + defensive activity.
Darnell Valentine Table-Setter PG 30.4 Mid 11.6 2.9 7.0 2.0 11.75 High-assist initiator; pressure defender at the point of attack.
Sam Bowie Defensive Hub 29.2 Low-Mid 10.0 8.6 2.8 3.4 12.40 Rim-protector with underrated passing; strong activity.
Kenny Carr Utility Big 23.3 Low-Mid 10.4 6.7 1.2 0.9 9.60 Energy role; interior finisher and rebounder.
Steve Colter Change-of-Pace Guard 18.7 Low 7.1 1.9 3.1 1.1 6.60 Bench creator; slashing and opportunistic defense.
Audie Norris Physical Reserve Big 14.3 Low 5.1 3.2 0.6 0.9 4.90 Spot-minute rim protector; interior specialist.
Jerome Kersey Developmental Energy Wing 12.4 Low 6.1 2.7 0.8 1.0 5.30 Raw athleticism; high-motor flashes of defensive upside.
Bernard Thompson Depth Wing 9.1 Low 3.3 1.3 0.9 0.7 3.10 Limited role; transition-focused contributions.
Tom Scheffler Emergency Big 6.9 Minimal 1.3 1.9 0.3 0.5 2.00 Short stints; screen-setting and spot defense.