1979–80 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 1979–80 season was the 10th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] The Blazers lost seven more games than the previous season, ending with a record of 38–44, their first losing record since the 1975–76 season; despite that, they qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

The Blazers were ousted from the 1980 NBA Playoffs after losing their best-of-three series to the Seattle SuperSonics, two games to one.

The Blazers' season was documented in The Breaks of the Game, a book published in 1981 by journalist David Halberstam. The Breaks of the Game was a New York Times best-seller and is considered one of the greatest sports books ever written.^[2]

Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	12	Jim Paxson	G/F	United States	Dayton
2	40	Andrew Fields	F	United States	Cheyney State

1979–80 Portland Trail Blazers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 12 Bates, Billy Ray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1956–05–31 Kentucky State PF 52 Brewer, Jim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1951–12–02 Minnesota G 10 Brewer, Ron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–07–16 Arkansas F 30 Gross, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1953–08–03 Long Beach State F 11 Jeelani, Abdul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1954–02–10 UW–Parkside C 44 Kunnert, Kevin  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1951–11–11 Iowa SF 33 Natt, Calvin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1957–01–08 Louisiana–Monroe F/C 25 Owens, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1949–06–28 South Carolina G 4 Paxson, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1957–07–09 Dayton F 15 Steele, Larry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1949–05–05 Kentucky F/C 43 Thompson, Mychal  (IN) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1955–01–30 Minnesota G 13 Twardzik, Dave 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1950–09–20 Old Dominion F 42 Washington, Kermit 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1951–09–17 American

Head coach Jack Ramsay Assistant coach(es) Bucky Buckwalter Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

• Calvin Natt, All-NBA Rookie Team
• Kermit Washington, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

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