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The NBA board of governors granted Harry Glickman the rights to a franchise in Portland on the 6th of February 1970. This decision followed years of effort by the sports promoter who had proposed expansion teams as far back as 1955.
Management held a public contest to select the team's name and the winning entry received exactly 172 votes from the judging panel. The name Trail Blazers was officially revealed on March 13 during halftime of a SuperSonics game at the Memorial Coliseum.
Jack Ramsay guided the team to an NBA championship in 1977 after hiring him as head coach that same summer. Bill Walton earned NBA Finals Most Valuable Player honors after defeating the Philadelphia 76ers starting April 5 of that year.
Starting April 5 of 1977, the franchise began a sellout streak of 814 straight games. This record stood as the longest in American major professional sports history until 1995 when the streak ended after moving to the Rose Garden Arena.
Paul Allen purchased the Trail Blazers for $70 million in 1988. At age 35, he became the youngest owner in Big Four professional sports history.
Lillard requested a trade on the 1st of July 2023 and had been sent to the Milwaukee Bucks by the 27th of September 2023. He was exchanged for Jrue Holiday and others during this transaction.