No event during the 2025-26 Portland Trail Blazers season was as exciting as the development of Deni Avdija as a #1 offensive option and NBA All-Star. His stat line of 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists ranked his performance among the most productive in franchise history.
That leads us to an interesting question. Avdija has been with the Blazers for two seasons now and appears to be on his way to many more. At what point would he qualify for your personal All-Time Trail Blazers Team? Or is he there
already?
For reference, here are likely candidates for the honor. Though they’re listed by position, you’re under no compulsion to choose strictly on positional basis. Every position should be covered, but you can take six power forwards for your All-Time Team if you wish. You can also go with players off of this list, obviously. The key question is, if you were to choose 15 all-time greats to represent Portland on a team, would Avdija make the cut?
Here’s the list:
Point Guard
- Damian Lillard
- Terry Porter
- Damon Stoudamire
- Rod Strickland
Shooting Guard
- Clyde Drexler
- Brandon Roy
- Geoff Petrie
- Jim Paxson
- CJ McCollum
- Steve Smith
Small Forward
- Jerome Kersey
- Kiki Vandeweghe
- Deni Avdija
- Scottie Pippen
Power Forward
- LaMarcus Aldridge
- Rasheed Wallace
- Maurice Lucas
- Zach Randolph
- Cliff Robinson
- Buck Williams
- Brian Grant
- Sidney Wicks
- Calvin Natt
Center
- Bill Walton
- Arvydas Sabonis
- Kevin Duckworth
- Mychal Thompson
What’s your team? Would Avdija make the cut? Share in the comments section below.
