His extraordinary leaping abilities allowed him to be an acrobatic dunker and Drexler participated in numerous NBA All-Star dunk contests during the late eighties. July 1, 2016. I always tried to do dunks that I knew that I could pull off, because you dont want to try to do something so spectacular that you get hung on that rim and hurt yourself. alias => "northwest\/\/portland-trail-blazers\/clyde-drexler-felt-trail-blazers-rebuild-his-trade-was-premature", title => "Clyde Drexler felt Trail Blazers rebuild before his trade was premature ", article_body => "
Clyde Drexler gave the City of Portland some fantastic years of basketball.<\/p>\n
Drexler played for the Portland Trail Blazers for 11-plus (1983\u20131995) seasons where he was an eight-time all-star and brought the Blazers to three NBA Finals appearances. <\/p>\n
Out of those three appearances, Clyde was never able to hoist the championship trophy.<\/p>\n
Marred by injuries to his knee, calf and hamstring, <\/p>\n
In 1995, as the Blazers were no longer heading into contention for a title, Drexler knew his time was up and was traded to Houston. <\/p>\n
In a recent sit-down interview on \u201cThe Platform Basketball Podcast,\u201d Drexler spoke about his tenure with the Blazers and the moment he knew it was time to ask for a trade to his hometown.<\/p>\n