Jim Paxson - Basketball

For eight full seasons (1979-1988), Jim Paxson was an integral part of the Portland Trail Blazers. The Trail Blazers made Paxson their first selection (12th overall) in the 1979 draft. In the next nine seasons, he played in 627 games, the team’s fifth highest total ever and is one of only four players to ever score more than 10,000 points in a Blazer uniform. He was an All-NBA second team selection in 1984 and twice represented Portland in NBA All-Star Games (1983 and 1984). On the All-Time Blazer career recode list, Paxson is 5th in total points (10,003), 5th in assists (2,007), 3rd in field goals (4,058), 6th in free throw percentage (.804) and 4th in steals (857). Jim came to Portland from the University of Dayton where he averaged 18 points per game and was named al All-American in 1979 by the U.S. Basketball Writer’s Association. Jim returned to Portland after finishing his NBA career with the Boston Celtics and currently is assistant General Manager for the Portland Trail Blazers.