The Houston trade reunited him with college teammate Olajuwon, and the two powered the Rockets from the sixth seed in the playoffs to the NBA Championship. In 35 regular season games with the Rockets that first season, Drexler averaged His valued soared in the postseason. In a Finals sweep over the Orlando Magic, his production even increased to In the conference finals, he and Olajuwon became the third set of teammates to score 40 points in a playoff game as Drexler hit for 41 in Game 4 against the Jazz.
In , Drexler averaged On Nov. During the season, he missed 19 games due to a stained hamstring and one because of a suspension , and with the arrival of Charles Barkley his scoring average dipped to Midway through the season, Drexler announced plans to retire from the NBA effective at the end of the season so that he could take over the coaching duties at his alma mater, the University of Houston. He went on to finish the season leading the Rockets in scoring Selected by the Portland TrailBlazers in the first round 14th overall [1] of the NBA Draft, at 6'7", he played both small and shooting guard, making the Western Conference All Star team ten times.
He is the color commentator for Rockets home games. The two would be teammates that Summer on the U. With the Trailblazers, he averaged only 7. His second season was his breakout season, in which he averaged In his third season, Drexler made his first All-Star team while averaging They were matched up against 2 Louisville and the "Doctors of Dunk" in the semifinals, which Houston won following a brilliant dunking display by both sides, including a double-pump slam by Drexler that Sports Illustrated writer Curry Kirkpatrick called " your basic play of the century.
In addition to being named the Southwestern Conference Player of the Year and a first-team All American his final season, [7 ] he remains the only player in school history with combined totals of at least 1, career points, rebounds and assists, in addition to being Houston's all-time steals leader with His Trail Blazers were the favorites heading into the playoffs, having finished the season with the best record in the NBA and besting the Michael Jordan -led Chicago Bulls in the two regular season games those teams played.
In he was selected to the U. Olympic basketball team , nicknamed "The Dream Team", which won the gold medal in Barcelona. In the six-game series against Chicago, Drexler averaged On February 14, , with the Blazers out of serious contention for a championship, Portland honored Drexler's request to be traded to a contender and sent the Blazer great back home to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Otis Thorpe in mid-season, right before the trade deadline.
Despite finishing the regular season with a record of 47—35, which placed the Rockets 6th out of 8 playoff teams in the Western Conference, Drexler and long-time friend Hakeem Olajuwon helped propel them to an improbable second consecutive championship in , sweeping the Orlando Magic.
During the NBA Playoffs , Drexler was ejected during a game between the Rockets and the Phoenix Suns by referee Jake O'Donnell , which allegedly stemmed from a personal feud between the two at the time. Drexler played as a 6 ft 6 in 1. He began receiving attention from college coaches following a point, rebound performance against Sharpstown High School during a Christmas tournament. Drexler majored in finance and worked at a bank during the summer. Lewis recalled in that he initially received hate mail from Houston supporters and alumni for recruiting Drexler, as they felt that he was not good enough to play for the school.
The —83 campaign saw Houston return to the Final Four ranked No. They were matched up against No. Drexler married his wife, Gaynell, on December 30, They divorced in Drexler has owned homes in the River Oaks—Memorial neighborhood of Houston and in the Dunthorpe neighborhood of Portland. Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous celebrity born in United States. Clyde Drexler celebrates birthday on June 22 of every year.
He averaged 7.
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