The Hall of Fame center's career was impeded by injuries.
Hall of Fame former Portland Trail Blazers superstar center Bill Walton, who passed away on May 27 at the age of 71 after a cancer battle, unquestionably enjoyed the greatest peak run of any Portland player ever, even if it was marred by ailments beyond his control. He led the club to its first and only title in 1977, and won the league MVP the following season, with the club seemingly on pace to repeat before he went down after playing only 58 healthy contests.
"So let's get to his legacy. It's very interesting because he was only here for a few years, he didn't leave on good terms, but he made by far the greatest individual impact any player ever has ," Fentress opined. "But when people talk about the greatest players, they talk about Dame and Clyde, mainly because they played longer in Blazers uniforms."
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