To tell this Portland Trail Blazers story in whole we have to flashback to the Charlotte Bobcats in 2010. A well balanced team coached by Larry Brown. The Bobcats featured the likes of Stephen Jackson, Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton.
However, Gerald Wallace was the star forward for the team. He led the Bobcats to a playoff berth along with 44 wins. That season Wallace was named to the All-Defensive first team, and participated in the 2010 all-star game.
It was a season impressive enough for the Trail Blazers to aggressively pursue him in 2011.