Trail Blazers legend Clyde Drexler revealed that he was prepared to retire in Portland on a recent episode of the Posecast Podcast with James Posey. According to the snippet posted on Twitter by Alex Kennedy of Basketball News, Drexler only pushed for a trade after the Blazers attempted to re-tool their aging roster.
NBA legend Clyde Drexler wanted to finish his career with the Portland Trail Blazers. However, on "The Posecast," he explained what went wrong in Portland and why he ultimately orchestrated a trade to the Houston Rockets: pic.