Clyde Drexler - Clyde the Glide

Clyde Austin Drexler (born June 22, 1962 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former National Basketball Association shooting guard. A ten-time All-Star and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, the NBA named him one of basketball's fifty greatest players. Drexler won an Olympic gold medal in 1992 and an NBA championship in 1995 with the Houston Rockets.

Drexler was selected in the 1st round, 14th overall pick in the 1983 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Along with teammates Terry Porter, Jerome Kersey, Buck Williams, Kevin Duckworth, and Clifford Robinson, Drexler helped lead the team to the NBA Finals in 1990 (against the Detroit Pistons) and 1992 (versus the Chicago Bulls).
One of only four numbers retired by the University of Houston men's basketball team, Drexler's #22 hangs in Hofheinz Pavilion.
One of only four numbers retired by the University of Houston men's basketball team, Drexler's #22 hangs in Hofheinz Pavilion.

In 1992 he was selected to the U.S. Olympics basketball team, nicknamed "The Dream Team", which won the gold medal in Barcelona. He finished second to Michael Jordan in Most Valuable Player voting in 1991-92. He would meet Jordan's Chicago Bulls in the NBA Finals that same season only to fall short, as Jordan and the Bulls went on to win their second consecutive championship.

Drexler was famed for his speed and finesse on the court, and his easy-going and quiet demeanor off the court. At University of Houston, Drexler became well-known for his exceptional abilities as a finisher, but generally was not considered a great shooter. During his pro career Drexler developed a much more well-rounded game, even becoming an effective post player. His extraordinary leaping abilities allowed him to be an acrobatic dunker. This earned Drexler the nickname "Clyde the Glide".

Drexler was regarded as a versatile player, and he was consistently among the leaders at his position in points, rebounds, assists, and steals. He also posted a considerable number of blocked shots for a player his size, ranking third for his career totals among guards.

He is one of only three players in NBA history to have posted career totals of at least 20,000 points, 6,000 rebounds and 6,000 assists (the two others being Oscar Robertson and John Havlicek). As of 2008, Drexler leads all guards with his career average of offensive rebounds with 2.4 per game.

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[logant44]

The most underrated player ever.

[kareem87said5]

Drexler was the best SG in the 90s right after MJ

[chknman]

2 reasons that I like Clyde. Cool dunker.....and wore the socks up high.

[Domini478]

@neptuneniq No he wasn't...no where near MJ

[JSKmachining]

LOL slams his head at 2:35

[EduSanjuan777]

@rwalter23 90´s music

[rwalter23]

Excellent flick, damned awful sound track.... how the hell does this tune represent Clyde the Glide...?

[Pgeorgiex]

1:46 smoothest dunk ever

[sessionmessiah]

Definitely deserves the championship ring and the spot in the 50 greatest NBA players ever.

[BoArnberg]

People might ask why Hofheinz Pavilion why not The Summit the old Rockets Arena.. Well the Rockets use to play the games in Hofeinz in the 1970's when team played in 2 or 3 different arenas..

[pokemon123hehe12]

the fucking music omfg

[neptuneniq]

the MJ of the western conference