How does Roy compare to Drexler?

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Saw this over at Dwight Jaynes blog.

Good question.

How does Roy compare to Drexler

Roy and Drexler
December 19th, 2008 by Dwight Jaynes | 6 Comments | Filed in NBA, Trail Blazers

I was asked last night about how Brandon Roy compares to Clyde Drexler. And you could make a case that in his third season in the league, Roy compares quite favorably to Drexler in his third season.

I can buy that. And I think Roy has a chance to be as good or better than Drexler before he’s done. But to say he’s as good at this time is foolhardy. Crazy, really. There’s just such a long way to go. For one thing, check out Drexler’s games played for his first NINE seasons in the league: 82, 80, 75, 82, 81, 78, 73, 82 and 76. Man, the guy played EVERY night. And toward the end, he was carrying his team on his back through a long playoff run, too.

So give Roy all the credit in the world. But don’t short Drexler, either. Being as good as he was, and staying as healthy and strong as he did, made for an extraordinary career.

It’s going to be fun to watch Roy take a run at that kind of greatness.

Dwight Jaynes

Dwight is right that Brandon has a way to go before he can be compared to Clyde (in terms of his overall career), but if you look at where he is in just his THIRD season and what Clyde had accomplished in his first three years its a different story.

At THIS point in his career Brandon has been rookie of the year, an all star and put up better numbers than Clyde.

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Clyde Drexler stats
Brandon Roy stats