From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1976 Topps basketball card of former Portland Trailblazer guard Lionel Hollins, who was a key player on Portland’s 1976-77 NBA championship team. He was one of the top defensive players of his era, as he was named to the league’s all-defensive team twice. Hollins played 11 years in the league, then moved into the coaching ranks. His first head coaching position was in 1999 with the Grizzlies when they were in Vancouver, and he is currently the head coach of the same franchise, now based in Memphis.
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May