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His rebounding, steals, and defense are irreplaceable, something that Hornacek and Terry Porter simply cannot provide.

West understood clearly that if Drexler hadn't left in the summer of '88, and had faced off against Magic Johnson in the '89 Western Conference finals, the Lakers might still have not been able to get past the Trail Blazers.

In this respect, Pat Riley indeed accomplished his revenge against the Trail Blazers, even though it ended up benefiting the Lakers.

Petrović was also a talented guard, but according to the information West had received, Petrović also had injury problems.

Dubbed "the Mozart of basketball," he was strong offensively but weak defensively. The Trail Blazers already had an overflow of firepower; they needed defense, rebounding, and steals, someone to do the dirty and tiring work.