Drexler became their stopgap .
All of that is reflected in his performance this season , during a time when Porter and center Kevin Duckworth slumped and the Trail Blazers easily could have dropped into the middle of the pack .
Drexler became Trail Blazers ' stopgap .
All of that is reflected in his performance this season , during a time when Porter and center Kevin Duckworth slumped and the Trail Blazers easily could have dropped into the middle of the pack .