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1974–75 Portland Trail Blazers season

{{short description|NBA professional basketball team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{NBA season

| team = Portland Trail Blazers

| end_year = 1975

| wins = 38

| losses = 44

| division = Pacific

| division_place = 3

| conf_place = 6

| coach = Lenny Wilkens

| gm = Harry Glickman

| owners =

| arena = Memorial Coliseum

| television = KOIN

| radio = KOIN

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| bbr_team = POR

}}

The 1974–75 Portland Trail Blazers season was the fifth season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After a 27–55 record the previous season, the Blazers earned the #1 pick in the 1974 NBA draft, and made perhaps the most important selection in franchise history: Hall of Famer Bill Walton out of UCLA.

In three years of varsity competition, Walton led UCLA to two NCAA championships and 88 consecutive wins, smashing the 60-game streak set by Bill Russell's teams at the University of San Francisco. Walton also set UCLA's career assists record, which left observers declaring him the best passing center in the history of the game.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/history/finals/19761977.html |title=NBA.com: Walton, Lucas Ignite 'Blazermania' |access-date=2008-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223215047/http://www.nba.com/history/finals/19761977.html |archive-date=2012-02-23 |url-status=dead }}

[http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/portland/blazers.html Portland Trail Blazers (1970–Present)]

Injuries would limit Walton to just 35 games in his rookie year, but nevertheless the Blazers challenged for a playoff spot for the first time in franchise history. The Blazers fell just two games short with a 38–44 record.

Offseason

File:Bill Walton.jpeg first overall in the 1974 NBA draft.]]

=NBA draft=

{{main|1974 NBA draft}}

Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game.

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! style="background:#000000; color:#D1210A" width="10%"| Round

! style="background:#000000; color:#D1210A" width="10%"| Pick

! style="background:#000000; color:#D1210A" width="20%"| Player

! style="background:#000000; color:#D1210A" width="15%"| Position

! style="background:#000000; color:#D1210A" width="20%"| Nationality

! style="background:#000000; color:#D1210A" width="20%"| School/Club Team

1

| 1

| Bill Walton

| C

| {{USA}}

| UCLA

2

| 20

| Jan van Breda Kolff

| G/F

| {{USA}}

| Vanderbilt

2

| 34

| Phil Lumpkin

| G

| {{USA}}

| Miami (OH)

2

| 36

| Rubin Collins

| G

| {{USA}}

| Maryland-Eastern Shore

4

| 56

| Mickey Johnson

| F

| {{USA}}

| Aurora

6

| 92

| Daniel Anderson

| G

| {{USA}}

| USC

Roster

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| bg2 = #d1210a | color2 = #FFFFFF

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{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Dan | last = Anderson | dab = basketball, born 1951 | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 185 | DOB= 1951-01-01 |college = USC}}

{{player2 | num = 40 | first = Barry | last = Clemens | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 210 | DOB=1943-05-01 |college = Ohio Wesleyan}}

{{player2 | num = 27 | first = John| last = Johnson| dab=basketball, born 1947 |pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 200 | DOB= 1947-10-18 |college = Iowa}}

{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Phil| last = Lumpkin| pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 165 | DOB= 1951-12-20 |college = Miami University}}

{{player2 | num = 25 | first = LaRue | last= Martin | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs= 208 | DOB= 1950-03-30 |college = Loyola Chicago}}

{{player2 | num = 36 | first = Lloyd | last = Neal | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 225 | DOB= 1950-10-10 |college = Tennessee State}}

{{player2 | num = 45 | first = Geoff | last = Petrie | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 190 | DOB=1949-05-05 |college = Princeton }}

{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Greg | last = Smith | dab= basketball, born 1947| pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 195 | DOB= 1947-01-28 | college = Western Kentucky}}

{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Larry | last = Steele | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 180 | DOB=1949-05-05 | college = Kentucky}}

{{player2 | num = 32 | first = Bill | last = Walton| pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 210 | DOB= 1952-11-05 | school = UCLA}}

{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Sidney | last = Wicks | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 225 | DOB= 1949-09-19| school = UCLA }}

{{player2 | num = 19 | first = Lenny| last = Wilkens | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 180 | DOB= 1937-10-28 |school = Providence }}

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Regular season

File:Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland).jpg.]]

=Season Standings=

{{1974–75 NBA Pacific standings|team=POR}}

{{1974–75 NBA West standings|team=POR}}

:z – clinched division title

:y – clinched division title

:x – clinched playoff spot

=Record vs. opponents=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
colspan=19|1974–75 NBA Records
width=100|Team

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|ATL

!style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS

!style="background:#000000;color:#F15110;width=35"|BUF

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;width=35"|CHI

!style="background:#FFD700;color:#8B0000;width=35"|CLE

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF0000;width=35"|DET

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFD700;width=35"|GSW

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFD700;width=35"|HOU

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|KCO

!style="background:#800080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|LAL

!style="background:#006400;color:#B22222;width=35"|MIL

!style="background:#36004A;color:#FFFF00;width=35"|NOJ

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF8C00;width=35"|NYK

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#0000FF;width=35"|PHI

!style="background:#800080;color:#FF4500;width=35"|PHO

!style="background:#000000;color:#FF0000;width=35"|POR

!style="background:#005831;color:#FFC322;width=35"|SEA

!style="background:#DC143C;color:#0000CD;width=35"|WAS

style="text-align:left;" | Atlanta–0–41–30–43–42–21–32–52–22–22–23–50–42–24–01–33–13–5
style="text-align:left;" | Boston4–0–5–43–13–13–11–34–02–24–04–04–07–25–33–14–02–22–2
style="text-align:left;" | Buffalo3–14–5–1–33–12–23–12–21–34–01–34–05–36–33–12–23–12–2
style="text-align:left;" | Chicago4–01–33–1–2–24–53–12–24–53–13–54–03–12–22–22–24–01–3
style="text-align:left;" | Cleveland4–31–31–32–2–2–22–24–42–22–21–36–11–33–12–22–22–23–5
style="text-align:left;" | Detroit2–21–32–25–42–2–1–32–22–63–13–64–02–23–12–23–12–21–3
style="text-align:left;" | Golden State3–13–11–31–32–23–1–2–22–25–23–12–23–13–15–35–34–31–3
style="text-align:left;" | Houston5–20–42–22–24–42–22–2–4–02–23–15–31–32–22–22–21–32–5
style="text-align:left;" | Kansas City-Omaha2–22–23–15–42–26–22–20–4–3–16–32–22–21–33–13–11–31–3
style="text-align:left;" | Los Angeles2–20–40–41–32–21–32–52–21–3–4–03–10–43–14–42–52–61–3
style="text-align:left;" | Milwaukee2–20–43–15–33–16–31–31–33–60–4–3–13–13–12–22–21–30–4
style="text-align:left;" | New Orleans5–30–40–40–41–60–42–23–52–21–31–3–2–22–21–32–21–30–7
style="text-align:left;" | New York4–02–73–51–33–12–21–33–12–24–01–32–2–4–53–12–22–21–3
style="text-align:left;" | Philadelphia2–23–53–62–21–31–31–32–23–11–31–32–25–4–2–22–22–21–3
style="text-align:left;" | Phoenix0–41–31–32–22–22–23–52–21–34–42–23–11–32–2–1–64–31–3
style="text-align:left;" | Portland3–10–42–22–22–21–33–52–21–35–22–22–22–22–26–1–2–61–3
style="text-align:left;" | Seattle1–32–21–30–42–22–23–43–13–16–23–13–12–22–23–46–2–1–3
style="text-align:left;" | Washington5–32–22–23–15–33–13–15–23–13–14–07–03–13–13–13–13–1—

Awards and honors

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070422142025/http://www.databasebasketball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=POR&lg=N&yr=1974 Blazers on Database Basketball]
  • [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/1975.html Blazers on Reference Basketball]

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