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NBA professional basketball team season
The 1974–75 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.[ 1]
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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.[ 2]
Offseason
The Trail Blazers selected Bill Walton first overall in the 1974 NBA draft .
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.
Roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
33
Anderson, Dan
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1951-01-01
USC
F
40
Clemens, Barry
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1943-05-01
Ohio Wesleyan
SF
27
Johnson, John
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1947-10-18
Iowa
PG
10
Lumpkin, Phil
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1951-12-20
Miami (OH)
C
25
Martin, LaRue
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
1950-03-30
Loyola Chicago
PF
36
Neal, Lloyd
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1950-10-10
Tennessee State
SG
45
Petrie, Geoff
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1949-05-05
Princeton
SF
4
Smith, Greg
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1947-01-28
Western Kentucky
F
15
Steele, Larry
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1949-05-05
Kentucky
C
32
Walton, Bill
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1952-11-05
UCLA
PF
21
Wicks, Sidney (C)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1949-09-19
UCLA
PG
19
Wilkens, Lenny
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1937-10-28
Providence
Head coach
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season
The Trail Blazers played their home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum .
Season Standings
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1974–75 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
BUF
CHI
CLE
DET
GSW
HOU
KCO
LAL
MIL
NOJ
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SEA
WAS
Atlanta
–
0–4
1–3
0–4
3–4
2–2
1–3
2–5
2–2
2–2
2–2
3–5
0–4
2–2
4–0
1–3
3–1
3–5
Boston
4–0
–
5–4
3–1
3–1
3–1
1–3
4–0
2–2
4–0
4–0
4–0
7–2
5–3
3–1
4–0
2–2
2–2
Buffalo
3–1
4–5
–
1–3
3–1
2–2
3–1
2–2
1–3
4–0
1–3
4–0
5–3
6–3
3–1
2–2
3–1
2–2
Chicago
4–0
1–3
3–1
–
2–2
4–5
3–1
2–2
4–5
3–1
3–5
4–0
3–1
2–2
2–2
2–2
4–0
1–3
Cleveland
4–3
1–3
1–3
2–2
–
2–2
2–2
4–4
2–2
2–2
1–3
6–1
1–3
3–1
2–2
2–2
2–2
3–5
Detroit
2–2
1–3
2–2
5–4
2–2
–
1–3
2–2
2–6
3–1
3–6
4–0
2–2
3–1
2–2
3–1
2–2
1–3
Golden State
3–1
3–1
1–3
1–3
2–2
3–1
–
2–2
2–2
5–2
3–1
2–2
3–1
3–1
5–3
5–3
4–3
1–3
Houston
5–2
0–4
2–2
2–2
4–4
2–2
2–2
–
4–0
2–2
3–1
5–3
1–3
2–2
2–2
2–2
1–3
2–5
Kansas City-Omaha
2–2
2–2
3–1
5–4
2–2
6–2
2–2
0–4
–
3–1
6–3
2–2
2–2
1–3
3–1
3–1
1–3
1–3
Los Angeles
2–2
0–4
0–4
1–3
2–2
1–3
2–5
2–2
1–3
–
4–0
3–1
0–4
3–1
4–4
2–5
2–6
1–3
Milwaukee
2–2
0–4
3–1
5–3
3–1
6–3
1–3
1–3
3–6
0–4
–
3–1
3–1
3–1
2–2
2–2
1–3
0–4
New Orleans
5–3
0–4
0–4
0–4
1–6
0–4
2–2
3–5
2–2
1–3
1–3
–
2–2
2–2
1–3
2–2
1–3
0–7
New York
4–0
2–7
3–5
1–3
3–1
2–2
1–3
3–1
2–2
4–0
1–3
2–2
–
4–5
3–1
2–2
2–2
1–3
Philadelphia
2–2
3–5
3–6
2–2
1–3
1–3
1–3
2–2
3–1
1–3
1–3
2–2
5–4
–
2–2
2–2
2–2
1–3
Phoenix
0–4
1–3
1–3
2–2
2–2
2–2
3–5
2–2
1–3
4–4
2–2
3–1
1–3
2–2
–
1–6
4–3
1–3
Portland
3–1
0–4
2–2
2–2
2–2
1–3
3–5
2–2
1–3
5–2
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–2
6–1
–
2–6
1–3
Seattle
1–3
2–2
1–3
0–4
2–2
2–2
3–4
3–1
3–1
6–2
3–1
3–1
2–2
2–2
3–4
6–2
–
1–3
Washington
5–3
2–2
2–2
3–1
5–3
3–1
3–1
5–2
3–1
3–1
4–0
7–0
3–1
3–1
3–1
3–1
3–1
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Awards and honors
References
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