1974–75 Seattle SuperSonics season | |
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Head coach | Bill Russell |
General manager | Bill Russell |
Arena | Seattle Center Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 43–39 (.524) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 4th (Western) |
Playoff finish | West Semifinals (lost to Warriors 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KTNT-TV |
Radio | KOMO |
The 1974–75 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 8th season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In their second season with Bill Russell as head coach and with rookies comprising half the roster, the SuperSonics finished the regular season in 4th place in the Western Conference with a 43–39 record and reached the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. After defeating the Detroit Pistons in three games in the first round in a best-of-three series, the team fell to the eventual NBA champions Golden State Warriors in six games.
Head coach Bill Russell anticipated a roster overhaul during the offseason.[1] After trading Dick Snyder on draft day to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange of the Cavs' first round selection, the SuperSonics selected center Tommy Burleson with the 3rd overall pick.[2]
Note: only draft picks who participated in at least one game in the NBA are listed.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 3 | Tommy Burleson | Center | United States | North Carolina State |
2 | 26 | Leonard Gray | Forward | United States | Long Beach State |
3 | 44 | Talvin Skinner | Guard / forward | United States | Maryland Eastern Shore |
5 | 80 | Dean Tolson | Forward | United States | Arkansas |
5 | 98 | Wardell Jackson | Forward | United States | Ohio State |
10 | 169 | Rod Derline | Guard | United States | Seattle |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 31–10 | 17–24 | 19–11 |
x-Seattle SuperSonics | 43 | 39 | .524 | 5 | 24–16 | 19–23 | 18–12 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 10 | 29–13 | 9–31 | 16–14 |
Phoenix Suns | 32 | 50 | .390 | 16 | 22–19 | 10–31 | 12–18 |
Los Angeles Lakers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 18 | 21–20 | 9–32 | 10–20 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | – |
2 | y-Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 1 |
3 | x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings | 44 | 38 | .537 | 4 |
4 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 43 | 39 | .524 | 5 |
5 | x-Detroit Pistons | 40 | 42 | .488 | 8 |
6 | Portland Trail Blazers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 10 |
6 | Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 10 |
8 | Phoenix Suns | 32 | 50 | .390 | 16 |
9 | Los Angeles Lakers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 18 |
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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 | — |
1974–75 game log Total: 43–39 (home: 24–16; road: 19–23; Neutral: 1–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 6–2 (home: 4–0; road: 2–2)
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November
: 7–10 (home: 3–3; road: 4–7)
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December
: 5–7 (home: 2–4; road: 3–3)
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January
: 7–7 (home: 3–3; road: 4–4)
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February
: 7–8 (home: 4–4; road: 3–4)
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March
: 9–5 (home: 6–1; road: 3–4)
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April
: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
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1974–75 season schedule |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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John Brisker | 21 | 13.1 | .426 | .857 | 1.6 | .9 | .3 | .1 | 7.7 | ||
Fred Brown | 81 | 33.0 | .480 | .831 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.3 | .2 | 21.0 | ||
Tommy Burleson | 82 | 23.0 | .417 | .687 | 7.0 | 1.4 | .8 | 1.9 | 10.1 | ||
Archie Clark | 77 | 32.2 | .495 | .834 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 1.4 | .1 | 13.9 | ||
Rod Derline | 58 | 11.5 | .428 | .768 | 1.0 | .8 | .4 | .1 | 5.6 | ||
Jim Fox | 75 | 23.5 | .469 | .802 | 6.5 | 1.8 | .6 | .2 | 9.0 | ||
Leonard Gray | 75 | 30.4 | .489 | .722 | 6.4 | 2.2 | .8 | .3 | 11.5 | ||
Spencer Haywood | 68 | 37.2 | .459 | .811 | 9.3 | 2.0 | .8 | 1.6 | 22.4 | ||
John Hummer | 43 | 13.2 | .380 | .275 | 2.4 | .9 | .2 | .2 | 2.2 | ||
Wardell Jackson | 56 | 16.8 | .397 | .718 | 2.4 | .5 | .5 | .1 | 4.3 | ||
Kennedy McIntosh | 6 | 16.8 | .207 | .667 | 2.5 | 1.2 | .7 | .5 | 3.0 | ||
Talvin Skinner | 73 | 21.6 | .409 | .649 | 4.7 | 1.2 | .7 | .2 | 4.8 | ||
Dean Tolson | 19 | 4.6 | .432 | .647 | 1.2 | .3 | .2 | .3 | 2.3 | ||
Slick Watts | 82 | 25.1 | .421 | .608 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 2.3 | .1 | 6.8 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Fred Brown | 8 | 30.0 | .496 | .844 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 2.1 | .1 | 20.6 | ||
Tommy Burleson | 9 | 40.4 | .513 | .750 | 10.7 | 1.4 | .8 | 2.0 | 20.7 | ||
Archie Clark | 9 | 29.9 | .436 | .900 | 3.6 | 3.4 | .7 | .1 | 7.0 | ||
Rod Derline | 6 | 10.7 | .545 | .857 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .3 | .0 | 7.0 | ||
Jim Fox | 8 | 5.0 | .286 | .571 | 1.1 | .3 | .0 | .1 | 1.5 | ||
Leonard Gray | 9 | 29.2 | .488 | .846 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | .6 | 9.9 | ||
Spencer Haywood | 9 | 37.4 | .359 | .770 | 9.0 | 2.0 | .8 | 1.2 | 15.7 | ||
John Hummer | 6 | 11.3 | .000 | 1.5 | .7 | .3 | .0 | .0 | |||
Talvin Skinner | 9 | 23.4 | .467 | .737 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .2 | 6.2 | ||
Dean Tolson | 4 | 5.5 | .125 | 1.000 | 1.8 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | ||
Slick Watts | 9 | 31.1 | .462 | .538 | 3.7 | 7.1 | 3.0 | .4 | 11.1 |
Players added Via draft Via trade |
Players lost Via draft Via trade Via free agency Waived |
May 28, 1974 | To Seattle SuperSonics 1974 first round pick |
To Cleveland Cavaliers Dick Snyder 1974 first round pick |
August 20, 1974 [3] | To Seattle SuperSonics Archie Clark |
To Washington Bullets Dick Gibbs 1975 third round pick |