1973–74 Seattle SuperSonics season

The 1973–74 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 7th season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Following the resignation of Lenny Wilkens as a head coach after the 1971–72 season and a poor campaign in the 1972–73 season that saw the departure of general manager Bob Houbregs,[1] the Sonics hired Boston Celtics' stalwart Bill Russell as head coach and general manager.[2] With Russell at the helm, the team finished in 6th place in the Western Conference with a 36–46 record. The Sonics' home court, Seattle Center Coliseum, was the venue for the 1974 NBA All-Star Game.

1973–74 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coachBill Russell
General managerBill Russell
ArenaSeattle Center Coliseum
Results
Record36–46 (.439)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTNT-TV
RadioKOMO
(Bob Blackburn)

Offseason

The Sonics made only one trade during the offseason that sent All-Star Butch Beard to the Golden State Warriors and brought back a member of the original SuperSonics team, Walt Hazzard to Seattle.[3]

Draft picks
Main article: 1973 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 4 Mike Green Center / Forward  United States Louisiana Tech

Roster
Roster listing
1973–74 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 40 Brisker, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1947–06–15 Toledo
G 32 Brown, Fred 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1948–08–07 Iowa
F/C 31 Fox, Jim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1943–04–07 South Carolina
G/F 21 Gibbs, Dick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1948–12–20 UTEP
F/C 24 Haywood, Spencer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1949–04–22 Detroit
G 42 Hazzard, Walt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1942–04–15 UCLA
F/C 14 Hummer, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1948–05–04 Princeton
F 45 Marshall, Vester 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1948–12–22 Oklahoma
F 40 McIntosh, Kennedy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1949–01–21 Eastern Michigan
G/F 10 Snyder, Dick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1944–02–01 West Virginia
G/F 15 Stallworth, Isaac 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1950–01–18 Kansas
G 13 Watts, Donald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1951–07–22 Xavier (Louisiana)
G 12 Williams, Milt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1945–11–22 Lincoln (MO)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 4735.573–30–1117–24–14–12
Golden State Warriors 4438.537323–1820–201–015–11
Seattle SuperSonics 3646.4391122–1914–27–12–14
Phoenix Suns 3052.3661724–176–340–111–15
Portland Trail Blazers 2755.3292022–195–340–213–13
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Milwaukee Bucks5923.720–
2 x-Chicago Bulls5428.6595
3 x-Detroit Pistons5230.6347
4 y-Los Angeles Lakers4735.57312
5 Golden State Warriors4438.53715
6 Seattle SuperSonics3646.43923
7 Kansas City–Omaha Kings3349.40226
8 Phoenix Suns3052.36629
9 Portland Trail Blazers2755.32932
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1973–74 NBA records
Team ATL BOS BUF CAP CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta —1–52–44–41–34–30–41–35–21–34–01–31–53–31–32–24–0
Boston 5–1—5–22–42–24–23–13–14–23–12–22–25–27–13–14–02–2
Buffalo 4–22–5—3–31–35–11–31–34–22–20–41–34–46–13–13–12–2
Capital 4–44–23–3—1–36–12–23–14–33–12–21–33–34–22–23–12–2
Chicago 3–12–23–13–1—4–05–24–24–05–21–53–32–23–14–24–24–2
Cleveland 3–42–41–51–60–4—2–20–44–40–43–10–41–55–11–34–02–2
Detroit 4–01–33–12–22–52–2—5–13–14–24–23–41–32–26–05–15–1
Golden State 3–11–33–11–32–44–01–5—4–03–34–23–31–33–15–23–43–3
Houston 2–52–42–43–40–44–41–30–4—2–22–20–44–24–22–23–11–3
Kansas City-Omaha 3–11–32–21–32–54–02–43–32–2—1–50–71–31–34–24–22–4
Los Angeles 0–42–24–02–25–11–32–42–42–25–1—4–22–24–04–24–34–3
Milwaukee 3–12–23–13–13–34–04–33–34–07–02–4—2–24–05–16–04–2
New York 5–12–54–43–32–25–13–13–12–43–12–22–2—4–33–12–24–0
Philadelphia 3–31–71–62–41–31–52–21–32–43–10–40–43–4—3–12–20–4
Phoenix 3–11–31–32–22–43–10–62–52–22–42–41–51–31–3—3–34–3
Portland 2–20–41–31–32–40–41–54–31–32–43–40–62–22–23–3—3–3
Seattle 0–42–22–22–22–42–21–53–33–14–23–42–40–44–03–43–3—

Game log
1973–74 game log
Total: 36–46 (Home: 22–19; Road: 14–27)
October: 3–9 (Home: 3–4; Road: 0–5)
November : 6–8 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–5)
December : 8–10 (Home: 4–4; Road: 4–6)
January : 7–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–4)
February : 6–6 (Home: 6–2; Road: 0–4)
March : 6–9 (Home: 2–4; Road: 4–5)
1973–74 season schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  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
John Brisker 35–20.5.449–.8204.21.6.8.212.5
Fred Brown 82–30.5.471–.8634.95.01.7.216.5
Jim Fox 78–27.9.478–.8239.22.9.7.311.3
Dick Gibbs 71–21.5.431–.8063.11.1.5.310.8
Spencer Haywood 75–40.5.457–.81413.43.2.91.423.5
Walt Hazzard 49–11.7.422–.7561.22.5.5.13.8
John Hummer 35–26.7.467–.4697.02.7.7.68.2
Vester Marshall 13–13.4.241–.4292.8.3.3.21.3
Jim McDaniels 27–16.3.364–.5354.7.9.3.65.5
Kennedy McIntosh 69–29.8.389–.6075.21.4.8.47.4
Dick Snyder 74–36.1.481–.8664.13.61.2.418.1
Isaac Stallworth 67–15.2.392–.6232.6.5.3.26.3
Slick Watts 62–23.0.388–.6452.95.71.9.28.0
Milt Williams 53–9.5.416–.651.91.9.5.03.1

Awards and records

Transactions

Overview
Players Added

Via trade

Via free agency

 Players Lost

Via trade

Waived

Trades
May 15, 1973 To Seattle SuperSonics
Dick Gibbs		 To Kansas City–Omaha Kings
Completion of the trade for Pete Cross and Don Kojis
July 25, 1973 To Seattle SuperSonics
Walt Hazzard		 To Golden State Warriors
Butch Beard
January 7, 1974 To Seattle SuperSonics
John Hummer		 To Chicago Bulls
1974 second round pick
Cash considerations

References
  1. Houbregs Quits Post at Seattle, The Milwaukee Journal. May 4, 1973. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  2. Russell Accepts Offer To Coach SuperSonics, Times-Daily. May 12, 1973. Retrieved June 14, 1974.
  3. Hazzard Traded to Seattle, Spartanburg Herald-Journal. July 26, 1973. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  4. Sonics Waive McDaniels, Milwaukee Journal. December 29, 1973. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
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