1974–75 Portland Trail Blazers season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Portland Trail Blazers 1975 38 44 Pacific 3 6 Lenny Wilkens Harry Glickman Herman Sarkowsky Larry Weinberg Memorial Coliseum KOIN KOIN Did not qualify 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.http://www.nba.com/history/finals/19761977.html NBA.com: Walton, Lucas Ignite 'Blazermania' 2008-04-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20120223215047/http://www.nba.com/history/finals/19761977.html 2012-02-23 dead 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 thumb|175px|The Trail Blazers selected Bill Walton first overall in the 1974 NBA draft. NBA draft 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. Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 1 Bill Walton C UCLA 2 20 Jan van Breda Kolff G/F Vanderbilt 2 34 Phil Lumpkin G Miami (OH) 2 36 Rubin Collins G Maryland-Eastern Shore 4 56 Mickey Johnson F Aurora 6 92 Daniel Anderson G USC Roster Portland Trail Blazers #d1210a #FFFFFF #000000 #FFFFFF 33 Dan Anderson basketball, born 1951 G 6 2 185 1951-01-01 USC 40 Barry Clemens F 6 6 210 1943-05-01 Ohio Wesleyan 27 John Johnson basketball, born 1947 SF 6 7 200 1947-10-18 Iowa 10 Phil Lumpkin PG 6 0 165 1951-12-20 Miami University 25 LaRue Martin C 6 11 208 1950-03-30 Loyola Chicago 36 Lloyd Neal PF 6 7 225 1950-10-10 Tennessee State 45 Geoff Petrie SG 6 4 190 1949-05-05 Princeton 4 Greg Smith basketball, born 1947 SF 6 5 195 1947-01-28 Western Kentucky 15 Larry Steele F 6 5 180 1949-05-05 Kentucky 32 Bill Walton C 6 11 210 1952-11-05 UCLA 21 Sidney Wicks PF 6 8 225 1949-09-19 UCLA 19 Lenny Wilkens PG 6 1 180 1937-10-28 Providence Lenny Wilkens Regular season thumb|The Trail Blazers played their home games at Memorial Coliseum. Season standings POR POR z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Awards and honors Sidney Wicks, NBA All-Star References External links Blazers on Database Basketball Blazers on Reference Basketball Portland Category:Portland Trail Blazers seasons Portland Trail Blazers 1974 Portland Trail Blazers 1974 Portland Portland