1973–74_Seattle_SuperSonics_season

1973–74 Seattle SuperSonics season
1973–74 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coach	Bill Russell
General manager	Bill Russell
Arena	Seattle Center Coliseum
Results
Record	36–46 (.439)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific); Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KTNT-TV
Radio	KOMO; (Bob Blackburn)
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1973–74 Seattle SuperSonics season

NBA professional basketball team 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.

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[1] [1]
Houbregs Quits Post at Seattle, The Milwaukee Journal. May 4, 1973. Retrieved June 14, 2012.

[2] [2]
Russell Accepts Offer To Coach SuperSonics, Times-Daily. May 12, 1973. Retrieved June 14, 1974.

[3] [3]
Hazzard Traded to Seattle, Spartanburg Herald-Journal. July 26, 1973. Retrieved June 14, 2012.

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Sonics Waive McDaniels, Milwaukee Journal. December 29, 1973. Retrieved June 18, 2012.

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Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	–	30–11	17–24	–	14–12
Golden State Warriors	44	38	.537	3	23–18	20–20	1–0	15–11
Seattle SuperSonics	36	46	.439	11	22–19	14–27	–	12–14
Phoenix Suns	30	52	.366	17	24–17	6–34	0–1	11–15
Portland Trail Blazers	27	55	.329	20	22–19	5–34	0–2	13–13

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Milwaukee Bucks	59	23	.720	–
2	x-Chicago Bulls	54	28	.659	5
3	x-Detroit Pistons	52	30	.634	7
4	y-Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	12

5	Golden State Warriors	44	38	.537	15
6	Seattle SuperSonics	36	46	.439	23
7	Kansas City–Omaha Kings	33	49	.402	26
8	Phoenix Suns	30	52	.366	29
9	Portland Trail Blazers	27	55	.329	32

1973–74 NBA records
Team	ATL	BOS	BUF	CAP	CHI	CLE	DET	GSW	HOU	KCO	LAL	MIL	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SEA
Atlanta	–	1–5	2–4	4–4	1–3	4–3	0–4	1–3	5–2	1–3	4–0	1–3	1–5	3–3	1–3	2–2	4–0
Boston	5–1	–	5–2	2–4	2–2	4–2	3–1	3–1	4–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	5–2	7–1	3–1	4–0	2–2
Buffalo	4–2	2–5	–	3–3	1–3	5–1	1–3	1–3	4–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	4–4	6–1	3–1	3–1	2–2
Capital	4–4	4–2	3–3	–	1–3	6–1	2–2	3–1	4–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–3	4–2	2–2	3–1	2–2
Chicago	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	–	4–0	5–2	4–2	4–0	5–2	1–5	3–3	2–2	3–1	4–2	4–2	4–2
Cleveland	3–4	2–4	1–5	1–6	0–4	–	2–2	0–4	4–4	0–4	3–1	0–4	1–5	5–1	1–3	4–0	2–2
Detroit	4–0	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–5	2–2	–	5–1	3–1	4–2	4–2	3–4	1–3	2–2	6–0	5–1	5–1
Golden State	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–4	4–0	1–5	–	4–0	3–3	4–2	3–3	1–3	3–1	5–2	3–4	3–3
Houston	2–5	2–4	2–4	3–4	0–4	4–4	1–3	0–4	–	2–2	2–2	0–4	4–2	4–2	2–2	3–1	1–3
Kansas City-Omaha	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–5	4–0	2–4	3–3	2–2	–	1–5	0–7	1–3	1–3	4–2	4–2	2–4
Los Angeles	0–4	2–2	4–0	2–2	5–1	1–3	2–4	2–4	2–2	5–1	–	4–2	2–2	4–0	4–2	4–3	4–3
Milwaukee	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–3	4–0	4–3	3–3	4–0	7–0	2–4	–	2–2	4–0	5–1	6–0	4–2
New York	5–1	2–5	4–4	3–3	2–2	5–1	3–1	3–1	2–4	3–1	2–2	2–2	–	4–3	3–1	2–2	4–0
Philadelphia	3–3	1–7	1–6	2–4	1–3	1–5	2–2	1–3	2–4	3–1	0–4	0–4	3–4	–	3–1	2–2	0–4
Phoenix	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–4	3–1	0–6	2–5	2–2	2–4	2–4	1–5	1–3	1–3	–	3–3	4–3
Portland	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–4	0–4	1–5	4–3	1–3	2–4	3–4	0–6	2–2	2–2	3–3	–	3–3
Seattle	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–4	2–2	1–5	3–3	3–1	4–2	3–4	2–4	0–4	4–0	3–4	3–3	—

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	–	.820	4.2	1.6	.8	.2	12.5
Fred Brown	82	–	30.5	.471	–	.863	4.9	5.0	1.7	.2	16.5
Jim Fox	78	–	27.9	.478	–	.823	9.2	2.9	.7	.3	11.3
Dick Gibbs	71	–	21.5	.431	–	.806	3.1	1.1	.5	.3	10.8
Spencer Haywood	75	–	40.5	.457	–	.814	13.4	3.2	.9	1.4	23.5
Walt Hazzard	49	–	11.7	.422	–	.756	1.2	2.5	.5	.1	3.8
John Hummer	35	–	26.7	.467	–	.469	7.0	2.7	.7	.6	8.2
Vester Marshall	13	–	13.4	.241	–	.429	2.8	.3	.3	.2	1.3
Jim McDaniels	27	–	16.3	.364	–	.535	4.7	.9	.3	.6	5.5
Kennedy McIntosh	69	–	29.8	.389	–	.607	5.2	1.4	.8	.4	7.4
Dick Snyder	74	–	36.1	.481	–	.866	4.1	3.6	1.2	.4	18.1
Isaac Stallworth	67	–	15.2	.392	–	.623	2.6	.5	.3	.2	6.3
Slick Watts	62	–	23.0	.388	–	.645	2.9	5.7	1.9	.2	8.0
Milt Williams	53	–	9.5	.416	–	.651	.9	1.9	.5	.0	3.1

1973–74_Seattle_SuperSonics_season

1973–74 Seattle SuperSonics season

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

Overview

Trades

References

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