1974–75 Seattle SuperSonics season

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.

1974–75 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coachBill Russell
General managerBill Russell
ArenaSeattle Center Coliseum
Results
Record43–39 (.524)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishWest Semifinals
(lost to Warriors 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTNT-TV
RadioKOMO

Offseason

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]

Draft picks
Main article: 1974 NBA draft

Note: only draft picks who participated in at least one game in the NBA are listed.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
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

Roster
1974–75 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G/F 40 Brisker, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1947–06–15 Toledo
SG 32 Brown, Fred 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1948–08–07 Iowa
C 16 Burleson, Tommy 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1952–02–24 NC State
G 21 Clark, Archie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1941–07–15 Minnesota
G 25 Derline, Rod 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1952–03–11 Seattle
F/C 31 Fox, Jim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1943–04–07 South Carolina
F 11 Gray, Leonard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1951–12–19 Long Beach State
F/C 24 Haywood, Spencer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1949–04–22 Detroit Mercy
F/C 42 Hummer, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1948–05–04 Princeton
F 30 Jackson, Wardell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1951–07–18 Ohio State
G/F 22 Skinner, Talvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1952–09–10 Maryland Eastern Shore
F 20 Tolson, Dean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1951–11–25 Arkansas
PG 13 Watts, Donald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1951–07–22 Xavier (LA)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Golden State Warriors 4834.585–31–1017–2419–11
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4339.524524–1619–2318–12
Portland Trail Blazers 3844.4631029–139–3116–14
Phoenix Suns 3250.3901622–1910–3112–18
Los Angeles Lakers 3052.3661821–209–3210–20
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Golden State Warriors4834.585–
2 y-Chicago Bulls4735.5731
3 x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings4438.5374
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics4339.5245
5 x-Detroit Pistons4042.4888
6 Portland Trail Blazers3844.46310
6 Milwaukee Bucks3844.46310
8 Phoenix Suns3250.39016
9 Los Angeles Lakers3052.36618
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 —0–41–30–43–42–21–32–52–22–22–23–50–42–24–01–33–13–5
Boston 4–0—5–43–13–13–11–34–02–24–04–04–07–25–33–14–02–22–2
Buffalo 3–14–5—1–33–12–23–12–21–34–01–34–05–36–33–12–23–12–2
Chicago 4–01–33–1—2–24–53–12–24–53–13–54–03–12–22–22–24–01–3
Cleveland 4–31–31–32–2—2–22–24–42–22–21–36–11–33–12–22–22–23–5
Detroit 2–21–32–25–42–2—1–32–22–63–13–64–02–23–12–23–12–21–3
Golden State 3–13–11–31–32–23–1—2–22–25–23–12–23–13–15–35–34–31–3
Houston 5–20–42–22–24–42–22–2—4–02–23–15–31–32–22–22–21–32–5
Kansas City-Omaha 2–22–23–15–42–26–22–20–4—3–16–32–22–21–33–13–11–31–3
Los Angeles 2–20–40–41–32–21–32–52–21–3—4–03–10–43–14–42–52–61–3
Milwaukee 2–20–43–15–33–16–31–31–33–60–4—3–13–13–12–22–21–30–4
New Orleans 5–30–40–40–41–60–42–23–52–21–31–3—2–22–21–32–21–30–7
New York 4–02–73–51–33–12–21–33–12–24–01–32–2—4–53–12–22–21–3
Philadelphia 2–23–53–62–21–31–31–32–23–11–31–32–25–4—2–22–22–21–3
Phoenix 0–41–31–32–22–22–23–52–21–34–42–23–11–32–2—1–64–31–3
Portland 3–10–42–22–22–21–33–52–21–35–22–22–22–22–26–1—2–61–3
Seattle 1–32–21–30–42–22–23–43–13–16–23–13–12–22–23–46–2—1–3
Washington 5–32–22–23–15–33–13–15–23–13–14–07–03–13–13–13–13–1—

Game log
1974–75 game log
Total: 43–39 (home: 24–16; road: 19–23; Neutral: 1–0)
October: 6–2 (home: 4–0; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 17 @ Phoenix L 97–114 Archie Clark (27) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,215		0–1
2 October 18 Detroit L 95–100 Spencer Haywood (23) Seattle Center Coliseum
9,537		0–2
3 October 20 Cleveland W 100–93 Fred Brown (31) Seattle Center Coliseum
10,241		1–2
4 October 23 Portland W 107–97 Archie Clark (19) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,283		2–2
5 October 25 Phoenix W 106–97 Spencer Haywood (27) Seattle Center Coliseum
12,191		3–2
6 October 27 @ Portland L 94–120 Fred Brown (32) Memorial Coliseum
10,870		3–3
7 October 30 Los Angeles W 117–97 Spencer Haywood (40) Seattle Center Coliseum
8,938		4–3
November : 7–10 (home: 3–3; road: 4–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8 November 1 Golden State L 88–99 Spencer Haywood (28) Seattle Center Coliseum
12,777		4–4
9 November 3 Milwaukee W 101–89 Fred Brown (28) Seattle Center Coliseum
11,839		5–4
10 November 7 @ Golden State W 104–93 Fred Brown (31) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
5,391		6–4
11 November 10 Philadelphia W 109–95 Spencer Haywood (27) Seattle Center Coliseum
12,825		7–4
12 November 13 Los Angeles W 108–103 Spencer Haywood (24) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,004		8–4
13 November 15 @ Detroit L 103–117 Archie Clark (25) Cobo Arena
6,789		8–5
14 November 16 @ New York L 94–104 Spencer Haywood (34) Madison Square Garden
18,932		8–6
15 November 19 @ Atlanta L 113–122 Spencer Haywood (31) Omni Coliseum
3,769		8–7
16 November 20 @ New Orleans W 99–95 Three players (18) Municipal Auditorium
4,318		9–7
17 November 22 Chicago L 89–93 Spencer Haywood (32) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		9–8
18 November 23 @ Portland W 117–110 Fred Brown (40) Memorial Coliseum
11,825		10–8
19 November 24 Houston L 109–124 Spencer Haywood (30) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		10–9
20 November 26 @ Cleveland L 94–102 Spencer Haywood (29) Coliseum at Richfield
4,537		10–10
21 November 27 @ Boston L 99–104 Fred Brown (29) Boston Garden
10,543		10–11
22 November 29 @ Philadelphia W 121–119 (OT) Fred Brown (40) The Spectrum
8,660		11–11
23 November 30 @ Washington L 90–122 Archie Clark (23) Capital Centre
8,865		11–12
December : 5–7 (home: 2–4; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
24 December 2 @ Kansas City-Omaha W 110–106 Spencer Haywood (26) Omaha Civic Auditorium
4,721		12–12
25 December 4 @ Milwaukee W 112–103 Spencer Haywood (37) MECCA Arena
10,497		13–12
26 December 6 New Orleans W 121–108 james (22) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		14–12
27 December 7 @ Golden State L 96–132 Spencer Haywood (20) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,608		14–13
28 December 8 Atlanta L 95–102 Spencer Haywood (18) Seattle Center Coliseum
11,575		14–14
29 December 11 Cleveland L 95–97 Archie Clark (22) Seattle Center Coliseum
10,033		14–15
30 December 13 @ Los Angeles L 93–109 Fred Brown (16) The Forum
10,296		14–16
31 December 17 @ Chicago L 84–87 Fred Brown (23) Chicago Stadium
5,591		14–17
32 December 18 @ Detroit W 100–97 Fred Brown (34) Cobo Arena
4,365		15–17
33 December 22 Detroit W 108–90 Rowe (22) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,346		16–17
34 December 27 Kansas City-Omaha L 98–108 Fred Brown (37) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,260		16–18
35 December 29 Boston L 101–121 Spencer Haywood (30) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		16–19
January : 7–7 (home: 3–3; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
36 January 1 Washington W 123–118 (OT) Spencer Haywood (32) Seattle Center Coliseum
12,363		17–19
37 January 3 @ Portland W 98–93 Fred Brown (32) Memorial Coliseum
10,695		18–19
38 January 4 New Orleans W 111–89 Spencer Haywood (20) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,474		19–19
39 January 8 New York L 102–113 Spencer Haywood (38) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,203		19–20
40 January 10 Golden State L 94–119 Fred Brown (27) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,055		19–21
41 January 12 Chicago L 123–127 (2OT) Fred Brown, Spencer Haywood (24) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		19–22
42 January 16 @ Houston W 127–125 (OT) Fred Brown (36) Hofheinz Pavilion
2,274		20–22
43 January 17 @ New Orleans L 109–113 Jim Fox (28) Municipal Auditorium
3,120		20–23
44 January 19 @ Atlanta L 109–117 Fred Brown (22) Omni Coliseum
5,651		20–24
45 January 21 @ Buffalo L 108–118 jackson (18) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
10,271		20–25
46 January 24 @ Chicago L 81–86 Fred Brown (24) Chicago Stadium
7,107		20–26
47 January 26 @ Cleveland W 96–93 Fred Brown, Tommy Burleson (21) Coliseum at Richfield
4,219		21–26
48 January 29 @ Phoenix W 99–85 Fred Brown (24) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4,273		22–26
49 January 31 Portland W 106–103 John Brisker (28) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		23–26
February : 7–8 (home: 4–4; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
50 February 1 @ Portland W 93–91 Fred Brown (28) Memorial Coliseum
11,870		24–26
51 February 2 @ Los Angeles W 119–112 Archie Clark (22) The Forum
11,586		25–26
52 February 5 Phoenix L 102–107 Fred Brown (18) Seattle Center Coliseum
10,002		25–27
53 February 6 @ Phoenix L 105–112 Fred Brown (36) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,865		25–28
54 February 7 Washington L 76–99 Spencer Haywood (22) Seattle Center Coliseum
12,720		25–29
55 February 9 Buffalo L 93–99 (OT) Spencer Haywood (29) Seattle Center Coliseum
11,082		25–30
56 February 12 Houston W 104–103 Spencer Haywood (31) Seattle Center Coliseum
8,595		26–30
57 February 14 @ Portland L 88–90 Spencer Haywood (23) Memorial Coliseum
11,885		26–31
58 February 16 Los Angeles W 109–87 Spencer Haywood (24) Seattle Center Coliseum
12,053		27–31
59 February 19 Boston W 121–95 Tommy Burleson (28) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,680		28–31
60 February 21 Atlanta W 110–108 Spencer Haywood (39) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		29–31
61 February 23 Philadelphia L 100–114 Fred Brown (25) Seattle Center Coliseum
12,871		29–32
62 February 25 @ New York W 102–101 Spencer Haywood (37) Madison Square Garden
17,096		30–32
63 February 26 @ Washington L 98–104 Spencer Haywood (20) Capital Centre
6,202		30–33
64 February 28 @ Philadelphia L 111–112 Spencer Haywood (32) The Spectrum
7,682		30–34
March : 9–5 (home: 6–1; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
65 March 2 @ Boston W 104–97 Spencer Haywood (30) Hartford, CT
11,283		31–34
66 March 4 @ Buffalo L 97–104 Leonard Gray (33) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
12,665		31–35
67 March 6 @ Milwaukee L 92–102 Fred Brown (25) MECCA Arena
10,938		31–36
68 March 8 @ Kansas City-Omaha W 103–99 Fred Brown (24) Municipal Auditorium
12,389		32–36
69 March 11 @ Houston W 122–117 (OT) Leonard Gray (25) Hofheinz Pavilion
6,153		33–36
70 March 14 Buffalo W 125–105 Tommy Burleson, Spencer Haywood (22) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		34–36
71 March 15 @ Golden State L 84–120 Fred Brown (23) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
9,594		34–37
72 March 16 New York W 97–94 Fred Brown (37) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		35–37
73 March 19 Milwaukee W 101–100 Leonard Gray (20) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		36–37
74 March 21 @ Los Angeles L 109–112 (OT) Archie Clark (29) The Forum
10,102		36–38
75 March 23 Phoenix L 96–102 Spencer Haywood (23) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		36–39
76 March 26 Los Angeles W 110–89 Archie Clark (24) Seattle Center Coliseum
12,128		37–39
77 March 28 Golden State W 96–92 Tommy Burleson (22) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		38–39
78 March 30 Portland W 98–88 Spencer Haywood (40) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		39–39
April : 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
79 April 2 Kansas City-Omaha W 99–96 Spencer Haywood (25) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,628		40–39
80 April 4 @ Los Angeles W 111–102 Tommy Burleson (25) The Forum
10,946		41–39
81 April 5 @ Golden State W 109–108 Tommy Burleson (26) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
11,064		42–39
82 April 6 Phoenix W 114–111 Archie Clark (31) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		43–39
1974–75 season schedule

Playoffs
Main article: 1975 NBA playoffs
1975 playoff game log
First Round: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 8 Detroit W 90–77 Fred Brown (23) Spencer Haywood (14) Slick Watts (6) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		 1–0
2 April 10 @ Detroit L 106–122 Fred Brown (30) Tommy Burleson (10) Slick Watts (8) Cobo Arena
10,490		 1–1
3 April 12 Detroit W 100–93 Tommy Burleson (23) Tommy Burleson (16) Slick Watts (6) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		 2–1
Conference semifinals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 14 @ Golden State L 96–123 Leonard Gray (20) Leonard Gray (8) Watts, Brown (4) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,279		 0–1
2 April 16 @ Golden State W 100–99 Spencer Haywood (28) Spencer Haywood (15) Slick Watts (7) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787		 1–1
3 April 17 Golden State L 96–105 Tommy Burleson (25) Tommy Burleson (11) Slick Watts (9) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		 1–2
4 April 19 Golden State W 111–94 Fred Brown (37) Tommy Burleson (15) Slick Watts (10) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		 2–2
5 April 22 @ Golden State L 100–124 three players tied (15) Tommy Burleson (8) Leonard Gray (5) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787		 2–3
6 April 24 Golden State L 96–105 Slick Watts (24) Tommy Burleson (11) Slick Watts (11) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		 2–4
1975 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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
John Brisker 2113.1.426.8571.6.9.3.17.7
Fred Brown 8133.0.480.8314.23.52.3.221.0
Tommy Burleson 8223.0.417.6877.01.4.81.910.1
Archie Clark 7732.2.495.8343.15.61.4.113.9
Rod Derline 5811.5.428.7681.0.8.4.15.6
Jim Fox 7523.5.469.8026.51.8.6.29.0
Leonard Gray 7530.4.489.7226.42.2.8.311.5
Spencer Haywood 6837.2.459.8119.32.0.81.622.4
John Hummer 4313.2.380.2752.4.9.2.22.2
Wardell Jackson 5616.8.397.7182.4.5.5.14.3
Kennedy McIntosh 616.8.207.6672.51.2.7.53.0
Talvin Skinner 7321.6.409.6494.71.2.7.24.8
Dean Tolson 194.6.432.6471.2.3.2.32.3
Slick Watts 8225.1.421.6083.26.12.3.16.8

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Fred Brown 830.0.496.8444.52.92.1.120.6
Tommy Burleson 940.4.513.75010.71.4.82.020.7
Archie Clark 929.9.436.9003.63.4.7.17.0
Rod Derline 610.7.545.8572.21.2.3.07.0
Jim Fox 85.0.286.5711.1.3.0.11.5
Leonard Gray 929.2.488.8465.02.21.3.69.9
Spencer Haywood 937.4.359.7709.02.0.81.215.7
John Hummer 611.3.0001.5.7.3.0.0
Talvin Skinner 923.4.467.7374.21.31.0.26.2
Dean Tolson 45.5.1251.0001.8.3.0.01.0
Slick Watts 931.1.462.5383.77.13.0.411.1

Awards and records

Transactions

Overview
Players added

Via draft

Via trade

 Players lost

Via draft
(1974 NBA Expansion Draft)

Via trade

Via free agency

Waived

Trades
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

References
  1. Program may be needed to identify 'new' Sonics, Ellensburg Daily Record. May 30, 1974. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  2. Sonics draft Burleson, Ellensburg Daily Record. May 28, 1974. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  3. Seattle acquires Clark from Bullets, Bangor Daily News. August 20, 1974. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
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