| Team: | Seattle SuperSonics |
| End Year: | 1974 |
| Wins: | 36 |
| Losses: | 46 |
| Division: | Pacific |
| Division Place: | 3 |
| Conf Place: | 6 |
| Coach: | Bill Russell |
| Gm: | Bill Russell |
| Arena: | Seattle Center Coliseum |
| Television: | KTNT-TV |
| Radio: | KOMO |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Bbr Team: | SEA |
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.
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]
See main article: article and 1973 NBA draft.
| 1973–74 NBA records | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | |
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 1| October 10| @ Phoenix| L 111–115| Fred Brown (31)| || ||Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
18,738| 0–1
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 2| October 12| Capital Bullets| W 103–102| Spencer Haywood (24)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
11,673| 1–1
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 3| October 14| Milwaukee| W 109–100| Jim McDaniels (29)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
11,240| 2–1
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 4| October 17| Kansas City–Omaha| L 106–108| Spencer Haywood (31)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
9,618| 2–2
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 5| October 19| @ Los Angeles| L 91–118| Jim Fox, Spencer Haywood (16)| || ||The Forum
14,259| 2–3
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 6| October 20| @ Portland| L 108–123| Dick Gibbs (25)| || ||Memorial Coliseum
9,251| 2–4
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 7| October 21| Phoenix| W 116–112| Fred Brown (24)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
11,964| 3–4
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 8| October 24| Atlanta| L 106–131| Spencer Haywood (21)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
9,626| 3–5
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 9| October 26| Golden State| L 110–117| Dick Snyder (27)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
10,906| 3–6
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 10| October 28| Detroit| L 93–115| Spencer Haywood (22)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
1,198| 3–7
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 11| October 30| @ Buffalo| L 103–105| Spencer Haywood (31)| || ||Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
7,396| 3–8
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 12| October 31| @ Detroit| L 107–114| Fred Brown (31)| || ||Cobo Arena
4,748| 3–9
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 13| November 2| @ Kansas City–Omaha| W 115–109| Fred Brown (37)| || ||Municipal Auditorium
4,574| 4–9
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 14| November 4| New York| L 106–111| Spencer Haywood (34)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
13,772| 4–10
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 15| November 7| Buffalo| W 130–113| Spencer Haywood (26)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
8,878| 5–10
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 16| November 9| Los Angeles| L 111–118| John Brisker (23)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
13,988| 5–11
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 17| November 11| Chicago| L 98–116| Spencer Haywood (25)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
10,915| 5–12
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 18| November 13| @ New York| L 102–104| Spencer Haywood (25)| || ||Madison Square Garden
17,478| 5–13
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 19| November 14| @ Boston| L 104–110| Fred Brown, Spencer Haywood (22)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
6,191| 5–14
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 20| November 16| Cleveland| W 117–93| Spencer Haywood (32)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
11,770| 6–14
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 21| November 18| Philadelphia| W 95–91| Spencer Haywood (31)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
10,900| 7–14
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 22| November 22| @ Portland| L 125–131| Spencer Haywood (28)| || ||Memorial Coliseum
7,285| 7–15
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 23| November 23| Portland| W 127–106| Spencer Haywood, Isaac Stallworth (23)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
13,330| 8–15
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 24| November 25| @ Kansas City–Omaha| W 104–99| John Brisker (47)| || ||Municipal Auditorium
4,213| 9–15
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 25| November 27| @ Cleveland| L 118–120| Spencer Haywood (34)| || ||Cleveland Arena
3,357| 9–16
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 26| November 28| @ Milwaukee| L 93–127| Isaac Stallworth (16)| || ||Milwaukee Arena
8,289| 9–17
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 27| December 1| @ Atlanta| L 110–120| Spencer Haywood (26)| || ||Omni Coliseum
7,194| 9–18
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 28| December 2| @ Capital Bullets| L 96–98| Slick Watts (24)| || ||Capital Centre
17,500| 9–19
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 29| December 4| @ Chicago| L 107–130| Fred Brown (24)| || ||Chicago Stadium
5,104| 9–20
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 30| December 6| Detroit| L 108–110| Spencer Haywood (29)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
7,758| 9–21
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 31| December 7| @ Los Angeles| W 115–111| Spencer Haywood (29)| || ||The Forum
13,189| 10–21
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 32| December 9| Houston| L 107–110| Spencer Haywood, Slick Watts (18)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
9,689| 10–22
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 33| December 11| @ Milwaukee| L 91–130| Fred Brown (23)| || ||Milwaukee Arena
7,075| 10–23
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 34| December 12| @ Philadelphia| W 100–93| Dick Snyder (24)| || ||The Spectrum
3,432| 11–23
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 35| December 14| Capital Bullets| W 93–88| Spencer Haywood (26)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
11,857| 12–23
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 36| December 16| Phoenix| L 109–113| Spencer Haywood (28)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
9,778| 12–24
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 37| December 18| @ Chicago| W 93–92| Spencer Haywood (23)| || ||Chicago Stadium
4,721| 13–24
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 38| December 19| @ Houston| W 124–118 (OT)| Spencer Haywood (37)| || ||Hofheinz Pavilion
2,371| 14–24
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 39| December 21| @ Cleveland| L 96–101| Dick Snyder (35)| || ||Cleveland Arena
2,173| 14–25
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 40| December 23| Boston| L 95–96| Spencer Haywood (23)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
13,970| 14–26
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 41| December 26| Los Angeles| W 129–105| Jim Fox (25)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
12,755| 15–26
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 42| December 27| @ Phoenix| L 100–111| Dick Snyder (32)| || ||Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,555| 15–27
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 43| December 28| Portland| W 110–93| Spencer Haywood (26)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
10,245| 16–27
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 44| December 30| Golden State| W 96–92| Jim Fox (29)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078| 17–27
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 45| January 2| Buffalo| L 111–115| Spencer Haywood (35)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
12,011| 17–28
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 46| January 4| Chicago| W 103–101 (OT)| Spencer Haywood (31)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
12,042| 18–28
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 47| January 6| Houston| W 91–90| Spencer Haywood (34)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
12,184| 19–28
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 48| January 9| Kansas City–Omaha| W 100–96| Dick Snyder (25)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
10,048| 20–28
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 49| January 10| @ Golden State| L 89–125| Jim Fox (15)| || ||Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
3,032| 20–29
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 50| January 11| New York| L 98–107| Dick Snyder (29)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078| 20–30
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 51| January 13| @ Phoenix| W 123–112| Fred Brown (38)| || ||Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,769| 21–30
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 52| January 18| @ Philadelphia| W 116–104| Spencer Haywood (25)| || ||The Spectrum
3,108| 22–30
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 53| January 19| @ Atlanta| L 109–127| Dick Snyder (41)| || ||Omni Coliseum
6,938| 22–31
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 54| January 23| @ Boston| W 98–97| Fred Brown (26)| || ||Boston Garden
6,237| 23–31
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 55| January 25| @ Chicago| L 99–104| Spencer Haywood (33)| || ||Chicago Stadium
9,422| 23–32
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 56| January 26| @ Detroit| L 83–94| Dick Snyder (18)| || ||Cobo Arena
8,386| 23–33
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 57| January 29| @ Houston| W 115–107| Spencer Haywood (32)| || ||Hofheinz Pavilion
3,027| 24–33
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 58| February 1| Milwaukee| W 110–85| Dick Snyder (24)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
14,017| 25–33
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 59| February 2| @ Portland| L 97–102| Spencer Haywood (25)| || ||Memorial Coliseum
7,526| 25–34
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 60| February 3| Detroit| L 100–114| Spencer Haywood, Dick Snyder (24)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078| 25–35
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 61| February 5| @ Golden State| L 113–129| Jim Fox, Spencer Haywood (24)| || ||Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
4,197| 25–36
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 62| February 6| Portland| W 107–94| Dick Gibbs (30)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
11,204| 26–36
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 63| February 10| Kansas City–Omaha| W 119–103| Spencer Haywood (24)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
13,608| 27–36
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 64| February 13| Boston| W 118–100| Dick Snyder (31)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
12,031| 28–36
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 65| February 15| @ Los Angeles| L 96–112| Dick Snyder (22)| || ||The Forum
15,263| 28–37
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 66| February 17| Cleveland| W 106–97| Fred Brown (24)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078| 29–37
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 67| February 23| Los Angeles| L 116–118| Spencer Haywood (32)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078| 29–38
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 68| February 24| Philadelphia| W 115–105| Spencer Haywood (37)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
13,779| 30–38
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 69| February 27| @ Capital Bullets| L 100–104| Fred Brown (28)| || ||Capital Centre
5,140| 30–39
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 70| March 1| @ Detroit| W 105–103| Spencer Haywood (16)| || ||Cobo Arena
6,694| 31–39
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 71| March 2| @ Milwaukee| L 99–116| Dick Snyder (25)| || ||Milwaukee Arena
10,938| 31–40
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 72| March 5| @ New York| L 106–111| Spencer Haywood (27)| || ||Madison Square Garden
19,964| 31–41
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 73| March 8| @ Buffalo| W 123–117 (OT)| Spencer Haywood (31)| || ||Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
16,218| 32–41
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 74| March 9| @ Kansas City–Omaha| L 96–106| Dick Gibbs (25)| || ||Omaha Civic Auditorium
3,870| 32–42
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 75| March 15| Atlanta| L 107–126| Fred Brown (26)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078| 32–43
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 76| March 17| Phoenix| L 108–133| Dick Snyder (28)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
13,007| 32–44
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 77| March 20| Golden State| W 110–107| Dick Snyder (30)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
10,657| 33–44
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 78| March 22| Milwaukee| L 101–106| Dick Snyder (28)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
13,771| 33–45
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 79| March 23| @ Golden State| W 139–137| Fred Brown (58)| || ||Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
7,570| 34–45
|-bgcolor=#fcc| 80| March 24| Chicago| L 113–122| Fred Brown (29)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
12,430| 34–46
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 81| March 26| @ Los Angeles| W 121–115| Fred Brown (37)| || ||The Forum
13,489| 35–46
|-bgcolor=#cfc| 82| March 27| Phoenix| W 127–123| Fred Brown (34)| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
12,528| 36–46
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | – | 20.5 | .449 | – | .820 | 4.2 | 1.6 | .8 | .2 | 12.5 | ||
| 82 | – | 30.5 | .471 | – | .863 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 1.7 | .2 | 16.5 | ||
| 78 | – | 27.9 | .478 | – | .823 | 9.2 | 2.9 | .7 | .3 | 11.3 | ||
| 71 | – | 21.5 | .431 | – | .806 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .5 | .3 | 10.8 | ||
| 75 | – | 40.5 | .457 | – | .814 | 13.4 | 3.2 | .9 | 1.4 | 23.5 | ||
| 49 | – | 11.7 | .422 | – | .756 | 1.2 | 2.5 | .5 | .1 | 3.8 | ||
| 35 | – | 26.7 | .467 | – | .469 | 7.0 | 2.7 | .7 | .6 | 8.2 | ||
| 13 | – | 13.4 | .241 | – | .429 | 2.8 | .3 | .3 | .2 | 1.3 | ||
| 27 | – | 16.3 | .364 | – | .535 | 4.7 | .9 | .3 | .6 | 5.5 | ||
| 69 | – | 29.8 | .389 | – | .607 | 5.2 | 1.4 | .8 | .4 | 7.4 | ||
| 74 | – | 36.1 | .481 | – | .866 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .4 | 18.1 | ||
| 67 | – | 15.2 | .392 | – | .623 | 2.6 | .5 | .3 | .2 | 6.3 | ||
| 62 | – | 23.0 | .388 | – | .645 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 1.9 | .2 | 8.0 | ||
| 53 | – | 9.5 | .416 | – | .651 | .9 | 1.9 | .5 | .0 | 3.1 |
| May 15, 1973 | To Seattle SuperSonics | To Kansas City–Omaha Kings |
|---|---|---|
| Dick Gibbs | Completion of the trade for Pete Cross and Don Kojis | |
| July 25, 1973 | To Seattle SuperSonics | To Golden State Warriors |
| Walt Hazzard | Butch Beard | |
| January 7, 1974 | To Seattle SuperSonics | To Chicago Bulls |
| John Hummer | 1974 second round pick Cash considerations |