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The1974–75 Portland Trail Blazers season was the fifth season of thePortland Trail Blazers in theNational Basketball Association (NBA). After a 27–55 record the previous season, the Blazers earned the #1 pick in the1974 NBA draft, and made perhaps the most important selection in franchise history: Hall of FamerBill Walton out ofUCLA.

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.^[1]^[2]

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.^[2]

Offseason

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NBA draft

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Main article: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	United States	UCLA
2	20	Jan van Breda Kolff	G/F	United States	Vanderbilt
2	34	Phil Lumpkin	G	United States	Miami (OH)
2	36	Rubin Collins	G	United States	Maryland-Eastern Shore
4	56	Mickey Johnson	F	United States	Aurora
6	92	Daniel Anderson	G	United States	USC

Roster

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Portland Trail Blazers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Player	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G	33	Dan Anderson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1951-01-01	USC
F	40	Barry Clemens	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1943-05-01	Ohio Wesleyan
SF	27	John Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1947-10-18	Iowa
PG	10	Phil Lumpkin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1951-12-20	Miami (OH)
C	25	LaRue Martin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	1950-03-30	Loyola Chicago
PF	36	Lloyd Neal	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1950-10-10	Tennessee State
SG	45	Geoff Petrie	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1949-05-05	Princeton
SF	4	Greg Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1947-01-28	Western Kentucky
F	15	Larry Steele	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1949-05-05	Kentucky
C	32	Bill Walton	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1952-11-05	UCLA
PF	21	Sidney Wicks	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1949-09-19	UCLA
PG	19	Lenny Wilkens	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1937-10-28	Providence

Head coach

Lenny Wilkens

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

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The Trail Blazers played their home games atVeterans Memorial Coliseum.

Season standings

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Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Golden State Warriors	48	34	.585	–	31–10	17–24	19–11
x-Seattle SuperSonics	43	39	.524	5	24–16	19–23	18–12
Portland Trail Blazers	38	44	.463	10	29–13	9–31	16–14
Phoenix Suns	32	50	.390	16	22–19	10–31	12–18
Los Angeles Lakers	30	52	.366	18	21–20	9–32	10–20

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Golden State Warriors	48	34	.585	–
2	y-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	1
3	x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings	44	38	.537	4
4	x-Seattle SuperSonics	43	39	.524	5
5	x-Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	8

6	Portland Trail Blazers	38	44	.463	10
6	Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	10
8	Phoenix Suns	32	50	.390	16
9	Los Angeles Lakers	30	52	.366	18