Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Rosters
1973-1974 Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Roster
Player | Pos | HT | WT | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Draft Status | Nationality |
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Bernie Fryer | SG | 6-3 | 185 | 0 | Brigham Young | 1972 Rnd 7 Pick 12 | United States |
John Johnson | SF | 6-7 | 200 | 3 | Iowa | 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 7 | United States |
Ollie Johnson | SF | 6-6 | 200 | 1 | Temple | 1972 Rnd 2 Pick 17 | United States |
Mo Layton | PG | 6-1 | 180 | 2 | USC | 1971 Rnd 3 Pick 13 | United States |
LaRue Martin | C | 6-11 | 208 | 1 | Loyola (IL) | 1972 Rnd 1 Pick 1 | United States |
Lloyd Neal | PF | 6-7 | 225 | 1 | Tennessee State | 1972 Rnd 3 Pick 1 | United States |
Geoff Petrie | G | 6-4 | 190 | 3 | Princeton | 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 8 | United States |
Rick Roberson | FC | 6-9 | 231 | 4 | Cincinnati | 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 15 | United States |
Mark Sibley | G | 6-2 | 175 | 0 | Northwestern | 1973 Rnd 4 Pick 12 | United States |
Greg Smith | SF | 6-5 | 195 | 5 | Western Kentucky | 1968 Rnd 4 Pick 14 | United States |
Larry Steele | G | 6-5 | 180 | 2 | Kentucky | 1971 Rnd 3 Pick 2 | United States |
Bob Verga | G | 6-1 | 190 | 0 | Duke | 1967 Rnd 3 Pick 6 | United States |
Bill Walton | C | 6-11 | 235 | 0 | UCLA | 1974 Rnd 1 Pick 1 | United States |
Sidney Wicks | FC | 6-8 | 225 | 2 | UCLA | 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 2 | United States |
1973-1974 Portland Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | G. Petrie | L. Steele | J. Johnson | S. Wicks | R. Roberson |
Rotation | B. Fryer | O. Johnson | L. Neal | L. Martin | |
Rotation | B. Verga | G. Smith | |||
Rotation | M. Sibley |
1973-1974 Pacific Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 47-35 | - |
2 | Golden State Warriors | 44-38 | 3 |
3 | Seattle SuperSonics | 36-46 | 11 |
4 | Phoenix Suns | 30-52 | 17 |
5 | Portland Trail Blazers | 27-55 | 20 |
1973-1974 Portland Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Geoff Petrie | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1974) |
Sidney Wicks | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1974) |
1973-1974 Portland Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK |
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Geoff Petrie | 73 | 38.4 | 24.3 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
Sidney Wicks | 75 | 38.0 | 22.5 | 9.1 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
John Johnson | 69 | 33.1 | 16.4 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
Rick Roberson | 69 | 29.9 | 13.5 | 10.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Larry Steele | 81 | 32.7 | 9.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.4 |
Lloyd Neal | 80 | 19.0 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
Bernie Fryer | 80 | 20.9 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
Ollie Johnson | 79 | 21.7 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
Greg Smith | 67 | 13.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
LaRue Martin | 50 | 10.8 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Mo Layton | 22 | 14.9 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Bob Verga | 21 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Mark Sibley | 28 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Charlie Davis | 8 | 11.2 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
1973-1974 Portland Trail Blazers Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Ollie Johnson was selected as the #17 pick in the Second Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Ollie Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 1, 1972. LaRue Martin was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. LaRue Martin signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 1, 1972. Lloyd Neal was selected as the #1 pick in the 3 Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Lloyd Neal signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 1, 1972. Geoff Petrie was selected as the #8 pick in the First Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Geoff Petrie signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on March 27, 1970. Larry Steele was selected as the #2 pick in the 3 Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Larry Steele signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on April 9, 1971. Sidney Wicks was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Sidney Wicks signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 1, 1971. |
Acquired via Trade |
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John Johnson was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 24, 1973. Rick Roberson was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 24, 1973. Greg Smith was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Houston Rockets on October 27, 1972. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Bernie Fryer signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on June 27, 1973. Mark Sibley signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on October 31, 1973. Bob Verga signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on December 26, 1973. |
1973-1974 Portland Trail Blazers Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Larry Weinberg | Owner | 1970-1971 | N/A |
Jack McCloskey | Head Coach | 1972-1973 | N/A |
Harry Glickman | Owner, General Manager | 1970-1971 | N/A |
Bill Schonely | Television Play-By-Play | 1970-1971 | N/A |