1973–74 Golden State Warriors season

1973–74 Golden State Warriors season
1973–74 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach	Al Attles
Arena	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 2nd (Pacific); Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1972–73	1974–75 >

The 1973-74 NBA season was the Warriors' 28th season in the NBA and 11th in the San Francisco Bay Area.^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	11	Kevin Joyce	G	United States	South Carolina
2	29	Derrek Dickey	F	United States	Cincinnati
3	46	Jim Retseck	F	United States	Auburn
4	63	Ron King	G	United States	Florida State
5	80	Nate Stephens	C	United States	Long Beach State
6	97	Bob Lauriski		United States	Utah State
7	114	Steve Smith	F	United States	Loyola Marymount
8	131	Jeff Dawson	G	United States	Illinois
9	146	Everett Fopma		United States	Idaho State
10	160	Fred Lavoroni		United States	Santa Clara

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB
G	25	Barnett, Jim	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oregon
F	24	Barry, Rick	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Miami (FL)
G	21	Beard, Butch	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Louisville
F	40	Dickey, Derrek	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Cincinnati
F	31	Ellis, Joe	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	San Francisco
G	10	Johnson, Charles	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	California
C	52	Johnson, George	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Dillard
F/C	43	Lee, Clyde	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Vanderbilt
G	23	Mullins, Jeff	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Duke
F	32	Russell, Cazzie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Michigan
F/C	42	Thurmond, Nate	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Bowling Green

Head coach

Al Attles (North Carolina A&T)

Legend

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

Regular season

Season standings

#	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

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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	—

Awards and records

Nate Thurmond, NBA All-Star Game
Rick Barry, NBA All-Star Game
Rick Barry, All-NBA First Team
Nate Thurmond, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References

^ 1973-74 Golden State Warriors

[1] 1973-74 Golden State Warriors

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