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NBA professional basketball team season
The 1972–73 season was the third season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[ 1] After finishing the previous season at 18–64, the Blazers earned the first overall selection in the 1972 NBA draft , and infamously picked LaRue Martin over future Hall-of-Famer Bob McAdoo . LaRue would average seven points per game over a four-season NBA career.
The Blazers finished at 21–61, a marginal three-game improvement from the previous season.
Draft picks
LaRue Martin was the Trail Blazers first overall pick.
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.
Roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
PG
12
Adelman, Rick
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Loyola Marymount
SF
25
Davis, Bob
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Weber State
SG
17
Davis, Charlie
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Wake Forest
SF
42
Dischinger, Terry
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
189 lb (86 kg)
Purdue
SF
44
Johnson, Ollie
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Temple
C
35
Martin, LaRue
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
Loyola Chicago
C
36
Neal, Lloyd
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Tennessee State
PF
45
Petrie, Geoff
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Princeton
SF
4
Smith, Greg
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Western Kentucky
C
43
Smith, William
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Syracuse
SG
15
Steele, Larry
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Kentucky
PF
34
Turner, Bill
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Akron
PF
21
Wicks, Sidney
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
UCLA
PG
13
Wohl, Dave
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Penn
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster
Regular season
The Trail Blazers played their home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum .
Season standings
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1972–73 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BAL
BOS
BUF
CHI
CLE
DET
GSW
HOU
KCO
LAL
MIL
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SEA
Atlanta
–
3–4
1–5
5–1
2–2
3–4
2–2
1–3
4–4
2–2
3–1
1–3
3–3
6–0
3–1
4–0
3–1
Baltimore
4–3
–
1–5
5–1
0–4
8–0
2–2
3–1
5–2
3–1
1–3
2–2
3–3
5–1
2–2
4–0
4–0
Boston
5–1
5–1
–
7–0
3–1
5–1
3–1
3–1
5–1
3–1
4–0
2–2
4–4
7–0
4–0
4–0
4–0
Buffalo
1–5
1–5
0–7
–
2–2
1–5
1–3
0–4
1–5
1–3
0–4
0–4
1–6
7–1
1–3
2–2
2–2
Chicago
2–2
4–0
1–3
2–2
–
3–1
3–4
3–3
4–0
5–2
1–5
2–4
3–1
4–0
4–2
5–1
5–1
Cleveland
4–3
0–8
1–5
5–1
1–3
–
1–3
1–3
4–3
2–2
1–3
1–3
0–6
6–0
1–3
1–3
3–1
Detroit
2–2
2–2
1–3
3–1
4–3
3–1
–
2–4
1–3
3–3
1–5
2–5
1–3
3–1
4–2
6–0
2–4
Golden State
3–1
1–3
1–3
4–0
3–3
3–1
4–2
–
3–1
4–2
3–4
1–5
2–2
4–0
2–4
5–1
4–3
Houston
4–4
2–5
1–5
5–1
0–4
3–4
3–1
1–3
–
0–4
1–3
1–3
1–5
5–1
2–2
2–2
2–2
Kansas City-Omaha
2–2
1–3
1–3
3–1
2–5
2–2
3–3
2–4
4–0
–
1–5
1–6
0–4
3–1
3–3
4–2
4–2
Los Angeles
1–3
3–1
0–4
4–0
5–1
3–1
5–1
4–3
3–1
5–1
–
3–3
2–2
4–0
6–1
6–0
6–0
Milwaukee
3–1
2–2
2–2
4–0
4–2
3–1
5–2
5–1
3–1
6–1
3–3
–
2–2
3–1
5–1
5–1
5–1
New York
3–3
3–3
4–4
6–1
1–3
6–0
3–1
2–2
5–1
4–0
2–2
2–2
–
6–1
3–1
3–1
4–0
Philadelphia
0–6
1–5
0–7
1–7
0–4
0–6
1–3
0–4
1–5
1–3
0–4
1–3
1–6
–
0–4
1–3
1–3
Phoenix
1–3
2–2
0–4
3–1
2–4
3–1
2–4
4–2
2–2
3–3
1–6
1–5
1–3
4–0
–
5–2
4–2
Portland
0–4
0–4
0–4
2–2
1–5
3–1
0–6
1–5
2–2
2–4
0–6
1–5
1–3
3–1
2–5
–
3–4
Seattle
1–3
0–4
0–4
2–2
1–5
1–3
4–2
3–4
2–2
2–4
0–6
1–5
0–4
3–1
2–4
4–3
—
Game log
1972–73 Game log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
Record
1
October 13
Seattle
92–84
Sidney Wicks (26)
0–1
2
October 14
Phoenix
124–120
Geoff Petrie (30)
0–2
3
October 17
Milwaukee
108–111
Sidney Wicks (33)
1–2
4
October 20
@ Los Angeles
104–126
Adelman , Dischinger (16)
1–3
5
October 21
Golden State
104–97
Sidney Wicks (28)
1–4
6
October 22
@ Seattle
119–120 (OT)
Geoff Petrie (29)
1–5
7
October 24
Atlanta
118–110
Sidney Wicks (31)
1–6
8
October 27
Chicago
118–95
Geoff Petrie (30)
1–7
9
October 29
Detroit
119–111
Sidney Wicks (31)
1–8
10
November 2
@ Golden State
104–118
Sidney Wicks (30)
1–9
11
November 4
Los Angeles
134–120
Petrie, Wicks (26)
1–10
12
November 6
New York
111–95
Sidney Wicks (21)
1–11
13
November 12
Kansas City–Omaha
100–102
Lloyd Neal (29)
1–12
14
November 14
Cleveland
91–100
Sidney Wicks (27)
3–11
15
November 17
Golden State
97–105
Petrie, Wicks (25)
4–11
16
November 18
Seattle
102–100
Sidney Wicks (27)
4–12
17
November 21
@ New York
80–108
Ollie Johnson (17)
4–13
18
November 22
@ Boston
107–126
Sidney Wicks (23)
4–14
19
November 25
@ Philadelphia
117–106
Sidney Wicks (30)
5–14
20
November 26
@ Cleveland
105–102
Geoff Petrie (27)
6–14
21
November 28
@ Detroit
116–120
Geoff Petrie (39)
6–15
22
November 29
@ Kansas City–Omaha
102–110
Geoff Petrie (23)
6–16
23
December 2
Atlanta
106–103
Geoff Petrie (30)
6–17
24
December 5
@ Atlanta
121–122
Geoff Petrie (39)
6–18
25
December 6
@ Baltimore
102–115
Geoff Petrie (36)
6–19
26
December 8
@ Houston
108–114
Geoff Petrie (34)
6–20
27
December 9
@ Phoenix
97–116
Charlie Davis (20)
6–21
28
December 10
@ Los Angeles
101–137
Geoff Petrie (18)
6–22
29
December 12
Milwaukee
115–94
Charlie Davis (17)
6–23
30
December 15
@ Seattle
96–95
Geoff Petrie (29)
7–23
31
December 16
Boston
123–116
Geoff Petrie (38)
7–24
32
December 18
@ Kansas City–Omaha
95–113
Sidney Wicks (23)
7–25
33
December 19
@ Chicago
109–100
Sidney Wicks (31)
8–25
34
December 20
@ Milwaukee
104–123
Sidney Wicks (32)
8–26
35
December 22
Chicago
127–97
Geoff Petrie (24)
8–27
36
December 25
Seattle
113–116
Sidney Wicks (38)
9–27
37
December 26
@ Los Angeles
92–116
Sidney Wicks (17)
9–28
38
December 29
@ Phoenix
99–106
Sidney Wicks (32)
9–29
39
December 30
Phoenix
107–104
Sidney Wicks (33)
9–30
40
January 2
Kansas City–Omaha
87–104
Sidney Wicks (23)
10–30
41
January 4
@ Golden State
83–108
Sidney Wicks (22)
10–31
42
January 5
Philadelphia
102–135
Geoff Petrie (29)
11–31
43
January 7
Detroit
101–96
Geoff Petrie (35)
11–32
44
January 9
Baltimore
105–93
Geoff Petrie (30)
11–33
45
January 12
@ Buffalo
100–120
Sidney Wicks (25)
11–34
46
January 15
@ Detroit
101–112
Sidney Wicks (29)
11–35
47
January 16
@ Chicago
89–100
Geoff Petrie (21)
11–36
48
January 17
@ Boston
99–117
Geoff Petrie (20)
11–37
49
January 19
@ Milwaukee
105–108
Sidney Wicks (31)
11–38
50
January 20
@ Houston
130–115
Geoff Petrie (51)
12–38
51
January 26
Phoenix
120–116
Sidney Wicks (33)
12–39
52
January 27
@ Phoenix
117–109
Geoff Petrie (33)
13–39
53
January 30
Houston
123–120
Sidney Wicks (28)
13–40
54
February 3
Kansas City–Omaha
105–97
Sidney Wicks (26)
13–41
55
February 6
Seattle
118–117
Sidney Wicks (31)
13–42
56
February 8
@ Golden State
111–123
Geoff Petrie (42)
13–43
57
February 9
Philadelphia
105–116
Lloyd Neal (33)
14–43
58
February 11
Baltimore
102–97
Geoff Petrie (30)
14–44
59
February 13
Buffalo
100–120
Geoff Petrie (25)
15–44
60
February 16
Boston
112–105
Geoff Petrie (31)
15–45
61
February 17
Los Angeles
110–103
Geoff Petrie (27)
15–46
62
February 18
@ Phoenix
119–118
Geoff Petrie (23)
16–46
63
February 20
@ New York
106–110
Sidney Wicks (31)
16–47
64
February 23
@ Cleveland
102–121
Geoff Petrie (22)
16–48
65
February 24
@ Baltimore
110–128
Sidney Wicks (25)
16–49
66
February 25
N Philadelphia
111–115
Sidney Wicks (30)
16–50
67
February 27
Chicago
125–110
Geoff Petrie (26)
16–51
68
March 2
Cleveland
92–106
Sidney Wicks (29)
17–51
69
March 4
Detroit
113–109
Neal, Petrie (24)
17–52
70
March 6
Los Angeles
114–102
Sidney Wicks (26)
17–53
71
March 8
@ Atlanta
129–135
Geoff Petrie (22)
17–54
72
March 9
@ Milwaukee
96–116
Steele , Wicks (14)
17–55
73
March 10
@ Buffalo
101–106
Sidney Wicks (33)
17–56
74
March 13
Golden State
109–101
Geoff Petrie (33)
17–57
75
March 16
Houston
128–141
Geoff Petrie (51)
18–57
76
March 18
New York
96–99
Geoff Petrie (34)
19–57
77
March 19
@ Kansas City–Omaha
105–106
Sidney Wicks (26)
19–58
78
March 20
@ Chicago
109–123
Geoff Petrie (32)
19–59
79
March 21
@ Detroit
109–122
Sidney Wicks (27)
19–60
80
March 23
@ Seattle
118–112
Geoff Petrie (41)
20–60
81
March 25
Buffalo
107–113 (OT)
Geoff Petrie (39)
21–60
82
March 26
Milwaukee
118–99
Geoff Petrie (29)
21–61
Player statistics
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Awards and honors
Transactions
July 31, 1972 – Traded a second round pick in the 1973 NBA draft to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for forward Fred Foster , who was traded again that day by the Trail Blazers to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for guard-forward Terry Dischinger .
September 11, 1972 – Waived forwards Ron Knight and Jim Marsh and received a second round pick in the 1974 NBA Draft from the Philadelphia 76ers as compensation for signing veteran free agent forward Gary Gregor .
September 19, 1972 – Waived guard Charlie Yelverton
October 2, 1972 – Traded center Dale Schlueter to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for guard Dave Wohl .
October 10, 1972 – Claimed forward Bill Turner off waivers from the Golden State Warriors .
October 24, 1972 – Traded a third round pick in the 1974 NBA draft to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for guard Charlie Davis .
October 27, 1972 – Traded guard-forward Stan McKenzie (basketball) to the Houston Rockets in exchange for guard-forward Greg Smith
November 13, 1972 – Waived forward Bill Turner
December 6, 1972 – Waived guard Dave Wohl, who was claimed by the Buffalo Braves
April 24, 1973 – Traded a first round and third round pick in the 1973 NBA Draft to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for forward John Johnson and forward-center Rick Roberson and a first-round pick in the 1973 NBA Draft.
June 21, 1973 – Guard-forward Terry Dischinger retired
June 27, 1973 – Signed free agent guard Bernie Fryer
Transactions from Sports Reference[ 2]
References
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