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1973–74 Philadelphia 76ers season

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Head coach
  
Gene Shue

Record
  
25–57 (.305)

Arena
  
The Spectrum

Playoff finish
  
DNQ

Place
  
Division: 4th (Atlantic) Conference: 8th (Eastern)

The 1973-74 NBA season was the 76ers 25th season in the NBA and 11th season in Philadelphia. Although the team did improve from a league history worst 9 wins to 25 wins, an even greater loss occurred in the draft after the season, when the team lost a coin flip with the Portland Trial Blazers for the #1 overall pick. The Blazers used this pick to select Bill Walton of UCLA. The 76ers picking second selected Marvin Barnes out of Providence. Bill Walton would win league MVP and a title with Portland, and Barnes never played a single game with the Sixers, opting for the ABA.

Fred Carter was the teams leading scorer who averaged over 20 points a game, and Doug Collins was a rookie on this squad, who was the Number one overall draft choice from Illinois State in the 1973 draft.

z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot

References

1973–74 Philadelphia 76ers season Wikipedia