1973–74 Philadelphia 76ers season

1973–74 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach	Gene Shue
Arena	The Spectrum
Results
Record	25–57 (.305)
Place	Division: 4th (Atlantic) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

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.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1973 NBA Draft

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
y-Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	–	26–6	21–18	9–2	17–5
x-New York Knicks	49	33	.598	7	28–13	21–19	0–1	10–12
x-Buffalo Braves	42	40	.512	14	19–13	17–21	6–6	12–10
Philadelphia 76ers	25	57	.305	31	14–23	9–30	2–4	5–17

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	–
2	x-New York Knicks	49	33	.598	7
3	y-Capital Bullets	47	35	.573	9
4	x-Buffalo Braves	42	40	.512	14
5	Atlanta Hawks	35	47	.427	21
6	Houston Rockets	32	50	.390	24
7	Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	27
8	Philadelphia 76ers	25	57	.305	31

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot