Los Angeles Lakers Regular Season Rosters

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1972-1973 Los Angeles Lakers Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Bill Bridges FC 6-6 228 10 Kansas 1961 Rnd 3 Pick 9 United States
Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 265 13 Kansas 1959 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Mel Counts FC 7-0 230 8 Oregon State 1964 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Leroy Ellis FC 6-10 210 10 St. John's 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Keith Erickson GF 6-5 195 7 UCLA 1965 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
Gail Goodrich G 6-1 170 7 UCLA 1965 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Travis Grant SF 6-7 215 0 Kentucky State 1972 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
Happy Hairston F 6-7 225 8 NYU 1964 Rnd 4 Pick 8 United States
Jim McMillian SF 6-5 215 2 Columbia 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
Jim Price G 6-3 195 0 Louisville 1972 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Pat Riley SG 6-4 205 5 Kentucky 1967 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Flynn Robinson G 6-1 185 6 Wyoming 1965 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
John Q. Trapp SF 6-7 210 4 UNLV 1968 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
Bill Turner F 6-7 220 5 Akron 1966 Rnd 9 Pick 1 United States
Jerry West SG 6-2 185 12 West Virginia 1960 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States

1972-1973 L.A. Lakers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters G. Goodrich J. West K. Erickson J. McMillian W. Chamberlain
Rotation   P. Riley H. Hairston    
Rotation   J. Price T. Grant    
Lim PT     B. Turner B. Bridges  
Lim PT       M. Counts  

1972-1973 Pacific Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Los Angeles Lakers60-22-
2Golden State Warriors47-3513
3Phoenix Suns38-4422
4Seattle SuperSonics26-5634
5Portland Trail Blazers21-6139

1972-1973 L.A. Lakers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jerry West All-NBA First Team (1973)
Wilt Chamberlain All-NBA Defensive First Team (1973)
Jerry West All-NBA Defensive First Team (1973)
Jim Price All-Rookie First Team (1973)
Jerry West Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1973)
Wilt Chamberlain Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1973)
Gail Goodrich Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1973)

1972-1973 L.A. Lakers Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Gail Goodrich 76 35.5 23.9 3.5 4.4
Jerry West 69 35.7 22.8 4.2 8.8
Jim McMillian 81 36.5 18.9 5.5 2.7
Wilt Chamberlain 82 43.2 13.2 18.6 4.5
Bill Bridges 72 34.6 9.8 10.9 2.7
Keith Erickson 76 25.3 9.0 4.4 3.2
Happy Hairston 28 33.5 16.3 13.2 2.4
Pat Riley 55 14.6 7.3 1.2 1.5
Jim Price 59 14.0 6.4 1.9 1.6
Mel Counts 59 10.4 5.0 4.0 1.1
Travis Grant 33 4.6 3.8 1.6 0.2
Bill Turner 19 6.2 2.0 1.3 0.6
Flynn Robinson 6 7.8 5.7 1.2 1.3
Leroy Ellis 10 15.6 2.6 3.3 0.3
John Q. Trapp 5 7.0 2.6 2.8 0.4
Roger Brown 1 5.0 1.0 0.0 0.0

1972-1973 Los Angeles Lakers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Travis Grant was selected as the #13 pick in the First Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Travis Grant signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 20, 1972.

Jim McMillian was selected as the #13 pick in the First Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Jim McMillian signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 1, 1970.

Jim Price was selected as the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Jim Price signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on May 18, 1972.

Jerry West was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1960 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Jerry West signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 20, 1960. Jerry West re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 1, 1962.

Acquired via Trade

Bill Bridges was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Philadelphia Sixers on November 2, 1972.

Wilt Chamberlain was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Philadelphia Sixers on July 9, 1968.

Mel Counts was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Washington Wizards on January 16, 1967.

Keith Erickson was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Chicago Bulls on September 23, 1968. Keith Erickson re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on October 14, 1970.

Gail Goodrich was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Phoenix Suns on May 20, 1970.

Happy Hairston was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Detroit Pistons on November 27, 1969.

Pat Riley was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Portland Trail Blazers on October 7, 1970.

Acquired via Free Agency

Bill Turner signed a contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on January 6, 1973.

1972-1973 Los Angeles Lakers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Jack Cooke Owner 1965-1966 N/A
Bill Sharman Head Coach 1971-1972 Head Coach (Golden State Warriors, 1966 to 1968)
Pete Newell General Manager 1972-1973 General Manager (Houston Rockets, 1968 to 1972)
Bumper Tormohlen Scout 1967-1968 N/A
Bill Bertka Scout 1968-1969 N/A
Chick Hearn Television Play-By-Play 1965-1966 N/A