Seattle SuperSonics Regular Season Rosters

1974-1975 Seattle SuperSonics Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
John Brisker GF 6-5 210 2 Toledo 1969 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Fred Brown G 6-3 182 3 Iowa 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Tom Burleson C 7-2 225 0 NC State 1974 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Archie Clark G 6-2 175 8 Minnesota 1966 Rnd 4 Pick 7 United States
Rod Derline G 6-0 175 0 Seattle 1974 Rnd 10 Pick 8 United States
Jim Fox C 6-10 230 7 South Carolina 1965 Rnd 8 Pick 6 United States
Leonard Gray FC 6-8 240 0 Long Beach State 1973 Rnd 3 Pick 10 United States
Spencer Haywood PF 6-8 225 4 Detroit-Mercy 1971 Rnd 2 Pick 13 United States
John Hummer FC 6-9 230 4 Princeton 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
Wardell Jackson SF 6-7 200 0 Ohio State 1974 Rnd 6 Pick 8 United States
Kenny McIntosh SF 6-7 225 3 Eastern Michigan 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
Frank Oleynick PG 6-2 185 0 Seattle 1975 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
Tal Skinner SF 6-5 210 0 Maryland Bible College 1974 Rnd 3 Pick 8 United States
Dean Tolson PF 6-8 190 0 Arkansas 1974 Rnd 5 Pick 8 United States
Slick Watts G 6-1 185 1 Xavier-Louisiana 1973 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

1974-1975 Seattle Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters S. Watts A. Clark F. Brown S. Haywood T. Burleson
Rotation   R. Derline T. Skinner L. Gray J. Fox
Rotation       J. Hummer  
Rotation       D. Tolson  
Lim PT     W. Jackson    
Lim PT     J. Brisker    

1974-1975 Pacific Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Golden State Warriors48-34-
2Seattle SuperSonics43-395
3Portland Trail Blazers38-4410
4Phoenix Suns32-5016
5Los Angeles Lakers30-5218

1974-1975 Seattle Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Spencer Haywood All-NBA Second Team (1975)
Tom Burleson All-Rookie First Team (1975)
Spencer Haywood Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1975)

1974-1975 Seattle Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK
Fred Brown 81 33.0 21.0 4.2 3.5 2.3 0.2
Spencer Haywood 68 37.2 22.4 9.3 2.0 0.8 1.6
Archie Clark 77 32.2 13.9 3.1 5.6 1.4 0.1
Leonard Gray 75 30.4 11.5 6.4 2.2 0.8 0.3
Tom Burleson 82 23.0 10.1 7.0 1.4 0.8 1.9
Jim Fox 75 23.5 9.0 6.5 1.8 0.6 0.2
Slick Watts 82 25.1 6.8 3.2 6.1 2.3 0.1
Tal Skinner 73 21.6 4.8 4.7 1.2 0.7 0.2
Rod Derline 58 11.5 5.6 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.1
Wardell Jackson 56 16.8 4.3 2.4 0.5 0.5 0.1
John Brisker 21 13.1 7.7 1.6 0.9 0.3 0.1
John Hummer 43 13.2 2.2 2.4 0.9 0.2 0.2
Dean Tolson 19 4.6 2.3 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.3
Kenny McIntosh 6 16.8 3.0 2.5 1.2 0.7 0.5

1974-1975 Seattle SuperSonics Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Fred Brown was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Fred Brown signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on September 1, 1971.

Tom Burleson was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Tom Burleson signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on June 10, 1974.

Leonard Gray was selected as the #10 pick in the 3 Round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Leonard Gray signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on June 26, 1974.

Spencer Haywood was selected as the #13 pick in the Second Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Buffalo Braves.

Wardell Jackson was selected as the #8 pick in the 6 Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Wardell Jackson signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on September 1, 1974.

Tal Skinner was selected as the #8 pick in the 3 Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Tal Skinner signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on June 25, 1974.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to John Brisker, the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1969 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Philadelphia Sixers on August 15, 1972.

Acquired via Trade

Archie Clark was acquired in a trade by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Washington Wizards on August 19, 1974.

Jim Fox was acquired in a trade by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Kansas City Kings on August 9, 1972.

John Hummer was acquired in a trade by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Chicago Bulls on January 6, 1974.

Acquired via Free Agency

Rod Derline signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on October 30, 1974.

Dean Tolson signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on December 26, 1974.

Slick Watts signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on September 10, 1973.

1974-1975 Seattle SuperSonics Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Bob Blackburn Television Play-By-Play 1967-1968 N/A