3 Portland Trail Blazers Schedules 1972-72 to 1974-75 (Bill Walton rookie)
$ 6.86
Description
This "Buy it Now" offering is for three original vintage Portland Trail Blazers NBA pocket schedules from the 1972-73, 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons. The three schedules are for the Blazers third, fourth and fifth season in the NBA, a time-period where the Trail Blazers went from a last place expansion team to Bill Walton’s rookie season, a turning point in Blazer history that would see them capture the NBA title two years later. These three vintage pocket schedules are great pieces of NBA memorabilia and a key era in Portland Trail Blazers history. These schedules are offered at a low “Buy It Now” price and combined shipping discounts are offered with shipping fees waived (refunded at purchase) for additional schedule purchases after initial schedule purchase with buyer paid shipping, so see my listings for more! All schedules are carefully shipped in rigid packaging with tracking and insurance. Condition: The schedules are in excellent to near mint condition with only the slightest of edge and corner wear. More About the 1972-73 Trail Blazers – Sidney Wicks and Geoff Petrie Lead the Team, Missing Out on Bob McAdoo in the NBA Draft After finishing a horrendous 18–64 the previous year, the Blazers had the number one draft pick in 1972 and hoped to choose Bob McAdoo, but the team could not come to terms with him prior to the draft and so selected LaRue Martin from Layola. McAdoo ended up in the basketball Hall of Fame after a 14-year career. Martin averaged seven points per game over his four-season NBA career. The Blazers only improved to 21-61 in the 1972-73 season. Geoff Petrie averaged 24.9 points per game and Sidney Wicks averaged 23.8 points and 10.9 rebounds and was named for the second time to the NBA All Star team following up his Rookie of the Year season in 71-72. More About the 1973-74 Trail Blazers – Sidney Wicks and Geoff Petrie are NBA All-Stars and the Blazers Draft UCLA’s Bill Walton Both Petrie and Wicks earned all-star selection in 1974, Petrie’s second All Star team and Wicks’ third selection, but the Blazers still finished last in the Pacific Division with a record of 27–55, the worst record in the Western Division. Blazers' coach Jack McCloskey was fired at the end of the season. The Blazers poor performance won them one of the first two picks in the 1974 NBA draft and after a coin flip gave them the number one pick in the draft, they chose UCLA's Bill Walton. Walton's UCLA career playing under legendary coach John Wooden included two NCAA championships and 88 consecutive wins, smashing the 60-game streak set by Bill Russell's teams at the University of San Francisco. Walton was named the Naismith College Player of the Year as the top college basketball player in 1972, 1973 and 1974. More About the 1974-75 Trail Blazers – Lenny Wilkens as Playing Coach; Injuries Limit Bill Walton to 35 Games in His Rookie Year Lenny Wilkens had joined the team as a playing coach and with Walton, the Blazers challenged for a playoff spot but ended up two games short with a 38–44 record. Injuries would limit Walton to just 35 games in his rookie year. The Blazers would continue to build their team over the next two years, drafting ASU’s Lionel Hollins and Long Beach State’s Bob Gross; and securing Maurice Lucas as part of the ABA disbursement draft. They would win the NBA championship in 1976-77. Check my other listings for professional sports pocket schedules. I will be disposing of my 60-year collection of sports memorabilia over the coming months!
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