The 1974-75 NBA season was the Bulls' ninth season in the

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.1974–75 Chicago Bulls
/ref> The season saw the Bulls clinch the Midwest Division championship, their first title of any kind, and the only one prior to the dynasty years of the 1990s.

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

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

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

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Tom Boerwinkle Thomas F. Boerwinkle (August 23, 1945 – March 26, 2013) was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) center who spent his entire career with the Chicago Bulls. Early life Tom Boerwinkle was born in Independence, Ohio, one of three chi ...

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Awards and records

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References

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