The

1973–74 NBA season The 1973–74 NBA season was the 28th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. Notable occurrences * The ...

was the 76ers 25th season in the

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& 11th season in

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. The team improved from a league history worst 9 wins to 25 wins, thanks to a fruitful

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which yielded overall #1 pick Doug Collins. Eventual 76er mainstays

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and

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were also selected by the team, but both would opt for the ABA. Fred Carter was the team's leading scorer who averaged over 20 points a game & Doug Collins was a rookie on this squad who was the #1 overall draft choice from Illinois State in the 1973 draft.1973–74 Philadelphia 76ers
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Offseason

Draft picks

This table only displays picks through the second round.

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

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

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

References