1972–73 Portland Trail Blazers season


The 1972–73 season was the third season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association. After finishing the previous season at 18–64, the Blazers earned the first overall selection in the 1972 NBA Draft, and infamously picked LaRue Martin over future Hall-of-Famer Bob McAdoo. LaRue would average seven points per game over a four-season NBA career.
The Blazers finished at 21–61, a marginal three-game improvement from the previous season.

Draft picks

Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game.
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club Team
11LaRue MartinCLoyola
214Bob DavisFWeber State
226Dave TwardzikGOld Dominion
230Ollie JohnsonFTemple
331Lloyd NealF/CTennessee State

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Player statistics

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Awards and honors

;Transactions from Sports Reference