The 1974–75 NBA season was the Bucks' seventh season in the NBA.[1] For the first time since 1969-70 season, Oscar Robertson was not on the opening day roster. This would be Kareem Abdul Jabbar's last season in Milwaukee before being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers following the season.
With the retirement of Oscar Robertson, the Bucks started the season 1-13 before slowly coming back and after 48 games they were 24-24 and were poised for their 6th straight trip to the postseason, but the Bucks faded down the stretch and finish with a losing record for the first time in the Kareem-Abdul Jabbar era.
Season standings
Midwest Division
v
t
e
W
L
PCT
GB
Home
Road
Div
y-Chicago Bulls
47
35
.573
–
29–12
18–23
11–15
x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings
44
38
.537
3
29–12
15–26
17–9
x-Detroit Pistons
40
42
.488
7
26–15
14–27
10–16
Milwaukee Bucks
38
44
.463
9
25–16
13–28
14–12
#
Western Conference
v
t
e
Team
W
L
PCT
GB
1
z-Golden State Warriors
48
34
.585
–
2
y-Chicago Bulls
47
35
.573
1
3
x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings
44
38
.537
4
4
x-Seattle SuperSonics
43
39
.524
5
5
x-Detroit Pistons
40
42
.488
8
6
Portland Trail Blazers
38
44
.463
10
6
Milwaukee Bucks
38
44
.463
10
8
Phoenix Suns
32
50
.390
16
9
Los Angeles Lakers
30
52
.366
18
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1974–75 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
BUF
CHI
CLE
DET
GSW
HOU
KCO
LAL
MIL
NOJ
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SEA
WAS
Atlanta
—
0–4
1–3
0–4
3–4
2–2
1–3
2–5
2–2
2–2
2–2
3–5
0–4
2–2
4–0
1–3
3–1
3–5
Boston
4–0
—
5–4
3–1
3–1
3–1
1–3
4–0
2–2
4–0
4–0
4–0
7–2
5–3
3–1
4–0
2–2
2–2
Buffalo
3–1
4–5
—
1–3
3–1
2–2
3–1
2–2
1–3
4–0
1–3
4–0
5–3
6–3
3–1
2–2
3–1
2–2
Chicago
4–0
1–3
3–1
—
2–2
4–5
3–1
2–2
4–5
3–1
3–5
4–0
3–1
2–2
2–2
2–2
4–0
1–3
Cleveland
4–3
1–3
1–3
2–2
—
2–2
2–2
4–4
2–2
2–2
1–3
6–1
1–3
3–1
2–2
2–2
2–2
3–5
Detroit
2–2
1–3
2–2
5–4
2–2
—
1–3
2–2
2–6
3–1
3–6
4–0
2–2
3–1
2–2
3–1
2–2
1–3
Golden State
3–1
3–1
1–3
1–3
2–2
3–1
—
2–2
2–2
5–2
3–1
2–2
3–1
3–1
5–3
5–3
4–3
1–3
Houston
5–2
0–4
2–2
2–2
4–4
2–2
2–2
—
4–0
2–2
3–1
5–3
1–3
2–2
2–2
2–2
1–3
2–5
Kansas City-Omaha
2–2
2–2
3–1
5–4
2–2
6–2
2–2
0–4
—
3–1
6–3
2–2
2–2
1–3
3–1
3–1
1–3
1–3
Los Angeles
2–2
0–4
0–4
1–3
2–2
1–3
2–5
2–2
1–3
—
4–0
3–1
0–4
3–1
4–4
2–5
2–6
1–3
Milwaukee
2–2
0–4
3–1
5–3
3–1
6–3
1–3
1–3
3–6
0–4
—
3–1
3–1
3–1
2–2
2–2
1–3
0–4
New Orleans
5–3
0–4
0–4
0–4
1–6
0–4
2–2
3–5
2–2
1–3
1–3
—
2–2
2–2
1–3
2–2
1–3
0–7
New York
4–0
2–7
3–5
1–3
3–1
2–2
1–3
3–1
2–2
4–0
1–3
2–2
—
4–5
3–1
2–2
2–2
1–3
Philadelphia
2–2
3–5
3–6
2–2
1–3
1–3
1–3
2–2
3–1
1–3
1–3
2–2
5–4
—
2–2
2–2
2–2
1–3
Phoenix
0–4
1–3
1–3
2–2
2–2
2–2
3–5
2–2
1–3
4–4
2–2
3–1
1–3
2–2
—
1–6
4–3
1–3
Portland
3–1
0–4
2–2
2–2
2–2
1–3
3–5
2–2
1–3
5–2
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–2
6–1
—
2–6
1–3
Seattle
1–3
2–2
1–3
0–4
2–2
2–2
3–4
3–1
3–1
6–2
3–1
3–1
2–2
2–2
3–4
6–2
—
1–3
Washington
5–3
2–2
2–2
3–1
5–3
3–1
3–1
5–2
3–1
3–1
4–0
7–0
3–1
3–1
3–1
3–1
3–1
—
Game log
1974–75 game log Total: 38–44 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 18, 1974
Houston
L 101–106
MECCA Arena
0–1
4
October 22, 1974
Washington
L 96–111
MECCA Arena
1–3
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
December: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
30
December 22, 1974
New Orleans
W 96–76
MECCA Arena
12–18
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1974–75 schedule
Player statistics[2]
Legend
GP
Games played
GS
Games started
MPG
Minutes per game
FG%
Field-goal percentage
3P%
3-point field-goal percentage
FT%
Free-throw percentage
RPG
Rebounds per game
APG
Assists per game
SPG
Steals per game
BPG
Blocks per game
PPG
Points per game
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
65
42.3
51.3
76.3
14.0
4.1
1.0
3.3
30.0
Bob Dandridge
80
37.9
47.3
80.5
6.9
3.0
1.5
0.6
19.9
Lucius Allen
10
34.2
41.5
83.8
3.1
5.3
1.4
0.1
16.7
Jim Price
41
37.3
44.0
85.9
3.8
5.4
2.2
0.5
14.9
George Thompson
73
27.2
44.3
78.5
2.5
3.1
0.9
0.1
10.7
Jon McGlocklin
79
23.5
49.6
87.5
1.5
3.2
0.6
0.1
9.0
Gary Brokaw
73
22.5
45.5
68.5
2.0
3.0
0.4
0.2
8.1
Cornell Warner
79
31.9
45.8
68.4
10.3
1.6
0.6
0.7
7.6
Mickey Davis
75
14.4
47.9
88.6
3.2
1.1
0.4
0.1
5.7
Kevin Restani
76
23.1
44.0
71.4
5.3
1.6
0.5
0.3
5.4
Ron Williams
46
11.4
37.6
82.8
0.9
1.5
0.5
0.0
3.2
Steve Kuberski
59
8.8
39.0
78.6
2.1
0.6
0.2
0.1
2.8
Walt Wesley
41
5.2
44.0
60.9
1.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
2.1
Terry Driscoll
11
4.7
23.1
50.0
1.5
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.6
Bob Rule
1
11.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Dick Cunningham
2
4.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
Awards and records
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Transactions
Trades
October 8, 1974
To Milwaukee Bucks----
Steve Kuberski
To New Orleans Jazz----
Russ Lee
November 8, 1974
To Milwaukee Bucks----
Jim Price
To Los Angeles Lakers----
Lucius Allen
Free Agents
Player
Signed
Former team
Bob Rule
July 7, 1974
Cleveland Cavaliers
Walt Wesley
November 27, 1974
Washington Bullets
Subtractions
Player
Date signed
New team
Curtis Perry
Expansion Draft May 20, 1974
New Orleans Jazz
Terry Driscoll
November 27, 1974
N/A
References
^1974–75 Milwaukee Bucks
^"1974-75 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-06-05.