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1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers season

NBA professional basketball team season (1st season)

1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers season

NBA professional basketball team season (1st season)

  • Herman Sarkowsky
  • Robert Schmertz
  • Larry Weinberg The 1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers season was the inaugural season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In their first regular season game on October 16, 1970, they beat the fellow expansion Cleveland Cavaliers 115–112, with 4,273 people in attendance.

The Trail Blazers played a regular season home game at McArthur Court in Eugene, Oregon on February 19, 1971, against the Cincinnati Royals. Portland was defeated by Cincinnati, 102–109.

Portland finished last in the Pacific Division with a record of . Of the three expansion teams, their record was the best; with seven more wins than the Buffalo Braves and fourteen more than the Cavaliers. The leading scorer for the Blazers was Geoff Petrie; he averaged 24.8 points per game and shared Rookie of the Year honors with Boston Celtics star Dave Cowens.

Offseason

NBA draft

Main article: 1970 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollegeSource
18Geoff PetrieSG[Princeton](1969-70-princeton-tigers-men-s-basketball-team)
225Walt GilmorePFFort Valley State
342Bill CainFIowa State
459Jim PenixFBowling Green
576Ron KnightPFCal State LA
693George JankyCDayton
7110Claude EnglishFRhode Island
8127Doug BoydF/CTCU
9144Billy GaskinsGOregontitle=Billy Gaskins Inks Trail Blazer Pacturl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/316308407/?terms=%22Billy%20Gaskins%22&match=1access-date=17 March 2021work=The Capital Journalagency=Associated Pressdate=6 June 1970location=Salem, Oregonpage=12}}
10161Israel OliverFElizabeth City State
11176Don McClemoreFBowling Green
12188Paul AdamsFCentral Washington
13199Alex BoydFNevada-Reno
14208Frank LoteridgeTexas–Pan American
15218John CanadyMiami (FL)
16226Doug WilliamsSt. Mary's (TX)
18235Bruce ButchkoFSouthern Illinois
19239Mark GabrielHanover

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Expansion draft

Main article: 1970 NBA expansion draft

PlayerPositionTeam
Rick AdelmanPG[San Diego Rockets](1969-70-san-diego-rockets-season)
Jerry ChambersSF[Phoenix Suns](1969-70-phoenix-suns-season)
LeRoy EllisC[Baltimore Bullets](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)
Fred HetzelSF[Philadelphia 76ers](1969-70-philadelphia-76ers-season)
Joe KennedySF[Seattle SuperSonics](1969-70-seattle-supersonics-season)
Ed ManningSF/PF[Chicago Bulls](1969-70-chicago-bulls-season)
Stan McKenzieSFPhoenix Suns
Dorie MurreyPFSeattle SuperSonics
Pat RileySGSan Diego Rockets
Dale SchlueterC[San Francisco Warriors](1969-70-san-francisco-warriors-season)
Larry SiegfriedPG[Boston Celtics](1969-70-boston-celtics-season)

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Roster

  • Rolland Todd :Source:
The inaugural Portland Trail Blazers
Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Pre-season

The Trail Blazers convened their preseason camp on September 14, 1970. Sixteen players reported to camp, which was held in the gymnasium at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. Pat Riley was unable to attend the camp due to the death in his father. Players reported to drills at 10 am and 4 pm. The first players to be cut from camp were third round draft pick Bill Cain and Tim Robinson, who had played for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1961 to 1965.

Regular season

Main article: 1970–71 NBA season

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Season standings

Game log

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;Footnotes

  • The game was held at the Oakland Civic Auditorium in Oakland, California.
  • The game was held at Seattle Center Coliseum in Seattle, Washington.
  • The game was held at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California.
  • The game was held at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • The game was held at War Memorial in Rochester, New York.
  • The game was held at McArthur Court in Eugene, Oregon.
  • The game was held at Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • The game was held at Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.

Transactions

  • March 27, 1970: signed first round draft pick Geoff Petrie
  • April 1, 1970: signed second round draft pick Walt Gilmore
  • April 6, 1970: signed third round draft pick Bill Cain and tenth round draft pick Israel Oliver
  • April 21, 1970: hired Rolland Todd as head coach
  • April 27, 1970: hired Stu Inman chief scout and director of player personnel
  • April 30, 1970: signed eighth round draft pick Doug Boyd
  • May 10, 1970: see Expansion Draft, traded Larry Siegfried to the San Diego Clippers in exchange for Jim Barnett.
  • June 5, 1970: signed seventh round draft pick Claude English and ninth round draft pick Billy Gaskins
  • August 11, 1970: signed expansion draft pick Rick Adelman
  • August 19, 1970: signed expansion draft pick Pat Riley
  • August 28, 1970: placed Fred Hetzel on waivers (claimed by the Los Angeles Lakers)
  • September 3, 1970: signed expansion draft picks Stan McKenzie and Joe Kennedy
  • September 11, 1970: re-signed Jim Barnett to a two-year contract valued at $35,000–$40,000 a year
  • September 21, 1970: placed Bill Cain and Tim Robinson on waivers
  • September 25, 1970: placed Walt Simon on waivers
  • September 30, 1970: placed Joe Kennedy on waivers
  • October 7, 1970: sold Pat Riley to the Los Angeles Lakers
  • October 20, 1970: traded a 1971 NBA draft pick (second round) to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Shaler Halimon
  • October 22, 1970: traded Dorie Murrey to the Baltimore Bullets in exchange for a 1971 NBA draft pick (second round) and draft right to Bill Stricker
  • October 26, 1970: signed free agent Bill Stricker
  • November 16, 1970: waived Bill Stricker
  • March 23, 1971: traded Jim Barnett to the San Francisco Warriors in exchange for two 1971 NBA draft picks (second and third rounds) and a 1972 NBA draft pick (second round)
  • April 6, 1971: Waived Claude English

Media

On September 13, 1970, the Trail Blazers announced that KPTV would broadcast 12 road games (all in color) during their inaugural season. Jimmy Jones was Portland's play-by-play announcer on television.

Awards and honors

  • Geoff Petrie, Co-Rookie of the Year

References

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