The 1974–75 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 8th season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In their second season with Bill Russell as head coach and with rookies comprising half the roster, the SuperSonics finished the regular season in 4th place in the Western Conference with a 43–39 record and reached the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. After defeating the Detroit Pistons in three games in the first round in a best-of-three series, the team fell to the eventual NBA champions Golden State Warriors in six games. Offseason Head coach Bill Russell anticipated a roster overhaul during the offseason. After trading Dick Snyder on draft day to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange of the Cavs' first round selection, the SuperSonics selected center Tommy Burleson with the 3rd overall pick. Draft picks Note: only draft picks who participated in at least one game in the NBA are listed. Roster Regular season Season standings z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log |-bgcolor=#fcc | 1 | October 17 | @ Phoenix | L 97–114 | Archie Clark (27) | || || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum7,215 || 0–1 |-bgcolor=#fcc | 2 | October 18 | Detroit | L 95–100 | Spencer Haywood (23) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum9,537 || 0–2 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 3 | October 20 | Cleveland | W 100–93 | Fred Brown (31) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum10,241 || 1–2 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 4 | October 23 | Portland | W 107–97 | Archie Clark (19) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum13,283 || 2–2 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 5 | October 25 | Phoenix | W 106–97 | Spencer Haywood (27) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum12,191 || 3–2 |-bgcolor=#fcc | 6 | October 27 | @ Portland | L 94–120 | Fred Brown (32) | || || Memorial Coliseum10,870 || 3–3 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 7 | October 30 | Los Angeles | W 117–97 | Spencer Haywood (40) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum8,938 || 4–3 |-bgcolor=#fcc | 8 | November 1 | Golden State | L 88–99 | Spencer Haywood (28) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum12,777 || 4–4 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 9 | November 3 | Milwaukee | W 101–89 | Fred Brown (28) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum11,839 || 5–4 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 10 | November 7 | @ Golden State