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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. American basketball player and sportscaster (1952–2024) For other people with similar names, see William Walton (disambiguation). Bill Walton Walton with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977 Personal information Born (1952-11-05) November 5, 1952 La Mesa, California, U.S. Died May 27 ...
The Cavaliers used the pick to draft Campy Russell. b On May 20, 1974, the Atlanta Hawks acquired Bob Kauffman, Dean Meminger, the tenth pick, a 1975 first-round pick, 1975 and 1976 second-round picks, and a 1980 third-round pick from the New Orleans Jazz in exchange for Pete Maravich. [29] The Hawks used the pick to draft Mike Sojourner.
The Blazers have had the first pick in the NBA draft four times in franchise history. In 1972, they chose center LaRue Martin from Loyola Chicago.The team then chose UCLA center Bill Walton in 1974, [8] forward/center Mychal Thompson from Minnesota in 1978 after a trade the day before the draft with the Indiana Pacers to acquire the pick, [9] and most recently Greg Oden center from Ohio State ...
He was surrounded by his family."Bill Walton was truly one of a kind," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. ... Walton was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1974 draft by the Portland ...
Hall of Fame basketball legend and broadcaster Bill Walton has died at the age of 71. ... The No. 1 overall pick in the 1974 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, he won an NBA championship in ...
The first overall pick of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, Walton established himself as a force early in his professional career, leading Portland to the championship in the 1976 ...
The 1974–75 Portland Trail Blazers season was the fifth season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After a 27–55 record the previous season, the Blazers earned the #1 pick in the 1974 NBA draft, and made perhaps the most important selection in franchise history: Hall of Famer Bill Walton out of UCLA.
Two-time NBA champion Bill Walton, ... Selected as the first overall pick in the 1974 NBA draft, he led the Trail Blazers to a championship three years later and also won the NBA Finals Most ...