The Season in Brief
The 1973-74 Buffalo Braves went 42-40. Led by Bob McAdoo, Jim McMillian and Randy Smith, they posted a -0.19 SRS and went 2-4 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Bob McAdoo leads at 40%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Bob McAdoo | 30.6 |
| Rebounds | Bob McAdoo | 15.1 |
| Assists | Ernie DiGregorio | 8.2 |
| Steals | Randy Smith | 2.5 |
| Blocks | Bob McAdoo | 3.3 |
| True Shooting | Jack Marin | 59.8 |
| Def. Win Shares | Bob McAdoo | 4.4 |
The Roster, by Fame
Bob McAdooAll-NBA 2ndAll-Star9802Jim McMillian3703Randy Smith344Gar Heard★305Ernie DiGregorio★ROYAll-Rookie 1st166Bob Kauffman97Jack Marin88Ken Charles49Dave Wohl310Lee Winfield211Kevin Kunnert212Matt Guokas213Mike Macaluso★114Paul Ruffner015Jim Garvin★0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob McAdoo | 74 | 30.6 | 15.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 59.4 | — | 4.4 | 98 |
| Jim McMillian | 82 | 18.6 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 55.2 | — | 1.9 | 37 |
| Randy Smith | 82 | 15.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 52.5 | — | 2.3 | 34 |
| Gar Heard★ | 81 | 15.3 | 11.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 46.4 | — | 4.3 | 30 |
| Ernie DiGregorio★ | 81 | 15.2 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 45.9 | — | 0.4 | 16 |
| Bob Kauffman | 74 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 52.0 | — | 1.0 | 9 |
| Jack Marin | 27 | 13.4 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 59.8 | — | 0.5 | 8 |
| Ken Charles | 59 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 52.1 | — | 0.3 | 4 |
| Dave Wohl | 41 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 45.9 | — | 0.3 | 3 |
| Lee Winfield | 36 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 41.8 | — | 0.1 | 2 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 39 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 50.4 | — | 0.3 | 2 |
| Matt Guokas | 27 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 55.6 | — | 0.2 | 2 |
| Mike Macaluso★ | 30 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 46.6 | — | 0.1 | 1 |
| Paul Ruffner | 20 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 45.8 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jim Garvin★ | 6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 24.4
- Youngest: Bob McAdoo (22)
- Oldest: Jack Marin (29)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Ernie DiGregorio - rookie
- Ken Charles - rookie
- Kevin Kunnert - rookie
- Mike Macaluso - rookie
- Jim Garvin - rookie
- Jim McMillian - new to the team
- Gar Heard - new to the team
- Jack Marin - new to the team
- Lee Winfield - new to the team
- Matt Guokas (1967-1976) - new to the team
- Paul Ruffner - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Bob McAdoo - pick #2 (1972)
- Jim McMillian - pick #13 (1970)
- Randy Smith - pick #205 (1970)
- Gar Heard - pick #40 (1970)
- Ernie DiGregorio - pick #3 (1973)
The Playoff Run
2-4 overall