1973-74 Topps Basketball doesn’t have a lot of flash. While the checklist has rookie cards from a couple of Hall of Famers, they aren’t exactly huge stars among collectors. But what the release lacks in first-year players, it makes up for with veteran star power and affordability.
1973-74 Topps Basketball Checklist Details
Like the previous year’s release, the 1973-74 Topps Basketball checklist has 264 cards covering both the NBA and the ABA. NBA players take up two-thirds of the checklist, accounting for the first 176 cards. The ABA fills out the final 88 spots.
Both sides of the set have subsets for the postseason and multi-player League Leader cards.
All-Stars are also noted but these are players’ standard cards. That said, the design is changed up with a large banner and additional portrait of the player floating around the card as though Topps were offering their own take on The Brady Bunch opening.
The big rookie card is Bob McAdoo. The 1975 NBA MVP and two-time NBA Champion was one of the more dominant players of his era. There’s also Paul Westphal, another Hall of Famer known primarily for his time with the Phoenix Suns.
Other notables include a second-year Julius Erving, Wilt Chamberlain’s final Lakers card from his active career and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Most Topps Basketball designs from the 1970s have withstood the test of time due in large part to their creativity. That’s not so much the case here. While an attractive set, it’s also fairly plain with white borders, a basic layout and icons that aren’t exactly creative. Perhaps being solid is exactly what it needed to keep up with the equally solid but not exactly memorable checklist.
In addition to the base set, the 1973-74 Topps Basketball checklist also includes 33 Team Stickers. Inserted one per wax pack, they include a variety of logos and pennants with team name.
1973-74 Topps Basketball Checklist
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Set size: 264 cards
Cards per pack: 11 (wax), 54 (rack), 500 (vending box)
Packs per box: 24 (wax), 36 (wax)
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Base Set Checklist
264 cards.
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1 Nate Archibald, Kansas City-Omaha Kings – All-Star
2 Steve Kuberski, Boston Celtics
3 John Mengelt, Detroit Pistons
4 Jim McMillian, Los Angeles Lakers
5 Nate Thurmond, Golden State Warriors
6 Dave Wohl, Buffalo Braves
7 John Brisker, Seattle SuperSonics
8 Charlie Davis, Portland Trail Blazers
9 Lamar Green, Phoenix Suns
10 Walt Frazier, New York Knicks – All-Star
11 Bob Christian, Atlanta Hawks
12 Cornell Warner, Cleveland Cavaliers
13 Calvin Murphy, Houston Rockets
14 Dave Sorenson, Philadelphia 76ers
15 Archie Clark, Capital Bullets
16 Clifford Ray, Chicago Bulls
17 Terry Driscoll, Milwaukee Bucks
18 Matt Guokas, Kansas City-Omaha Kings
19 Elmore Smith, Buffalo Braves
20 John Havlicek, Boston Celtics – All-Star
21 Pat Riley, Los Angeles Lakers
22 George Trapp, Detroit Pistons
23 Ron Williams, Golden State Warriors
24 Jim Fox, Seattle SuperSonics
25 Dick Van Arsdale, Phoenix Suns
26 John Tresvant, Capital Bullets
27 Rick Adelman, Portland Trail Blazers
28 Eddie Mast, Atlanta Hawks
29 Jim Cleamons, Cleveland Cavaliers
30 Dave Debusschere, New York Knicks – All-Star
31 Norm Van Lier, Chicago Bulls
32 Stan McKenzie, Houston Rockets
33 Bob Dandridge, Milwaukee Bucks
34 Leroy Ellis, Philadelphia 76ers
35 Mike Riordan, Capital Bullets
36 Fred Hilton, Buffalo Braves
37 Toby Kimball, Kansas City-Omaha Kings
38 Jim Price, Los Angeles Lakers
39 Willie Norwood, Detroit Pistons
40 Dave Cowens, Boston Celtics – All-Star
41 Cazzie Russell, Golden State Warriors
42 Lee Winfield, Seattle SuperSonics
43 Connie Hawkins, Phoenix Suns
44 Mike Newlin, Houston Rockets
45 Chet Walker, Chicago Bulls
46 Walt Bellamy, Atlanta Hawks
47 John Johnson, Portland Trail Blazers
48 Henry Bibby, New York Knicks RC
49 Bobby Smith, Cleveland Cavaliers
50 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks – All-Star
51 Mike Price, Philadelphia 76ers
52 John Hummer, Buffalo Braves
53 Kevin Porter, Capital Bullets RC
54 Nate Williams, Kansas City-Omaha Kings
55 Gail Goodrich, Los Angeles Lakers
56 Fred Foster, Detroit Pistons
57 Don Chaney, Boston Celtics
58 Bud Stallworth, Seattle SuperSonics
59 Clem Haskins, Phoenix Suns
60 Bob Love, Chicago Bulls – All-Star
61 Jimmy Walker, Houston Rockets
62 Willis Reed / Wes Unseld (Knicks Shoot Down Bullets in 5), New York Knicks / Baltimore Bullets – NBA Eastern Semis
63 Dave Cowens / Paul Silas (Celtics Oust Hawks 2nd Straight Year), Boston Celtics – NBA Eastern Semis
64 Wilt Chaberlain (Lakers Outlast Bulls at Wire), Los Angeles Lakers – NBA Western Semis
65 Nate Thurmond (Warriors Overwhlem Bucks), Golden State Warriors – NBA Western Semis
66 Willis Reed (Knicks Stun Celtics at Boston), New York Knicks – NBA Eastern Finals
67 Jim Barnett (Lakers Breeze Past Golden State), Golden State Warriors / Los Angeles Lakers – NBA Western Finals
68 Walt Frazier (Knicks Do It—Repeat 1970 Miracle), New York Knicks – NBA Championship
69 Larry Steele, Portland Trail Blazers
70 Oscar Robertson, Milwaukee Bucks
71 Phil Jackson, New York Knicks
72 John Wetzel, Atlanta Hawks
73 Steve Patterson, Cleveland Cavaliers RC
74 Manny Leaks, Philadelphia 76ers
75 Jeff Mullins, Golden State Warriors
76 Stan Love, Capital Bullets
77 Dick Garrett, Buffalo Braves
78 Don Nelson, Boston Celtics
79 Chris Ford, Detroit Pistons RC
80 Wilt Chamberlain, Los Angeles Lakers
81 Dennis Layton, Phoenix Suns
82 Bill Bradley, New York Knicks
83 Jerry Sloan, Chicago Bulls
84 Cliff Meely, Houston Rockets
85 Sam Lacey, Kansas City-Omaha Kings
86 Dick Snyder, Seattle SuperSonics
87 Jim Washington, Atlanta Hawks
88 Lucius Allen, Milwaukee Bucks
89 Larue Martin, Portland Trail Blazers
90 Rick Barry, Golden State Warriors
91 Fred Boyd, Philadelphia 76ers
92 Barry Clemens, Cleveland Cavaliers
93 Dean Meminger, New York Knicks
94 Henry Finkel, Boston Celtics
95 Elvin Hayes, Capital Bullets
96 Stu Lantz, Detroit Pistons
97 Bill Hewitt, Buffalo Braves
98 Neal Walk, Phoenix Suns
99 Garfield Heard, Chicago Bulls
100 Jerry West, Los Angeles Lakers – All-Star
101 Otto Moore, Houston Rockets
102 Don Kojis, Kansas City-Omaha Kings
103 Fred Brown, Seattle SuperSonics RC
104 Dwight Davis, Cleveland Cavaliers
105 Willis Reed, New York Knicks
106 Herm Gilliam, Atlanta Hawks
107 Mickey Davis, Milwaukee Bucks
108 Jim Barnett, Golden State Warriors
109 Ollie Johnson, Portland Trail Blazers
110 Bob Lanier, Detroit Pistons
111 Fred Carter, Philadelphia 76ers
112 Paul Silas, Boston Celtics
113 Phil Chenier, Capital Bullets
114 Dennis Awtrey, Chicago Bulls
115 Austin Carr, Cleveland Cavaliers
116 Bob Kauffman, Buffalo Braves
117 Keith Erickson, Los Angeles Lakers
118 Walt Wesley, Phoenix Suns
119 Steve Bracey, Atlanta Hawks
120 Spencer Haywood, Seattle SuperSonics – All-Star
121 NBA Checklist
122 Jack Marin, Houston Rockets
123 Jon McGlocklin, Milwaukee Bucks
124 Johnny Green, Kansas City-Omaha Kings
125 Jerry Lucas, New York Knicks
126 Paul Westphal, Boston Celtics RC
127 Curtis Rowe, Detroit Pistons
128 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman, Seattle SuperSonics
129 Lloyd Neal, Portland Trail Blazers RC
130 Pete Maravich, Atlanta Hawks – All-Star
131 Don May, Philadelphia 76ers
132 Bob Weiss, Chicago Bulls
133 Dave Stallworth, Capital Bullets
134 Dick Cunningham, Milwaukee Bucks
135 Bob McAdoo, Buffalo Braves RC
136 Butch Beard, Golden State Warriors
137 Happy Hairston, Los Angeles Lakers
138 Bob Rule, Cleveland Cavaliers
139 Don Adams, Detroit Pistons
140 Charlie Scott, Phoenix Suns
141 Ron Riley, Kansas City-Omaha Kings
142 Earl Monroe, New York Knicks
143 Clyde Lee, Golden State Warriors
144 Rick Roberson, Portland Trail Blazers
145 Rudy Tomjanovich, Houston Rockets
146 Tom Van Arsdale, Philadelphia 76ers
147 Art Williams, Boston Celtics
148 Curtis Perry, Milwaukee Bucks
149 Rich Rinaldi, Capital Bullets
150 Lou Hudson, Atlanta Hawks
151 Mel Counts, Los Angeles Lakers
152 Jim McDaniels, Seattle SuperSonics
153 Nate Archibald, Kansas City-Omaha Kings / Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks / Spencer Haywood, Seattle SuperSonics – NBA Scoring Leaders
154 Nate Archibald, Kansas City-Omaha Kings / Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks / Spencer Haywood, Seattle SuperSonics – NBA Scoring Average Leaders
155 Wilt Chamberlain, Los Angeles Lakers / Matt Guokas, Kansas City-Omaha Kings / Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks – NBA Field Goal Pct. Leaders
156 Rick Barry, Golden State Warriors / Calvin Murphy, Houston Rockets / Mike Newlin, Houston Rockets – NBA Free Throw Pct. Leaders
157 Wilt Chamberlain, Los Angeles Lakers / Nate Thurmond, Golden State Warriors / Dave Cowens, Boston Celtics – NBA Rebounds Leaders
158 Nate Archibald, Kansas City-Omaha Kings / Lenny Wilkens, Cleveland Cavaliers / Dave Bing, Detroit Pistons – NBA Assists Leaders
159 Don Smith, Houston Rockets
160 Sidney Wicks, Portland Trail Blazers
161 Howie Komives, Buffalo Braves
162 John Gianelli, New York Knicks
163 Jeff Halliburton, Philadelphia 76ers
164 Kennedy McIntosh, Seattle SuperSonics
165 Lenny Wilkens, Cleveland Cavaliers
166 Corky Calhoun, Phoenix Suns
167 Howard Porter, Chicago Bulls
168 Jo Jo White, Boston Celtics
169 John Block, Kansas City-Omaha Kings
170 Dave Bing, Detroit Pistons
171 Joe Ellis, Golden State Warriors
172 Chuck Terry, Milwaukee Bucks
173 Randy Smith, Buffalo Braves
174 Bill Bridges, Los Angeles Lakers
175 Geoff Petrie, Portland Trail Blazers
176 Wes Unseld, Capital Bullets
177 Skeeter Swift, San Antonio Spurs
178 Jim Eakins, Virginia Squires
179 Steve Jones, Carolina Cougars
180 George McGinnis, Indiana Pacers – All-Star
181 Al Smith, Denver Rockets
182 Tom Washington, New York Nets
183 Louie Dampier, Kentucky Colonels
184 Simmie Hill, San Diego Conquistadors
185 George Thompson, Memphis Tams
186 Cincy Powell, Utah Stars
187 Larry Jones, San Antonio Spurs
188 Neil Johnson, Virginia Squires
189 Tom Owens, Carolina Cougars
190 Ralph Simpson, Denver Rockets – All-Star
191 George Carter, Virginia Squires
192 Rick Mount, Kentucky Colonels
193 Red Robbins, San Diego Conquistadors
194 George Lehmann, Memphis Tams
195 Mel Daniels, Indiana Pacers – All-Star
196 Bob Warren, Utah Stars
197 Gene Kennedy, San Antonio Spurs
198 Mike Barr, Virginia Squires
199 Dave Robisch, Denver Rockets
200 Billy Cunningham, Carolina Cougars – All-Star
201 John Roche, New York Nets
202 George McGinnis (Pacers Oust Injured Rockets), Indiana Pacers – ABA Western Semis
203 Willie Wise (Stars Sweep Q’s in Four Straight), Utah Stars – ABA Western Semis
204 Dan Issel / Wendell Ladner (Kentucky Overcomes Squires and Dr. J), Kentucky Colonels – ABA Eastern Semis
205 Mack Calvin (Cougars Strong in Finish Over Nets), Carolina Cougars – ABA Eastern Semis
206 George McGinnis / Darnell Hillman (Pacers Nip Bitter Rival—Stars), Indiana Pacers – ABA Western Finals
207 Artis Gilmore (Colonels Prevail in Grueling Series), Kentucky Colonels – ABA Eastern Finals
208 George McGinnis (McGinnis Leads Pacers to Title), Indiana Pacers – ABA Championship
209 Glen Combs, Utah Stars
210 Dan Issel, Kentucky Colonels – All-Star
211 Randy Denton, Memphis Tams
212 Freddie Lewis, Indiana Pacers
213 Stew Johnson, San Diego Conquistadors
214 Roland Taylor, Virginia Squires
215 Rich Jones, San Antonio Spurs
216 Billy Paultz, New York Nets
217 Ron Boone, Utah Stars
218 Walt Simon, Kentucky Colonels
219 Mike Lewis, Carolina Cougars
220 Warren Jabali, Denver Rockets – All-Star
221 Wilbert Jones, Memphis Tams
222 Don Buse, Indiana Pacers RC
223 Gene Moore, San Diego Conquistadors
224 Joe Hamilton, San Antonio Spurs
225 Zelmo Beaty, Utah Stars
226 Brian Taylor, New York Nets RC
227 Julius Keye, Denver Rockets
228 Mike Gale, Kentucky Colonels RC
229 Warren Davis, Memphis Tams
230 Mack Calvin, Carolina Cougars – All-Star
231 Roger Brown, Indiana Pacers
232 Chuck Williams, San Diego Conquistadors
233 Gerald Govan, Utah Stars
234 Julius Erving, Virginia Squires / George McGinnis, Indiana Pacers / Dan Issel, Kentucky Colonels – ABA Scoring Average Leaders
235 Artis Gilmore, Kentucky Colonels / Gene Kennedy, Dallas Chaparrals / Tom Owens, Carolina Cougars – ABA 2-Pt. Field Gold Pct. Leaders
236 Glen Combs, Utah Stars / Roger Brown, Indiana Pacers / Louie Dampier, Kentucky Colonels – ABA 3-Pt. Field Gold Pct. Leaders
237 Billy Keller, Indiana Pacers / Ron Boone, Utah Stars / Bob Warren, Utah Stars – ABA Free Throw Pct. Leaders
238 Artis Gilmore, Kentucky Colonels / Mel Daniels, Indiana Pacers / Billy Paultz, New York Nets – ABA Rebounds Leaders
239 Bill Melchionni, New York Nets / Chuck Williams, San Diego Conquistadors / Warren Jabali, Denver Rockets – ABA Assists Leaders
240 Julius Erving, Virginia Squires – All-Star
241 Jimmy O’Brien, Kentucky Colonels
242 ABA Checklist
243 Johnny Neumann, Memphis Tams
244 Darnell Hillman, Indiana Pacers
245 Willie Wise, Utah Stars
246 Collis Jones, San Antonio Spurs
247 Ted McClain, Carolina Cougars
248 George Irvine, Virginia Squires RC
249 Bill Melchionni, New York Nets
250 Artis Gilmore, Kentucky Colonels – All-Star
251 Willie Long, Denver Rockets
252 Larry Miller, San Diego Conquistadors
253 Lee Davis, Memphis Tams
254 Donnie Freeman, Indiana Pacers
255 Joe Caldwell, Carolina Cougars
256 Bob Netolicky, San Antonio Spurs
257 Bernie Williams, Virginia Squires
258 Byron Beck, Denver Rockets
259 Jim Chones, New York Nets RC
260 James Jones, Utah Stars – All-Star
261 Wendell Ladner, Kentucky Colonels
262 Ollie Taylor, San Diego Conquistadors
263 Les Hunter, Memphis Tams
264 Billy Keller, Indiana Pacers
Team Stickers Checklist
33 stickers.
Atlanta Hawks / Boston Celtics
Atlanta Hawks / Seattle SuperSonics
Boston Celtics / Buffalo Braves
Boston Celtics / Philadelphia 76ers
Buffalo Braves / Los Angeles Lakers
Buffalo Braves / Portland Trail Blazers
Capital Bullets / New York Knicks
Carolina Cougars / Utah Stars
Chicago Bulls / Detroit Pistons
Cleveland Cavaliers / Atlanta Hawks
Denver Rockets / San Antonio Spurs
Detroit Pistons / Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors / Kansas City-Omaha Kings
Golden State Warriors / Milwaukee Bucks
Houston Rockets / Buffalo Braves
Indiana Pacers / Virginia Squires
Kansas City-Omaha Kings / Los Angeles Lakers
Kentucky Colonels / Memphis Tams
Los Angeles Lakers / Boston Celtics
Los Angeles Lakers / Capital Bullets
Memphis Tams / Carolina Cougars
Milwaukee Bucks / New York Knicks
New York Knicks / Chicago Bulls
New York Knicks / Golden State Warriors
New York Nets / San Diego Conquistadors
Philadelphia 76ers / Atlanta Hawks
Phoenix Suns / Cleveland Cavaliers
Portland Trail Blazers / Houston Rockets
San Antonio Spurs / New York Nets
San Diego Conquistadors / Indiana Pacers
Seattle Supersonics / Phoenix Suns
Utah Stars / Kentucky Colonels
Virginia Squires / Denver Rockets
