# Temporada 1962-63 de los Chicago Zephyrs

La temporada 1962-63 fue la segunda de los Chicago Zephyrs en la NBA, y la única con esa denominación, abandonando el apodo de Packers de la temporada anterior. La temporada regular acabó con 25 victorias y 55 derrotas, ocupando el quinto y último puesto de la División Oeste, no logrando clasificarse para los playoffs.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 3 | Bill McGill | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Utah |
| 2 | 18 | Terry Dischinger | Alero | Estados Unidos | Purdue |
| 3 | 17 | Don Nelson | Alero | Estados Unidos | Iowa |
| 5 | 35 | Cornell Green | | Estados Unidos | Utah State |
| 6 | 46 | Bill Hanson | Alero | Estados Unidos | Washington |
| 11 | 87 | Jeff Slade | | Estados Unidos | Kenyon College* |
| 12 | 90 | Mel Nowell | Base | Estados Unidos | Ohio State |

## Temporada regular

División Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Los Angeles Lakers | 53 | 27 | .663 | – | 27–7 | 20–17 | 6–3 | 33–13 |
| x-St. Louis Hawks | 48 | 32 | .600 | 5 | 30–7 | 13–18 | 5–7 | 29–17 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 34 | 46 | .425 | 19 | 14–16 | 8–19 | 12–11 | 19–27 |
| San Francisco Warriors | 31 | 49 | .388 | 22 | 13–20 | 11–25 | 7–4 | 18–28 |
| Chicago Zephyrs | 25 | 55 | .313 | 28 | 17–17 | 3–23 | 5–15 | 13–27 |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | 2P | 2PI | %2P | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Walt Bellamy | 23 | 80 | 41.3 | 10.5 | 19.9 | .527 | 10.5 | 19.9 | .527 | 6.9 | 10.3 | .674 | 16.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 27.9 |
| 2 | Terry Dischinger | 22 | 57 | 40.2 | 9.2 | 18.0 | .512 | 9.2 | 18.0 | .512 | 7.1 | 9.2 | .770 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 25.5 |
| 3 | Si Green | 29 | 73 | 36.3 | 4.4 | 10.7 | .411 | 4.4 | 10.7 | .411 | 2.9 | 4.2 | .683 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 11.7 |
| 4 | W. Sauldsberry | 28 | 54 | 30.8 | 5.6 | 14.7 | .384 | 5.6 | 14.7 | .384 | 1.6 | 2.4 | .685 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 12.9 |
| 5 | Barney Cable | 27 | 19 | 28.5 | 3.5 | 8.6 | .402 | 3.5 | 8.6 | .402 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .636 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 8.1 |
| 6 | Slick Leonard | 30 | 32 | 27.5 | 2.6 | 7.7 | .343 | 2.6 | 7.7 | .343 | 1.8 | 2.7 | .694 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 7.1 |
| 7 | Maury King | 27 | 37 | 25.8 | 2.5 | 6.5 | .390 | 2.5 | 6.5 | .390 | 0.8 | 0.9 | .824 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 5.8 |
| 8 | Johnny Cox | 26 | 73 | 23.1 | 3.3 | 7.8 | .421 | 3.3 | 7.8 | .421 | 1.3 | 1.8 | .704 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Charlie Hardnett | 24 | 78 | 21.2 | 3.9 | 8.8 | .441 | 3.9 | 8.8 | .441 | 2.9 | 4.5 | .645 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 10.6 |
| 10 | Nick Mantis | 27 | 33 | 19.0 | 2.6 | 6.8 | .384 | 2.6 | 6.8 | .384 | 0.7 | 1.2 | .600 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 5.9 |
| 11 | Larry Staverman | 26 | 33 | 18.2 | 2.8 | 5.9 | .485 | 2.8 | 5.9 | .485 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .790 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 7.2 |
| 12 | Don Nelson | 22 | 62 | 17.3 | 2.1 | 4.7 | .440 | 2.1 | 4.7 | .440 | 2.6 | 3.6 | .729 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 6.8 |
| 13 | Ralph Wells | 22 | 3 | 16.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | .143 | 0.3 | 2.3 | .143 | 0.0 | 2.3 | .000 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 |
| 14 | Mel Nowell | 23 | 39 | 15.1 | 2.4 | 6.1 | .388 | 2.4 | 6.1 | .388 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .727 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5.9 |
| 15 | Bill McGill | 23 | 60 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 5.9 | .513 | 3.0 | 5.9 | .513 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .672 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 7.4 |
| 16 | Al Ferrari | 29 | 18 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 2.1 | .324 | 0.7 | 2.1 | .324 | 0.8 | 0.9 | .824 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| 17 | Jeff Slade | 21 | 3 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .400 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Terry Dischinger | Rookie del Año de la NBA |
| Terry Dischinger | Mejor quinteto de rookies de la NBA |