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    Philadelphia 76ers Franchise Information

    Have a read on below at some quick stats and facts on the Philadelphia 76ers to get you started: 

    Established:1946
    Stadium:Wells Fargo Center
    Colours:Blue, red, navy, silver & white
    Hall of Famers:Dolph Schayes, Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer, Al Cervi, Billy Cunningham, Julius Erving, George Yardley, Bailey Howell, Bob McAdoo, Moses Malone, Charles Barkley, Chet Walker, Dikembe Mutombo, Allen Iverson, George McGinnis, Maurice Cheeks & Bobby Jones
    Hall of Fame Coaches:Jack Ramsay, Alex Hannum & Larry Brown
    Rivals:Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers & New York Knicks
    Legends:Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Erving, Charles Barkley & Allen Iverson
    Retired Numbers:2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 13, 15, 24, 32 & 34
    Conference: Eastern Conference
    Division:Atlantic Division
    NBA Championships3: 1955, 1967 & 1983

    Philadelphia 76ers History

    Starting in 1946 as the Syracuse Nationals in the National Basketball League, this franchise has had a rich, and at times, successful history. The Nationals would make the playoffs for three straight years before switching leagues and joining the newly formed NBA. 

    Behind Dolph Schayes and Billy Gabor, the Nationals won the Eastern Division and had a league best record of 51-13 in their first year in the league. Syracuse would go on to beat the Philadelphia Warriors and New York Knicks on the way to their first NBA Finals appearance, falling to the Minneapolis Lakers 4-2. 

    The next three seasons saw the Nationals make the playoffs, but unable to make the Finals again. In the first round of the 1953 playoffs, Syracuse was down 0-1 to the Boston Celtics in a best of three series, meaning they had to win game two to stay alive. With the Nationals fighting for their season, the game went into quadruple overtime, still the longest playoff game in NBA history, but eventually lost 111-105. 

    The Nationals would add Alex Gorza and Ralph Beard from the folding Indianapolis Olympians, helping push the team back to the NBA Finals where they would again face the Lakers. Syracuse fought hard and forced a game seven, but would fall again to their rivals. 

    The league was struggling and had dropped down to only eight teams, so Nationals owner suggested limiting the amount of time each team had to shoot, with the shot clock being created and having great success in the league. 

    Syracuse would win the Eastern Division for the third straight time and make the NBA Finals for a second consecutive year, this time coming up against the Fort Wayne Pistons. Led by Schayes, the now experienced Nationals team would win their first NBA Championship, 4-3. 

    The Nationals had a sluggish season as defending champions, only just winning a tiebreaker game against the Knicks to make the playoffs before losing in the division finals to the Philadelphia Warriors. 

    This would be the first of eight seasons that a star-less Syracuse would hold their own in a star dominated league, making the playoffs each year but unable to make it back to the Finals. 

    In 1963, new investors moved the Syracuse Nationals to Philadelphia, filling the hole left by the Warriors that had moved to San Francisco. The team became the Philadelphia 76ers, with ‘Sixers’ also being used. 

    The first season in Philadelphia saw a first round elimination, but following the season the Sixers brought home-town hero Wilt Chamberlain back to Philadelphia after he left for San Francisco with the Warriors. 

    In Chamberlain’s first season with the team he took them back to the Eastern Division Finals, where they fell to a familiar foe, the Boston Celtics. The following season Chamberlain would win MVP, his second and first with the team, while leading the Sixers to the best record in the East, however they again fell to the Celtics in the East Finals. 

    Wilt would win his second straight MVP in 1967 whilst leading Philly to what was the best record in league history at the time, 68-13. Wilt, along with Hal Greer who was named to the All-NBA Second Team, helped lead the team to 3-1 and 4-1 series victories over the Cincinnati Royals and the Celtics, returning to the NBA Finals for the first time since relocating. 

    The Sixers would come up against Wilt and Philadelphia’s old team, the San Francisco Warriors. Philly dominated the series against the Warriors, winning their second championship 4-2. 

    Wilt won his third straight MVP and led the Sixers to another match up with the Celtics in the Division Finals. Philly would hold a 3-1 lead over their rivals, looking for a second straight Finals berth, but Boston caused the upset, winning the next three games with the Sixers losing 4-3. 

    Philadelphia dealt Chamberlain to the Lakers in the 1968 offseason, following that defeat to the Celtics, marking the end of an era and the beginning of a downward trend for the team. Philly would make the playoffs in the first three seasons without Wilt, before missing the playoffs for the first time in franchise history in 1972. 

    That would mark the first of four seasons missing the playoffs for Philly, with the worst coming in the 1972-73 season with a record of just 9-73, second worst in league history. Philly made the playoffs again in 1976 after acquiring George McGinnis and drafting Darryl Dawkins. 

    Unfortunately Philly would lose in the first round, but in the offseason bought Julius Erving from the New York Nets who became the star that the Sixers needed to fill the void left by Wilt. 

    Erving would lead Philly to the top of the Eastern Conference, defeating the Celtics and Houston Rockets on their way to another Finals appearance, their first since winning the title 10 years earlier. The Sixers would get a 2-0 over Bill Walton and the Portland Trail Blazers but lose the next four games and the series. 

    Philly wouldn’t make it back to the Finals until 1980 after two years of disappointing playoff exits, to face the Los Angeles Lakers. The Sixers would lose to the Lakers 4-2 after Magic Johnson dominated the series. 

    Erving would win his first NBA MVP in 1981 while leading Philly to a 3-1 series lead over the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. Much like 1968, the Celtics won the next three games to defeat Philly in seven games. 

    Deja vu in 1982, with the Sixers facing the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight year, again holding a 3-1 lead. Boston won the next two games to force a game seven in Boston. 

    Everyone doubted the Sixers after last year’s performance, but Erving and McGinnis helped Philly pull away and advance to the Finals where they would face the Lakers for the second time in three years, eventually losing 4-2 again. 

    Philly traded for dominant Houston Rockets center, Moses Malone, who went on to win MVP in his first season with the team.  Malone, Erving and Sixth Man of the Year Bobby Jones led the team to the best record in the East, breezing through the playoffs to face the Lakers in the Finals again. 

    This would be the fifth time Philly had faced Los Angeles in the Finals, and would end up being the first time and only time they would beat them, sweeping the Lakers with Malone winning Finals MVP. Philly only lost one game the entire playoffs which is a tied record low for a Championship winning team. 

    The Sixers would have a disappointing season after their Championship, falling to Erving’s old team the Nets in the opening round of the playoffs. The poor performance allowed Philly to draft Charles Barkley with the fifth pick in the 1984 draft. 

    Despite making the Eastern Conference Finals in Barkley’s first year with the team, that would be as far as the team got, trading Malone, trading the first pick in the 1986 draft and Erving retiring in 1987 hindering the team from reaching the ultimate stage. 

    After missing the playoffs in 1992, Philly traded fan favourite Barkley to the Phoenix Suns, marking the end of an era, with 1992 being the first of seven straight years missing the playoffs. 

    During this time the Sixers drafted Allen Iverson with the first pick in the 1996 draft. Iverson went on to win Rookie of the Year and helped turn Philadelphia’s fortunes around. Defensive minded Larry Brown was hired as head coach and the team traded for more defensive players to surround Iverson. 

    The team would keep building and return to the playoffs in 1999, defeating the Orlando Magic in the first round before falling to the Indiana Pacers in the second round. The team would keep progressing in 2000 but would again fall to the Pacers in the second round. 

    Things would click in the 2000-01 season with Larry Brown being nominated as Coach of the Eastern Conference All Stars and Iverson winning All Star Game MVP. To help shore up their big man rotation, Philly traded for Dikembe Mutombo, who went on to win Defensive Player of the Year, Aaron McKie would win Sixth Man of the Year and the team went on to have the best record in the East. 

    Philly would face the Pacers in the first round, however were able to overcome the team that had eliminated them the previous two years. Iverson then led the team over the Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks, advancing to the Finals for the first time since 1983, when they beat the Lakers. Waiting for them in the 2001 Finals was Los Angeles.

    Game one would go to overtime, where the Lakers scored the first five points of the extra period before Philly rallied to win the game, with Iverson hitting a dagger over a falling Ty Lue, where he infamously stepped over the Lakers guard after hitting the shot. Philly would go on to lose the next four games to the Lakers, falling to them in the Finals for the fifth time. 

    The Sixers weren’t able to live up to the heights of 2001 again, falling in the first and second rounds of the 2002 and 2003 playoffs, despite the incredible offensive play of Iverson. Brown would leave the team in the 2003 offseason, and Philly would miss the 2004 playoffs. 

    The Sixers drafted Andre Igoudala and acquired Chris Webber in an attempt to help Iverson get the team back to the Finals, however were outdone by the Detroit Pistons, who were coached by Larry Brown, in the first round. 

    Iverson was eventually traded in 2006 after constant disagreements with the front office and Webber was bought out allowing Igoudala to become the leader of the franchise. Adding Thaddeus Young, Elton Brand and Lou Williams to support their star. Despite this help Philly made the playoffs four times over seven years, only making it out of the first round once in this time. 

    Igoudala was eventually traded in the 2012 offseason and with Sam Hinkie leading the front office, the Sixers entered ‘The Process’, where they would attempt to acquire as many draft picks as possible, aiming for the future. 

    In 2013 the Sixers would acquire Nerlens Noel and Michael Carter-Williams, with the latter winning 2014 Rookie of the Year, before drafting Joel Embiid and trading for Dario Saric in the 2014 offseason. 

    The year of 2015 saw Philly finish with an 18-64 record and draft Jahlil Okafor with the third pick in the draft, with many questioning the fit with Okafor and Embiid, before going 10-72 for their second worst season in franchise history in 2016. This dismal record allowed them to draft Australian high school phenom Ben Simmons, who would sit out his first year in the league due to injury. 

    Returning as a rookie in his second year in the system, Simmons led the Sixers to the playoffs while winning 2018 Rookie of the Year. This was despite trading from the third pick to the first pick in the 2017 draft to draft Markelle Fultz, who would end up injury plagued and eventually traded from the team. 

    Simmons and Embiid would defeat the Miami Heat in the first round before falling to the none other than the Boston Celtics. Philly would ‘end the process’ by trading young stars Robert Covington and Saric to Minnesota for Jimmy Butler, hoping he would bring playoff experience and veteran leadership to help the Sixers go all the way. 

    During the 2018-19 season the team also traded for Tobias Harris, winning 50 games for the second straight season. They defeated the Brooklyn Nets in the opening round before facing Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors. 

    Philly took Toronto to seven games and with the scores tied in the final seconds, Leonard put up a shot that bounced off the rim multiple times before going in and ending the Sixers’ season. 

    Butler signed with Miami as a restricted free agent in the 2019 offseason, forcing a sign-and-trade bringing Josh Richardson back in the trade, and expectations were high for the Simmons and Embiid pairing. 

    With many thinking the two were unable to succeed together, they needed to start making a big difference in the postseason. Philly started the 2019-20 season on fire, but fell away late and only went 4-4 during their eight seeding games after the COVID-19 suspension. 

    Simmons went down with a season ending knee injury in the third seeding game, and the team wasn’t able to overcome his absence, being swept by arch rivals, the Boston Celtics, in the first round. Brett Brown was fired as head coach after the playoff exit, with Doc Rivers being named as his replacement.

    Doc attempted to make the Simmons-Embiid pairing work, and it did for the most part. Embiid was second in MVP voting, Simmons was second in Defensive Player of the Year voting and the Sixers finished on top of the Eastern Conference. This was all despite losing Embiid for 10 games and Simmons still being reluctant to shoot.

    The latter of those two troubles was exacerbated in the playoffs. Philly were good enough to eliminated the Wizards in five games but had issues with the Hawks in the Conference Semi-Finals. Simmons became non-existent on offense while Embiid, forced to do too much, became ineffective and careless. The Sixers eventually lost in seven games, getting boo’d off the court by the Philadelphia fans.

    The Philadelphia 76ers were set to have a promising season but once again found themselves with an early exit in the playoffs. Joel Embiid and James Harden formed a great duo that is going to be solid for years to come.

    Expert 2022-23 Picks & Preview on Philadelphia 76ers

    If you are a fan of the Philadelphia 76ers, then you know that the only thing that matters right now is how they are expected to perform in the 2022-23 season. Do the Philadelphia 76ers have the star power to make it all the way to the playoffs and win The Finals in 2023?

    Have a read on below at SportsTips expert picks & preview on the Philadelphia 76ers:

    Front Office

    Doc Rivers is the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, and this upcoming 2022-23 National Basketball Association season will be his third season in charge of the franchise. He has previously spent time with the Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic, and Los Angeles Clippers. He has been coaching in the league for 24 years overall and over the course of his coaching career he has made the playoffs 18 times and won one NBA championship with Boston. His overall record in the regular season currently sits at 1043-735. While his overall playoff record is currently sitting at 104-100. He had a playing career that lasted 13 years and he played for several different teams. 

    Elton Brand is the general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers and he has held that position within the franchise since 2018. This upcoming 2022-23 National Basketball Association season will be his fifth season as the decision maker for the franchise. He had a lengthy playing career in the league and at one time was one of the top players in the NBA. He is a former number one overall pick out of Duke as well. 

    Key Players

    Joel Embiid is the best player on this team’s roster and he is sure to make a huge impact during the 2022-23 National Basketball Association season. This upcoming season will be his seventh season in the National Basketball Association. Last season he put up some impressive numbers as he averaged around 31 points per game. He set up his teammates as well as he averaged around four assists per game. He also managed to do some work on the boards as he averaged around 12 rebounds per game. 

    The second key player on this roster is James Harden and this upcoming season will be his 14th season in the National Basketball Association, and his first full season in Philadelphia. Last season he put up some impressive numbers as he averaged around 21 points per game after being traded to the 76ers. He set up his teammates as well as he averaged around 11 assists per game. He also managed to do some work on the boards as he averaged around seven rebounds per game.

    Breakout Player

    Julian Champagnie will be the breakout player on this team’s roster and he is sure to make a huge impact during the 2022-23 National Basketball Association season. He went undrafted in the 2022 National Basketball Association Draft. This upcoming season will be his rookie season in the National Basketball Association after attending St. Johns for the previous three seasons. Last season he put up some impressive numbers as he averaged around 19 points per game. 

    He set up his teammates as well as he averaged around two assists per game. He also managed to do some work on the boards as he averaged around seven rebounds per game. He put in some work on the defensive end of the court as well, averaging around two steals per game and one block per game. His list of accolades is impressive as he is a former Big East most improved player and two time all Big East selection.

    Philadelphia 76ers Betting & Odds Preview 2022-23

    The Philadelphia 76ers campaign during the 2021-22 National Basketball Association season went about as you would’ve expected. They finished the year with a record of 51-31 and in second place of the Atlantic Division. The Philadelphia 76ers will look to win the outright title this season instead of finishing tied with the Celtics. 

    There is a lot of optimism surrounding the franchise heading into the 2022-23 National Basketball Association season. If they want to improve or keep up their current level of play they will certainly need a ton of production from their stars over the course of the 2022-23 National Basketball Association season. The most important thing in any season is how a team starts out of the gate, and then how they look when the all-star break approaches. 

    In the National Basketball Association, a lot can change over a single off-season. It will be interesting to see how their offseason moves translate onto the basketball court over the course of the 2022-23 National Basketball Association season. Based on their odds to win some hardware headed into the season it is clear how the oddsmakers in Las Vegas feel about them heading into the year. 

    Their odds to bring home the Atlantic Division championship this season currently sit at +275 heading into the 2022-23 National Basketball Association season, which puts them third in the Atlantic Division out of five teams. 

    While their odds to win the Eastern Conference currently sit at +750 heading into the 2022-23 National Basketball Association season, which puts them fourth in the Eastern Conference out of fifteen teams. Their overall odds to bring home the championship are currently sitting at +1400 heading into the 2022-23 season, as they rank seventh out of all 30 teams in the National Basketball Association.

    Philadelphia 76ers FAQs

    Still got some burning questions about the Philadelphia 76ers? Well, we have answered some of the most common questions people have, hopefully you will find the answer you are looking for below! 

    Where do the Philadelphia 76ers play?

    The Philadelphia 76ers play their home games at the Wells Fargo Center. 

    Who owns the Philadelphia 76ers?

    Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment are the ownership group of the Philadelphia 76ers after purchasing the team for $280M in 2011.   

    Have the Philadelphia 76ers won an NBA Championship?

    The Philadelphia 76ers have won 3 NBA Championships, in 1955, 1967 and 1983.

    Who is the Philadelphia 76ers coach?

    Doc Rivers is the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. Rivers was hired in the 2020 offseason after being head coach of the Clippers for seven years. 

    Do the Philadelphia 76ers play tonight?

    Are you wondering if the Philadelphia 76ers are playing tonight? Well, SportsTips has all the details you need about upcoming Philadelphia 76ers games! Make sure you check this page at the top for all the details you are looking for.

    What is the Philadelphia 76ers record?

    The Philadelphia 76ers had a 51-21 win-loss record for the 2021-22 NBA season. 

    Did the Philadelphia 76ers win last night?

    Fans of the Philadelphia 76ers are all wanting to know if they won the game last night. You can find more information in relation to the team’s recent form in games on the page at the top.

    How much are the Philadelphia 76ers worth?

    According to Forbes Magazine, the Philadelphia 76ers are worth $2.45 billion. 

    Who do the Philadelphia 76ers play tonight?

    Like a lot of things in the NBA, things change pretty quickly. So, if you are looking for more information about who the Philadelphia 76ers play tonight, you have come to the right place. We have all this information for you in detail, you can find these details for upcoming games at the top of the page.

    How to watch the Philadelphia 76ers?

    You can watch the Philadelphia 76ers on TV channels like ESPN, ABC, TNT, NBA TV or NBC Sports Philadelphia or subscribe to NBA League Pass. 

    Will the Philadelphia 76ers make the playoffs this year?

    The Philadelphia 76ers made the playoffs in the 2021-22 season after finishing 4th in the East with a 51-31 record. 

    Will the Philadelphia 76ers get the 1st pick in the NBA Draft?

    The Philadelphia 76ers did not receive the 1st pick in the 2022 NBA draft.

    When do the Philadelphia 76ers play?

    Philadelphia 76ers fans are always looking for more information about when their team plays the next game. For all the information you have been craving and more, be sure to check the top of this page. Here at SportsTips, we list all the information you need like the tip off time, location of the game and the all important NBA odds.

    Where did the Philadelphia 76ers finish the season?

    The Philadelphia 76ers finished the 2021-22 NBA season in 4th place in the Eastern Conference. 

    How many games did the Philadelphia 76ers win?

    The Philadelphia 76ers won 51 games during the 2021-22 NBA season.