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List of Philadelphia 76ers seasons

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Exterior of the Wells Fargo Center, the current home of the 76ers.

The Philadelphia 76ers are an American professional basketball team based in Philadelphia. The Sixers play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In seventy complete NBA seasons, the franchise has played in the Finals nine times and won three championships.[1] The Sixers have the third-highest victory total and third most playoff appearances in NBA history.[2] Since 1996, the Sixers have played home games at Wells Fargo Center.

In 1946, owner Danny Biasone founded the franchise as the Syracuse Nationals, a member of the National Basketball League (NBL).[3] The Nationals qualified for the playoffs three times then joined the NBA in 1949, one of seven NBL teams to merge with the rival Basketball Association of America (BAA). The Nationals qualified for the playoffs in every season played in Syracuse, advancing to three Finals and winning their only title while in Syracuse in 1955.[4] For the 1963–64 season, the year following the departure of the Philadelphia Warriors for San Francisco, the Syracuse Nationals relocated to Philadelphia as the 76ers.

The franchise has played 57 seasons as the Philadelphia 76ers, with 36 playoff appearances and two championships.[1] The Sixers acquired Philadelphia-native Wilt Chamberlain in 1964 from the Warriors and defeated Chamberlain's former team in the 1967 Finals, but suffered a sharp fall from grace due to the loss of Chamberlain to retirement and Billy Cunningham to the ABA:[5] in 1972–73 the team won only nine games, the fewest in an 82-game NBA season. Under coaches Gene Shue and Cunningham, and the on-court leadership of forward Julius Erving, the 76ers returned as a power quite rapidly, achieving winning records in all but one season from 1975–76 to 1990–91. The Sixers won their last title in 1983 against the Los Angeles Lakers, sweeping them in four games.

During the 1990s, the 76ers declined to an 18–64 record in 1995–96 before popular high-scoring guard Allen Iverson led the team back up the table. In 2000–01 the Iverson-led 76ers won fifty-six games and defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference finals to reach the 2001 Finals but lost to the Lakers four games to one in the best-of-seven series. The 76ers were a middle-of-the-road team on-court during the following dozen seasons, but by the early 2010s financial problems led incoming general manager Sam Hinkie to clean out any expensive players in order to save money and gain draft choices for the future.[6] Lacking on-court talent, the 76ers set many records for ineptitude in the following three seasons, becoming the second NBA team after the 1995–96 to 1998–99 Grizzlies to suffer three consecutive seasons winning fewer than twenty games. In 2015–16 by going 10–72 the 76ers suffered the ignominy of having suffered the two all-time worst 82-game NBA season winning percentages.[a]

Seasons

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League champions Conference champions Division champions Playoff berth
Season Team League Conference Finish Division Finish W L Win% GB Playoffs Awards Head Coach
Syracuse Nationals
1946–47 1946–47 NBL — — Eastern 4th 21 23 .477 10 Lost Opening Round (Royals) 3–1 Al Cervi
1947–48 1947–48 NBL — — Eastern 4th 24 36 .486 20 Lost Opening Round (Packers) 3–0
1948–49 1948–49 NBL — — Eastern 2nd 40 23 .635 8.5 Won Opening Round (Buccaneers) 2–0
Lost Division semifinals (Packers) 3–1 		Dolph Schayes (ROY)
Al Cervi (COY)
1949–50[b] 1949–50 NBA — — Eastern 1st 51 13 .797 — Won Division semifinals (Warriors) 2–0
Won Division finals (Knicks) 2–1
Lost NBA Finals (Lakers) 4–2
1950–51 1950–51 NBA — — Eastern 4th 32 34 .485 8 Won Division semifinals (Warriors) 2–0
Lost Division finals (Knicks) 3–2
1951–52 1951–52 NBA — — Eastern 1st 40 26 .606 — Won Division semifinals (Warriors) 2–1
Lost Division finals (Knicks) 3–1
1952–53 1952–53 NBA — — Eastern 2nd 47 24 .662 0.5 Lost Division semifinals (Celtics) 2–0
1953–54 1953–54 NBA — — Eastern T-2nd 42 30 .583 2 Advanced Division semifinals 4–0
Won Division finals (Celtics) 2–0
Lost NBA Finals (Lakers) 4–3
1954–55 1954–55 NBA — — Eastern 1st 43 29 .597 — Won Division finals (Celtics) 3–1
Won NBA Finals (Pistons) 4–3
1955–56 1955–56 NBA — — Eastern 3rd 35 37 .486 10 Won Division Tiebreaker (Knicks) 1–0
Won Division semifinals (Celtics) 2–1
Lost Division finals (Warriors) 3–2
1956–57 1956–57 NBA — — Eastern 2nd 38 34 .528 6 Won Division semifinals (Warriors) 2–0
Lost Division finals (Celtics) 3–0 		Al Cervi
Paul Seymour
1957–58 1957–58 NBA — — Eastern 2nd 41 31 .569 8 Lost Division semifinals (Warriors) 2–1 Paul Seymour
1958–59 1958–59 NBA — — Eastern 3rd 35 37 .486 17 Won Division semifinals (Knicks) 2–0
Lost Division finals (Celtics) 4–3
1959–60 1959–60 NBA — — Eastern 3rd 45 30 .600 14 Lost Division semifinals (Warriors) 2–1
1960–61 1960–61 NBA — — Eastern 3rd 38 41 .481 19 Won Division semifinals (Warriors) 3–0
Lost Division finals (Celtics) 4–1 		Alex Hannum
1961–62 1961–62 NBA — — Eastern 3rd 41 39 .513 19 Lost Division semifinals (Warriors) 3–2
1962–63 1962–63 NBA — — Eastern 2nd 48 32 .600 10 Lost Division semifinals (Royals) 3–2
Philadelphia 76ers
1963–64 1963–64 NBA — — Eastern 3rd 34 46 .425 25 Lost Division semifinals (Royals) 3–2 Dolph Schayes
1964–65 1964–65 NBA — — Eastern 3rd 40 40 .500 22 Won Division semifinals (Royals) 3–1
Lost Division finals (Celtics) 4–3
1965–66 1965–66 NBA — — Eastern 1st 55 25 .688 — Lost Division finals (Celtics) 4–1 Wilt Chamberlain (MVP)
Dolph Schayes (COY)
1966–67 1966–67 NBA — — Eastern 1st 68 13 .840 — Won Division semifinals (Royals) 3–1
Won Division finals (Celtics) 4–1
Won NBA Finals (Warriors) 4–2 		Wilt Chamberlain (MVP) Alex Hannum
1967–68 1967–68 NBA — — Eastern 1st 62 20 .756 — Won Division semifinals (Knicks) 4–2
Lost Division finals (Celtics) 4–3 		Wilt Chamberlain (MVP)
Hal Greer (ASG MVP)
1968–69 1968–69 NBA — — Eastern 2nd 55 27 .671 2 Lost Division semifinals (Celtics) 4–1 Jack Ramsay
1969–70 1969–70 NBA — — Eastern 4th 42 40 .512 18 Lost Division semifinals (Bucks) 4–1
1970–71 1970–71 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic[c] 2nd 47 35 .573 5 Lost conference semifinals (Bullets) 4–3
1971–72 1971–72 NBA Eastern 6th Atlantic 3rd 30 52 .366 26 —
1972–73 1972–73 NBA Eastern 8th Atlantic 4th 9 73 .110 59 — Roy Rubin
Kevin Loughery
1973–74 1973–74 NBA Eastern 8th Atlantic 4th 25 57 .305 31 — Gene Shue
1974–75 1974–75 NBA Eastern 7th Atlantic 4th 34 48 .415 26 —
1975–76 1975–76 NBA Eastern 4th Atlantic 2nd 46 36 .561 8 Lost First round (Braves) 2–1
1976–77 1976–77 NBA Eastern 1st Atlantic 1st 50 32 .610 — Won conference semifinals (Celtics) 4–3
Won conference finals (Rockets) 4–2
Lost NBA Finals (Trail Blazers) 4–2 		Julius Erving (ASG MVP)
1977–78 1977–78 NBA Eastern 1st Atlantic 1st 55 27 .671 — Won conference semifinals (Knicks) 4–0
Lost conference finals (Bullets) 4–2 		Gene Shue
Billy Cunningham
1978–79 1978–79 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic 2nd 47 35 .573 7 Won First round (Nets) 2–0
Lost conference semifinals (Spurs) 4–3 		Billy Cunningham
1979–80 1979–80 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic 2nd 59 23 .720 2 Won First round (Bullets) 2–0
Won conference semifinals (Hawks) 4–1
Won conference finals (Celtics) 4–1
Lost NBA Finals (Lakers) 4–2
1980–81 1980–81 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic 2nd 62 20 .756 — Won First round (Pacers) 2–0
Won conference semifinals (Bucks) 4–3
Lost conference finals (Celtics) 4–3 		Julius Erving (MVP)
1981–82 1981–82 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic 2nd 58 24 .707 5 Won First round (Hawks) 2–0
Won conference semifinals (Bucks) 4–2
Won conference finals (Celtics) 4–3
Lost NBA Finals (Lakers) 4–2
1982–83 1982–83 NBA Eastern 1st Atlantic 1st 65 17 .793 — Won conference semifinals (Knicks) 4–0
Won conference finals (Bucks) 4–1
Won NBA Finals (Lakers) 4–0 		Moses Malone (MVP, FMVP)
Bobby Jones (SIX)
Julius Erving (ASG MVP, JWKC)
1983–84 1983–84 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic 2nd 52 30 .634 10 Lost First round (Nets) 3–2
1984–85 1984–85 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic 2nd 58 24 .707 5 Won First round (Bullets) 3–1
Won conference semifinals (Bucks) 4–0
Lost conference finals (Celtics) 4–1
1985–86 1985–86 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic 2nd 54 28 .659 13 Won First round (Bullets) 3–2
Lost conference semifinals (Bucks) 4–3 		Matt Guokas
1986–87 1986–87 NBA Eastern 5th Atlantic 2nd 45 37 .549 14 Lost First round (Bucks) 3–2
1987–88 1987–88 NBA Eastern 10th Atlantic 4th 36 46 .439 21 — Matt Guokas
Jim Lynam
1988–89 1988–89 NBA Eastern 7th Atlantic 2nd 46 36 .561 6 Lost First round (Knicks) 3–0 Jim Lynam
1989–90 1989–90 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic 1st 53 29 .646 — Won First round (Cavaliers) 3–2
Lost conference semifinals (Bulls) 4–1
1990–91 1990–91 NBA Eastern 5th Atlantic 2nd 44 38 .537 12 Won First round (Bucks) 3–0
Lost conference semifinals (Bulls) 4–1 		Charles Barkley (ASG MVP)
1991–92 1991–92 NBA Eastern 10th Atlantic 5th 35 47 .427 16 —
1992–93 1992–93 NBA Eastern 13th Atlantic 6th 26 56 .317 34 — Doug Moe
Fred Carter
1993–94 1993–94 NBA Eastern 11th Atlantic 6th 25 57 .305 32 — Fred Carter
1994–95 1994–95 NBA Eastern 13th Atlantic 6th 24 58 .293 33 — Dana Barros (MIP) John Lucas II
1995–96 1995–96 NBA Eastern 15th Atlantic 7th 18 64 .220 42 —
1996–97 1996–97 NBA Eastern 14th Atlantic 6th 22 60 .268 39 — Allen Iverson (ROY) Johnny Davis
1997–98 1997–98 NBA Eastern 14th Atlantic 7th 31 51 .378 24 — Larry Brown
1998–99[d] 1998–99 NBA Eastern 6th Atlantic 3rd 28 22 .560 5 Won First round (Magic) 3–1
Lost conference semifinals (Pacers) 4–0
1999–00 1999–00 NBA Eastern 5th Atlantic 3rd 49 33 .598 3 Won First round (Hornets) 3–1
Lost conference semifinals (Pacers) 4–2 		Eric Snow (SPOR)
2000–01 2000–01 NBA Eastern 1st Atlantic 1st 56 26 .683 — Won First round (Pacers) 3–1
Won conference semifinals (Raptors) 4–3
Won conference finals (Bucks) 4–3
Lost NBA Finals (Lakers) 4–1 		Allen Iverson (MVP, ASG MVP)
Dikembe Mutombo (DPOY, JWKC)
Aaron McKie (SIX)
Larry Brown (COY)
2001–02 2001–02 NBA Eastern 6th Atlantic 4th 43 39 .524 9 Lost First round (Celtics) 3–2
2002–03 2002–03 NBA Eastern 4th Atlantic 2nd 48 34 .585 1 Won First round (Hornets) 4–2
Lost conference semifinals (Pistons) 4–2
2003–04 2003–04 NBA Eastern 11th Atlantic 5th 33 49 .402 14 — Randy Ayers
Chris Ford
2004–05 2004–05 NBA Eastern 7th Atlantic 2nd 43 39 .524 2 Lost First round (Pistons) 4–1 Allen Iverson (ASG MVP) Jim O'Brien
2005–06 2005–06 NBA Eastern 9th Atlantic 2nd 38 44 .463 11 — Maurice Cheeks
2006–07 2006–07 NBA Eastern 9th Atlantic 3rd 35 47 .427 12 —
2007–08 2007–08 NBA Eastern 7th Atlantic 3rd 40 42 .488 26 Lost First round (Pistons) 4–2
2008–09 2008–09 NBA Eastern 6th Atlantic 2nd 41 41 .500 21 Lost First round (Magic) 4–2 Maurice Cheeks
Tony DiLeo
2009–10 2009–10 NBA Eastern 13th Atlantic 4th 27 55 .329 23 — Samuel Dalembert (JWKC) Eddie Jordan
2010–11 2010–11 NBA Eastern 7th Atlantic 3rd 41 41 .500 15 Lost First round (Heat) 4–1 Doug Collins
2011–12[e] 2011–12 NBA Eastern 8th Atlantic 3rd 35 31 .530 4 Won First round (Bulls) 4–2
Lost conference semifinals (Celtics) 4–3
2012–13 2012–13 NBA Eastern 9th Atlantic 4th 34 48 .415 20 —
2013–14 2013–14 NBA Eastern 14th Atlantic 5th 19 63 .232 29 — Michael Carter-Williams (ROY) Brett Brown
2014–15 2014–15 NBA Eastern 14th Atlantic 4th 18 64 .220 31 —
2015–16 2015–16 NBA Eastern 15th Atlantic 5th 10 72 .122 46 —
2016–17 2016–17 NBA Eastern 14th Atlantic 4th 28 54 .341 25 —
2017–18 2017–18 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic 3rd 52 30 .634 7 Won First round (Heat) 4–1
Lost conference semifinals (Celtics) 4–1 		Ben Simmons (ROY)
2018–19 2018–19 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic 2nd 51 31 .622 7 Won First round (Nets) 4–1
Lost conference semifinals (Raptors) 4–3
2019–20[f] 2019–20 NBA Eastern 6th Atlantic 3rd 43 30 .589 10.5 Lost First round (Celtics) 4–0
2020–21[g] 2020–21 NBA Eastern 1st Atlantic 1st 49 23 .681 — Won First round (Wizards) 4–1
Lost conference semifinals (Hawks) 4–3 		Doc Rivers
2021–22 2021–22 NBA Eastern 4th Atlantic 2nd 51 31 .622 — Won First round (Raptors) 4–2
Lost conference semifinals (Heat) 4–2
2022–23 2022–23 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic 2nd 54 28 .659 3 Won First round (Nets) 4–0
Lost conference semifinals (Celtics) 4–3 		Joel Embiid (MVP)
2023–24 2023–24 NBA Eastern 7th Atlantic 2nd 47 35 .573 17 Lost First round (Knicks) 4–2 Tyrese Maxey (MIP, SPOR) Nick Nurse

All-time records

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NBA records

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Statistic Wins Losses Win%
Regular season record (1949–present) 3,101 2,840 .522
Post-season record (1949–present) 251 238 .513
All-time regular and post-season record 3,352 3,078 .521

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NBL records

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Statistic Wins Losses Win%
Regular season record (1946–1949) 85 82 .509
Post-season record (1946–1949) 4 9 .308
All-time regular and post-season record 89 91 .494

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Notes

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  1. ^ The 1992–93 Dallas Mavericks actually had a point differential of –15.2, and the 2011–12 Bobcats of –13.9, vis-à-vis the 1972–73 76ers –12.1 and 2015–16 76ers –10.2
  2. ^ Prior to the season, the National Basketball League (NBL) merged with the Basketball Association of America (BAA), creating the National Basketball Association (NBA).
  3. ^ Conferences were introduced and Eastern Division was split into the Atlantic and Central divisions.
  4. ^ Due to a lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened 50-game regular season schedule.[7]
  5. ^ Due to a lockout, the season did not start until December 25, 2011, and all 30 teams played a shortened 66-game regular season schedule.
  6. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the regular season was shortened and not all 30 teams played an equal number of games.
  7. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the late finish for the 2019–20 season, all 30 teams played a shortened 72-game regular season schedule.

Sources

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  • NBA History, nba.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  • Philadelphia 76ers, basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  • Playoff Index, basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-06.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Philadelphia 76ers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Sixers Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Wilt's 100-Point Game - 3/2/2012". Philadelphia 76ers. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  3. ^ Porter, David L., ed. (2005). Basketball : a biographical dictionary. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313309526.
  4. ^ Grasso, John (2010). Historical dictionary of basketball. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810867635.
  5. ^ Wright, Kyle; The NBA from Top to Bottom: A History of the NBA from the No. 1 Team through No. 1,153; p. 84 ISBN 9780595697960
  6. ^ Mutoni, Marcel; ‘Philadelphia Sixers GM Sam Hinkie Steps Down’; SLAMonline, April 06, 2016
  7. ^ "NBPA History". National Basketball Players Association. Archived from the original on 2005-10-25. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
  8. ^ Philadelphia 76ers at Basketball Reference
  9. ^ Philadelphia 76ers at Land of Basketball
  10. ^ NBL records at Basketball Reference
  11. ^ Syracuse Nationals at Basketball Reference
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