A Philadelphia 76ers come the National Basketball Association team based inside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, also known as a Captain hicks for short.

Franchise History

A team began within 1946 as the Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball League. Within 1949, a Subject were one of heptad NBL teams that merged sustaining a Basketball Association of America to form the NBA. The Glorious 1950's
In the 1950-51 year, led by Hall of Famers Dolph Schayes and Al Cervi, a Subject manufactured the good begin at the NBA Finals as they beat a better team in a East the Philadelphia Warriors inside 2 straight games in Spherical One, however at the east finals it ran into a dead prevent when it misplaced to the New York Knicks in a hard Five-game series. In the 1954-55 year, led by Alex Groza and Ralph Beard a Nationals mass produced it to the playoffs for the Ninth straight season, it beat the Boston Celtics within 4 games to advance to a NBA Finals, in Game 7 of the finals against the Fort Wayne Pistons, unsung hero George King sank the clutch absolutely free! throw to give a Subject a 92-91 lead. King would so steal an inward pass to clinched a 1st NBA Championship for The Subject. Although the Subject would remained a playoff rival for the rest of the 1950's & into 1963, A Subject would nevermore reached A NBA Finals, & by 1963 A Subject would become never again from either Syracuse. Welcome To The NBA Philadelphia
A Subject moved to Philadelphia around 1963, a month fallowing the Warriors had left for San Francisco. It were a longest-surviving of the NBA franchises depending within medium-moderate-size cities. Their title changed to the "76ers," fallowing a sign language of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776. In a 1964-65 year, a 76ers acquired the legendary Wilt Chamberlain, from a San Francisco Warriors, a 76ers would click a Boston Celtics around Septet games around a Eastern Confernce Finals, by using the 76ers trailing 110-108 in Game 7 & sustaining the ball Hal Greer's pass was stolen by John Havlicek in an infamous steal to 76ers fans when A Celtics would beat A 76ers & went in to win an additional NBA Finals. The Unforgettable 1966-67 Season
Led by head Coach Alex Hanum, a 76ers experienced the dream year when it won the foremost 38 of 41 games on the way to an magicial 67 games,Chamberlain, Billy Cunningham, and Hal Greer, along with tons-stars Chet Walker and Lucious Jackson, led A team to A Eastern Conference Finals & this instance sustaining A Celtics aging & injured, a 76ers beat The Celtics inside Fivesome games, inside Game Five of that game when the 76ers went to The NBA Finals, 76ers fans chated "Boston is dead!!!". a 76ers magicial year edned using a convicing Five-game series triumph across the San Francisco Warriors to give the 76ers its foremost NBA Championship. The Fall and Rebirth of the 76ers
In a 1967-68 the 76ers manufactured it back to the NBA Playoffs & in the reamtch of previous Month's Eastern Conference Finals the 76ers held a Three-One series lead across A Celtics prior to selfish play & ego dollars and cents a two large when A Celtics come back to beat the 76ers witharound Vii games, this would send The 76ers in a freefall that culminated in the 1972-73 year, where it won exclusively Ix of 82 games (9-73). A next season, A 76ers would hire Gene Shue as their head coach and slowly it cam back, in the 1975-76 season,the 76ers had George McCginnis from the ABA, and by using him, the 76ers were back in the Playoffs when a Sise-season absence however it wasted to the Boston Braves in 3 games, however it was clear A 76ers were back, 100% it require today occurs as 'doctor' to lead the children back to the promised land. Dr. J and the 76ers
A 1976-77 year would become memorable for the 76ers when it acquired Julius Erving from A ABA, & by having him, A 76ers began an exciting ride for the fans of Philadelphia,the 76ers number one beat The Celtics around a 7-game fistfight, so within the Eastern Conference Finals, it beat The Houston Rockets in Sextuplet games to advance to The NBA Finals, & there it would lose to The Portland Trail Blazers in 6 games, when the 76ers built a dominating Two-0 series lead. around A Next5 seasons, A 76ers woukd fall short of a NBA Championship, A virtually all tragical of which come within a 198One Eastern Conference Finals where A 76ers opened a large Three-One series lead above The Celtics just to choke under pressure when The Celtics beat the two in Septenary Games,in the 1982 Eastern Conference Finals when The 76ers were astir to exist when choke over again per Celtics fallowing it squardned a Three-1 series lead into a Three-Three series tie,76ers fans got given higher hope as The 76ers faced The Celtics in Game 7 at Boston Garden. However instead of the funeral, a 76ers played angry however inspirational basketball,as it advanced to the Finals, the fans at Boston Garden experienced a risk of heart & began chanting Beat L.The., Beat L.The., a unbelievable moment within basketbeverthing history, & although A 76ers wasted in a NAB Finals, The 76ers began the 1982-83 year sustaining swell macd all it require today occurs as guy known as Moses to lead the to the promised land. The Historic 1982-83 Season
A 1982-83 year wwhen their historic 2nd championship as it won 65 games, beat A New York Knicks, and a Milwaukee Bucksto posted the 12-One playoff record including a quaternity bet on sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers who had defeated a 6 a year prior to. A 76ers were led by hall of famers Julius Erving and Moses Malone, and 100% stars Maurice Cheeks, Andrew Toney, and Bobby Jones. Charles In Charge
Fallowing the thwarted 1983-84 year, Charles Barkley arrived in Philadelphia for a 1984-85 year, & by having it the 76ers mass produced it to the conference finals however wasted to the Boston Celtics in 5 games. For the next Ogdoad seasons, Barkley brought delight to the Philadelphia fans thanks to his humourous & periodically controversial ways. In a 1989-90 year, a 76ers win a Atlantic Section title & went on to face the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd around of the NBA Playoffs. However a 76ers fell to the Bulls that month so over agaaround in 1991. A few 76ers fans say that was a beginning of the prevent of Barkley's stay within Philadelphithe, fallowing a super thwarted 1991-92 year for the 76ers,Barkley was traded to the Phoenix Suns marking the prevent of the Charles Barkley erthe at Philadelphia, & sustaining it a declivitous slide that wouldn't prevent until Allen iverson arrived within Philadelphia The Unforgettable 2000-01 Season.
In the period of a 2000-2001 year, the 76ers had off to a hot run by winning their number one ten games. Inside number, a team won 56 games en route to becoming a #1 seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Little did it understand, however a year ending loss to a Chicago Bulls, would give the Lakers the #1 seed in the entire playoffs. In a 1st spherical of a playoffs, the Hexad defeated the Indiana Pacers Three games to I. In the Eastern Conference Semi-semi, Bird of prey send on Vince Carter missed a go for it shot when you took Game 7 to send a Vi to a Eastern Conference Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks. This series as well attend the Game 7. Inside Game 7, Allen Iverson scored 23 points & dished retired Nineteen helps to help a Vi win by Xvii points. the Hexad were placed to face off against a Lakers world health organization experienced non misused a game in the playoffs. the Captawithin hicks come out scrap in Los Angeles, & come away using a shocking Bet on I overtime upset of the Lakers. Fallowing Game One, a Lakers went in to sweep a next quaternion games in a series to win the NBA Title. This Sextet squad got a NBA's MVP, Allen Iverson, the NBA's coach of the month, Larry Brown, the Defensive Streaming video player of the Month, Dikembe Mutombo, and a Sixth Human of the season, Aaron McKie.

the 76ers likewise hang on to a record for the virtually all losses within a year. In the 1972-73 year, the 76ers wasted 73 games, a record that has been threatened at days, however however stands to this day.

A club in the recent years has revolved around Allen Iverson, a high-scoring guard. By using a addition of Chris Webber from Sacramento Kings in 2005, the 76ers hoped that the duo would produce a volatile & right combination. Still, a team did non improve significantly & was defeated in the postseason by the Detroit Pistons. In a offseason, the 76ers fired coach Jim O'Brien and hired Maurice Cheeks, a popular former 76ers star.

Players of note
Basketball Hall of Famers:
Wilt Chamberlain Billy Cunningham Julius Erving Hal Greer Bailey Howell Earl Lloyd (inducted as a contributor, not as a streaming video player) Moses Malone Dolph Schayes

Not to be forgotten:
Dana Barros Joe Bryant Manute Bol Derrick Coleman Doug Collins Darryl Dawkins Johnny Dawkins Mike Dunleavy Matt Geiger Hersey Hawkins Jeff Hornacek Larry Hughes Marc Iavaroni Bobby Jones Toni Kukoc George Lynch Rick Mahorn Vernon Maxwell Aaron McKie Dikembe Mutombo Theo Ratliff Clint Richardson Glenn Robinson Eric Snow Jerry Stackhouse Tim Thomas Andrew Toney Keith Van Horn Chet Walker Clarence Weatherspoon

Retired numbers:
2 Moses Malone 6 Julius Erving 10 Maurice Cheeks 13 Wilt Chamberlain 15 Hal Greer 24 Bobby Jones 32 Billy Cunningham 34 Charles Barkley Microphone - Dave Zinkoff, former team announcer

Current Roster:

Coaches and others
Basketball Hall of Famers:
Daniel Biasone (contributor—founding owner & principal advocate of shot clock) Chuck Daly (coach) Alex Hannum (coach) Jack Ramsay (coach)