The Philadelphia 76ers are a National Basketball Association team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Founded: 1946-47 Syracuse Nationals in National Basketball League, joined the National Basketball Association in 1949-50.

Formerly known as: Syracuse Nationals 1946-1963

Home Arena: Wachovia Center

Uniform colors: Black, Blue, Gold, Red, Silver and White.

Logo design: The word "76ERS", with a basketball streaming out of a star behind the logo

NBA Championships: 1955 (Syracuse), 1967, 1983

Contents

1 Franchise history 2 Players of note 2.1 Basketball Hall of Famers: 2.2 Not to be forgotten: 2.3 Retired numbers: 2.4 Current stars: 3 Coaches and others 3.1 Basketball Hall of Famers: 4 External links

Franchise history

The Syracuse Nationals started in the NBL in the 1946-47 season. In 1949, the Nationals bailed out of the doomed NBL to join the BAA, or the NBA as it would be known from then on. They won an NBA title in the 1955-56 season.

The Nationals moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1963, the year after the Warriors had left for San Francisco, California. Their name changed to the "76ers." The Sixers won two NBA titles in Philadelphia, those being in the 1966-67 season and the more noteworthy 1982-83 season, in which they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in four straight games, who had defeated them the season before.

The 76ers lost to the Lakers in the 1999-2000 NBA Finals.

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 player)
• Moses Malone
• Dolph Schayes

Not to be forgotten:

• Manute Bol
• Darryl Dawkins
• Marc Iavaroni
• Clint Richardson
• Jerry Stackhouse
• Andrew Toney
• Chet Walker

Retired numbers:

• 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 stars:

• Allen Iverson
• Aaron McKie
• Glenn Robinson
• Kenny Thomas

Coaches and others

Basketball Hall of Famers:

• Larry Brown
• Chuck Daly
• Alex Hannum
• Dr. Jack Ramsay

External links

• Philadelphia 76ers official web site (http://www.nba.com/sixers/)
• Philadelphia 76ers Official Summer Pro League web site (http://www.summerproleague.com/)

National Basketball Association
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division: Boston Celtics | New Jersey Nets | New York Knicks | Philadelphia 76ers | Toronto Raptors
Central Division: Chicago Bulls | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons | Indiana Pacers | Milwaukee Bucks
Southeast Division: Atlanta Hawks | Charlotte Bobcats | Miami Heat | Orlando Magic | Washington Wizards
Western Conference
Northwest Division: Denver Nuggets | Minnesota Timberwolves | Portland Trail Blazers | Seattle SuperSonics | Utah Jazz
Pacific Division: Golden State Warriors | Los Angeles Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | Sacramento Kings
Southwest Division: Dallas Mavericks | Houston Rockets | Memphis Grizzlies | New Orleans Hornets | San Antonio Spurs

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