2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 69th season of the franchise, 59th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Sixers finished the regular season at 40–42. In the first round of the playoffs, they lost to the Detroit Pistons in six games.
Record40–42 (.488)
| 2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers season | |
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| Head coach | Maurice Cheeks |
| Arena | Wachovia Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 40–42 (.488) |
| Place | Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 7th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Pistons 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television |
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| Radio | WIP, WPHT |
Key dates
- June 28: The 2007 NBA draft took place in New York City, New York.
- July 1: The free agency period started.
- October 12: The Sixers pre-season started with a game against the Brooklyn Nets.
- November 2: The Sixers season started with a game against the Chicago Bulls.
- December 4: General Manager Billy King was fired and replaced by former Brooklyn Nets GM Ed Stefanski.
- April 4: The Sixers clinched a playoff berth to the 2008 NBA Playoffs.
- May 1: The Sixers were eliminated from the 2008 NBA Playoffs with their game 6 loss to Detroit finishing the series 4–2.
Summary
NBA Draft 2007
On May 22, the Sixers were assigned the 12th overall selection in the NBA draft lottery. On June 28, The Sixers then used that pick to select forward Thaddeus Young from Georgia Tech. The Sixers also held picks 21 and 30 of the first round that they received last season in a trade with the Denver Nuggets for Allen Iverson. They used these picks to select guard Daequan Cook from Ohio State and Petteri Koponen from Finland. In the second round the Sixers selected center Kyrylo Fesenko with the 30th overall pick. During the draft, Daequan Cook was traded to the Miami Heat for also recently drafted forward Jason Smith. Petteri Koponen was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for swingman Derrick Byars. Finally, Kyrylo Fesenko was traded to the Utah Jazz for forward/center Herbert Hill.
Draft picks
Philadelphia's selections from the 2007 NBA draft in New York, New York.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club team |
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| 1 | 12 | Thaddeus Young | Small forward |  United States |
Georgia Tech |
| 1 | 21 | Daequan Cook (traded to Los Angeles) | Shooting guard | United States |
Ohio State |
| 1 | 30 | Petteri Koponen (traded to Portland) | Point guard |  Finland |
Tapiolan Honka (Finland) |
| 2 | 38 | Kyrylo Fesenko (traded to Utah) | Center |  Ukraine |
SK Cherkassy (Ukraine) |
Roster
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Assistant(s)
Legend
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Regular season
Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| z-Boston Celtics | 66 | 16 | .805 | – | 35–6 | 31–10 | 14–2 |
| x-Toronto Raptors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 | 25–16 | 16–25 | 10–6 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 26 | 22–19 | 18–23 | 7–9 |
| New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 | 21–20 | 13–28 | 4–12 |
| New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 43 | 15–26 | 8–33 | 5–11 |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
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| 1 | z-Boston Celtics | 66 | 16 | .805 | – |
| 2 | y-Detroit Pistons | 59 | 23 | .732 | 7 |
| 3 | y-Orlando Magic | 52 | 30 | .634 | 14 |
| 4 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 21 |
| 5 | x-Washington Wizards | 43 | 39 | .524 | 23 |
| 6 | x-Toronto Raptors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 |
| 7 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 26 |
| 8 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 29 |
| 9 | Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 30 |
| 10 | New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 |
| 11 | Chicago Bulls | 33 | 49 | .402 | 33 |
| 12 | Charlotte Bobcats | 32 | 50 | .390 | 34 |
| 13 | Milwaukee Bucks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 40 |
| 14 | New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 43 |
| 15 | Miami Heat | 15 | 67 | .183 | 51 |
Playoffs
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First Round: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
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| 2008 playoff schedule | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Player statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Amundson | 16 | 0 | 4.0 | .500 | .000 | .286 | .8 | .0 | .06 | .06 | 1.1 |
| Calvin Booth | 31 | 0 | 6.6 | .333 | .000 | .600 | 1.2 | .3 | .19 | .58 | .8 |
| Rodney Carney | 70 | 6 | 14.8 | .403 | .317 | .679 | 2.1 | .5 | .56 | .33 | 5.8 |
| Samuel Dalembert | 82 | 82 | 33.2 | .513 | .000 | .707 | 10.4 | .5 | .49 | 2.34 | 10.5 |
| Reggie Evans | 81 | 61 | 23.2 | .439 | 1.000 | .467 | 7.5 | .8 | 1.06 | .10 | 5.2 |
| Willie Green | 74 | 74 | 26.6 | .436 | .285 | .757 | 2.5 | 2.0 | .73 | .30 | 12.4 |
| Andre Iguodala | 82 | 82 | 39.5 | .456 | .329 | .721 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 2.09 | .60 | 19.9 |
| Andre Miller | 82 | 82 | 36.8 | .492 | .088 | .772 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 1.28 | .07 | 17.0 |
| Kevin Ollie | 40 | 0 | 7.5 | .420 | .000 | .800 | .5 | 1.0 | .25 | .00 | 1.8 |
| Shavlik Randolph | 9 | 0 | 3.0 | .286 | .000 | .000 | 1.2 | .3 | .11 | .33 | .9 |
| Jason Smith | 76 | 1 | 14.6 | .455 | .286 | .659 | 3.0 | .3 | .29 | .66 | 4.5 |
| Louis Williams | 80 | 0 | 23.3 | .424 | .359 | .783 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 1.01 | .16 | 11.5 |
| Thaddeus Young | 74 | 22 | 21.0 | .539 | .316 | .738 | 4.2 | .8 | .99 | .11 | 8.2 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Louis Amundson | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 3.5 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 2.5 |
| Rodney Carney | 6 | 0 | 14.0 | .387 | .500 | .500 | 1.2 | .8 | 1.17 | .33 | 5.0 |
| Samuel Dalembert | 6 | 6 | 32.2 | .422 | .000 | .842 | 9.5 | .5 | .33 | 1.67 | 9.0 |
| Reggie Evans | 6 | 0 | 24.7 | .500 | .000 | .625 | 7.8 | .5 | .83 | .00 | 6.8 |
| Willie Green | 6 | 6 | 23.7 | .431 | .200 | .643 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .83 | .67 | 9.0 |
| Andre Iguodala | 6 | 6 | 39.0 | .333 | .143 | .721 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 2.17 | .17 | 13.2 |
| Andre Miller | 6 | 6 | 38.2 | .438 | .000 | .636 | 3.2 | 3.3 | .83 | .00 | 15.3 |
| Kevin Ollie | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | .3 | 1.0 | .67 | .00 | 1.3 |
| Shavlik Randolph | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .750 | .0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 1.5 |
| Jason Smith | 6 | 0 | 13.7 | .444 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.5 | .5 | .17 | .83 | 3.3 |
| Louis Williams | 6 | 0 | 22.5 | .400 | .222 | .733 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | .00 | 12.0 |
| Thaddeus Young | 6 | 6 | 26.7 | .480 | .200 | .857 | 4.5 | .7 | 1.17 | .00 | 10.2 |
Awards and records
Awards
- Andre Miller was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from February 4 through February 10.[1]
- Thaddeus Young, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team
Records
- The Sixers broke the team record of fewest points allowed in a game by only giving up 63 points to the Charlotte Bobcats on November 7, 2007.
- Willie Green had a career-high 37 points against the Toronto Raptors on April 4, 2007.
Milestones
Transactions
The 76ers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.
Trades
| June 28, 2007[2] | To Los Angeles Clippers Rights to Daequan Cook (2007 21st overall draft pick), second-round draft pick (2009) and cash considerations |
To New York Knicks Rights to Jason Smith (2007 20th overall draft pick) |
| June 28, 2007[2] | To Dallas Mavericks Rights to Derrick Byars (2007 42nd overall draft pick) and cash considerations. |
To Portland Trail Blazers Rights to Petteri Koponen (2007 30th overall draft pick) |
| June 28, 2007[2] | To Utah Jazz Rights to Kyrylo Fesenko (2007 38th overall draft pick) |
To Orlando Magic Rights to Herbert Hill (2007 55th overall draft pick) |
| September 10, 2007[3] | To Denver Nuggets Steven Hunter and Bobby Jones |
To Philadelphia 76ers Reggie Evans and draft rights to Ricky Sanchez |
| December 29, 2007[4] | To Utah Jazz Gordan Giriček and future first-round pick |
To Atlanta Hawks Kyle Korver |
Free agents
Additions
| Player | Date signed | Former team |
| Calvin Booth | September 10 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Subtractions
| Player | Date left | New team |
| Derrick Byars | October 22 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Gordan Giriček | February 29 | Utah Jazz |