2023–24 Philadelphia 76ers season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2023–24 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 75th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] On May 16, 2023, the 76ers fired head coach Doc Rivers after three seasons with the team.[2] On June 1, 2023, the 76ers hired Nick Nurse as their head coach.[3]
| 2023–24 Philadelphia 76ers season | |
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| Head coach | Nick Nurse |
| President | Daryl Morey |
| General manager | Elton Brand |
| Owner | Josh Harris |
| Arena | Wells Fargo Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 47–35 (.573) |
| Place | Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 7th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | First round (lost to Knicks 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | NBCSPHI, NBCSPHI+, 6ABC |
| Radio | WPEN |
Despite starting the season with a 29–13 record and within a half game of the 2nd seed of the Eastern Conference, Joel Embiid tore his lateral meniscus in a game against the Warriors on January 30, after already missing a few games due to an unrelated injury. The 76ers struggled during his absence, going 11–22 in that span and dropping to the 8th seed; Embiid returned on April 2 in a 109–105 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Despite winning their final 8 games, the 76ers were unable to climb higher than the 7th seed, but clinched a playoff spot with a win over the Miami Heat in the play-in tournament on April 17. However, they were eliminated in the first round by the New York Knicks, 4–2, marking the first time the 76ers failed to make it into the second round since they got swept by the Celtics in the 2020 NBA playoffs.
The Philadelphia 76ers drew an average home attendance of 20,041 in 41 home games in the 2023-24 NBA season, the 3rd highest in the league.[4]
Draft
The 76ers entered this draft with no draft pick.[5] They initially had a second-round pick, but it was forfeited alongside their 2024 second-round pick due to tampering violations with respect to free agency.[6] Their first-round pick, originally given to the Brooklyn Nets as an option alongside their 2022 pick in the James Harden trade, was conveyed to the Utah Jazz after Brooklyn chose to defer the asset to 2023, fulfilling a condition to deliver the least favorable selection when Philadelphia finished with a better 2022–23 regular season record than Brooklyn and the Houston Rockets.[7]
Roster
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Legend
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Standings
Division
| Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| z – Boston Celtics | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 37–4 | 27–14 | 15–2 | 82 |
| x – New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 | 27–14 | 23–18 | 12–5 | 82 |
| x – Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 25–16 | 22–19 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 32 | 50 | .390 | 32.0 | 20–21 | 12–29 | 5–11 | 82 |
| Toronto Raptors | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | 14–27 | 11–30 | 1–15 | 82 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Boston Celtics * | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 82 |
| 2 | x – New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Milwaukee Bucks * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Cleveland Cavaliers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 5 | y – Orlando Magic * | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Indiana Pacers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Miami Heat | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Chicago Bulls | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Brooklyn Nets | 32 | 50 | .390 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Toronto Raptors | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Charlotte Hornets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Washington Wizards | 15 | 67 | .183 | 49.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Detroit Pistons | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
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Preseason: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
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| 2023–24 preseason schedule | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular season
| 2023–24 game log Total: 47–35 (Home: 25–16; Road: 22–19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
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November: 10–5 (home: 6–3; road: 4–2)
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December: 10–4 (home: 5–1; road: 5–3)
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January: 7–7 (home: 5–2; road: 2–5)
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February: 4–8 (home: 1–7; road: 3–1)
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March
: 7–10 (home: 3–3; road: 4–7)
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April: 7–0 (home: 4–0; road: 3–0)
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Play-in
| 2024 play-in game log Total: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Play-in: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
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Playoffs
| 2024 playoff game log Total: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
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In-Season Tournament
This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[8][9] During the in-season tournament period, the 76ers competed in Group A of the Eastern Conference, which included the Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers, and Detroit Pistons.
East group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | IND | CLE | PHI | ATL | DET | |
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| 1 | Indiana Pacers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 546 | 507 | +39 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 121–116 | 132–126 | 157–152 | 136–113 | |
| 2 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 474 | 445 | +29 | 116–121 | — | 122–119 (OT) | 128–105 | 108–100 | ||
| 3 | Philadelphia 76ers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 485 | 476 | +9 | 126–132 | 119–122 (OT) | — | 126–116 | 114–106 | ||
| 4 | Atlanta Hawks | 4 | 1 | 3 | 499 | 531 | −32 | 152–157 | 105–128 | 116–126 | — | 126–120 | ||
| 5 | Detroit Pistons | 4 | 0 | 4 | 439 | 484 | −45 | 113–136 | 100–108 | 106–114 | 120–126 | — |
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 |
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| Mo Bamba | 57 | 17 | 13.0 | .490 | .391 | .680 | 4.2 | .7 | .4 | 1.1 | 4.4 |
| Nicolas Batum† | 57 | 38 | 25.9 | .456 | .399 | .714 | 4.2 | 2.2 | .8 | .6 | 5.5 |
| Darius Bazley† | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | .000 | .3 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 | ||
| Patrick Beverley† | 47 | 5 | 19.6 | .432 | .321 | .810 | 3.1 | 3.1 | .5 | .4 | 6.3 |
| Ricky Council IV | 32 | 0 | 9.0 | .482 | .375 | .746 | 1.4 | .5 | .3 | .0 | 5.4 |
| Robert Covington† | 26 | 3 | 16.1 | .449 | .354 | .875 | 3.4 | .7 | 1.3 | .6 | 4.5 |
| Jeff Dowtin | 12 | 0 | 11.8 | .556 | .474 | .750 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .6 | .1 | 4.3 |
| Joel Embiid | 39 | 39 | 33.6 | .529 | .388 | .883 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 34.7 |
| Danny Green | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | |
| Tobias Harris | 70 | 70 | 33.8 | .487 | .353 | .878 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 1.0 | .7 | 17.2 |
| Buddy Hield† | 32 | 14 | 25.8 | .426 | .389 | .923 | 3.2 | 3.0 | .8 | .3 | 12.2 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 34 | 4 | 15.0 | .448 | .300 | .761 | 1.7 | .8 | .4 | .1 | 4.2 |
| Furkan Korkmaz | 35 | 0 | 8.6 | .395 | .350 | .700 | .9 | .7 | .4 | .1 | 2.5 |
| Kenneth Lofton Jr.† | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | .167 | .000 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | |
| Kyle Lowry† | 23 | 20 | 28.4 | .444 | .404 | .848 | 2.8 | 4.6 | .9 | .3 | 8.0 |
| Kenyon Martin Jr.† | 58 | 2 | 12.3 | .544 | .304 | .538 | 2.2 | .9 | .3 | .2 | 3.7 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 70 | 70 | 37.5 | .450 | .373 | .868 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 1.0 | .5 | 25.9 |
| De'Anthony Melton | 38 | 33 | 26.9 | .386 | .360 | .835 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 1.6 | .4 | 11.1 |
| Marcus Morris Sr.† | 37 | 7 | 17.2 | .439 | .400 | .861 | 2.9 | .7 | .4 | .3 | 6.7 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | 68 | 52 | 30.2 | .441 | .311 | .750 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .7 | 15.4 |
| Cameron Payne† | 31 | 8 | 19.4 | .413 | .382 | .913 | 1.8 | 3.1 | .6 | .3 | 9.3 |
| Filip Petrušev† | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | |||
| Paul Reed | 82 | 24 | 19.4 | .540 | .368 | .718 | 6.0 | 1.3 | .8 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| Javonte Smart | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | |||
| Terquavion Smith | 16 | 0 | 5.3 | .391 | .371 | .600 | .3 | .8 | .5 | .0 | 3.3 |
| Jaden Springer† | 32 | 1 | 11.8 | .390 | .216 | .824 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .8 | .3 | 4.0 |
| P. J. Tucker† | 3 | 3 | 22.0 | .400 | .400 | 4.7 | .0 | 1.0 | .7 | 2.0 | |
| D. J. Wilson | 2 | 0 | 7.5 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Nicolas Batum | 6 | 0 | 28.3 | .414 | .409 | .625 | 5.8 | 1.3 | .2 | .8 | 6.3 |
| Joel Embiid | 6 | 6 | 41.3 | .444 | .333 | .859 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 33.0 |
| Tobias Harris | 6 | 6 | 36.3 | .431 | .333 | 1.000 | 7.2 | 1.5 | .2 | .5 | 9.0 |
| Buddy Hield | 4 | 0 | 12.8 | .412 | .462 | 1.000 | 1.3 | .5 | .0 | .3 | 5.5 |
| Kyle Lowry | 6 | 6 | 29.2 | .344 | .333 | .800 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .7 | 7.0 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 6 | 6 | 44.5 | .478 | .400 | .893 | 5.2 | 6.8 | .8 | .3 | 29.8 |
| De'Anthony Melton | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | 6 | 6 | 37.3 | .484 | .391 | .727 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 13.2 |
| Cameron Payne | 5 | 0 | 12.2 | .400 | .444 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .2 | .8 | 5.6 | |
| Paul Reed | 6 | 0 | 7.2 | .444 | .500 | 2.7 | .3 | .2 | .5 | 1.5 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the 76ers only.
Transactions
Trades
| November 1, 2023[10] | To Philadelphia 76ers Nicolas Batum (from L.A. Clippers) |
To Los Angeles Clippers James Harden (from Philadelphia) |
| To Oklahoma City Thunder 2027 first-round pick swap (from L.A. Clippers) Cash considerations (from L.A. Clippers) | ||
| February 8, 2024[11] | To Philadelphia 76ers Buddy Hield (from Indiana) |
To Indiana Pacers Furkan Korkmaz (from Philadelphia) Doug McDermott (from San Antonio) 2024 TOR second-round pick (from Philadelphia) 2029 POR second-round pick (from Philadelphia) |
| To San Antonio Spurs Marcus Morris (from Philadelphia) 2029 LAC second-round pick (from Philadelphia) Cash considerations (from Philadelphia) | ||
| February 8, 2024[12] | To Philadelphia 76ers 2028 second-round pick |
To Detroit Pistons Danuel House Jr. 2024 second-round pick Cash considerations |
| February 8, 2024[13] | To Philadelphia 76ers Cameron Payne 2027 second-round pick |
To Milwaukee Bucks Patrick Beverley |
| February 8, 2024[14] | To Philadelphia 76ers 2024 second-round pick |
To Boston Celtics Jaden Springer |
Free agency
Re-signed
| Date | Player | Ref. |
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| July 7 | Montrezl Harrell | [15] |
| July 9 | Paul Reed | [16] |
Additions
| Date | Player | Former team | Ref. |
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| June 22 | Ąžuolas Tubelis | Arizona | [17] |
| June 23 | Ricky Council IV | Arkansas | [18] |
| Terquavion Smith | NC State | ||
| July 1 | Patrick Beverley | Chicago Bulls | [19] |
| July 5 | Mo Bamba | Los Angeles Lakers | [20] |
| July 17 | Filip Petrušev | Crvena Zvezda | [21] |
| October 21 | Javonte Smart | Birmingham Squadron | [22] |
| December 23 | Kenneth Lofton Jr. | Memphis Grizzlies | [23] |
| February 13 | Kyle Lowry | Miami Heat | [24] |
Subtractions
| Date | Player | Reason left | New team | Ref. |
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| June 30 | Georges Niang | Free agency | Cleveland Cavaliers | [25] |
| July 9 | Shake Milton | Free agency | Minnesota Timberwolves | [26] |
| November 1 | Danny Green | Waived | [27] | |
| December 23 | Javonte Smart | Waived | Crvena Zvezda | [28] |