The 1969–70 NBA season was the 76ers 21st Franchise season in the NBA and 7th season in Philadelphia. The season prior, Wilt Chamberlain was dealt to the Lakers. However, a more devastating trade was made before the 1969–70 season. Chet Walker, an all-star forward, was traded to the Chicago Bulls for Jim Washington, who played college ball in Philadelphia, and ended up having a journeyman career. Luke Jackson continued to be hobbled by a major injury sustained in the previous season & never played the same again. That, combined with a very poor draft, were factors in the team losing 13 more games than the previous campaign.[1]
See main article: article and 1969 NBA draft. This table only displays picks through the second round.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | SF | ||||
| 2 | 28 | PF/C | LeMoyne–Owen College |
| 1969–70 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||
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| width=100 | Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | SDR | SFW | SEA |
| — | 2–4 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | ||
| 4–2 | — | 5–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 5–1 | ||
| 0–6 | 2–5 | — | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–4 | ||
| 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | ||
| 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | ||
| 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 1–6 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | ||
| 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 6–0 | ||
| 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 3–3 | — | 2–4 | 5–2 | 6–0 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | ||
| 2–4 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 5–2 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | ||
| Philadelphia | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–5 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 0–6 | |
| 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 2–4 | — | 7–0 | 3–3 | 4–3 | ||
| 2–4 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–7 | — | 5–2 | 4–2 | ||
| 2–5 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 2–5 | — | 3–4 | ||
| 2–4 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | — | ||
| 1969–70 Game log | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | ||
| 1 | October 17 | 126–131 | Hal Greer (40) | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | October 18 | 134–123 | Billy Cunningham (40) | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | October 22 | 119–122 | Billy Cunningham (26) | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | October 25 | Cincinnati | 109–98 | Billy Cunningham (21) | 3–1 | |
| 5 | October 29 | 129–105 | Hal Greer (32) | 4–1 | ||
| 6 | October 31 | 129–125 (OT) | Billy Cunningham (29) | 4–2 | ||
| 7 | November 1 | 131–123 | Archie Clark (29) | 4–3 | ||
| 8 | November 4 | 113–109 | Archie Clark (22) | 5–3 | ||
| 9 | November 5 | Baltimore | 139–130 | Billy Cunningham (37) | 5–4 | |
| 10 | November 7 | 128–134 | Clark, Cunningham, Greer (26) | 5–5 | ||
| 11 | November 8 | 125–117 | Billy Cunningham (46) | 5–6 | ||
| 12 | November 11 | 107–124 | Billy Cunningham (37) | 5–7 | ||
| 13 | November 13 | @ Phoenix | 124–110 | Hal Greer (28) | 6–7 | |
| 14 | November 15 | @ Seattle | 136–146 | Archie Clark (34) | 6–8 | |
| 15 | November 16 | @ Los Angeles | 125–138 | Billy Cunningham (35) | 6–9 | |
| 16 | November 18 | @ Chicago | 119–127 | Archie Clark (31) | 6–10 | |
| 17 | November 19 | 125–116 | Hal Greer (35) | 6–11 | ||
| 18 | November 21 | 98–94 | Billy Cunningham (25) | 6–12 | ||
| 19 | November 22 | @ Atlanta | 132–116 | Hal Greer (29) | 7–12 | |
| 20 | November 26 | @ Boston | 135–114 | Hal Greer (39) | 8–12 | |
| 21 | November 28 | Detroit | 91–110 | Billy Cunningham (26) | 9–12 | |
| 22 | November 29 | @ Milwaukee | 129–111 | Billy Cunningham (23) | 10–12 | |
| 23 | November 30 | @ Cincinnati | 107–115 | Billy Cunningham (26) | 10–13 | |
| 24 | December 2 | Milwaukee | 122–114 | Billy Cunningham (30) | 10–14 | |
| 25 | December 5 | @ Boston | 105–104 | Hal Greer (39) | 11–14 | |
| 26 | December 6 | Cincinnati | 102–120 | Billy Cunningham (31) | 12–14 | |
| 27 | December 9 | Los Angeles | 99–123 | Archie Clark (30) | 13–14 | |
| 28 | December 10 | @ Cincinnati | 121–122 | Billy Cunningham (34) | 13–15 | |
| 29 | December 12 | Detroit | 111–125 | Hal Greer (23) | 14–15 | |
| 30 | December 13 | @ New York | 100–93 | Hal Greer (27) | 15–15 | |
| 31 | December 14 | Chicago | 121–126 | Billy Cunningham (32) | 16–15 | |
| 32 | December 16 | @ Phoenix | 141–119 | Darrall Imhoff (28) | 17–15 | |
| 33 | December 19 | @ Seattle | 116–123 | Billy Cunningham (35) | 17–16 | |
| 34 | December 20 | 122–109 | Billy Cunningham (35) | 18–16 | ||
| 35 | December 21 | @ Los Angeles | 117–133 | Cunningham, Imhoff (24) | 18–17 | |
| 36 | December 25 | @ Baltimore | 113–121 | Billy Cunningham (41) | 18–18 | |
| 37 | December 26 | San Francisco | 121–141 | Billy Cunningham (20) | 19–18 | |
| 38 | December 27 | @ Atlanta | 107–112 | Billy Cunningham (34) | 19–19 | |
| 39 | December 28 | N San Francisco | 112–138 | Billy Cunningham (29) | 20–19 | |
| 40 | December 31 | Chicago | 109–129 | Archie Clark (24) | 21–19 | |
| 41 | January 2 | Atlanta | 117–121 | Billy Cunningham (25) | 22–19 | |
| 42 | January 4 | Boston | 120–130 | Billy Cunningham (37) | 23–19 | |
| 43 | January 9 | Seattle | 135–132 | Billy Cunningham (29) | 23–20 | |
| 44 | January 10 | N Phoenix | 119–117 | Hal Greer (29) | 23–21 | |
| 45 | January 12 | @ Chicago | 113–117 | Billy Cunningham (26) | 23–22 | |
| 46 | January 13 | Atlanta | 105–136 | Archie Clark (29) | 24–22 | |
| 47 | January 14 | N Seattle | 122–110 | Darrall Imhoff (25) | 24–23 | |
| 48 | January 16 | San Francisco | 105–127 | Archie Clark (21) | 25–23 | |
| 49 | January 18 | Cincinnati | 116–141 | Hal Greer (27) | 26–23 | |
| 50 | January 23 | Baltimore | 118–133 | Billy Cunningham (29) | 27–23 | |
| 51 | January 24 | @ Baltimore | 111–112 | Hal Greer (35) | 27–24 | |
| 52 | January 25 | San Diego | 131–159 | Archie Clark (36) | 28–24 | |
| 53 | January 26 | @ Milwaukee | 122–103 | Wali Jones (29) | 29–24 | |
| 54 | January 28 | @ Boston | 100–112 | Archie Clark (30) | 29–25 | |
| 55 | January 30 | New York | 104–100 | Archie Clark (22) | 29–26 | |
| 56 | February 1 | Los Angeles | 113–112 | Billy Cunningham (28) | 29–27 | |
| 57 | February 3 | @ Phoenix | 123–131 | Billy Cunningham (40) | 29–28 | |
| 58 | February 6 | @ San Diego | 129–124 | Billy Cunningham (32) | 30–28 | |
| 59 | February 7 | @ San Francisco | 115–111 | Hal Greer (36) | 31–28 | |
| 60 | February 8 | @ Seattle | 117–118 | Billy Cunningham (22) | 31–29 | |
| 61 | February 10 | Milwaukee | 139–131 | Cunningham, Greer (28) | 31–30 | |
| 62 | February 13 | New York | 151–106 | Jim Washington (22) | 31–31 | |
| 63 | February 14 | @ New York | 114–116 | Billy Cunningham (36) | 31–32 | |
| 64 | February 15 | Phoenix | 125–159 | Jim Washington (34) | 32–32 | |
| 65 | February 19 | N Detroit | 133–114 | Archie Clark (28) | 33–32 | |
| 66 | February 20 | @ Chicago | 119–126 | Billy Cunningham (26) | 33–33 | |
| 67 | February 21 | @ Detroit | 112–110 | Billy Cunningham (26) | 34–33 | |
| 68 | February 22 | @ Cincinnati | 116–136 | Clark, Cunningham (32) | 34–34 | |
| 69 | February 25 | Detroit | 105–122 | Hal Greer (29) | 35–34 | |
| 70 | February 27 | San Diego | 111–125 | Clark, Greer (26) | 36–34 | |
| 71 | March 1 | Baltimore | 99–104 | Hal Greer (38) | 37–34 | |
| 72 | March 3 | @ Milwaukee | 116–127 | Hal Greer (28) | 37–35 | |
| 73 | March 6 | Boston | 134–150 | Hal Greer (30) | 38–35 | |
| 74 | March 7 | New York | 111–104 | Billy Cunningham (36) | 38–36 | |
| 75 | March 8 | @ New York | 133–116 | Billy Cunningham (39) | 39–36 | |
| 76 | March 9 | N San Diego | 112–131 | Hal Greer (38) | 40–36 | |
| 77 | March 13 | @ Los Angeles | 117–128 | Darrall Imhoff (22) | 40–37 | |
| 78 | March 15 | @ San Diego | 128–137 | Wali Jones (30) | 40–38 | |
| 79 | March 17 | Atlanta | 128–125 | Wali Jones (34) | 40–39 | |
| 80 | March 18 | @ Baltimore | 119–113 | Hal Greer (27) | 41–39 | |
| 81 | March 20 | Milwaukee | 138–112 | Hal Greer (25) | 41–40 | |
| 82 | March 22 | San Francisco | 112–132 | Fred Hetzel (25) | 42–40 |
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| March 25| @ Milwaukee| L 118–125| Clark, Cunningham (21)| Jim Washington (9)| Greer, Jones (7)| University of Wisconsin Field House
9,686| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2| March 27| @ Milwaukee| W 112–105| Billy Cunningham (37)| Cunningham, Washington (10)| Billy Cunningham (7)| University of Wisconsin Field House
9,686| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| March 30| Milwaukee| L 120–156| Archie Clark (20)| Jim Washington (11)| Bud Ogden (6)| Spectrum
15,244| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| April 1| Milwaukee| L 111–118| Billy Cunningham (50)| Darrall Imhoff (16)| Wali Jones (7)| Spectrum
14,206| 1–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| April 3| @ Milwaukee| L 106–115| Billy Cunningham (28)| Billy Cunningham (18)| Hal Greer (6)| University of Wisconsin Field House
12,868| 1–4|-