2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers season explained

Team:	Philadelphia 76ers
End Year:	2008
Wins:	40
Losses:	42
Division:	atlantic
Division Place:	3
Conf Place:	7
Coach:	Maurice Cheeks
Arena:	Wachovia Center
Television:	CSN Philadelphia (72 games) WPSG (5 games) CN8 (5 games)
Radio:	WIP, WPHT
Playoffs:	First Round (lost to Pistons 2–4)
Bbr Team:	PHI

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.

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
1	12	Thaddeus Young	Small forward		Georgia Tech
1	21		Power Forward		Ohio State
1	30		Point guard
2	38		Center

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

2007-08 NBA Records
width=100	Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOH	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	0–3	2–2	2–2	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	4–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–2
Boston	3–0	—	3–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	4–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	4–0	1–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	0–3
Charlotte	2–2	1–3	—	1–3	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	1–2	1–3	1–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–3
Chicago	2–2	0–4	3–1	—	3–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–1	3–1	1–1	1–2	0–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–2
Cleveland	2–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	—	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–0	1–3	2–0	1–3	0–2	2–1	1–3	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–2
Dallas	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	—	1–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	2–2	2–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	2–2	0–2
Denver	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–1	—	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	0–3	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	1–3	2–0
Detroit	4–0	1–2	3–0	1–3	3–1	1–1	2–0	–	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	0–2	2–1
Golden State	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	0–2	—	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–1	2–1	2–0	0–3	2–0
Houston	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	1–1	2–2	—	2–0	3–0	2–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	4–0	2–2	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–2	2–0
Indiana	2–1	0–3	1–3	2–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	—	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–2	3–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–2
L.A. Clippers	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–3	1–1	–	0–4	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–3	3–1	0–3	2–1	1–1	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–0	1–1	2–2	1–2	2–0	4–0	—	2–1	2–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	3–1	2–0
Memphis	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–2	—	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–0	0–4	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–3	0–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–3	1–1
Miami	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–2	0–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	—	2–2	1–1	1–2	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–4
Milwaukee	2–2	0–4	2–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	—	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–3	1–3	1–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–2	0–2	2–2
Minnesota	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–3	0–4	0–2	1–3	0–3	1–1	3–1	0–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–1	0–4	1–3	0–2	2–2	0–2
New Jersey	3–1	0–4	3–1	2–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–1	4–0	1–1	—	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–1
New Orleans	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–1	0–2	2–1	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	4–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	—	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–2	2–2	3–0	1–1	1–3	0–2
New York	0–4	0–4	2–1	2–2	1–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	—	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–1
Orlando	2–2	2–1	3–1	4–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	—	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–1	0–2	3–1
Philadelphia	1–3	1–3	2–1	3–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	2–0	0–3	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–0	2–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	3–1	1–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	0–2	2–2
Phoenix	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–2	2–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–4	2–0	2–0	1–1	—	3–0	4–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	1–2	2–0
Portland	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–4	0–2	3–0	2–2	3–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–3	—	1–3	0–3	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–1
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–2	1–2	2–0	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–2	2–0	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–4	3–1	—	1–3	3–1	1–1	2–2	0–2
San Antonio	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	0–2	1–2	2–2	2–0	3–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	3–0	3–1	—	2–1	1–1	2–2	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	0–2	1–2	0–4	1–1	1–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–3	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–2	—	1–1	0–4	0–2
Toronto	2–1	1–3	2–2	2–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	4–0	2–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	0–2	1–3
Utah	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–0	2–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	3–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	4–0	2–0	—	2–0
Washington	2–2	3–0	3–1	2–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	1–2	2–0	1–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–1	0–2	—

Playoffs

|- style="background:#bfb;"| 1 || April 20 || @ Detroit || 90–86 || Miller (20) || Evans (14) || Iguodala (8) ||The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 || 1–0|- style="background:#edbebf;"| 2 || April 23 || @ Detroit || 88–105 || Williams (17) || Evans (11) || Iguodala (4) ||The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 || 1–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 3 || April 25 || Detroit || 95–75 || Dalembert (23) || Dalembert (16) || Green, Iguodala (6) ||Wachovia Center
18,805 || 2–1|- style="background:#edbebf;"| 4 || April 27 || Detroit || 84–93 || Young (15) || Dalembert (12) || Iguodala (5) ||Wachovia Center
18,347 || 2–2|- style="background:#edbebf;"| 5 || April 29 || @ Detroit || 81–98 || Iguodala (21) || Evans (7) || Iguodala (6) ||The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 || 2–3|- style="background:#edbebf;"| 6 || May 1 || Detroit || 77–100 || Iguodala (16) || Evans (7) || Evans, Ollie (3) ||Wachovia Center
14,130 || 2–4|-

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	16	0	4.0	.500	.000	.286	.8	.0	.06	.06	1.1
	31	0	6.6	.333	.000	.600	1.2	.3	.19	.58	.8
	70	6	14.8	.403	.317	.679	2.1	.5	.56	.33	5.8
	82	82	33.2	.513	.000	.707	10.4	.5	.49	2.34	10.5
	81	61	23.2	.439	1.000	.467	7.5	.8	1.06	.10	5.2
	74	74	26.6	.436	.285	.757	2.5	2.0	.73	.30	12.4
	82	82	39.5	.456	.329	.721	5.4	4.8	2.09	.60	19.9
	82	82	36.8	.492	.088	.772	4.0	6.9	1.28	.07	17.0
	40	0	7.5	.420	.000	.800	.5	1.0	.25	.00	1.8
	9	0	3.0	.286	.000	.000	1.2	.3	.11	.33	.9
	76	1	14.6	.455	.286	.659	3.0	.3	.29	.66	4.5
	80	0	23.3	.424	.359	.783	2.1	3.2	1.01	.16	11.5
	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
	2	0	5.0	.500	.000	.500	3.5	.0	.00	.00	2.5
	6	0	14.0	.387	.500	.500	1.2	.8	1.17	.33	5.0
	6	6	32.2	.422	.000	.842	9.5	.5	.33	1.67	9.0
	6	0	24.7	.500	.000	.625	7.8	.5	.83	.00	6.8
	6	6	23.7	.431	.200	.643	1.3	2.0	.83	.67	9.0
	6	6	39.0	.333	.143	.721	4.8	5.0	2.17	.17	13.2
	6	6	38.2	.438	.000	.636	3.2	3.3	.83	.00	15.3
	3	0	6.3	.250	.000	1.000	.3	1.0	.67	.00	1.3
	2	0	2.0	.000	.000	.750	.0	.0	.00	.00	1.5
	6	0	13.7	.444	.000	1.000	2.5	.5	.17	.83	3.3
	6	0	22.5	.400	.222	.733	2.0	2.0	1.00	.00	12.0
	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	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	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

See also

• 2007-08 NBA season

Notes and References

1. http://www.nba.com/news/pow_080211.html
2. https://www.espn.com/nba/transactions?date=20070628 ESPN - NBA Basketball Transactions - National Basketball Association
3. https://www.espn.com/nba/transactions?date=20070910 ESPN - NBA Basketball Transactions - National Basketball Association
4. https://www.espn.com/nba/transactions?date=20071229 ESPN - NBA Basketball Transactions - National Basketball Association