2008–09 Philadelphia 76ers season explained

Team:	Philadelphia 76ers
End Year:	2009
Wins:	41
Losses:	41
Division:	atlantic
Division Place:	2
Conf Place:	6
Coach:	Maurice Cheeks (until December 13, 2008) Tony DiLeo
Arena:	Wachovia Center
Television:	CSN Philadelphia (69 games) WPSG (5 games) CN8 (5 games)
Radio:	WIP, WPHT
Playoffs:	First Round (lost to Magic 2–4)
Bbr Team:	PHI

The 2008–09 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 70th season of the franchise, 60th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team finished with a .500 record. Following a 9-14 start, the team fired Maurice Cheeks and replaced him with Director of Player Personnel Tony Dileo on an interim basis. The team went 32-27 after the change and made the postseason.

Two things memorable about the season is that the team returned to the classic uniform style the team wore in the 1980s, and the Sixers defeated the Chicago Bulls in a game played at The Spectrum, the team's home from 1967–1996.

The team signed Elton Brand to a five-year $79 million dollar contract.

Key dates

• June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.
• July 1: The free agency period started.
• July 9: Signed 2-time All-Star PF Elton Brand.
• October 8: The Sixers' preseason started with a game against the Boston Celtics.
• October 29: The Sixers' regular season started with a game against the Toronto Raptors.
• December 13: The Sixers fired head coach Maurice Cheeks after a 9–14 start and appoint Assistant general manager Tony DiLeo as interim head coach.
• March 13: The Sixers played their last game at the Wachovia Spectrum against the Chicago Bulls.
• April 4: The Sixers clinched a playoff berth to the 2009 NBA Playoffs.
• April 30: The Sixers were eliminated from the 2009 NBA Playoffs with their game 6 loss to Orlando Magic finishing the series 4–2.

Summary

2008 NBA draft

On June 26, the Sixers selected power forward/center Marreese Speights from Florida with the 16th overall pick. Their second round pick was previously traded to the Utah Jazz on June 7, 2009 for a second round pick in the 2009 NBA draft.

Free agency

The Sixers headed into the off-season with free agents Louis Amundson, Calvin Booth, Herbert Hill, Andre Iguodala, Kevin Ollie, Shavlik Randolph and Louis Williams.

On June 24, the Sixers extended qualifying offers to key restricted free agents Andre Iguodala and Louis Williams. The Sixers brought in Atlanta Hawks restricted free agent Josh Smith on July 3 for a tour of Philadelphia but left the city without signing an offer sheet.^[1]

On July 9 after denouncing their rights to their unrestricted free agents,^[2] and trading Rodney Carney and Calvin Booth,^[3] the Sixers signed 2-time NBA All-Star Power Forward Elton Brand of the Los Angeles Clippers to a 5-year contract reportedly worth 78–82 Million dollars.^[4]

After the Brand signing, the first weeks of July were quiet in terms of free agency. Rumors spread that key restricted free agents Andre Iguodala and Louis Williams were being pursued by the Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors respectively.

On July 24 it was announced by Philly.com that the Sixers had come to terms with Point Guard Royal Ivey of the Milwaukee Bucks for a 2-year league minimum contract. The deal was finalized and signed on Monday July 28.

Also on July 28, Philly.com released that the Sixers had come to terms with Shooting Guard Kareem Rush of the Indiana Pacers. The deal was finalized and signed on Tuesday July 29.^[5]

After news reports stated that Louis Williams rejected a $3.9M deal from the Sixers and he was talking to the Cleveland Cavaliers,^[6] he signed a 5-year deal on July 31.^[7]

On August 12, ESPN announced that the 76ers had come to terms with restricted free agent Andre Iguodala on a reported 6-year 80 million dollar deal.^[8] After several days, it was officially announced on August 18 that Iguodala had signed the deal.

On August 19 Philly.com announced that veteran backup big man Theo Ratliff had agreed to terms on veterans league minimum 1 year 1.4 million dollar deal with the 76ers. Ratliff had previously played with Philadelphia from 1997–2001. Ratliff was named an All-Star in 2001, but was unable to play because of an injury.^[9]

On September 1, 2008 following his placement on waivers Donyell Marshall agreed to terms with the Philadelphia 76ers for a one-year contract for the league minimum $1,262,275 (for veterans with at least 10 years of experience). The story was first reported by The Philadelphia Daily News^[10]

Draft picks

See main article: 2008 NBA draft.

Regular season

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| October 29| Toronto| | Louis Williams (16)| Samuel Dalembert (17)| Andre Iguodala (6)| Wachovia Center
15,750| 0–1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 2| October 31| New York| | Elton Brand (24)| Elton Brand (14)| Andre Miller (8)| Wachovia Center
11,717| 1–1

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| November 1| @ Atlanta| | Thaddeus Young (22)| Elton Brand (16)| Andre Miller (8)| Philips Arena
19,651| 1–2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 4| November 3| Sacramento| | Thaddeus Young (18)| Samuel Dalembert (6)| Andre Miller (5)| Wachovia Center
10,100| 2–2|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| November 5| @ Miami| | Thaddeus Young (19)| Elton Brand (12)| Andre Miller (6)| American Airlines Arena
15,103| 2–3|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 6| November 6| @ Orlando| | Thaddeus Young (19)| Samuel Dalembert (14)| Andre Iguodala (8)| Amway Arena
16,407| 2–4|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 7| November 11| Utah| | Andre Miller (25)| Thaddeus Young, Samuel Dalembert (11)| Andre Miller (6)| Wachovia Center
12,839| 2–5|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 8| November 12| @ Toronto| | Elton Brand (25)| Andre Iguodala (9)| Andre Iguodala (10)| Air Canada Centre
18,093| 3–5|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 9| November 14| @ Indiana| | Thaddeus Young (25)| Elton Brand (15)| Andre Miller, Elton Brand, Willie Green, Andre Iguodala (2)| Conseco Fieldhouse
12,742| 4–5|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 10| November 15| Oklahoma City| | Thaddeus Young (23)| Samuel Dalembert (16)| Andre Miller (9)| Wachovia Center
13,385| 5–5|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 11| November 19| @ Minnesota| | Andre Miller (20)| Elton Brand (13)| Andre Miller, Andre Iguodala (6)| Target Center
10,111| 5–6|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 12| November 21| L.A. Clippers| | Elton Brand, Thaddeus Young (17)| Elton Brand, Samuel Dalembert (8)| Andre Iguodala (12)| Wachovia Center
13,474| 6–6|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 13| November 23| Golden State| | Elton Brand (23)| Samuel Dalembert (16)| Andre Miller (8)| Wachovia Center
13,556| 7–6|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 14| November 24| @ Charlotte| | Elton Brand (18)| Elton Brand (9)| Andre Miller (6)| Time Warner Cable Arena
10,848| 7–7|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 15| November 26| Orlando| | Elton Brand (21)| Samuel Dalembert (7)| Andre Iguodala (7)| Wachovia Center
14,985| 7–8|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 16| November 28| @ Boston| | Elton Brand (18)| Elton Brand (8)| Louis Williams (6)| TD Banknorth Garden
18,624| 7–9|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 17| November 30| Chicago| | Elton Brand (21)| Elton Brand (12)| Andre Miller (10)| Wachovia Center
13,561| 7–10

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 18| December 2| @ Chicago| | Andre Miller (28)| Elton Brand (14)| Andre Iguodala (5)| United Center
20,485| 8–10|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 19| December 3| L.A. Lakers| | Andre Miller (26)| Andre Miller, Thaddeus Young, Samuel Dalembert (8)| Andre Miller, Andre Iguodala (5)| Wachovia Center
19,119| 8–11|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 20| December 5| @ Detroit| | Andre Miller (19)| Andre Iguodala (8)| Andre Iguodala (5)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076| 9–11|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 21| December 6| New Jersey| | Andre Iguodala (20)| Andre Iguodala (11)| Andre Miller (5)| Wachovia Center
13,096| 9–12|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 22| December 10| Cleveland| | Andre Iguodala (27)| Elton Brand (10)| Andre Miller (8)| Wachovia Center
15,550| 9–13|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 23| December 12| @ Cleveland| | Willie Green (19)| Elton Brand (11)| Andre Miller (7)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 9–14|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 24| December 13| Washington| | Elton Brand (27)| Samuel Dalembert (17)| Andre Miller (12)| Wachovia Center
15,865| 10–14|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 25| December 17| Milwaukee| | Louis Williams (25)| Reggie Evans (9)| Andre Iguodala (7)| Wachovia Center
11,538| 11–14|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 26| December 19| @ Washington| | Louis Williams (26)| Andre Iguodala (9)| Andre Miller (6)| Verizon Center
18,323| 12–14|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 27| December 20| Indiana| | Andre Iguodala (26)| Samuel Dalembert (14)| Andre Miller (12)| Wachovia Center
14,599| 12–15|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 28| December 23| @ Boston| | Louis Williams, Marreese Speights (16)| Samuel Dalembert (13)| Louis Williams, Andre Miller (8)| TD Banknorth Garden
18,624| 12–16|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 29| December 26| @ Denver| | Andre Iguodala (24)| Samuel Dalembert (13)| Andre Miller (8)| Pepsi Center
19,155| 12–17|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 30| December 29| @ Utah| | Andre Iguodala, Thaddeus Young (17)| Reggie Evans (12)| Andre Miller (8)| EnergySolutions Arena
19,911| 12–18|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 31| December 31| @ L.A. Clippers| | Andre Iguodala (28)| Theo Ratliff (8)| Andre Miller (9)| Staples Center
14,021| 13–18

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 32| January 2| @ Dallas| | Andre Iguodala (22)| Andre Miller (11)| Andre Iguodala (5)| American Airlines Center
20,327| 13–19|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 33| January 3| @ San Antonio| | Andre Miller (28)| Andre Iguodala (8)| Andre Iguodala (8)| AT&T Center
18,797| 13–20|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 34| January 6| Houston| | Andre Iguodala (28)| Marreese Speights (8)| Andre Miller, Louis Williams (8)| Wachovia Center
14,858| 14–20|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 35| January 7| @ Milwaukee| | Andre Miller (28)| Andre Miller (9)| Andre Iguodala (7)| Bradley Center
13,381| 15–20|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 36| January 9| Charlotte| | Andre Miller (22)| Samuel Dalembert (9)| Andre Iguodala (7)| Wachovia Center
14,235| 16–20|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 37| January 11| @ Atlanta| | Andre Iguodala (27)| Thaddeus Young (9)| Andre Iguodala (9)| Philips Arena
15,079| 17–20|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 38| January 14| Portland| | Andre Iguodala (29)| Samuel Dalembert (9)| Louis Williams, Andre Iguodala, Andre Miller (6)| Wachovia Center
14,561| 18–20|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 39| January 16| San Antonio| | Thaddeus Young (27)| Samuel Dalembert (12)| Andre Iguodala (8)| Wachovia Center
18,739| 19–20|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 40| January 17| @ New York| | Andre Iguodala (28)| Andre Iguodala, Thaddeus Young (10)| Andre Miller (8)| Madison Square Garden
19,408| 20–20|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 41| January 19| Dallas| | Louis Williams (25)| Andre Iguodala (12)| Andre Miller (7)| Wachovia Center
14,503| 20–21|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 42| January 24| New York| | Andre Iguodala (24)| Samuel Dalembert (17)| Andre Iguodala (6)| Wachovia Center
19,239| 21–21|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 43| January 26| @ New Orleans| | Thaddeus Young (22)| Samuel Dalembert (12)| Andre Iguodala (7)| New Orleans Arena
16,131| 21–22|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 44| January 28| @ Houston| | Andre Iguodala (20)| Samuel Dalembert (13)| Andre Miller (7)| Toyota Center
15,544| 22–22|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 45| January 30| Washington| | Andre Iguodala, Willie Green (20)| Thaddeus Young (9)| Andre Miller (9)| Wachovia Center
15,528| 23–22|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 46| January 31| New Jersey| | Andre Miller (19)| Elton Brand (9)| Andre Miller (7)| Wachovia Center
17,783| 23–23

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 47| February 3| Boston| | Andre Iguodala (22)| Reggie Evans (10)| Andre Miller (7)| Wachovia Center
16,831| 23–24|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 48| February 5| Indiana| | Willie Green (23)| Samuel Dalembert (20)| Andre Miller (12)| Wachovia Center
10,699| 24–24|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 49| February 7| Miami| | Andre Miller, Marreese Speights (15)| Samuel Dalembert (10)| Andre Miller, Andre Iguodala (5)| Wachovia Center
17,216| 25–24|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 50| February 9| Phoenix| | Thaddeus Young (25)| Samuel Dalembert (11)| Andre Iguodala (7)| Wachovia Center
16,797| 26–24|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 51| February 11| Memphis| | Andre Miller (24)| Samuel Dalembert (7)| Andre Miller (9)| Wachovia Center
12,812| 27–24|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 52| February 17| @ Indiana| | Andre Iguodala (20)| Reggie Evans (11)| Andre Iguodala (9)| Conseco Fieldhouse
13,259| 27–25|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 53| February 18| Denver| | Andre Miller (17)| Samuel Dalembert, Marreese Speights (10)| Andre Iguodala (4)| Wachovia Center
15,979| 27–26|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 54| February 21| @ Miami| | Andre Miller (30)| Andre Miller (9)| Andre Iguodala (8)| American Airlines Arena
19,600| 27–27|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 55| February 23| @ New Jersey| | Andre Iguodala (21)| Samuel Dalembert (10)| Andre Miller (10)| Izod Center
13,236| 27–28|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 56| February 25| @ Washington| | Andre Iguodala (22)| Samuel Dalembert (13)| Andre Iguodala (11)| Verizon Center
16,505| 28–28|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 57| February 27| @ New York| | Andre Miller (25)| Samuel Dalembert (14)| Andre Miller (6)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 29–28|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 58| February 28| Orlando| | Andre Miller (23)| Andre Miller (8)| Andre Miller (7)| Wachovia Center
19,703| 29–29

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 59| March 2| New Orleans| | Andre Iguodala (30)| Reggie Evans (8)| Andre Miller (7)| Wachovia Center
14,299| 29–30|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 60| March 7| @ Memphis| | Andre Iguodala (24)| Andre Miller (10)| Andre Miller (8)| FedExForum
14,458| 30–30|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 61| March 8| @ Oklahoma City| | Thaddeus Young, Andre Miller (20)| Andre Iguodala (8)| Andre Iguodala, Andre Miller (3)| Ford Center
18,738| 30–31|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 62| March 11| Toronto| | Thaddeus Young (29)| Samuel Dalembert (13)| Andre Iguodala, Andre Miller (7)| Wachovia Center
17,292| 31–31|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 63| March 13| Chicago| | Thaddeus Young (31)| Samuel Dalembert (19)| Andre Miller (13)| Wachovia Spectrum
17,563| 32–31|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 64| March 15| Miami| | Andre Iguodala (21)| Samuel Dalembert (12)| Andre Miller (11)| Wachovia Center
20,100| 33–31|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 65| March 17| @ L.A. Lakers| | Andre Iguodala (25)| Samuel Dalembert (14)| Louis Williams, Andre Miller (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 34–31|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 66| March 18| @ Phoenix| | Andre Miller, Thaddeus Young (23)| Samuel Dalembert (6)| Andre Miller (8)| US Airways Center
18,422| 34–32|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 67| March 20| @ Golden State| | Thaddeus Young (23)| Samuel Dalembert (23)| Andre Iguodala (7)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 34–33|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 68| March 22| @ Sacramento| | Andre Iguodala (27)| Andre Iguodala (7)| Andre Miller (8)| ARCO Arena
12,943| 35–33|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 69| March 23| @ Portland| | Andre Miller (27)| Andre Miller (10)| Andre Iguodala (5)| Rose Garden
20,620| 36–33|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 70| March 25| Minnesota| | Thaddeus Young (29)| Andre Iguodala, Andre Miller, Samuel Dalembert (7)| Andre Iguodala (6)| Wachovia Center
16,965| 37–33|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 71| March 27| Charlotte| | Andre Iguodala (25)| Thaddeus Young (7)| Thaddeus Young (4)| Wachovia Center
19,098| 37–34|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 72| March 29| @ Detroit| | Andre Iguodala (27)| Thaddeus Young (8)| Andre Miller (6)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076| 37–35|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 73| March 31| Atlanta| | Andre Iguodala (19)| Samuel Dalembert (7)| Andre Miller (10)| Wachovia Center
18,256| 38–35

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 74| April 2| Milwaukee| | Louis Williams (21)| Samuel Dalembert (10)| Andre Miller (11)| Wachovia Center
17,640| 39–35|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 75| April 4| Detroit| | Andre Iguodala (31)| Andre Miller (10)| Andre Miller (12)| Wachovia Center
19,832| 40–35|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 76| April 5| @ New Jersey| | Louis Williams (14)| Reggie Evans, Samuel Dalembert (11)| Andre Iguodala (5)| Izod Center
13,345| 40–36|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 77| April 7| @ Charlotte| | Andre Miller (23)| Theo Ratliff (5)| Andre Miller (7)| Time Warner Cable Arena
16,499| 40–37|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 78| April 9| @ Chicago| | Andre Miller (20)| Andre Iguodala (7)| Andre Iguodala (10)| United Center
20,791| 40–38|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 79| April 10| Cleveland| | Andre Iguodala (26)| Samuel Dalembert (7)| Willie Green (4)| Wachovia Center
20,484| 40–39|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 80| April 12| @ Toronto| | Louis Williams (23)| Samuel Dalembert (12)| Andre Iguodala (8)| Air Canada Centre
18,018| 40–40|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 81| April 14| Boston| | Andre Iguodala (25)| Samuel Dalembert (9)| Andre Miller (9)| Wachovia Center
17,752| 40–41|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 82| April 15| @ Cleveland| | Andre Miller (28)| Thaddeus Young (9)| Andre Miller (8)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 41–41

Playoffs

First round

In the first round of the 2009 NBA Playoffs, the sixth seeded Philadelphia 76ers were paired with the third seed Southeast Division champions and eventual Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic in a best-of-seven series. The Sixers managed to split the series with the Magic at two games a piece after four games, but the Magic went on to win what would be the final two games of the series to eliminate the Sixers.

Game log

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 1| April 19| @ Orlando| | Andre Iguodala (20)| Andre Iguodala (8)| Andre Iguodala (8)| Amway Arena
17,461| 1–0|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| April 22| @ Orlando| | Andre Miller (30)| Andre Iguodala, Theo Ratliff (8)| Andre Iguodala (7)| Amway Arena
17,461| 1–1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 3| April 24| Orlando| | Andre Iguodala (29)| Andre Miller, Samuel Dalembert (9)| Andre Miller (7)| Wachovia Center
16,492| 2–1|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| April 26| Orlando| | Andre Miller (17)| Samuel Dalembert (9)| Andre Iguodala (11)| Wachovia Center
16,464| 2–2|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| April 28| @ Orlando| | Andre Iguodala (26)| Andre Miller (6)| Samuel Dalembert (9)| Amway Arena
17,461| 2–3|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 6| April 30| Orlando| | Andre Miller (24)| Andre Iguodala (6)| Samuel Dalembert (13)| Wachovia Center
16,691| 2–4

Player statistics

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	29	23	31.7	.447	.000	.676	8.8	1.3	0.59	1.55	13.8
	82	82	24.8	.498	.000	.734	8.5	0.2	0.40	1.78	6.4
	79	7	14.4	.444	.000	.594	4.6	0.3	0.52	0.10	3.3
	81	60	22.6	.435	.317	.729	1.6	2.0	0.65	0.16	8.5
	82	82	39.9	.473	.307	.724	5.7	5.3	1.60	0.44	18.8
	71	0	12.1	.332	.342	.791	1.1	0.6	0.51	0.10	3.0
	25	0	7.6	.452	.455	.500	1.6	0.6	0.16	0.20	3.8
	82	82	36.3	.473	.283	.826	4.5	6.5	1.33	0.17	16.3
	46	0	12.6	.531	.000	.600	2.8	0.2	0.37	1.02	1.9
	25	1	8.0	.345	.303	1.000	0.6	0.6	0.20	0.04	2.2
	79	2	16.0	.502	.250	.773	3.7	0.4	0.34	0.71	7.7
	81	0	23.7	.398	.286	.790	2.0	3.0	1.05	0.17	12.8
	75	71	34.4	.495	.341	.735	5.0	1.1	1.33	0.31	15.3

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	6	6	22.2	.615	.000	.750	7.8	0.5	0.33	1.50	5.8
	5	0	7.2	.222	.000	.750	2.0	0.0	0.60	0.00	1.4
	6	6	24.5	.412	.364	.333	1.0	1.2	0.00	0.17	7.8
	6	6	44.8	.449	.393	.652	6.3	6.7	1.83	0.00	21.5
	6	0	7.5	.273	.286	.750	0.7	0.0	0.50	0.00	1.8
	6	0	8.3	.375	.364	.000	1.2	0.0	0.17	0.17	2.7
	6	6	43.0	.475	.300	.824	6.3	5.3	1.17	0.17	21.2
	6	0	15.7	.818	.000	.500	3.8	0.0	0.17	0.67	3.3
	3	0	9.7	.429	.000	.750	2.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	3.0
	6	0	24.8	.412	.375	.667	2.5	2.8	0.50	0.17	9.7
	6	6	38.2	.449	.417	.833	4.5	1.3	1.00	0.17	12.0

Awards and records

Awards

• Thaddeus Young was selected as a member of the sophomore team in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge on All-Star Weekend.

Records

Injuries and surgeries

• August 7: Jason Smith tore his ACL at an offseason Las Vegas NBA Camp.^[11]
• February 5: Elton Brand tore the labrum of his right shoulder and it was announced that he would undergo season ending surgery on February 9.^[12]

Transactions

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Elton Brand	July 9	Los Angeles Clippers
Royal Ivey	July 28	Milwaukee Bucks
Kareem Rush	July 29	Indiana Pacers
Theo Ratliff	August 19	Detroit Pistons
Donyell Marshall	September 1	Seattle SuperSonics via Oklahoma City Thunder

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Herbert Hill	July 1	Free agent
Louis Amundson	July 11	Phoenix Suns
Shavlik Randolph	September 25	Portland Trail Blazers
Kevin Ollie	September 30	Minnesota Timberwolves

Notes and References

1. CBSSports.com wire, Sixers spend day wooing Hawks' Smith, CBSSports.com, July 2, 2008.
2. Web site: Sixers GM Stefanski in talks to re-sign Iguodala | Philadelphia Daily News | 07/17/2008 . 2008-07-30 . 2008-07-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080730084349/http://www.philly.com/dailynews/sports/20080717_Sixers_GM_Stefanski_in_talks_to_re-sign_Iguodala.html . dead .
3. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gxkE9qbHuElAU6Gv4H4qL8hFR0eQD91QID504{{dead link|date=November 2012|bot=Legobot}}
4. Sixers.com, 76ers Sign Two-time NBA All-star Elton Brand, Sixers.com, July 9, 2008.
5. Philly.com, 76ers come to terms with Kareem Rush, Philly.com, July 28, 2008.
6. Phillyburbs.com, Rush signs, Williams rumors simmer, Phillyburbs.com, July 30, 2008.
7. Philly.com, Sixers, Williams agree on 5-year deal, Philly.com, July 31, 2008.
8. ESPN.com, Sources: Iguodala agrees to six-year, $80 million deal with Sixers, www.ESPN.com, August 12, 2008.
9. Philly.com, Source says Ratliff, Sixers agree to 1-year deal, http://www.Philly.com, August 19, 2008.
10. Web site: Donyell Marshall set to join Sixers.
11. Kate Fagan, Sixers’ Jason Smith tears ACL, could miss most of season, http://www.philly.com, August 8, 2008.
12. http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/11344665 Brand out for rest of season, will have shoulder surgery