2019–20 Philadelphia 76ers season explained

Team:	Philadelphia 76ers
End Year:	2020
Wins:	43
Losses:	30
Division:	Atlantic
Division Place:	3
Conf Place:	6
Playoffs:	First round (lost to Celtics 0–4)
Coach:	Brett Brown
Gm:	Elton Brand
Owners:	Josh Harris
Arena:	Wells Fargo Center
Television:	NBCSPHI, NBCSPHI+, 6ABC
Radio:	WPEN
Bbr Team:	PHI

The 2019–20 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 71st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The season was suspended by league officials following the games of March 11^[1] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.^[2] On March 19, it was announced that three people from team's staff tested positive for COVID-19.^[3]

Coach Brett Brown was fired after the 76ers lost in a 4-game sweep to the Boston Celtics.

Draft picks

See main article: article and 2019 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position(s)	Nationality	College / Club
1	24	Ty Jerome	PG		Virginia
2	33	Carsen Edwards	PG		Purdue
2	34	Bruno Fernando	C		Maryland
2	42	Admiral Schofield	SF		Tennessee
2	54		SG		Iowa State

The 76ers held one first round pick and four second round picks.^[4] The 24th and 33rd picks was traded to the Boston Celtics for Matisse Thybulle, while the 34th pick was traded to the Atlanta Hawks for Jordan Bone and two future second-round draft picks. Also, the 42nd pick was traded to the Washington Wizards for cash considerations, along with trading away Jonathon Simmons.

Standings

Conference standings

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 8| Guangzhou| | Ben Simmons (21)| Tobias Harris (9)| Ben Simmons (7)| Wells Fargo Center
20,155| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| October 11| @ Charlotte| | Josh Richardson (18)| Al Horford (9)| Kyle O'Quinn (5)| Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,437| 2–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| October 13| @ Orlando| | Joel Embiid (15)| Joel Embiid (9)| Kyle O'Quinn (9)| Amway Center
16,819| 3–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 15| Detroit| | Joel Embiid (24)| Kyle O'Quinn (11)| Josh Richardson (6)| Wells Fargo Center
14,317| 4–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| October 18| Washington| | Joel Embiid (17)| Tobias Harris (9)| Al Horford (5)| Wells Fargo Center
15,347| 4–1

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 23| Boston| | Ben Simmons (24)| Tobias Harris (15)| Ben Simmons (9)| Wells Fargo Center
20,422| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| October 26| @ Detroit| | Tobias Harris (29)| Al Horford (9)| Ben Simmons (10)| Little Caesars Arena
16,207| 2–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| October 28| @ Atlanta| | Joel Embiid (36)| Joel Embiid (13)| Ben Simmons (6)| State Farm Arena
14,094| 3–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 30| Minnesota| | Joel Embiid (19)| Al Horford (16)| Ben Simmons (7)| Wells Fargo Center
20,204| 4–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| November 2| @ Portland| | Al Horford (25)| Ben Simmons (11)| Ben Simmons (8)| Moda Center
19,441| 5–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| November 4| @ Phoenix| | Al Horford (32)| Tobias Harris (10)| Ben Simmons (6)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
14,285| 5–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| November 6| @ Utah| | Joel Embiid (27)| Joel Embiid (16)| Neto, Richardson (4)| Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,306| 5–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| November 8| @ Denver| | Joel Embiid (19)| Joel Embiid (15)| Raul Neto (6)| Pepsi Center
19,520| 5–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9| November 10| Charlotte| | Joel Embiid (18)| Joel Embiid (9)| Josh Richardson (6)| Wells Fargo Center
20,311| 6–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 10| November 12| Cleveland| | Joel Embiid (27)| Joel Embiid (16)| Ben Simmons (6)| Wells Fargo Center
20,294| 7–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| November 13| @ Orlando| | Josh Richardson (19)| Tobias Harris (10)| Tobias Harris (6)| Amway Center
15,113| 7–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 12| November 15| @ Oklahoma City| | Joel Embiid (31)| Joel Embiid (12)| Ben Simmons (8)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 7–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 13| November 17| @ Cleveland| | Tobias Harris (27)| Al Horford (6)| Ben Simmons (11)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 8–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 14| November 20| New York| | Joel Embiid (23)| Joel Embiid (12)| Ben Simmons (13)| Wells Fargo Center
20,384| 9–5|- style="background:#cfc"| 15| November 22| San Antonio| | Tobias Harris (26)| Joel Embiid (14)| Ben Simmons (13)| Wells Fargo Center
20,927| 10–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 16| November 23| Miami| | Josh Richardson (32)| Joel Embiid (11)| Ben Simmons (7)| Wells Fargo Center
21,017| 11–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 17| November 25| @ Toronto| | Josh Richardson (25)| Joel Embiid (13)| Ben Simmons (14)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 11–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 18| November 27| Sacramento| | Joel Embiid (33)| Joel Embiid (16)| Horford, Simmons (5)| Wells Fargo Center
20,592| 12–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 19| November 29| @ New York| | Joel Embiid (27)| Joel Embiid (17)| Ben Simmons (8)| Madison Square Garden
18,109| 13–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 20| November 30| Indiana| | Joel Embiid (32)| Joel Embiid (11)| Ben Simmons (13)| Wells Fargo Center
20,517| 14–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 21| December 2| Utah| | Tobias Harris (26)| Joel Embiid (11)| Ben Simmons (9)| Wells Fargo Center
20,208| 15–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 22| December 5| @ Washington| | Tobias Harris (33)| Joel Embiid (21)| Ben Simmons (10)| Capital One Arena
16,554| 15–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 23| December 7| Cleveland| | Ben Simmons (34)| Kyle O'Quinn (11)| Trey Burke (8)| Wells Fargo Center
20,844| 16–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 24| December 8| Toronto| | Tobias Harris (26)| Ben Simmons (11)| Ben Simmons (9)| Wells Fargo Center
20,313| 17–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 25| December 10| Denver| | Joel Embiid (22)| Joel Embiid (10)| Ben Simmons (7)| Wells Fargo Center
20,591| 18–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 26| December 12| @ Boston| | Joel Embiid (38)| Joel Embiid (13)| Tobias Harris (7)| TD Garden
19,156| 19–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 27| December 13| New Orleans| | Tobias Harris (31)| Joel Embiid (11)| Ben Simmons (11)| Wells Fargo Center
20,620| 20–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 28| December 15| @ Brooklyn| | Ben Simmons (20)| Al Horford (9)| Al Horford (5)| Barclays Center
17,732| 20–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 29| December 18| Miami| | Joel Embiid (22)| Joel Embiid (19)| Richardson, Simmons (6)| Wells Fargo Center
20,715| 20–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 30| December 20| Dallas| | Joel Embiid (33)| Joel Embiid (17)| Ben Simmons (8)| Wells Fargo Center
20,778| 20–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 31| December 21| Washington| | Embiid, Richardson (21)| Joel Embiid (13)| Ben Simmons (11)| Wells Fargo Center
20,529| 21–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 32| December 23| @ Detroit| | Tobias Harris (35)| Ben Simmons (13)| Ben Simmons (17)| Little Caesars Arena
16,476| 22–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 33| December 25| Milwaukee| | Joel Embiid (31)| Joel Embiid (11)| Ben Simmons (14)| Wells Fargo Center
21,028| 23–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 34| December 27| @ Orlando| | Embiid, Harris (24)| Embiid, Harris (11)| Ben Simmons (7)| Amway Center
17,311| 23–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 35| December 28| @ Miami| | Joel Embiid (35)| Joel Embiid (11)| Ben Simmons (11)| American Airlines Arena
19,865| 23–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 36| December 31| @ Indiana| | Josh Richardson (20)| O'Quinn, Simmons (10)| O'Quinn, Richardson (5)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923| 23–13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 37| January 3| @ Houston| | Ben Simmons (29)| Ben Simmons (13)| Ben Simmons (11)| Toyota Center
18,055| 23–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 38| January 6| Oklahoma City| | Josh Richardson (23)| Ben Simmons (15)| Embiid, Simmons (8)| Wells Fargo Center
20,561| 24–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 39| January 9| Boston| | Josh Richardson (29)| Ben Simmons (9)| Josh Richardson (7)| Wells Fargo Center
20,822| 25–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 40| January 11| @ Dallas| | Tobias Harris (20)| Tobias Harris (10)| Ben Simmons (11)| American Airlines Center
20,244| 25–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 41| January 13| @ Indiana| | Ben Simmons (24)| Ben Simmons (14)| Al Horford (5)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,257| 25–16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 42| January 15| Brooklyn| | Tobias Harris (34)| Tobias Harris (10)| Ben Simmons (11)| Wells Fargo Center
20,416| 26–16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 43| January 17| Chicago| | Furkan Korkmaz (24)| Ben Simmons (11)| Ben Simmons (7)| Wells Fargo Center
20,919| 27–16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 44| January 18| @ New York| | Ben Simmons (21)| Tobias Harris (8)| Ben Simmons (8)| Madison Square Garden
17,812| 28–16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 45| January 20| @ Brooklyn| | Ben Simmons (34)| Ben Simmons (12)| Ben Simmons (12)| Barclays Center
16,801| 29–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 46| January 22| @ Toronto| | Tobias Harris (22)| Horford, Simmons (10)| Ben Simmons (8)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 29–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 47| January 25| L. A. Lakers| | Tobias Harris (29)| Ben Simmons (10)| Ben Simmons (8)| Wells Fargo Center
21,109| 30–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 48| January 28| Golden State| | Joel Embiid (24)| Al Horford (11)| Al Horford (8)| Wells Fargo Center
20,854| 31–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 49| January 30| @ Atlanta| | Ben Simmons (31)| Joel Embiid (14)| Shake Milton (6)| State Farm Arena
15,227| 31–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 50| February 1| @ Boston| | Ben Simmons (23)| Horford, Simmons (9)| Ben Simmons (5)| TD Garden
19,156| 31–19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 51| February 3| @ Miami| | Joel Embiid (29)| Joel Embiid (12)| Ben Simmons (7)| American Airlines Arena
19,725| 31–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 52| February 6| @ Milwaukee| | Tobias Harris (25)| Ben Simmons (14)| Ben Simmons (9)| Fiserv Forum
17,928| 31–21|- style="background:#cfc;"| 53| February 7| Memphis| | Furkan Korkmaz (34)| Joel Embiid (10)| Ben Simmons (10)| Wells Fargo Center
20,779| 32–21|- style="background:#cfc;"| 54| February 9| Chicago| | Furkan Korkmaz (31)| Joel Embiid (12)| Ben Simmons (10)| Wells Fargo Center
21,018| 33–21|- style="background:#cfc;"| 55| February 11| L. A. Clippers| | Embiid, Simmons (26)| Harris, Simmons (12)| Ben Simmons (10)| Wells Fargo Center
20,730| 34–21|- style="background:#cfc;"| 56| February 20| Brooklyn| | Joel Embiid (39)| Joel Embiid (16)| Tobias Harris (6)| Wells Fargo Center
20,806| 35–21|- style="background:#fcc;"| 57| February 22| @ Milwaukee| | Embiid, Korkmaz, Milton (17)| Joel Embiid (11)| Joel Embiid (4)| Fiserv Forum
18,290| 35–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 58| February 24| Atlanta| | Joel Embiid (49)| Joel Embiid (14)| Shake Milton (6)| Wells Fargo Center
20,836| 36–22|- style="background:#fcc;"| 59| February 26| @ Cleveland| | Shake Milton (20)| Josh Richardson (8)| Al Horford (5)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
16,332| 36–23|- style="background:#cfc;"| 60| February 27| New York| | Tobias Harris (34)| Kyle O'Quinn (10)| Al Horford (9)| Wells Fargo Center
20,175| 37–23|- style="background:#fcc;"| 61| March 1| @ L. A. Clippers| | Shake Milton (39)| Al Horford (8)| Al Horford (6)| Staples Center
19,068| 37–24|- style="background:#fcc;"| 62| March 3| @ L. A. Lakers| | Glenn Robinson III (25)| Al Horford (11)| Shake Milton (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 37–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 63| March 5| @ Sacramento| | Tobias Harris (28)| Tobias Harris (14)| Al Horford (6)| Golden 1 Center
15,485| 38–25|- style="background:#fcc;"| 64| March 7| @ Golden State| | Tobias Harris (24)| Horford, Scott (10)| Al Horford (7)| Chase Center
18,064| 38–26|- style="background:#cfc;"| 65| March 11| Detroit| | Joel Embiid (30)| Joel Embiid (14)| Al Horford (6)| Wells Fargo Center
20,172| 39–26|- style="background:#fcc;"| 66| August 1| @ Indiana| | Joel Embiid (41)| Joel Embiid (21)| Embiid, Simmons (4)| Visa Athletic Center
No In-Person Attendance| 39–27|- style="background:#cfc;"| 67| August 3| San Antonio| | Joel Embiid (27)| Joel Embiid (9)| Embiid, Simmons (5)| Visa Athletic Center
No In-Person Attendance| 40–27|- style="background:#cfc;"| 68| August 5| @ Washington| | Joel Embiid (30)| Joel Embiid (11)| Al Horford (5)| The Arena
No In-Person Attendance| 41–27|- style="background:#cfc;"| 69| August 7| Orlando| | Embiid, Harris (23)| Tobias Harris (15)| Shake Milton (8)| HP Field House
No In-Person Attendance| 42–27|- style="background:#fcc;"| 70| August 9| @ Portland| | Josh Richardson (34) | Matisse Thybulle (9)| Josh Richardson (6)| Visa Athletic Center
No In-Person Attendance| 42–28|- style="background:#fcc;"| 71| August 11| Phoenix| | Alec Burks (23)| Kyle O'Quinn (10)| Kyle O'Quinn (11)| Visa Athletic Center
No In-Person Attendance| 42–29|- style="background:#fcc;"| 72| August 12| Toronto| | Tobias Harris (22)| Joel Embiid (9)| 4 players (5)| HP Field House
No In-Person Attendance| 42–30|- style="background:#cfc;"| 73| August 14| @ Houston| | Tobias Harris (18)| Harris, Scott (7)| Burks, Neto, O'Quinn (5)| The Arena
No In-Person Attendance| 43–30|- style="background:#;"| 66| March 14| Indiana| | | | | Wells Fargo Center
| |- style="background:#;"| 67| March 16| Washington| | | | | Wells Fargo Center
| |- style="background:#;"| 68| March 18| Toronto| | | | | Wells Fargo Center
| |- style="background:#;"| 69| March 19| @ Charlotte| | | | | Spectrum Center
| |- style="background:#;"| 70| March 21| Atlanta| | | | | Wells Fargo Center
| |- style="background:#;"| 71| March 24| @ Minnesota| | | | | Target Center
| |- style="background:#;"| 72| March 26| @ Chicago| | | | | United Center
| |- style="background:#;"| 73| March 27| Phoenix| | | | | Wells Fargo Center
| |- style="background:#;"| 74| March 29| Portland| | | | | Wells Fargo Center
| |- style="background:#;"| 75| March 31| Houston| | | | | Wells Fargo Center
| |- style="background:#;"| 76| April 3| @ Washington| | | | | Capital One Arena
| |- style="background:#;"| 77| April 5| Orlando| | | | | Wells Fargo Center
| |- style="background:#;"| 78| April 7| Milwaukee| | | | | Wells Fargo Center
| |- style="background:#;"| 79| April 10| @ San Antonio| | | | | AT&T Center
| |- style="background:#;"| 80| April 11| @ New Orleans| | | | | Smoothie King Center
| |- style="background:#;"| 81| April 13| @ Memphis| | | | | FedExForum
| |- style="background:#;"| 82| April 15| Charlotte| | | | | Wells Fargo Center
|

Playoffs

See also: 2020 NBA playoffs. |- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| August 17| @ Boston| | Joel Embiid (26)| Joel Embiid (16)| Tobias Harris (8)| HP Field House
No in-person attendance| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| August 19| @ Boston| | Joel Embiid (34)| Tobias Harris (11)| Shake Milton (4)| HP Field House
No in-person attendance| 0–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| August 21| Boston| | Joel Embiid (30)| Tobias Harris (15)| Tobias Harris (4)| HP Field House
No in-person attendance| 0–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| August 23| Boston| | Joel Embiid (30)| Embiid, Horford (10)| Josh Richardson (5)| HP Field House
No in-person attendance| 0–4

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	72	72	34.3	.471	.367	.806	6.9	3.2	.7	.6	19.6
	72	12	21.7	.430	.402	.755	2.3	1.1	.6	.2	9.8
	68	11	17.8	.426	.369	.811	3.6	.8	.3	.1	6.0
	67	61	30.2	.450	.350	.763	6.8	4.0	.8	.9	11.9
	65	14	19.8	.423	.357	.610	1.6	1.2	1.4	.7	4.7
	57	57	35.4	.580	.286	.621	7.8	8.0	2.1	.6	16.4
	55	53	30.8	.430	.341	.809	3.2	2.9	.9	.7	13.7
	54	3	12.4	.455	.386	.830	1.1	1.8	.4	.1	5.1
	51	51	29.5	.477	.331	.807	11.6	3.0	.9	1.3	23.0
^†	49	0	15.8	.442	.349	.787	3.1	.8	.5	.3	5.8
	40	24	20.1	.484	.430	.785	2.2	2.6	.5	.2	9.4
	29	2	10.8	.494	.259	.550	4.0	1.8	.2	.8	3.5
^†	25	0	13.2	.465	.421	.722	1.4	2.1	.3	.0	5.9
	24	0	9.7	.521	.000	.500	3.0	.3	.1	1.3	2.4
^†	18	1	20.2	.461	.416	.829	3.1	2.1	.7	.0	12.2
^†	14	4	19.3	.518	.333	.917	3.1	.8	.6	.1	7.7
	7	0	4.6	.273	.000	.500	.3	.3	.4	.0	1.1
	4	0	7.0	.250	.333	.750	1.8	.3	.0	.3	2.8
^†	4	0	3.5	.667	.000	.000	.3	.0	.3	.0	1.0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	4	4	37.3	.383	.133	.789	9.5	4.0	.5	.3	15.8
	4	4	36.3	.459	.250	.814	12.3	1.3	1.5	1.3	30.0
	4	4	36.0	.357	.357	.944	3.8	3.3	.5	.5	16.8
	4	4	31.5	.477	.400	.857	3.3	2.8	.5	.0	14.5
	4	3	32.3	.480	.000	.571	7.3	2.3	.3	1.3	7.0
	4	1	18.8	.429	.250		1.8	.5	.8	.3	1.8
	4	0	23.8	.327	.188	.778	3.8	1.8	.3	.8	10.5
	4	0	10.0	.000	.000	.600	1.5	.5	.3	.0	.8
	4	0	5.0	.200	.000	1.000	2.0	.3	.0	.0	1.5
	2	0	13.0	.333	.400		1.5	1.5	.5	.0	4.0
	1	0	7.0				.0	.0	1.0	1.0	.0
	1	0	6.0				1.0	1.0	.0	.0	.0

Transactions

See also: List of 2019–20 NBA season transactions.

Trades

July 6, 2019^[5] ^[6]	Four–team trade
	To Miami Heat Jimmy Butler (Sign and trade from Philadelphia) Meyers Leonard (from Portland) Cash Considerations (from L.A. Clippers)	To Los Angeles Clippers Maurice Harkless (from Portland) Mathias Lessort (Draft rights from Philadelphia)2023 protected first-round pick (from Miami)
	To Portland Trail Blazers Hassan Whiteside (from Miami)	To Philadelphia 76ers Josh Richardson (from Miami)

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Shake Milton^[7]	July 7, 2019
Tobias Harris	July 10, 2019
Mike Scott	July 10, 2019
James Ennis III	July 11, 2019
Furkan Korkmaz	July 25, 2019

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Al Horford	July 10, 2019	Boston Celtics
Raul Neto	July 11, 2019	Utah Jazz
Kyle O'Quinn	July 11, 2019	Indiana Pacers
Trey Burke	July 30, 2019	Dallas Mavericks

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	New Team
JJ Redick^[8]	Free Agency	New Orleans Pelicans
Boban Marjanović^[9]	Free Agency	Dallas Mavericks
T. J. McConnell^[10]	Free Agency	Indiana Pacers

Notes and References

1. Web site: NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games . NBA.com . March 12, 2020 . March 11, 2020.
2. Web site: Reynolds . Tim . NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus . NBA.com . March 12, 2020 . March 11, 2020.
3. Web site: Team Statement . NBA.com . March 20, 2020 . March 19, 2020.
4. Web site: Full 2019 NBA Draft Order. tankathon.com. 2019-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20190515005010/http://www.tankathon.com/full_draft. 2019-05-15. dead.
5. Web site: HEAT Acquire Butler And Leonard. NBA.com. July 6, 2019. July 6, 2019.
6. Web site: Team Acquires Josh Richardson. NBA.com. July 6, 2019. July 6, 2019.
7. Web site: Team Signs Milton to Multi-Year Contract. NBA.com. July 7, 2019. July 7, 2019.
8. Web site: Pelicans Sign JJ Redick. NBA.com. July 15, 2019. July 15, 2019.
9. Web site: Mavs sign Philadelphia 76ers free agent center Boban Marjanovic. NBA.com. July 23, 2019. July 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190724062200/https://www.mavs.com/mavs-sign-philadelphia-76ers-free-agent-center-boban-marjanovic/. July 24, 2019. dead.
10. Web site: Pacers Sign T.J. McConnell; Re-Sign Edmond Sumner. NBA.com. July 29, 2019. July 29, 2019.