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Following the playoff loss, Tony DiLeo returned to his front office job, creating a head coaching vacancy.

Former Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan was introduced as the 76ers ' new coach on June 1, 2009.

For the 2009 offseason, the Sixers drafted UCLA point guard Jrue Holiday with the 17th pick.

The Sixers also traded power forward Reggie Evans to the Toronto Raptors for a three-point specialist, small forward Jason Kapono, who had won back-to-back three-point shootouts in 2007 and 2008.

This offseason also marked the return of the 1977 – 1997 76ers logo, along with a redesigned court and new uniforms updating the 1982 – 83 jerseys.