The 76ers have had a rich history, with many of the greatest players in NBA history having played for the organization, including Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Charles Barkley, and Allen Iverson.

In the 1964 – 65 season, the 76ers acquired the legendary Wilt Chamberlain from the Warriors ; Chamberlain had been a high school legend in Philadelphia and began his career with the Warriors while they still played in Philadelphia.

Led by head coach Alex Hannum, the 76ers had a dream season as they started 46 – 4, en route to a record of 68 – 13, the best record in league history at the time.

Only six seasons earlier, the 76ers had set the NBA record for most wins in a season.

The 76ers went on to win their third NBA championship ( and second in Philadelphia ) with a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers, who had defeated them the season before.

The enthusiastic Lucas had been successful as a head coach for the San Antonio Spurs, and Philadelphia hoped he could breathe new life into the 76ers.

Starting with the 1990 – 91 season, and ending with the 1995 – 96 season, the 76ers had the dubious distinction of seeing their win total decrease each year.

76ers top brass felt changes had to be made after the 1996 – 97 season.

After the 76ers and Bucks split the first two games of the series, it was learned Iverson would miss Game Three due to various nagging injuries that had plagued him late in the season.

Their opponent would be the Los Angeles Lakers, who had run up an 11 – 0 record in the first three rounds of the playoffs, and were expected by many to make quick work of the 76ers.

Because of a seemingly meaningless loss to the lowly Chicago Bulls in the regular season finale ( both the Sixers and the Lakers finished with identical 56 – 26 records, but Los Angeles was awarded a higher seed based on tiebreakers ), the 76ers had to open a series on the road for the first time in the 2001 playoffs.

On December 2, 2009, the Philadelphia 76ers announced that they had signed Allen Iverson to a one-year prorated $ 1. 3 million non-guaranteed contract.

The 76ers were 5 – 13 at the time and had lost Louis Williams for at least 30 games to injury.

The 76ers valiantly competed, but because of the 1-5 stretch, the Sixers had to face the heavily-favored Miami Heat in the first round, and ultimately fell to them in five games.

The 76ers also had an alternate logo with the ' 76 ' wordmark inside the silhouette of the Liberty Bell with ' Philadelphia ' on top.

In Game 6, Andre Iguodala sank two free throws with 2. 2 seconds left to put the 76ers up 79-78 after getting fouled by Ömer Aşık, who had missed two free throws five seconds earlier.

The Spurs had another 11-game winning streak from March 21 to April 8 including back-to-back-to-back games against the Dallas Mavericks, the New Orleans Hornets, and the Philadelphia 76ers.

Free, who was acquired in the offseason from the Philadelphia 76ers, finished second overall in NBA scoring average, with 28. 8 per game, while George Gervin of the San Antonio Spurs had a 29. 6 average.

On August 22, 2005, Bryant, who had been serving as the assistant coach to the Los Angeles Sparks team in the Women's National Basketball Association, was named Head Coach of the Sparks, succeeding previous coach ( and former 76ers teammate ) Henry Bibby.

The Philadelphia 76ers then decided to offer to buy Erving's contract for $ 3 million — roughly the same amount as the Nets ' expansion fee — Boe had little choice but to accept.

By World War II, both the Wingfoots and the Firestone Tire Company's Non Skids had suspended play, but other seminal pro teams such as the Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons ( now the Detroit Pistons ), Syracuse Nationals ( now the Philadelphia 76ers ), Rochester Royals ( now the Sacramento Kings ), Minneapolis Lakers ( now the Los Angeles Lakers ), and Tri-Cities BlackHawks ( now the Atlanta Hawks ), all of whom are currently playing in the NBA, had joined.

The 76ers moved their home games to Convention Hall and to the Palestra, but neither of those arenas had ice rinks at the time, and there were no other NHL-quality sites in the Philadelphia area.

For their first four years in Philadelphia, the 76ers played mostly at the Philadelphia Arena and Civic Center-Convention Hall, with an occasional game at The Palestra at the University of Pennsylvania.

The 76ers ' 0. 110 winning percentage was a record worst at the time, and is still the second lowest in NBA history.

The 76ers were given little chance of winning as they faced the Celtics in Game Seven at Boston Garden.

In 2002 – 03, the 76ers sprinted to a 15 – 4 start, but a 10 – 20 swoon left them 25 – 24 at the All-Star break.

After the break, the 76ers caught fire, winning nine in a row at one point, and 23 of their last 33 to finish at 48 – 34, earning the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Chris Ford took over, but the 76ers finished the 2003 – 2004 season at 33 – 49, missing the playoffs for the first time in six years.

But Elton saw that the 76ers offered him more money ( he regarded their offer as the " Philly-Max "), and a better chance at winning an NBA Championship playing in the Eastern Conference.

Hours after the 76ers ' last game at Orlando on April 14, the team fired Jordan after only one season.

After winning Game 5 at home, Bulls were eliminated by the 76ers in Game 6 in Philadelphia, becoming the fifth team in NBA history to be eliminated as a first seed by an eighth seed.

Just two nights later the Wolves would get their first win, beating the Philadelphia 76ers at home 125 – 118 on November 10.

They were hapless for the next seven seasons, including a 12 – 70 record in the 1986 – 87 season that was the second-worst single-season record in NBA history at that time, and is now the third-worst winning percentage in NBA history behind the 1973 76ers and the 2012 Charlotte Bobcats.

Prior to a game against the Philadelphia 76ers on March 24, 2012, head coach Gregg Popovich decided to give Duncan a night off by listing him on the official scorecard as ' DNP-OLD ', poking fun at his 36-year old body.

Following two successful years at Georgetown, Iverson declared eligibility for the 1996 NBA Draft, and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the number one pick.

The Soul began play in February 2004, and played its home games at the Wells Fargo Center ( then known as the Wachovia Center ), home of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League and the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association.

When there was a scheduling conflict with the NBA or NHL, games were played at the now-demolished Wachovia Spectrum — the former home of the Flyers, 76ers, Philadelphia Phantoms AHL hockey team and the Philadelphia KiXX MISL soccer franchise.

In preseason play the Colonels defeated the Chicago Bulls 95-86 at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 1, 1975 ; lost to the New York Knicks in Landover, Maryland at the Capital Centre 107-102 on October 4, 1975 ; defeated the Detroit Pistons 114-113 on October 5, 1975 in Cincinnati ; defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 96-91 in Freedom Hall on October 10, 1975 ; lost an overtime game to the Detroit Pistons in Detroit on October 12, 1975, 115-107 ; defeated the Buffalo Braves 120-116 in Freedom Hall on October 14, 1975 ; defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 112-110 in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 17, 1975 ; and won another ABA vs. NBA exhibition on October 19, 1975 with a 121-111 victory over the Washington Bullets in Lexington, Kentucky.

On Tuesday, April 18, 2006, Webber and Iverson were fined for not showing up at the Philadelphia 76ers final home game of the season, which was Fan Appreciation Night, although both of them were injured and not expected to play .< ref >

In total, the 76ers went 56 – 26 to clinch their first Atlantic Division title since 1989 – 90, and were top seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs.

Attributed to their lack of a true go-to-scorer, the 76ers lost hold of the top three seed and division championship that they held for most of the season, by going on the losing steak.

The top draft choice of the Syracuse Nationals ( now the Philadelphia 76ers ) of the NBA, Barnett played with the team until 1961, when he jumped ship from the NBA to play in the American Basketball League ( ABL ) with the Cleveland Pipers, who were owned by George Steinbrenner, now New York Yankees owner.

Despite missing thirty-two games early in the 2000 – 01 season due to injury, Snow played a crucial role in helping the 76ers earn the top playoff seed in the Eastern Conference and ultimately reach the 2001 NBA Finals, where they lost in five games to the Los Angeles Lakers.