2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers season

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.

2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coachMaurice Cheeks
ArenaWachovia Center
Results
Record40–42 (.488)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Pistons 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCSN Philadelphia, WPSG
RadioWIP, WPHT

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  United States Georgia Tech
1 21 Daequan Cook (traded to Los Angeles) Power Forward  United States Ohio State
1 30 Petteri Koponen (traded to Portland) Point guard  Finland Tapiolan Honka (Finland)
2 38 Kyrylo Fesenko (traded to Utah) Center  Ukraine SK Cherkassy (Ukraine)

Roster
Roster listing
Philadelphia 76ers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F/C 20 Amundson, Lou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UNLV
C 52 Booth, Calvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Penn State
G/F 25 Carney, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Memphis
C 1 Dalembert, Samuel 6 ft 12 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Seton Hall
F 30 Evans, Reggie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Iowa
G 33 Green, Willie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Detroit
F/C 35 Hill, Herbert (IN) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Providence
G/F 9 Iguodala, Andre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Arizona
G 7 Miller, Andre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Utah
G 12 Ollie, Kevin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Connecticut
F/C 42 Randolph, Shavlik 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Duke
F/C 14 Smith, Jason 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Colorado State
G 23 Williams, Lou 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) South Gwinnett HS
F 21 Young, Thaddeus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Georgia Tech
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 6616.805–35–631–1014–2
x-Toronto Raptors 4141.5002525–1616–2510–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers 4042.4882622–1918–237–9
New Jersey Nets 3448.4153221–2013–284–12
New York Knicks 2359.2804315–268–335–11
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 w-Boston Celtics6616.805–
2 y-Detroit Pistons5923.7326
3 y-Orlando Magic5230.63414
4 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4537.54921
5 x-Washington Wizards4339.52423
6 x-Toronto Raptors4141.50025
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers4042.48826
8 x-Atlanta Hawks3745.45129
9 Indiana Pacers3646.43930
10 New Jersey Nets3448.41532
11 Chicago Bulls3349.40233
12 Charlotte Bobcats3250.39034
13 Milwaukee Bucks2656.31740
14 New York Knicks2359.28043
15 Miami Heat1567.18351

Record vs. opponents
2007-08 NBA Records
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 —0–32–22–21–21–11–10–41–10–21–21–11–12–03–12–22–01–30–24–02–23–11–10–21–10–21–11–21–12–2
Boston 3–0—3–14–02–22–01–12–11–12–03–02–02–02–04–04–02–04–01–14–01–23–11–12–02–02–02–03–11–10–3
Charlotte 2–21–3—1–31–30–21–10–31–10–23–12–01–11–13–11–22–01–30–21–21–31–20–22–00–20–22–02–21–11–3
Chicago 2–20–43–1—3–10–21–13–11–10–22–21–10–21–12–13–11–11–20–22–20–41–30–20–21–10–22–01–21–11–2
Cleveland 2–12–23–11–3—1–10–21–31–10–24–02–02–02–03–01–32–01–30–22–11–32–10–22–02–01–11–13–11–12–2
Dallas 1–10–22–02–01–1—1–21–13–13–11–14–01–34–02–01–13–01–12–22–02–01–12–12–22–11–33–11–12–20–2
Denver 1–11–11–11–12–02–1—0–23–12–21–13–10–34–02–01–14–02–01–21–11–11–12–22–22–12–23–12–01–32–0
Detroit 4–01–23–01–33–11–12–0–2–01–14–02–01–12–04–03–12–03–02–02–22–22–22–01–10–22–02–03–10–22–1
Golden State 1–11–11–11–11–11–31–30–2—2–21–13–12–24–02–02–03–11–11–21–11–12–02–22–23–12–12–12–00–32–0
Houston 2–00–22–02–02–01–32–21–12–2—2–03–02–13–11–12–03–02–02–22–01–10–22–24–02–22–24–01–11–22–0
Indiana 2–10–31–32–20–41–11–10–41–10–2—1–10–21–13–13–11–12–21–14–01–23–00–22–01–10–21–11–31–12–2
L.A. Clippers 1–10–20–21–10–20–41–30–21–30–31–1–0–43–11–11–11–32–00–42–00–20–21–30–33–10–32–11–11–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–10–21–12–00–23–13–01–12–21–22–04–0—2–12–01–13–01–12–22–01–12–03–12–23–12–24–02–03–12–0
Memphis 0–20–21–11–10–20–40–40–20–41–31–11–31–2—2–00–22–22–00–42–01–10–20–30–32–21–33–10–20–31–1
Miami 1–30–41–31–20–30–20–20–40–21–11–31–10–20–2—2–21–11–20–21–30–40–31–10–21–10–21–10–41–10–4
Milwaukee 2–20–42–11–33–11–11–11–30–20–21–31–11–12–02–2—1–10–40–21–31–31–20–20–20–20–21–11–20–22–2
Minnesota 0–20–20–21–10–20–30–40–21–30–31–13–10–32–21–11–1—1–11–31–11–11–12–20–42–10–41–30–22–20–2
New Jersey 3–10–43–12–13–11–10–20–31–10–22–20–21–10–22–14–01–1—0–21–31–32–20–21–10–20–22–01–31–12–1
New Orleans 2–01–12–02–02–02–22–10–22–12–21–14–02–24–02–02–03–12–0—2–01–12–04–02–21–22–23–01–11–30–2
New York 0–40–42–12–21–20–21–12–21–10–20–40–20–20–23–13–11–13–10–2—1–31–30–20–20–20–20–21–31–12–1
Orlando 2–22–13–14–03–10–21–12–21–11–12–12–01–11–14–03–11–13–11–13–1—3–10–22–01–10–22–02–10–23–1
Philadelphia 1–31–32–13–11–21–11–12–20–22–00–32–00–22–03–02–11–12–20–23–11–3—1–11–11–11–12–01–30–22–2
Phoenix 1–11–12–02–02–01–22–20–22–22–22–03–11–33–01–12–02–22–00–42–02–01–1—3–04–03–14–02–01–22–0
Portland 2–00–20–22–00–22–22–21–12–20–40–23–02–23–02–02–04–01–12–22–00–21–10–3—1–30–32–21–13–11–1
Sacramento 1–10–22–01–10–21–21–22–01–32–21–11–31–32–21–12–01–22–02–12–01–11–10–43–1—1–33–11–12–20–2
San Antonio 2–00–22–02–01–13–12–20–21–22–22–03–02–23–12–02–04–02–02–22–02–01–11–33–03–1—2–11–12–22–0
Seattle 1–10–20–20–21–11–31–30–21–20–41–11–20–41–31–11–13–10–20–32–00–20–20–42–21–31–2—1–10–40–2
Toronto 2–11–32–22–11–31–10–21–30–21–13–11–10–22–04–02–12–03–11–13–11–23–10–21–11–11–11–1—0–21–3
Utah 1–11–11–11–11–12–23–12–03–02–11–13–11–33–01–12–02–21–13–11–12–02–02–11–32–22–24–02–0—2–0
Washington 2–23–03–12–12–22–00–21–20–20–22–22–00–21–14–02–22–01–22–01–21–32–20–21–12–00–22–03–10–2—

Playoffs
2008 playoff game log
First Round: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
2008 playoff schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Louis Amundson 1604.0.500.000.286.8.0.06.061.1
Calvin Booth 3106.6.333.000.6001.2.3.19.58.8
Rodney Carney 70614.8.403.317.6792.1.5.56.335.8
Samuel Dalembert 828233.2.513.000.70710.4.5.492.3410.5
Reggie Evans 816123.2.4391.000.4677.5.81.06.105.2
Willie Green 747426.6.436.285.7572.52.0.73.3012.4
Andre Iguodala 828239.5.456.329.7215.44.82.09.6019.9
Andre Miller 828236.8.492.088.7724.06.91.28.0717.0
Kevin Ollie 4007.5.420.000.800.51.0.25.001.8
Shavlik Randolph 903.0.286.000.0001.2.3.11.33.9
Jason Smith 76114.6.455.286.6593.0.3.29.664.5
Louis Williams 80023.3.424.359.7832.13.21.01.1611.5
Thaddeus Young 742221.0.539.316.7384.2.8.99.118.2

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Louis Amundson 205.0.500.000.5003.5.0.00.002.5
Rodney Carney 6014.0.387.500.5001.2.81.17.335.0
Samuel Dalembert 6632.2.422.000.8429.5.5.331.679.0
Reggie Evans 6024.7.500.000.6257.8.5.83.006.8
Willie Green 6623.7.431.200.6431.32.0.83.679.0
Andre Iguodala 6639.0.333.143.7214.85.02.17.1713.2
Andre Miller 6638.2.438.000.6363.23.3.83.0015.3
Kevin Ollie 306.3.250.0001.000.31.0.67.001.3
Shavlik Randolph 202.0.000.000.750.0.0.00.001.5
Jason Smith 6013.7.444.0001.0002.5.5.17.833.3
Louis Williams 6022.5.400.222.7332.02.01.00.0012.0
Thaddeus Young 6626.7.480.200.8574.5.71.17.0010.2

Awards and records

Awards

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[2] 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[2] 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
PlayerDate signedFormer team
Calvin BoothSeptember 10Minnesota Timberwolves

Subtractions
PlayerDate leftNew team
Derrick ByarsOctober 22Dallas Mavericks
Gordan GiričekFebruary 29Utah Jazz

See also
  • 2007-08 NBA season

References
  1. , NBA.com, November 12, 2007.
  2. ESPN - NBA Basketball Transactions - National Basketball Association
  3. ESPN - NBA Basketball Transactions - National Basketball Association
  4. ESPN - NBA Basketball Transactions - National Basketball Association
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