2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers season

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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.

Key dates

  • June 28: The
    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
    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

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

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
Ukraine
)

Roster

2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB 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 Mercy
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 Injured

Roster
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Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
z-Boston Celtics 66 16 .805 – 35–6 31–10 14–2
x-Toronto Raptors 41 41 .500 25 25–16 16–25 10–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers 40 42 .488 26 22–19 18–23 7–9
New Jersey Nets 34 48 .415 32 21–20 13–28 4–12
New York Knicks 23 59 .280 43 15–26 8–33 5–11
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 66 16 .805 –
2 y-Detroit Pistons 59 23 .732 7
3 y-Orlando Magic 52 30 .634 14
4 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 45 37 .549 21
5 x-Washington Wizards 43 39 .524 23
6 x-Toronto Raptors 41 41 .500 25
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers 40 42 .488 26
8 x-Atlanta Hawks 37 45 .451 29
9 Indiana Pacers 36 46 .439 30
10 New Jersey Nets 34 48 .415 32
11 Chicago Bulls 33 49 .402 33
12 Charlotte Bobcats 32 50 .390 34
13 Milwaukee Bucks 26 56 .317 40
14 New York Knicks 23 59 .280 43
15 Miami Heat 15 67 .183 51

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 — 0–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2
Boston 3–0 — 3–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–3
Charlotte 2–2 1–3 — 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 1–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–3
Chicago 2–2 0–4 3–1 — 3–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–2
Cleveland 2–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 — 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2
Dallas 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 — 1–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–2
Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 — 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–3 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–3 2–0
Detroit 4–0 1–2 3–0 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–0 – 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–2 2–1
Golden State 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 — 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–3 2–0
Houston 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 — 2–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 4–0 2–2 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–2 2–0
Indiana 2–1 0–3 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–2 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2
L.A. Clippers 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 – 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–3 3–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 4–0 — 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 2–0
Memphis 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–2 — 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–3 1–1
Miami 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 — 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–4
Milwaukee 2–2 0–4 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 — 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–3 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–2
Minnesota 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 3–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–2
New Jersey 3–1 0–4 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 4–0 1–1 — 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–1
New Orleans 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 — 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–3 0–2
New York 0–4 0–4 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 — 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–1
Orlando 2–2 2–1 3–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 — 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–2 3–1
Philadelphia 1–3 1–3 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–3 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 1–3 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–2
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–4 2–0 2–0 1–1 — 3–0 4–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–2 2–0
Portland 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 3–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–3 — 1–3 0–3 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–1
Sacramento 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–4 3–1 — 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–2
San Antonio 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–0 3–1 — 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–0
Seattle 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–2 0–4 1–1 1–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–3 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–4 2–2 1–3 1–2 — 1–1 0–4 0–2
Toronto 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 0–2 1–3
Utah 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 — 2–0
Washington 2–2 3–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–2 —

Playoffs

2008 playoff game log
First Round: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 20 @ Detroit 90–86 Miller (20) Evans (14) Iguodala (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 1–0
2 April 23 @ Detroit 88–105 Williams (17) Evans (11) Iguodala (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 1–1
3 April 25 Detroit 95–75 Dalembert (23) Dalembert (16) Green, Iguodala (6)
Wachovia Center

18,805		 2–1
4 April 27 Detroit 84–93 Young (15) Dalembert (12) Iguodala (5)
Wachovia Center

18,347		 2–2
5 April 29 @ Detroit 81–98 Iguodala (21) Evans (7) Iguodala (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 2–3
6 May 1 Detroit 77–100 Iguodala (16) Evans (7) Evans, Ollie (3)
Wachovia Center

14,130		 2–4
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
 		16 0 4.0 .500 .000 .286 .8 .0 .06 .06 1.1
Calvin Booth 31 0 6.6 .333 .000 .600 1.2 .3 .19 .58 .8
Rodney Carney 70 6 14.8 .403 .317 .679 2.1 .5 .56 .33 5.8
Samuel Dalembert 82 82 33.2 .513 .000 .707 10.4 .5 .49 2.34 10.5
Reggie Evans 81 61 23.2 .439 1.000 .467 7.5 .8 1.06 .10 5.2
Willie Green 74 74 26.6 .436 .285 .757 2.5 2.0 .73 .30 12.4
Andre Iguodala 82 82 39.5 .456 .329 .721 5.4 4.8 2.09 .60 19.9
Andre Miller 82 82 36.8 .492 .088 .772 4.0 6.9 1.28 .07 17.0
Kevin Ollie 40 0 7.5 .420 .000 .800 .5 1.0 .25 .00 1.8
Shavlik Randolph 9 0 3.0 .286 .000 .000 1.2 .3 .11 .33 .9
Jason Smith
 		76 1 14.6 .455 .286 .659 3.0 .3 .29 .66 4.5
Louis Williams 80 0 23.3 .424 .359 .783 2.1 3.2 1.01 .16 11.5
Thaddeus Young 74 22 21.0 .539 .316 .738 4.2 .8 .99 .11 8.2

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Louis Amundson
 		2 0 5.0 .500 .000 .500 3.5 .0 .00 .00 2.5
Rodney Carney 6 0 14.0 .387 .500 .500 1.2 .8 1.17 .33 5.0
Samuel Dalembert 6 6 32.2 .422 .000 .842 9.5 .5 .33 1.67 9.0
Reggie Evans 6 0 24.7 .500 .000 .625 7.8 .5 .83 .00 6.8
Willie Green 6 6 23.7 .431 .200 .643 1.3 2.0 .83 .67 9.0
Andre Iguodala 6 6 39.0 .333 .143 .721 4.8 5.0 2.17 .17 13.2
Andre Miller 6 6 38.2 .438 .000 .636 3.2 3.3 .83 .00 15.3
Kevin Ollie 3 0 6.3 .250 .000 1.000 .3 1.0 .67 .00 1.3
Shavlik Randolph 2 0 2.0 .000 .000 .750 .0 .0 .00 .00 1.5
Jason Smith
 		6 0 13.7 .444 .000 1.000 2.5 .5 .17 .83 3.3
Louis Williams 6 0 22.5 .400 .222 .733 2.0 2.0 1.00 .00 12.0
Thaddeus Young 6 6 26.7 .480 .200 .857 4.5 .7 1.17 .00 10.2

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
2009
) and cash considerations 		To
2007
20th overall draft pick)
June 28,
2007[2]
 To
2007
42nd overall draft pick) and cash considerations. 		To
2007
30th overall draft pick)
June 28,
2007[2]
 To
2007
38th overall draft pick) 		To
2007
55th overall draft pick)
September 10,
2007[3]
 To
Bobby Jones
 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

Player Date signed Former team
Calvin Booth September 10 Minnesota Timberwolves

Subtractions

Player Date left New team
Derrick Byars October 22 Dallas Mavericks
Gordan Giriček February 29 Utah Jazz

See also

  • 2007-08 NBA season

References

  1. NBA
    .com, November 12, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c 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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