2017–18 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 2017–18 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 69th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was 25–25 after the first 50 games, but finished the remainder of the season with a 27-5 record. It was the team's first 50-win season since 2000–01, when they last made the NBA Finals. The Sixers closed the regular season on a 16-game winning streak, a franchise record as well as becoming the only team in NBA history to end the regular season with 16 consecutive wins in the process (the winning streak continued in the playoffs, but was ended at 17 when the Miami Heat defeated them in Game 2 of the First Round).

2017–18 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coachBrett Brown
General managerBryan Colangelo
OwnersJoshua Harris
ArenaWells Fargo Center
Results
Record5230 (.634)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Celtics 1–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionNBCSPHI, NBCSPHI+, 6ABC
RadioWPEN

The Sixers had acquired the first overall draft pick from the Boston Celtics on June 19, four days before the 2017 NBA draft began in exchange for their third overall draft pick that year (which became Jayson Tatum) and another first round pick in 2019, their own or the Kings which ever is better (Sixers would get the pick if it was #1 overall). They used the 2017 first overall pick to select Markelle Fultz, who missed most of his rookie season due to injuries.[1]

Center Joel Embiid became the first Sixers All-Star since Jrue Holiday in 2013.

They finished the regular season with 52–30 record, which clinched the third seed. In the playoffs, the 76ers faced the sixth-seeded Miami Heat in the First Round, and won in five games, advancing to the Conference Semifinals, where they faced their rivals, the Boston Celtics, losing in five games. It was the 20th meeting in the NBA Playoffs for these two franchises.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position(s) Nationality College / Club
1 1 Markelle Fultz PG  United States Washington
1 25 Anžejs Pasečņiks C  Latvia CB Gran Canaria
2 36 Jonah Bolden PF  Australia KK FMP Beograd
2 50 Mathias Lessort PF  France Nanterre 92

The Sixers ended the 2016–17 season with the fourth best NBA Draft Lottery odds and also due to trades had a chance to have the Lakers pick, which had the third-best odds of staying in the Top 3, as well as held the possibility to swap picks with the Sacramento Kings, depending on whether Sacramento moved ahead of them or not. It ended with them having the third pick of the 2017 NBA Draft thanks to the Sacramento Kings, while the Kings would end up with the fifth pick of the draft and the Lakers kept their pick as the second pick of the draft. Philadelphia would also have four different second round picks this year, with none of them being their original pick due to the aforementioned trade with Sacramento, but all of their second round picks would be acquired from the previous season via trades. Two of their second round picks were the incentive of trading away Kendall Marshall to the Utah Jazz, where Philadelphia would acquire the best and worst of four different draft picks this year. Another second round pick would be had in a trade deadline deal (alongside the incentive to swap their worst second round pick they acquired from Utah with the Atlanta Hawks) which included champion power forward/center Tiago Splitter in exchange for Ersan İlyasova. Their last second round pick would be acquired from the Dallas Mavericks, where they would have the Mavericks' second round pick this year and in 2020 and Justin Anderson in exchange for center/power forward Nerlens Noel. On June 19, three days before the day of the 2017 NBA Draft began, the 76ers would swap Duke University's Jayson Tatum, their #3 pick with the Boston Celtics (as well as either the Los Angeles Lakers' 2018 first round pick or the Sacramento Kings' 2019 first round pick as long as it isn't the #1 pick in 2019) in exchange for Boston's #1 pick, which ultimately became Markelle Fultz.

As the consensus #1 pick of the draft that year, Fultz showed off a considerable display during his freshman season at the University of Washington. While Markelle wound up being in a rather similar situation that his teammate and former #1 draft pick Ben Simmons had back at Louisiana State University before the 2016 NBA Draft, he did display some of the absolute best efforts he could have possibly provided Washington in what was otherwise a losing season for them. At his only season in Washington, Fultz provided an outstanding stat line of 23.2 points, 5.9 assists, 5.7 rebounds, 1.6 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game in only 25 games played for them; not only would those statistics be some of the best recorded in Pac-12 history in over 20 years (around the time the division was named the Pac-10), but he also was the first freshman to be named to record averages of at least 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game since LaDrell Washington back in the 1994-95 season. Under such results, he would obviously not only be named a member of the All-Pac-12 First Team, but also be considered a consensus All-American Third Team member for the effort he made to help Washington become competitive in spite of a losing season otherwise. On draft night, Philadelphia would end up trading away some of their second round picks in exchange for future assets, while also gaining a first round pick from the Orlando Magic in the process. In exchange for giving up a protected first round pick of sorts and a 2020 second round pick, the 76ers acquired the Magic's 25th pick, which became the Latvian center Anžejs Pasečņiks of the Herbalife Gran Canaria out in Spain. Throughout his international career, he became a three-time champion in his native land of Latvia before winning a Spanish championship and being named a member of the Liga ACB's All-Young Players Team in more recent years. After that, for the first of Philadelphia's own second round draft picks this year, they selected the Australian power forward Jonah Bolden, a former UCLA student before recently playing for the KK FMP Beograd out in Serbia. While not being particularly special at UCLA, Bolden received a second wind in Serbia by averaging 12.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.0 steal, and 1.0 block per game with the FMP Beograd, which earned him the honor of being the Adriatic League's Top Prospect that year. After that, they would trade their next two second round picks (sophomore point guard Jawun Evans of Oklahoma State University and senior shooting guard Sterling Brown of Southern Methodist University respectively) to the Los Angeles Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks respectively in exchange for cash considerations that'd be had for usage once again on July 1. Finally, with their last second round pick, the 76ers selected the Martinique born French power forward Mathias Lessort of the Nanterre 92 in France's LNB Pro A. In his professional career out in France, Lessort won co-Sixth Man of the Year honors with Matt Howard back with Élan Chalon in 2016 before recently winning the French Basketball Cup and FIBA Europe Cup championships with the Nanterre 92.

Game log

Preseason

2017 pre-season game log
Total: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
2017–18 season schedule

Regular season

2017–18 game log
Total: 52–30 (Home: 30–11; Road: 22–19)
2017–18 season schedule

Playoffs

2018 playoff game log
Total: 5–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–3)
2018 playoff schedule

Standings

Atlantic division

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
cToronto Raptors 59 23 .720 0.0 34–7 25–16 12–4 82
xBoston Celtics 55 27 .671 4.0 27–14 28–13 12–4 82
xPhiladelphia 76ers 52 30 .634 7.0 30–11 22–19 9–7 82
New York Knicks 29 53 .354 30.0 19–22 10–31 6–10 82
Brooklyn Nets 28 54 .341 31.0 15–26 13–28 1–15 82

Conference standings

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 cToronto Raptors * 59 23 .720 82
2 xBoston Celtics 55 27 .671 4.0 82
3 xPhiladelphia 76ers 52 30 .634 7.0 82
4 yCleveland Cavaliers * 50 32 .610 9.0 82
5 xIndiana Pacers 48 34 .585 11.0 82
6 yMiami Heat * 44 38 .537 15.0 82
7 xMilwaukee Bucks 44 38 .537 15.0 82
8 xWashington Wizards 43 39 .524 16.0 82
9 Detroit Pistons 39 43 .476 20.0 82
10 Charlotte Hornets 36 46 .439 23.0 82
11 New York Knicks 29 53 .354 30.0 82
12 Brooklyn Nets 28 54 .341 31.0 82
13 Chicago Bulls 27 55 .329 32.0 82
14 Orlando Magic 25 57 .305 34.0 82
15 Atlanta Hawks 24 58 .293 35.0 82

Roster

76ers players during a timeout vs the Wizards
Roster listing
2017–18 Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 1 Anderson, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–11–19 Virginia
PG 0 Bayless, Jerryd 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–08–20 Arizona
SF 18 Belinelli, Marco 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1986–03–25 Italy
PF 33 Covington, Robert 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1990–12–14 Tennessee State
C 21 Embiid, Joel (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1994–03–16 Kansas
PG 20 Fultz, Markelle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998–05–29 Washington
PF 22 Holmes, Richaun 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1993–10–15 Bowling Green
PF 23 İlyasova, Ersan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–05–15 Turkey
SG 11 Jackson, Demetrius (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1994–09–07 Notre Dame
PF 5 Johnson, Amir 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1987–05–01 Westchester HS (CA)
SF 30 Korkmaz, Furkan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997–07–24 Turkey
SF 7 Luwawu-Cabarrot, Timothé 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–05–09 France
PG 12 McConnell, T. J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–03–25 Arizona
SG 17 Redick, J. J. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1984–06–24 Duke
PF 9 Šarić, Dario 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1994–04–08 Croatia
PG 25 Simmons, Ben 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1996–07–20 LSU
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2018–03–26

Transactions

Trades

June 19, 2017[2] To Philadelphia 76ers
Markelle Fultz (Pick 1)
To Boston Celtics
Jayson Tatum (Pick 3)
2018 first round pick (2 through 5 protected from the L.A. Lakers)
If pick does not convey in 2018, a first round pick in 2019 (with protections instead)
June 28, 2017[3] To Philadelphia 76ers
2018 second round pick
Cash considerations
To Houston Rockets
Shawn Long
July 6, 2017 To Philadelphia 76ers[4]
Cash considerations
To Milwaukee Bucks
Sterling Brown (Pick 46)
To Philadelphia 76ers[5]
Cash considerations
To Los Angeles Clippers
Jawun Evans (Pick 39)
December 7, 2017 To Philadelphia 76ers
Trevor Booker
To Brooklyn Nets
Jahlil Okafor
Nik Stauskas
2019 second round pick

Re-signed

Player Signed
Joel Embiid Five-year, $148 million extension

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Furkan Korkmaz July 4, 2017 Anadolu Efes
J.J. Redick[6] July 8, 2017 Los Angeles Clippers
Amir Johnson[6] July 8, 2017 Boston Celtics
James Blackmon Jr.[7] August 30, 2017 Indiana Hoosiers
James Michael McAdoo[7] Two-way contract Golden State Warriors
James Young Two-Way contract Wisconsin Herd
Larry Drew II Signed 10-day contract Sioux Falls Skyforce

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team
Gerald Henderson[8] Waived
Alex Poythress Unrestricted free agent Indiana Pacers / Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Jacob Pullen Waived Mahram Tehran
James Michael McAdoo Waived

Awards and honors

Player Award Notes
Joel Embiid All-Star 1st All-Star appearance, first 76er voted to All-Star game since 2013

References

  1. DiNitto, Marcus (February 9, 2018). "76ers' Markelle Fultz relearning how to shoot, may miss rest of season". Sporting News. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  2. Reynolds, Tim (June 19, 2017). "Boston Celtics trade No. 1 overall draft pick to Philadelphia 76ers". NBA.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  3. "Sixers Acquire Second-Round Pick From Houston". NBA.com. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  4. "Bucks Acquire Draft Rights to Sterling Brown". NBA.com. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  5. "Press Release: L.A. Clippers Acquire Rights to Jawun Evans". NBA.com. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  6. "Sixers Sign Veterans JJ Redick And Amir Johnson". NBA.com. July 8, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  7. "Former Champion, Summer League Prospect Added to Fold". NBA.com. August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  8. "Philadelphia 76ers waive Gerald Henderson". NBA.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
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