2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers season

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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 at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCSN Philadelphia, WPSG
RadioWIP, WPHT
< 2006–07 2008–09 >

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 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[]

Philadelphia 76ers roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F/C 20 United States Amundson, Lou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UNLV
C 52 United States Booth, Calvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Penn State
G/F 25 United States Carney, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Memphis
C 1 Canada Dalembert, Samuel 6 ft 12 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Seton Hall
F 30 United States Evans, Reggie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Iowa
G 33 United States Green, Willie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Detroit
F/C 35 United States Hill, Herbert (IN) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Providence
G/F 9 United States Iguodala, Andre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Arizona
G 7 United States Miller, Andre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Utah
G 12 United States Ollie, Kevin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Connecticut
F/C 42 United States Randolph, Shavlik 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Duke
F/C 14 United States Smith, Jason 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Colorado State
G 23 United States Williams, Lou 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) South Gwinnett HS
F 21 United States 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

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Atlantic Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-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 w-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 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[]

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. ^ [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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