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 coach	Brett Brown
General manager	Bryan Colangelo
Owners	Joshua Harris
Arena	Wells Fargo Center
Results
Record	52–30 (.634)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Conference Semifinals (Lost to Celtics 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	NBCSPHI, NBCSPHI+, 6ABC
Radio	WPEN

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)
Pre-season: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 4 Memphis L 89–110 Covington, Okafor (13) Ben Simmons (7) Ben Simmons (9) Wells Fargo Center 18,102 0–1 2 October 6 Boston L 102–110 Jerryd Bayless (15) Robert Covington (7) McConnell, Simmons (5) Wells Fargo Center 17,668 0–2 3 October 9 @ Boston L 96–113 Ben Simmons (15) Johnson, Saric (7) T.J. McConnell (4) TD Garden 18,624 0–3 4 October 11 @ Brooklyn W 133–114 Dario Saric (26) Dario Saric (9) Ben Simmons (6) Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum N/A 1–3 5 October 13 Miami W 119–95 McConnell, Simmons (19) Covington, Embiid, Simmons (7) Ben Simmons (5) Sprint Center 11,249 2–3
2017–18 season schedule

Regular season

2017–18 game log Total: 52–30 (Home: 30–11; Road: 22–19)
October: 3–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 18 @ Washington L 115–120 Robert Covington (29) Joel Embiid (13) Ben Simmons (5) Capital One Arena 20,356 0–1 2 October 20 Boston L 92–102 J. J. Redick (19) Joel Embiid (14) Ben Simmons (5) Wells Fargo Center 20,816 0–2 3 October 21 @ Toronto L 94–128 Ben Simmons (18) Ben Simmons (10) Ben Simmons (8) Air Canada Centre 19,800 0–3 4 October 23 @ Detroit W 97–86 Joel Embiid (30) Ben Simmons (12) Ben Simmons (10) Little Caesars Arena 13,709 1–3 5 October 25 Houston L 104–105 J. J. Redick (22) Johnson, Simmons (7) McConnell, Simmons (9) Wells Fargo Center 20,682 1–4 6 October 28 @ Dallas W 112–110 Embiid, Simmons (23) Joel Embiid (9) Ben Simmons (8) American Airlines Center 19,567 2–4 7 October 30 @ Houston W 115–107 Joel Embiid (22) Amir Johnson (10) Ben Simmons (9) Toyota Center 16,714 3–4
November : 9–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 November 1 Atlanta W 119–109 Robert Covington (22) Ben Simmons (13) Ben Simmons (9) Wells Fargo Center 20,549 4–4 9 November 3 Indiana W 121–110 J. J. Redick (31) Ben Simmons (11) Ben Simmons (11) Wells Fargo Center 20,668 5–4 10 November 7 @ Utah W 104–97 Dario Saric (25) Ben Simmons (13) T.J. McConnell (8) Vivint Smart Home Arena 16,063 6–4 11 November 9 @ Sacramento L 108–109 Robert Covington (24) Joel Embiid (15) McConnell, Simmons (6) Golden 1 Center 17,583 6–5 12 November 11 @ Golden State L 114–135 J. J. Redick (17) Joel Embiid (7) Ben Simmons (8) Oracle Arena 19,596 6–6 13 November 13 @ L.A. Clippers W 109–105 Joel Embiid (32) Joel Embiid (16) McConnell, Redick (6) Staples Center 19,068 7–6 14 November 15 @ L.A. Lakers W 115–109 Joel Embiid (46) Joel Embiid (15) Ben Simmons (10) Staples Center 18,997 8–6 15 November 18 Golden State L 116–124 Ben Simmons (23) Dario Saric (10) Ben Simmons (12) Wells Fargo Center 20,848 8–7 16 November 20 Utah W 107–86 Ben Simmons (27) Joel Embiid (11) T.J. McConnell (5) Wells Fargo Center 20,587 9–7 17 November 22 Portland W 101–81 Joel Embiid (28) Joel Embiid (12) Ben Simmons (9) Wells Fargo Center 20,605 10–7 18 November 25 Orlando W 130–111 J. J. Redick (29) Joel Embiid (14) T.J. McConnell (13) Wells Fargo Center 20,585 11–7 19 November 27 Cleveland L 91–113 Joel Embiid (30) Joel Embiid (11) Robert Covington (4) Wells Fargo Center 20,527 11–8 20 November 29 Washington W 118–113 Ben Simmons (31) Ben Simmons (18) Bayless, Embiid, Redick, Simmons (4) Wells Fargo Center 20,492 12–8 21 November 30 @ Boston L 97–108 Dario Saric (18) Dario Saric (10) Ben Simmons (7) TD Garden 18,624 12–9
December : 5–10 (Home: 1–5; Road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 22 December 2 Detroit W 108–103 Covington, Embiid (25) Embiid, Simmons (10) J.J Redick (7) Wells Fargo Center 20,562 13–9 23 December 4 Phoenix L 101–115 J.J Redick (25) Joel Embiid (12) Ben Simmons (7) Wells Fargo Center 20,564 13–10 24 December 7 L.A. Lakers L 104–107 Joel Embiid (33) Ben Simmons (13) Ben Simmons (15) Wells Fargo Center 20,495 13–11 25 December 9 @ Cleveland L 98–105 Covington, Redick (19) Dario Saric (9) Ben Simmons (10) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 13–12 26 December 10 @ New Orleans L 124–131 J.J Redick (28) Dario Saric (11) Ben Simmons (10) Smoothie King Center 16,878 13–13 27 December 12 @ Minnesota W 118–112 (OT) Joel Embiid (28) Joel Embiid (12) Embiid, Simmons (8) Target Center 14,659 14–13 28 December 15 Oklahoma City L 117–119 (3OT) Joel Embiid (34) Robert Covington (10) Ben Simmons (11) Wells Fargo Center 20,612 14–14 29 December 18 @ Chicago L 115–117 Dario Saric (27) Ben Simmons (11) Ben Simmons (9) United Center 20,796 14–15 30 December 19 Sacramento L 95–101 Robert Covington (17) Ben Simmons (12) Ben Simmons (9) Wells Fargo Center 20,558 14–16 31 December 21 Toronto L 109–114 Ben Simmons (20) Dario Saric (10) Dario Saric (9) Wells Fargo Center 20,680 14–17 32 December 23 @ Toronto L 86–102 Dario Saric (17) Joel Embiid (8) Ben Simmons (6) Air Canada Centre 19,800 14–18 33 December 25 @ New York W 105–98 Joel Embiid (25) Joel Embiid (16) T.J. McConnell (4) Madison Square Garden 19,812 15–18 34 December 28 @ Portland L 110–114 Joel Embiid (29) Embiid, Saric (9) Ben Simmons (8) Moda Center 20,104 15–19 35 December 30 @ Denver W 107–102 Dario Saric (20) Joel Embiid (10) T.J. McConnell (8) Pepsi Center 19,599 16–19 36 December 31 @ Phoenix W 123–110 Dario Saric (27) Joel Embiid (9) Ben Simmons (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,983 17–19
January : 7–5 (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 37 January 3 San Antonio W 112–106 Ben Simmons (26) Joel Embiid (11) Embiid, McConnell, Simmons, Redick (4) Wells Fargo Center 20,642 18–19 38 January 5 Detroit W 114–78 Joel Embiid (23) Joel Embiid (9) Ben Simmons (9) Wells Fargo Center 20,592 19–19 39 January 11 Boston L 103–114 J. J. Redick (22) Joel Embiid (10) Embiid, McConnell (5) The O2 Arena 19.078 19–20 40 January 15 Toronto W 117–111 Joel Embiid (34) Joel Embiid (11) T. J. McConnell (8) Wells Fargo Center 20,637 20–20 41 January 18 @ Boston W 89–80 Joel Embiid (26) Joel Embiid (16) Joel Embiid (6) TD Garden 18,624 21–20 42 January 20 Milwaukee W 116–94 Joel Embiid (29) Joel Embiid (9) Ben Simmons (9) Wells Fargo Center 20,826 22–20 43 January 22 @ Memphis L 101–105 Dario Saric (22) Joel Embiid (14) Ben Simmons (7) FedExForum 14,288 22–21 44 January 24 Chicago W 115–101 Joel Embiid (22) Ben Simmons (17) Ben Simmons (14) Wells Fargo Center 20,547 23–21 45 January 26 @ San Antonio W 97–78 Ben Simmons (21) Joel Embiid (14) Ben Simmons (7) AT&T Center 18,418 24–21 46 January 28 @ Oklahoma City L 112–122 Joel Embiid (27) Joel Embiid (10) Ben Simmons (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 24–22 47 January 29 @ Milwaukee L 95–107 Dario Saric (19) Dario Saric (9) Ben Simmons (5) BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,126 24–23 48 January 31 @ Brooklyn L 108–116 Joel Embiid (29) Joel Embiid (14) Ben Simmons (7) Barclays Center 15,577 24–24
February : 8–3 (Home: 7–0; Road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 49 February 2 Miami W 103–97 Ben Simmons (20) Joel Embiid (11) McConnell, Simmons (5) Wells Fargo Center 20,636 25–24 50 February 3 @ Indiana L 92–100 Joel Embiid (24) Ben Simmons (11) Ben Simmons (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 25–25 51 February 6 Washington W 115–102 Joel Embiid (27) Joel Embiid (12) Ben Simmons (8) Wells Fargo Center 20,530 26–25 52 February 9 New Orleans W 100–82 Embiid, Saric (24) Joel Embiid (16) Ben Simmons (8) Wells Fargo Center 20,489 27–25 53 February 10 LA Clippers W 112–98 Joel Embiid (29) Joel Embiid (16) Ben Simmons (10) Wells Fargo Center 20,504 28–25 54 February 12 NY Knicks W 108–92 Dario Saric (24) T.J. McConnell (10) T.J. McConnell (11) Wells Fargo Center 20,589 29–25 55 February 14 Miami W 104–102 Dario Saric (19) Ben Simmons (12) Ben Simmons (10) Wells Fargo Center 20,492 30–25 56 February 22 @ Chicago W 116–115 Ben Simmons (32) Joel Embiid (13) Ben Simmons (11) United Center 21,312 31–25 57 February 24 Orlando W 116–105 Joel Embiid (28) Joel Embiid (14) Ben Simmons (7) Wells Fargo Center 20,594 32–25 58 February 25 @ Washington L 94–109 Joel Embiid (25) Joel Embiid (10) Ben Simmons (8) Capital One Arena 17,180 32–26 59 February 27 @ Miami L 101–102 Joel Embiid (23) Joel Embiid (8) Ben Simmons (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 32–27
March : 13–3 (Home: 7–1; Road: 6–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 60 March 1 @ Cleveland W 108–97 J.J. Redick (22) Joel Embiid (14) Ben Simmons (8) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 33–27 61 March 2 Charlotte W 110–99 Joel Embiid (23) Joel Embiid (14) Ben Simmons (6) Wells Fargo Center 20,487 34–27 62 March 4 @ Milwaukee L 110–118 Dario Saric (25) Joel Embiid (8) Ben Simmons (15) Bradley Center 15,587 34–28 63 March 6 @ Charlotte W 128–114 Robert Covington (22) Ben Simmons (8) Ben Simmons (13) Spectrum Center 15,600 35–28 64 March 8 @ Miami L 99–108 Dario Saric (20) Dario Saric (10) Ben Simmons (8) American Airlines Arena 19,600 35–29 65 March 11 @ Brooklyn W 120–97 Joel Embiid (21) Ersan Ilyasova (13) McConnell, Simmons (6) Barclays Center 16,901 36–29 66 March 13 Indiana L 98–101 Joel Embiid (29) Ben Simmons (13) Ben Simmons (10) Wells Fargo Center 20,531 36–30 67 March 15 @ NY Knicks W 118–110 Joel Embiid (29) Dario Saric (12) Ben Simmons (12) Madison Square Garden 18,894 37–30 68 March 16 Brooklyn W 120–116 Joel Embiid (24) Joel Embiid (19) Ben Simmons (12) Wells Fargo Center 20,666 38–30 69 March 19 Charlotte W 108–94 Joel Embiid (25) Joel Embiid (19) Ben Simmons (15) Wells Fargo Center 20,530 39–30 70 March 21 Memphis W 119–105 Covington, Saric, Redick, Belinelli (15) Simmons, Embiid (7) Ben Simmons (9) Wells Fargo Center 10,411 40–30 71 March 22 @ Orlando W 118–98 Ersan Ilyasova (18) Ben Simmons (11) Ben Simmons (10) Amway Center 17,881 41–30 72 March 24 Minnesota W 120–108 Joel Embiid (19) Ben Simmons (12) Ben Simmons (13) Wells Fargo Center 20,668 42–30 73 March 26 Denver W 123–104 Saric, Embiid (20) Embiid, Simmons (13) Ben Simmons (11) Wells Fargo Center 20,585 43–30 74 March 28 NY Knicks W 118–101 Dario Saric (26) Dario Saric (14) Ben Simmons (10) Wells Fargo Center 20,655 44–30 75 March 30 @ Atlanta W 101–91 Ersan Ilyasova (21) Ersan Ilyasova (16) Ben Simmons (11) Philips Arena 16,579 45–30
April : 7–0 (Home: 4–0; Road: 3–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 1 @ Charlotte W 119–102 Marco Belinelli (22) Robert Covington (11) Ben Simmons (15) Spectrum Center 17,005 46–30 77 April 3 Brooklyn W 121–95 J.J. Redick (19) Ersan Ilyasova (13) Simmons, Johnson (6) Wells Fargo Center 20,710 47–30 78 April 4 @ Detroit W 115–108 J.J. Redick (25) Ersan Ilyasova (11) Ben Simmons (7) Little Caesars Arena 18,395 48–30 79 April 6 Cleveland W 132–130 J.J. Redick (28) Ben Simmons (15) Ben Simmons (13) Wells Fargo Center 20,769 49–30 80 April 8 Dallas W 109–97 J.J. Redick (18) Ersan Ilyasova (12) Ben Simmons (9) Wells Fargo Center 20,846 50–30 81 April 10 @ Atlanta W 121–113 J.J. Redick (28) Ben Simmons (10) Ben Simmons (9) Philips Arena 15,673 51–30 82 April 11 Milwaukee W 130–95 Justin Anderson (25) Markelle Fultz (10) Markelle Fultz (10) Wells Fargo Center 20,659 52–30
2017–18 season schedule

Playoffs

2018 playoff game log Total: 5–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–3)
First Round: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 14 Miami W 130–103 J. J. Redick (28) Ersan Ilyasova (14) Ben Simmons (14) Wells Fargo Center 20,617 1–0 2 April 16 Miami L 103–113 Ben Simmons (24) Ersan Ilyasova (11) Ben Simmons (8) Wells Fargo Center 20,753 1–1 3 April 19 @ Miami W 128–108 Joel Embiid (23) Ben Simmons (12) Ben Simmons (7) American Airlines Arena 19,812 2–1 4 April 21 @ Miami W 106–102 J. J. Redick (24) Ben Simmons (13) Ben Simmons (10) American Airlines Arena 19,804 3–1 5 April 24 Miami W 104–91 J. J. Redick (27) Joel Embiid (12) Ben Simmons (6) Wells Fargo Center 21,171 4–1
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 30 @ Boston L 101–117 Joel Embiid (31) Joel Embiid (13) Ben Simmons (6) TD Garden 18,624 0–1 2 May 3 @ Boston L 103–108 J. J. Redick (23) Joel Embiid (14) Ben Simmons (7) TD Garden 18,624 0–2 3 May 5 Boston L 98–101 (OT) Joel Embiid (22) Joel Embiid (19) Ben Simmons (8) Wells Fargo Center 20,758 0–3 4 May 7 Boston W 103–92 Dario Šarić (25) Embiid, Simmons (13) McConnell, Simmons (5) Wells Fargo Center 20,936 1–3 5 May 9 @ Boston L 112–114 Embiid, Šarić (27) Joel Embiid (12) McConnell, Simmons (6) TD Garden 18,624 1–4
2018 playoff schedule

Standings

Atlantic division

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
c – Toronto Raptors	59	23	.720	0.0	34–7	25–16	12–4	82
x – Boston Celtics	55	27	.671	4.0	27–14	28–13	12–4	82
x – Philadelphia 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	c – Toronto Raptors *	59	23	.720	–	82
2	x – Boston Celtics	55	27	.671	4.0	82
3	x – Philadelphia 76ers	52	30	.634	7.0	82
4	y – Cleveland Cavaliers *	50	32	.610	9.0	82
5	x – Indiana Pacers	48	34	.585	11.0	82
6	y – Miami Heat *	44	38	.537	15.0	82
7	x – Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	.537	15.0	82
8	x – Washington 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. Name Height Weight DOB (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 Brett Brown Assistant coach(es) Jim O'Brien Lloyd Pierce Billy Lange Kevin Young John Bryant (player development) John Townsend (shooting coach) 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.