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| Conference | Eastern Conference | ||
| Division | Atlantic Division | ||
| Founded | 1946 Joined NBA in 1949. |
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| History | Syracuse Nationals 1946–1963 Philadelphia 76ers 1963–present |
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| Arena | Wells Fargo Center | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Team colors | Red, Royal Blue, White |
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| Owner(s) | Joshua Harris, Adam Aron, David Blitzer, Martin Geller, David Heller, Travis Hennings, James Lassiter, Marc Leder, Jason Levien, Michael G. Rubin, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Erick Thohir, Art Wrubel | ||
| General manager | Tony DiLeo | ||
| Head coach | Doug Collins | ||
| D-League affiliate | Sioux Falls Skyforce | ||
| Championships | 3 (1954–55, 1966–67, 1982–83) | ||
| Conference titles | 9 (1949–50, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1966–67, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 2000–01) | ||
| Division titles | 5 (1976–77, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1989–90, 2000–01) | ||
| Retired numbers | 8 (2, 6, 10, 13, 15, 24, 32, 34, Microphone) | ||
| Official website | sixers.com | ||
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The Philadelphia 76ers (or Sixers for short) are a professional basketball team in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the National Basketball Association. They started in the year 1946 as the Syracuse Nationals. They joined the NBA in 1949. The 76ers have won three NBA championships.
After a stellar career at Syracuse University, Billy Gabor joined the Nationals in 1948 and played with them for his entire six-year career; he won a championship in 1955.
Dolph Schayes joined the Syracuse Nationals in 1949 and played with them for his entire career; he won a championship in 1955.
Hal Greer joined the Nationals in 1958 and spent his entire 15-season career with the franchise; he won a championship with the team in 1967.
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Convention Hall, previous home of the Philadelphia Warriors from 1952 to 1962; home of the Sixers from 1963 to 1967.
Wilt Chamberlain joined the Sixers in 1965 and led the team to the NBA title in 1967.
Billy Cunningham played nine seasons with the Sixers, and would later coach them for eight more seasons.
Julius Erving played 11 seasons with the 76ers (1976–1987), and played in four NBA Finals, ultimately winning in 1983.
Moses Malone won MVP honors in 1983, the same year he led the 76ers to their first title in 16 years.
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A ticket for a 1988–89 game between the 76ers and the Hornets.
Charles Barkley would spend eight seasons with the Sixers.
Ed Snider purchased the 76ers in 1996.
Iverson won Most Valuable Player honors in 2001 while leading the 76ers to the NBA Finals.
Larry Brown, who coached the 76ers from 1997 to 2003, was named Coach of the Year in 2001.
Andre Iguodala was drafted by the 76ers in 2004
Thaddeus Young was the 76ers' first draft pick in the post-Iverson Era.
Elton Brand signed for five years with the Sixers in 2008
Iverson during his second stint
Doug Collins was hired by the 76ers as head coach in 2010, after previously playing for the team in the 1970s.
Brett Brown is the Philadelphia 76ers current head coach.
Nerlens Noel was acquired during the 2013 NBA draft
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76ers training complex
Former Sixer public address announcer Dave Zinkoff
2012–13 Philadelphia 76ers season
