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The San Diego Conquistadors were replaced for the 1975–76 season by the San Diego Sails, but folded in November, [3] followed by the Utah Stars in early December. [4] The Virginia Squires folded in May following the end of the regular season, but before the conclusion of the 1976 ABA Playoffs , [ 5 ] due to them being unable to make a $75,000 ...
The 1975–76 NBA season was the 76ers 27th season in the NBA and 13th season in Philadelphia. [1] The Philadelphia 76ers posted a 46–36 regular-season record, and returned to the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 1971 , ending a string of four consecutive losing seasons.
The 1975–76 NBA season was the 30th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Phoenix Suns 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals .
Just months earlier, the American Basketball Association had ended its ninth and final campaign and the two leagues combined. In a special $6 million deal, the Nets sold Julius Erving, the ABA's leading scorer, to the Philadelphia 76ers for $3 million. [1] The other $3 million went to Erving, by way of a new contract. [1]
Philadelphia hosted three of the major four league All-Star games in honor of the Bicenntenial. Dave Bing was the MVP. It was also the final NBA All-Star Game played on a weekday, before switching to a Sunday game the following season , as well as the final one before the ABA-NBA merger .
The Sixers started the season 29–13 as the second seed in the East, but Joel Embiid tore his Lateral Meniscus. Embiid returned on March 5. During Joel's absence, the Sixers fell to the 8th Seed and Tyrese Maxey made his first All-Star game. They finished the season as the 7th seed with a record of 47–35, qualifying for the Play-in game.
Attempted field goals game: 43 Wilt Chamberlain 2/7/66 Attempted field goal half 23 Hal Greer 2/21/64 Most 3 pt field goals made 9 Dana Barros & Danny Green: 1/27/95 & 1/12/21 Most 3 pt field goals attempted 17 Vernon Maxwell & Robert Covington: 4/8/96 & 4/10/16 Most free throws made game: 24 Willie Burton & Allen Iverson: 12/13/94 & 2/12/05
The 1972–73 Philadelphia 76ers season was their 24th season in the NBA and tenth in Philadelphia. Coming off a 30–52 record in the previous season, the 76ers lost their first 15 games of the season and a few months later, went on a then-record 20-game losing streak in a single season (now since broken by the 2023–24 Detroit Pistons in terms of single-season records).