Philadelphia 76ers

  The Philadelphia 76ers have one of the most storied franchises in the NBA . The Philadelphia 76ers started as the Syracuse Nationals in 1937.  They finished in first place in the Eastern Division in 1951-52. Wilt Chamberlain arrived in the NBA in 1959-60. Chamberlain's 37.6 points per game led the NBA . In the spring of 1963, Irv Kosloff and Ike Richman teamed to buy the Syracuse Nationals and moved the team to Philadelphia as the 76ers. Halfway through the 1964-65 season the Warriors traded Chamberlain for guard Paul Neumann, center Connie Dierking, forward Lee Shaffer, and cash. By the 1972-1973 season the team had dropped horrifically to a 9-73 record.

Harold Katz, a self-proclaimed "sports fanatic," bought the team in July 1981. Charles Barkley was the only significant addition to the 1984-85 Philadelphia team. Head Coach Larry Brown would have one of his bigger coaching challenges in Dec as injuries began to take their toll on the squad. Larry Brown earned back-to-back Coach of the Month honors in February and March as he guided the Sixers to an 11-5 record in March. The Sixers have won 2 NBA and 4 Eastern Conference championships.

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