- 2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers season
NBA season
team = Philadelphia 76ers
end_year = 2008
wins = 40
losses = 42
division = atlantic
division_place = 3
conf_place = 7
coach =Maurice Cheeks
arena =Wachovia Center
playoffs = First Round
(eliminated 2–4)
bbr_team = PHIThe 2007-08 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 69th season of the franchise, 59th in the
National Basketball Association (NBA).Key dates
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June 28 : The2007 NBA Draft took place inNew York City, New York .
*July 1 : The free agency period started.
*October 12 : The Sixers pre-season started with a game against theNew Jersey Nets .
*November 2 : The Sixers season started with a game against theChicago Bulls .
*December 4 : General ManagerBilly King was fired and replaced by formerNew Jersey Nets GMEd Stefanski .
*April 4 : The Sixers clinched a playoff berth to the2008 NBA Playoffs .
*May 1 : The Sixers were eliminated from the2008 NBA Playoffs with their game 6 loss to Detroit finishing the series 4-2.ummary
NBA Draft 2007
On
May 22 , the Sixers were assigned the 12th overall selection in theNBA Draft Lottery . OnJune 28 , The Sixers then used that pick to select forwardThaddeus 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 theDenver Nuggets forAllen Iverson . They used these picks to select guardDaequan Cook from Ohio State andPetteri Koponen fromFinland . In the second round the Sixers selected centerKyrylo Fesenko with the 30th overall pick. During the draft, Daequan Cook was traded to theMiami Heat for also recently drafted forwardJason Smith . Petteri Koponen was traded to thePortland Trail Blazers for swingmanDerrick Byars . Finally, Kyrylo Fesenko was traded to theUtah Jazz for forward/center Herbert Hill.Draft picks
Philadelphia's selections from the
2007 NBA Draft in New York,New York .Awards and records
Awards
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Andre Miller was named the "Eastern Conference Player of the Week" for games played fromFebruary 4 throughFebruary 10 . [ [http://www.nba.com/news/pow_080211.html] , "NBA.com", November 12, 2007.]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 theToronto Raptors on April 4, 2007.Milestones
Transactions
The 76ers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007-08 season.
Trades
ee also
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2007-08 NBA season External links
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