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The2002–03 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 76ers 54th season in theNational Basketball Association, and 40th season inPhiladelphia.^[1] During the off-season, the Sixers acquiredKeith Van Horn and former 76ers centerTodd MacCulloch from theNew Jersey Nets; Van Horn was originally drafted by the Sixers as the second pick in the1997 NBA draft.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The Sixers got off to a fast start winning 15 of their first 19 games, but would then lose 14 of their next 18 games, holding a 25–24 record at the All-Star break.^[6] In December, the team acquiredKenny Thomas from theHouston Rockets in a three-team trade.^[7]^[8] The Sixers improved on their last season posting a nine-game winning streak at midseason, finishing second in the Atlantic Division with a 48–34 record, with the #4 seed in the Eastern Conference.^[9]

For the first time in his career,Allen Iverson played a full 82-game season, averaging 27.6 points, 5.5 assists and 2.7 steals per game (he would have another in 2007–08 while with theDenver Nuggets). He was named to the All-NBA Second Team, was selected for the2003 NBA All-Star Game,^[10] and also finished in sixth place inMost Valuable Player voting.^[11]^[12] In addition, Van Horn averaged 15.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, whileEric Snow provided the team with 12.9 points, 6.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team,Derrick Coleman provided with 9.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, andAaron McKie contributed 9.0 points and 1.6 steals per game.^[13]

The Sixers defeated theNew Orleans Hornets led byBaron Davis in six games in the Eastern Conference First Round of theplayoffs,^[14]^[15]^[16] but they could not go further in the next round, as they lost to theDetroit Pistons in six games in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals.^[17]^[18]^[19] Following the season, Van Horn was traded to theNew York Knicks.^[20]^[21]

This season was head coachLarry Brown's last in Philadelphia as he resigned on Memorial Day, 2003.^[22]^[23]^[24] Brown would later go on to coach theDetroit Pistons,^[25] where he helped the team win the 2004 NBA Championship. He led the team to another Finals appearance in 2005. The Sixers wouldn't advance past the First Round again until2012 when they defeated the Bulls in 6 games.

Offseason

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In the2002 NBA draft, the 76ers drafted Czech swingmanJiří Welsch and forward-centerSam Clancy (Clancy would not play in any games in the NBA). The Sixers also made three trades on draft day. Their first trade was with theGolden State Warriors. They traded their first round pick,Jiří Welsch, for a2004 2nd round draft pick and a2005 1st round draft pick. In their second trade, they tradedSpeedy Claxton to theSan Antonio Spurs forMark Bryant,Randy Holcomb, andJohn Salmons. Their third and final trade of the night was with theAtlanta Hawks. They traded a2004 2nd round draft pick and a2006 2nd round draft pick to the Hawks forEfthimios Rentzias.

On July 25, the 76ers signedGreg Buckner andMonty Williams.

On August 6, the Sixers tradedDikembe Mutombo to theNew Jersey Nets forTodd MacCulloch andKeith Van Horn. This trade marked the beginning of MacCulloch's second tenure with the franchise.

On August 27, the Sixers signedBrian Skinner.

On September 30, the Sixers signedArt Long andWilliam Avery. Avery would not play any games with Philadelphia.

On October 11, the Sixers waivedAlvin Jones. On the 23rd, they waivedDamone Brown.^[26]

Draft picks

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Main article:2002 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	16	Jiří Welsch	SG/SF	Czech Republic	Union Olimpija(Slovenia andAdriatic League)
2	45	Sam Clancy	PF/C	United States	USC

Roster

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2002–03 Philadelphia 76ers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Player	Height	Weight	DOB	From
SG	21	Greg Buckner	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1976–09–16	Clemson
C	44	Derrick Coleman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1967–06–21	Syracuse
C	1	Samuel Dalembert	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1981–05–10	Seton Hall
PF	40	Tyrone Hill	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1968–03–19	Xavier
SG	3	Allen Iverson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	1975–06–07	Georgetown
C	11	Todd MacCulloch	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	1976–01–27	Washington
SF	8	Aaron McKie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1972–10–02	Temple
C	14	Efthimios Rentzias	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1976–01–11	Greece
PG	7	John Salmons	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1979–12–12	Miami (FL)
PG	12	Kenny Satterfield	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1981–04–10	Cincinnati
PF	54	Brian Skinner	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1976–05–19	Baylor
PG	20	Eric Snow	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1973–04–24	Michigan State
PF	9	Kenny Thomas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1977–07–25	New Mexico
PF	4	Keith Van Horn	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1975–10–23	Utah
SF	5	Monty Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1971–10–08	Notre Dame

Head coach

Larry Brown

Assistant(s)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(IN) Inactive
Injured

Roster
Updated: March 3, 2003

Roster Notes

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CenterSamuel Dalembert missed the entire season due to a knee injury.

Regular season

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Season standings

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Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-New Jersey Nets	49	33	.598	–	33–8	16–25	16–8
x-Philadelphia 76ers	48	34	.585	1	25–16	23–18	17–7
x-Boston Celtics	44	38	.537	5	25–16	19–22	13–12
x-Orlando Magic	42	40	.512	7	26–15	16–25	14–11
e-Washington Wizards	37	45	.451	12	23–18	14–27	11–13
e-New York Knicks	37	45	.451	12	24–17	13–28	9–15
e-Miami Heat	25	57	.305	24	16–25	9–32	5–19

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	–
2	y-New Jersey Nets	49	33	.598	1
3	x-Indiana Pacers	48	34	.585	2
4	x-Philadelphia 76ers	48	34	.585	2
5	x-New Orleans Hornets	47	35	.573	3
6	x-Boston Celtics	44	38	.537	6
7	x-Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	8
8	x-Orlando Magic	42	40	.512	8

9	e-New York Knicks	37	45	.451	13
10	e-Washington Wizards	37	45	.451	13
11	e-Atlanta Hawks	35	47	.427	15
12	e-Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	20
13	e-Miami Heat	25	57	.305	25
14	e-Toronto Raptors	24	58	.293	26
15	e-Cleveland Cavaliers	17	65	.207	33

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

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Playoffs

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2003 playoff game log

First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 20	New Orleans	W 98–90	Allen Iverson (55)	Keith Van Horn (10)	Eric Snow (10)	First Union Center 19,711	1–0
2	April 23	New Orleans	W 90–85	Allen Iverson (29)	Kenny Thomas (16)	Derrick Coleman (6)	First Union Center 20,229	2–0
3	April 26	@New Orleans	L 85–99	Allen Iverson (28)	Keith Van Horn (9)	Allen Iverson (7)	New Orleans Arena 17,320	2–1
4	April 28	@New Orleans	W 96–87	Allen Iverson (22)	Kenny Thomas (8)	Eric Snow (12)	New Orleans Arena 16,243	3–1
5	April 30	New Orleans	L 91–93	Allen Iverson (30)	Kenny Thomas (14)	Iverson,Snow (7)	First Union Center 19,403	3–2
6	May 2	@New Orleans	W 107–103	Allen Iverson (45)	Keith Van Horn (18)	Eric Snow (9)	New Orleans Arena 18,570	4–2

Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 6	@Detroit	L 87–98	Allen Iverson (27)	Derrick Coleman (8)	Allen Iverson (8)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	0–1
2	May 8	@Detroit	L 97–104 (OT)	Allen Iverson (31)	Kenny Thomas (19)	Allen Iverson (7)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	0–2
3	May 10	Detroit	W 93–83	Allen Iverson (25)	Kenny Thomas (14)	Allen Iverson (11)	First Union Center 20,743	1–2
4	May 11	Detroit	W 95–82	Allen Iverson (36)	Derrick Coleman (15)	Allen Iverson (11)	First Union Center 20,549	2–2
5	May 14	@Detroit	L 77–78	Derrick Coleman (23)	Derrick Coleman (11)	Allen Iverson (9)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	2–3
6	May 16	Detroit	L 89–93 (OT)	Allen Iverson (38)	Kenny Thomas (14)	Allen Iverson (9)	First Union Center 20,888	2–4

2003 schedule

Player statistics

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Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

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Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Mark Bryant^†	11	0	7.0	.294		1.000	1.5	.1	.1	.1	1.1
Greg Buckner	75	5	20.2	.465	.273	.802	2.9	1.3	1.0	.2	6.0
Derrick Coleman	64	35	27.2	.448	.328	.784	7.0	1.4	.8	1.1	9.4
Tyrone Hill^†	24	18	20.7	.404		.600	5.2	.4	.6	.3	4.5
Allen Iverson	82	82	42.5	.414	.277	.774	4.2	5.5	2.7	.2	27.6
Art Long^†	19	0	6.9	.380	1.000	.200	2.1	.1	.1	.4	2.1
Todd MacCulloch	42	35	19.3	.517		.671	4.7	.5	.5	.8	7.1
Aaron McKie	80	40	29.7	.429	.330	.836	4.4	3.5	1.6	.1	9.0
Efthimios Rentzias	35	0	4.1	.339	.500	.889	.7	.2	.2	.1	1.5
John Salmons	64	1	7.9	.414	.323	.743	.9	.7	.3	.1	2.1
Kenny Satterfield^†	17	0	4.8	.222		.500	.5	.9	.1	.0	.5
Brian Skinner	77	9	17.9	.550		.602	4.8	.2	.6	.7	6.0
Eric Snow	82	82	37.9	.452	.219	.858	3.7	6.6	1.6	.1	12.9
Kenny Thomas^†	46	28	30.3	.482		.750	8.5	1.6	1.0	.5	10.2
Keith Van Horn	74	73	31.6	.482	.369	.804	7.1	1.3	.9	.4	15.9
Monty Williams	21	2	13.1	.425	.000	.750	2.1	1.2	.6	.2	4.4

Playoffs

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Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Greg Buckner	10	0	11.2	.323	.222	1.000	1.7	.3	.1	.2	2.6
Derrick Coleman	12	12	37.4	.500	.400	.872	8.0	2.0	.6	1.3	13.6
Tyrone Hill	10	0	14.1	.632		1.000	2.8	.2	.1	.1	2.8
Allen Iverson	12	12	46.4	.416	.345	.737	4.3	7.4	2.4	.1	31.7
Aaron McKie	12	0	26.3	.535	.556	.857	3.6	1.8	.8	.2	7.8
John Salmons	6	0	2.7	.000	.000	.000	.5	.0	.0	.0	.0
Brian Skinner	8	0	4.8	.167	.000	1.000	.8	.0	.0	.1	.8
Eric Snow	12	12	34.6	.422	.100	.879	3.3	5.6	1.5	.0	11.5
Kenny Thomas	12	12	32.4	.535		.655	9.3	.9	.7	.4	10.6
Keith Van Horn	12	12	33.5	.382	.438	.900	7.5	.8	.8	.2	10.4
Monty Williams	10	0	9.6	.348	.000	.750	1.5	.0	.2	.0	1.9

^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the 76ers only.

Awards and records

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References

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^2002-03 Philadelphia 76ers
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^"76ers Trade Mutombo to Nets".The Washington Post. August 7, 2002. RetrievedNovember 30, 2022.
^Smith, Sam (October 30, 2002)."Eastern Conference Capsules".Chicago Tribune. RetrievedJuly 16, 2022.
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^"Posey Involved in Three-Team Trade".United Press International. December 18, 2002. RetrievedOctober 27, 2022.
^"Nuggets, Rockets, 76ers Agree to 3-Way Trade".Arizona Daily Sun. December 18, 2002. RetrievedJune 22, 2022.
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^"Iverson Helps 76ers Advance".Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. May 3, 2003. RetrievedNovember 27, 2022.
^Martel, Brett (May 4, 2003)."Sixers Book Advance Ticket".The Washington Post. RetrievedJune 11, 2022.
^Popper, Steve (May 17, 2003)."PRO BASKETBALL; Billups Hits Sixers Late and Pistons March On".The New York Times. RetrievedJanuary 13, 2022.
^Maaddi, Rob (May 17, 2003)."Billups Back, Pistons Go Forward".The Washington Post. RetrievedNovember 27, 2022.
^"Detroit Sends 76ers Packing".Tampa Bay Times. May 17, 2003. RetrievedJune 11, 2022.
^Popper, Steve (July 22, 2003)."PLUS: PRO BASKETBALL; Knicks Are Still Pursuing Van Horn".The New York Times. RetrievedJune 11, 2022.
^"Sprewell Is Part of 4-Team Trade".Los Angeles Times. July 24, 2003. RetrievedJuly 15, 2022.
^Broussard, Chris (May 27, 2003)."PRO BASKETBALL; A Little Traveling Music as Brown Leaves the Sixers for Points Unknown".The New York Times. RetrievedAugust 24, 2017.
^Wyche, Steve (May 27, 2003)."Brown Bows Out as Coach of 76ers".The Washington Post. RetrievedNovember 27, 2022.
^"Brown Expected to Replace Carlisle".Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 1, 2003. RetrievedJune 12, 2022.
^"PRO BASKETBALL; Pistons Oust Carlisle and Want to Talk to Brown".The New York Times. Associated Press. June 1, 2003. RetrievedOctober 27, 2022.
^"2002-03 Philadelphia 76ers Transactions".

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Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards and records

References

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