| 2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers season | |||
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| Head coach | Maurice Cheeks | ||
| Arena | Wachovia Center | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 40–42 (.488) | ||
| Place | Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 7th (Eastern) | ||
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost toPistons 2–4) | ||
Stats atBasketball Reference | |||
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| Radio | WIP,WPHT | ||
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The2007–08Philadelphia 76ers season was the 69th season of the franchise, 59th in theNational Basketball Association (NBA). The Sixers finished the regular season at 40–42. In the first round of the playoffs, they lost to theDetroit Pistons in six games.
On May 22, the Sixers were assigned the 12th overall selection in theNBA draft lottery. On June 28, The Sixers then used that pick to select forwardThaddeus Young fromGeorgia 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 fromOhio 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/centerHerbert Hill.
Philadelphia's selections from the2007 NBA draft inNew York,New York.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club team |
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| 1 | 12 | Thaddeus Young | Small forward |  United States | Georgia Tech |
| 1 | 21 | Daequan Cook(traded toLos Angeles) | Power Forward | United States | Ohio State |
| 1 | 30 | Petteri Koponen(traded toPortland) | Point guard |  Finland | Tapiolan Honka(Finland) |
| 2 | 38 | Kyrylo Fesenko(traded toUtah) | Center |  Ukraine | SK Cherkassy(Ukraine) |
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| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| z-Boston Celtics | 66 | 16 | .805 | – | 35–6 | 31–10 | 14–2 |
| x-Toronto Raptors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 | 25–16 | 16–25 | 10–6 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 26 | 22–19 | 18–23 | 7–9 |
| New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 | 21–20 | 13–28 | 4–12 |
| New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 43 | 15–26 | 8–33 | 5–11 |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
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| 1 | z-Boston Celtics | 66 | 16 | .805 | – |
| 2 | y-Detroit Pistons | 59 | 23 | .732 | 7 |
| 3 | y-Orlando Magic | 52 | 30 | .634 | 14 |
| 4 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 21 |
| 5 | x-Washington Wizards | 43 | 39 | .524 | 23 |
| 6 | x-Toronto Raptors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 |
| 7 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 26 |
| 8 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 29 |
| 9 | Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 30 |
| 10 | New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 |
| 11 | Chicago Bulls | 33 | 49 | .402 | 33 |
| 12 | Charlotte Bobcats | 32 | 50 | .390 | 34 |
| 13 | Milwaukee Bucks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 40 |
| 14 | New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 43 |
| 15 | Miami Heat | 15 | 67 | .183 | 51 |
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First Round: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
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| 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 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Louis Amundson | 16 | 0 | 4.0 | .500 | .000 | .286 | .8 | .0 | .06 | .06 | 1.1 |
| Calvin Booth | 31 | 0 | 6.6 | .333 | .000 | .600 | 1.2 | .3 | .19 | .58 | .8 |
| Rodney Carney | 70 | 6 | 14.8 | .403 | .317 | .679 | 2.1 | .5 | .56 | .33 | 5.8 |
| Samuel Dalembert | 82 | 82 | 33.2 | .513 | .000 | .707 | 10.4 | .5 | .49 | 2.34 | 10.5 |
| Reggie Evans | 81 | 61 | 23.2 | .439 | 1.000 | .467 | 7.5 | .8 | 1.06 | .10 | 5.2 |
| Willie Green | 74 | 74 | 26.6 | .436 | .285 | .757 | 2.5 | 2.0 | .73 | .30 | 12.4 |
| Andre Iguodala | 82 | 82 | 39.5 | .456 | .329 | .721 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 2.09 | .60 | 19.9 |
| Andre Miller | 82 | 82 | 36.8 | .492 | .088 | .772 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 1.28 | .07 | 17.0 |
| Kevin Ollie | 40 | 0 | 7.5 | .420 | .000 | .800 | .5 | 1.0 | .25 | .00 | 1.8 |
| Shavlik Randolph | 9 | 0 | 3.0 | .286 | .000 | .000 | 1.2 | .3 | .11 | .33 | .9 |
| Jason Smith | 76 | 1 | 14.6 | .455 | .286 | .659 | 3.0 | .3 | .29 | .66 | 4.5 |
| Louis Williams | 80 | 0 | 23.3 | .424 | .359 | .783 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 1.01 | .16 | 11.5 |
| Thaddeus Young | 74 | 22 | 21.0 | .539 | .316 | .738 | 4.2 | .8 | .99 | .11 | 8.2 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Louis Amundson | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 3.5 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 2.5 |
| Rodney Carney | 6 | 0 | 14.0 | .387 | .500 | .500 | 1.2 | .8 | 1.17 | .33 | 5.0 |
| Samuel Dalembert | 6 | 6 | 32.2 | .422 | .000 | .842 | 9.5 | .5 | .33 | 1.67 | 9.0 |
| Reggie Evans | 6 | 0 | 24.7 | .500 | .000 | .625 | 7.8 | .5 | .83 | .00 | 6.8 |
| Willie Green | 6 | 6 | 23.7 | .431 | .200 | .643 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .83 | .67 | 9.0 |
| Andre Iguodala | 6 | 6 | 39.0 | .333 | .143 | .721 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 2.17 | .17 | 13.2 |
| Andre Miller | 6 | 6 | 38.2 | .438 | .000 | .636 | 3.2 | 3.3 | .83 | .00 | 15.3 |
| Kevin Ollie | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | .3 | 1.0 | .67 | .00 | 1.3 |
| Shavlik Randolph | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .750 | .0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 1.5 |
| Jason Smith | 6 | 0 | 13.7 | .444 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.5 | .5 | .17 | .83 | 3.3 |
| Louis Williams | 6 | 0 | 22.5 | .400 | .222 | .733 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | .00 | 12.0 |
| Thaddeus Young | 6 | 6 | 26.7 | .480 | .200 | .857 | 4.5 | .7 | 1.17 | .00 | 10.2 |
The 76ers have been involved in the followingtransactions during the 2007–08 season.
| June 28,2007[2] | ToLos Angeles Clippers Rights toDaequan Cook (2007 21st overall draft pick), second round draft pick (2009) and cash considerations | ToNew York Knicks Rights toJason Smith (2007 20th overall draft pick) |
| June 28,2007[2] | ToDallas Mavericks Rights toDerrick Byars (2007 42nd overall draft pick) and cash considerations. | ToPortland Trail Blazers Rights toPetteri Koponen (2007 30th overall draft pick) |
| June 28,2007[2] | ToUtah Jazz Rights toKyrylo Fesenko (2007 38th overall draft pick) | ToOrlando Magic Rights toHerbert Hill (2007 55th overall draft pick) |
| September 10,2007[3] | ToDenver Nuggets Steven Hunter andBobby Jones | ToPhiladelphia 76ers Reggie Evans and draft rights toRicky Sanchez |
| December 29,2007[4] | ToUtah Jazz Gordan Giriček and future first-round pick | ToAtlanta Hawks Kyle Korver |
| Player | Date signed | Former team |
| Calvin Booth | September 10 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Player | Date left | New team |
| Derrick Byars | October 22 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Gordan Giriček | February 29 | Utah Jazz |
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