2015β16 Philadelphia 76ers season | |
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Head coach | Brett Brown |
General manager |
Sam Hinkie (resigned) Bryan Colangelo |
Owners | Josh Harris |
Arena | Wells Fargo Center |
Results | |
Record | 10–72 (.122) |
Place | Division: 5th (
Atlantic) Conference: 15th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | |
Radio | WPEN |
The 2015β16 Philadelphia 76ers season, the team's 77th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), was the second worst in franchise history, one game better than their 9β73 mark in the 1972β73 season. [1] It was also the second straight season that Joel Embiid, the third pick in the 2014 NBA draft, would not suit up for the 76ers due to a leg injury. Philadelphia broke the record for the longest losing streak in American professional sports history with 27 straight losses over this season and last season with a 114β116 loss to the Houston Rockets (the old record of 26 was held by the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers). The losing streak would reach to 28 games (with the 18 straight losses tying the record for longest opening season losing streak with the 2009β10 New Jersey Nets) before getting their first victory at home against the Los Angeles Lakers, which was also Kobe Bryant's last game against the 76ers in Philadelphia. Philadelphia would also hire former Phoenix Suns owner, coach, general manager, and four-time NBA Executive of the Year winner Jerry Colangelo on December 7, 2015, as their Chairman of Basketball Operations. Eleven days later, former Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni would join the team as an associate head coach. Near the end of the season, general manager Sam Hinkie would announce his resignation from his position, being replaced by Jerry's son Bryan Colangelo before the end of the season. Jerry would also announce his personal demotion from his original position afterwards.
The 76ers finished just one game shy of tying the NBA record for most losses in a season, set by the Sixers themselves during their 1972β73 season when they went 9β73. They became only the second team after the Vancouver Grizzlies between 1995β96 and 1997β98 to endure three consecutive 82-game seasons with fewer than twenty wins. However, it would be the season where Sam Hinkie's goal of "The Process" came into full fruition since they'd later earn the #1 selection in the 2016 NBA draft, which became Ben Simmons.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Team |
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1 | 3 | Jahlil Okafor | C | ![]() |
Duke |
2 | 35 | Willy HernangΓ³mez | C | ![]() |
Baloncesto Sevilla ( Spain) |
2 | 37 | Richaun Holmes | PF / C | ![]() |
Bowling Green |
2 | 47 | ArtΕ«ras Gudaitis | C | ![]() |
Ε½algiris Kaunas ( Lithuania) |
2 | 58 | J. P. Tokoto | SG | ![]() |
North Carolina |
2 | 60 | Luka MitroviΔ | PF | ![]() |
Crvena Zvezda ( Serbia) |
2015β16 game log Total: 10β72 (Home: 7β34; Road: 3β38) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 0β2 (home: 0β1; road: 0β1)
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November
: 0β16 (home: 0β6; road: 0β10)
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December
: 3β13 (home: 1β5; road: 2β8)
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January
: 4β10 (home: 3β6; road: 1β4)
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February
: 1β11 (home: 1β5; road: 0β6)
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March
: 1β14 (home: 1β8; road: 0β6)
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April
: 1β5 (home: 1β3; road: 0β2)
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2015β16 season schedule |
Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Toronto Raptors | 56 | 26 | .683 | β | 32–9 | 24–17 | 14β2 | 82 |
x β Boston Celtics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 8.0 | 28–13 | 20–21 | 10β6 | 82 |
New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 24.0 | 18–23 | 14–27 | 8β8 | 82 |
Brooklyn Nets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 35.0 | 14–27 | 7–34 | 6β10 | 82 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 10 | 72 | .122 | 46.0 | 7–34 | 3–38 | 2β14 | 82 |
Eastern Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c β Cleveland Cavaliers * | 57 | 25 | .695 | β | 82 |
2 | y β Toronto Raptors * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 82 |
3 | y β Miami Heat * | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
4 | x β Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
5 | x β Boston Celtics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
6 | x β Charlotte Hornets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
7 | x β Indiana Pacers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | 82 |
8 | x β Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13.0 | 82 |
9 | Chicago Bulls | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15.0 | 82 |
10 | Washington Wizards | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 82 |
11 | Orlando Magic | 35 | 47 | .427 | 22.0 | 82 |
12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
13 | New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25.0 | 82 |
14 | Brooklyn Nets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 82 |
15 | Philadelphia 76ers | 10 | 72 | .122 | 47.0 | 82 |
Name | Reporter | Network | Number of Season |
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Marc Zumoff | TV Play by Play |
CSN TCN |
21 |
Alaa Abdelnaby | Color Commentator | 1 | |
Molly French | Sideline Reporter | 6 | |
Tom McGinnis | Radio Play by Play | WPEN | 26 |
Matt Cord | Arena PA | N/A | 18 |
Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roster |
The following are some awards that took place during the 2015 season for Sixers players.
July 10, 2015 | To
Philadelphia 76ers
[2] Nik Stauskas Carl Landry Jason Thompson Future First Round Pick |
To
Sacramento Kings ArtΕ«ras Gudaitis Draft Rights Luka MitroviΔ Draft Rights |
December 24, 2015 | To
Philadelphia 76ers
[3] Ish Smith |
To
New Orleans Pelicans 2016 NBA draft 2nd Round Pick (from Denver) 2017 NBA Draft 2nd Round Pick |
Player | Signed | Former Team |
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Pierre Jackson [4] | Signed 3-year contract worth $2.6 million | FenerbahΓ§e Γlker |
Scottie Wilbekin [5] | Signed 4-year contract worth $3.5 million | AEK Athens |
Kendall Marshall | Signed | Milwaukee Bucks / Phoenix Suns |
Christian Wood | Signed multiple times this season | UNLV Runnin' Rebels / Philadelphia 76ers / Delaware 87ers |
Elton Brand | Signed | Atlanta Hawks |
Sonny Weems | Claimed off waivers | Phoenix Suns |
Player | Reason Left | New Team |
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Thomas Robinson [6] | Signed 2-year contract worth $2 million | Brooklyn Nets |
Luc Mbah a Moute | Signed contract | Los Angeles Clippers |
Jason Richardson | Signed 1βyear deal worth $1.5 million / Retired | Atlanta Hawks / Retirement |
Henry Sims | Signed contract | Phoenix Suns / Grand Rapids Drive / Brooklyn Nets |
Furkan Aldemir | Waived |
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Ish Smith | Signed contract | Washington Wizards / New Orleans Pelicans / Philadelphia 76ers |
Gerald Wallace | Waived | Unknown |
Scottie Wilbekin | Waived |
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Arsalan Kazemi | Waived rights away |
Atlanta Hawks /
Houston Rockets /
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Pierre Jackson | Waived | Idaho Stampede / Texas Legends |
Tony Wroten | Waived | New York Knicks |
Christian Wood | Waived multiple times this season | Delaware 87ers / Philadelphia 76ers |
JaKarr Sampson | Waived | Denver Nuggets |
Sonny Weems | Waived |
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2015β16 Philadelphia 76ers season | |
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Head coach | Brett Brown |
General manager |
Sam Hinkie (resigned) Bryan Colangelo |
Owners | Josh Harris |
Arena | Wells Fargo Center |
Results | |
Record | 10–72 (.122) |
Place | Division: 5th (
Atlantic) Conference: 15th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | |
Radio | WPEN |
The 2015β16 Philadelphia 76ers season, the team's 77th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), was the second worst in franchise history, one game better than their 9β73 mark in the 1972β73 season. [1] It was also the second straight season that Joel Embiid, the third pick in the 2014 NBA draft, would not suit up for the 76ers due to a leg injury. Philadelphia broke the record for the longest losing streak in American professional sports history with 27 straight losses over this season and last season with a 114β116 loss to the Houston Rockets (the old record of 26 was held by the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers). The losing streak would reach to 28 games (with the 18 straight losses tying the record for longest opening season losing streak with the 2009β10 New Jersey Nets) before getting their first victory at home against the Los Angeles Lakers, which was also Kobe Bryant's last game against the 76ers in Philadelphia. Philadelphia would also hire former Phoenix Suns owner, coach, general manager, and four-time NBA Executive of the Year winner Jerry Colangelo on December 7, 2015, as their Chairman of Basketball Operations. Eleven days later, former Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni would join the team as an associate head coach. Near the end of the season, general manager Sam Hinkie would announce his resignation from his position, being replaced by Jerry's son Bryan Colangelo before the end of the season. Jerry would also announce his personal demotion from his original position afterwards.
The 76ers finished just one game shy of tying the NBA record for most losses in a season, set by the Sixers themselves during their 1972β73 season when they went 9β73. They became only the second team after the Vancouver Grizzlies between 1995β96 and 1997β98 to endure three consecutive 82-game seasons with fewer than twenty wins. However, it would be the season where Sam Hinkie's goal of "The Process" came into full fruition since they'd later earn the #1 selection in the 2016 NBA draft, which became Ben Simmons.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Team |
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1 | 3 | Jahlil Okafor | C | ![]() |
Duke |
2 | 35 | Willy HernangΓ³mez | C | ![]() |
Baloncesto Sevilla ( Spain) |
2 | 37 | Richaun Holmes | PF / C | ![]() |
Bowling Green |
2 | 47 | ArtΕ«ras Gudaitis | C | ![]() |
Ε½algiris Kaunas ( Lithuania) |
2 | 58 | J. P. Tokoto | SG | ![]() |
North Carolina |
2 | 60 | Luka MitroviΔ | PF | ![]() |
Crvena Zvezda ( Serbia) |
2015 pre-season game log Total: 2β5 (Home: 2β1; Road: 0β4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-season: 2β5 (home: 2β1; road: 0β4)
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2015β16 season schedule |
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October: 0β2 (home: 0β1; road: 0β1)
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November
: 0β16 (home: 0β6; road: 0β10)
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December
: 3β13 (home: 1β5; road: 2β8)
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January
: 4β10 (home: 3β6; road: 1β4)
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February
: 1β11 (home: 1β5; road: 0β6)
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March
: 1β14 (home: 1β8; road: 0β6)
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April
: 1β5 (home: 1β3; road: 0β2)
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2015β16 season schedule |
Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Toronto Raptors | 56 | 26 | .683 | β | 32–9 | 24–17 | 14β2 | 82 |
x β Boston Celtics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 8.0 | 28–13 | 20–21 | 10β6 | 82 |
New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 24.0 | 18–23 | 14–27 | 8β8 | 82 |
Brooklyn Nets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 35.0 | 14–27 | 7–34 | 6β10 | 82 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 10 | 72 | .122 | 46.0 | 7–34 | 3–38 | 2β14 | 82 |
Eastern Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c β Cleveland Cavaliers * | 57 | 25 | .695 | β | 82 |
2 | y β Toronto Raptors * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 82 |
3 | y β Miami Heat * | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
4 | x β Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
5 | x β Boston Celtics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
6 | x β Charlotte Hornets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
7 | x β Indiana Pacers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | 82 |
8 | x β Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13.0 | 82 |
9 | Chicago Bulls | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15.0 | 82 |
10 | Washington Wizards | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 82 |
11 | Orlando Magic | 35 | 47 | .427 | 22.0 | 82 |
12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
13 | New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25.0 | 82 |
14 | Brooklyn Nets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 82 |
15 | Philadelphia 76ers | 10 | 72 | .122 | 47.0 | 82 |
Name | Reporter | Network | Number of Season |
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Marc Zumoff | TV Play by Play |
CSN TCN |
21 |
Alaa Abdelnaby | Color Commentator | 1 | |
Molly French | Sideline Reporter | 6 | |
Tom McGinnis | Radio Play by Play | WPEN | 26 |
Matt Cord | Arena PA | N/A | 18 |
Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roster |
The following are some awards that took place during the 2015 season for Sixers players.
July 10, 2015 | To
Philadelphia 76ers
[2] Nik Stauskas Carl Landry Jason Thompson Future First Round Pick |
To
Sacramento Kings ArtΕ«ras Gudaitis Draft Rights Luka MitroviΔ Draft Rights |
December 24, 2015 | To
Philadelphia 76ers
[3] Ish Smith |
To
New Orleans Pelicans 2016 NBA draft 2nd Round Pick (from Denver) 2017 NBA Draft 2nd Round Pick |
Player | Signed | Former Team |
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Pierre Jackson [4] | Signed 3-year contract worth $2.6 million | FenerbahΓ§e Γlker |
Scottie Wilbekin [5] | Signed 4-year contract worth $3.5 million | AEK Athens |
Kendall Marshall | Signed | Milwaukee Bucks / Phoenix Suns |
Christian Wood | Signed multiple times this season | UNLV Runnin' Rebels / Philadelphia 76ers / Delaware 87ers |
Elton Brand | Signed | Atlanta Hawks |
Sonny Weems | Claimed off waivers | Phoenix Suns |
Player | Reason Left | New Team |
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Thomas Robinson [6] | Signed 2-year contract worth $2 million | Brooklyn Nets |
Luc Mbah a Moute | Signed contract | Los Angeles Clippers |
Jason Richardson | Signed 1βyear deal worth $1.5 million / Retired | Atlanta Hawks / Retirement |
Henry Sims | Signed contract | Phoenix Suns / Grand Rapids Drive / Brooklyn Nets |
Furkan Aldemir | Waived |
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Ish Smith | Signed contract | Washington Wizards / New Orleans Pelicans / Philadelphia 76ers |
Gerald Wallace | Waived | Unknown |
Scottie Wilbekin | Waived |
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Arsalan Kazemi | Waived rights away |
Atlanta Hawks /
Houston Rockets /
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Pierre Jackson | Waived | Idaho Stampede / Texas Legends |
Tony Wroten | Waived | New York Knicks |
Christian Wood | Waived multiple times this season | Delaware 87ers / Philadelphia 76ers |
JaKarr Sampson | Waived | Denver Nuggets |
Sonny Weems | Waived |
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