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1987–88 Philadelphia 76ers season

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Philadelphia 76ers
IndustryProfessional basketball
FoundedOctober 17, 1946; 80 years ago (1946-10-17)
Headquarters
Philadelphia
,
United States
Key people
Matt Guokas (head coach, fired mid-season), Jim Lynam (head coach)
ProductsBasketball team (NBA)
Websitewww.nba.com/sixers

The 1987–88 Philadelphia 76ers season represented the franchise's 39th campaign in the NBA and its 25th year based in Philadelphia. This season marked the beginning of the post-Julius Erving period, with star forward Charles Barkley assuming the role of team leader. The squad concluded the year with a 36–46 record, failing to secure a playoff berth for the first time since 1975. After starting the season with a 20-23 record, head coach Matt Guokas was relieved of his duties midway through the campaign and succeeded by Jim Lynam.

Additionally, this season signaled the end of former All-Star guard Andrew Toney's professional career, as he retired due to ongoing foot injuries.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 16 Chris Welp C
  1. REDIRECT Template:DEU || Washington
2 39 Vincent Askew G/F Template:USA Memphis
2 43 Andrew Kennedy F Template:JAM
Template:USA		 Virginia
3 57 Hansi Gnad
  1. REDIRECT Template:DEU || Alaska-Anchorage
3 62 Eric Higgins Template:USA Rutgers
4 85 Brian Rahilly Template:USA Tulsa
5 108 Frank Ross Template:USA American
6 131 Tracy Foster Template:USA Alabama-Birmingham
7 154 Eric Semisch Template:USA West Virginia

Roster

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 asst_coach =

 roster_url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1988.html  accessdate=MARCH3,1988 }}

Season standings

z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | November 6 | Indiana | W 108–95 | | | | The Spectrum | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | November 7 | @ Chicago | L 94–104 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | November 13, 1987
7:30 PM EST | Detroit | L 94–113 | | | | The Spectrum
12,302 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 14 | @ Atlanta | L 83–104 | | | | The Omni | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 18, 1987
7:30 PM EST | @ Detroit | W 113–109 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome
17,445 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 20 | Boston | W 116–85 | | | | The Spectrum | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 21 | @ Cleveland | L 88–101 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 24 | Cleveland | W 108–104 | | | | The Spectrum | 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 27 | @ Golden State | L 103–109 | | | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" 

|10 |November 28 |@ Sacramento 
|L114-115 (OT) 
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|ARCO Arena 
|4-6

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" 

|11 |November30 |@ Utah 
|W106-100 
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|Salt Palace Acord Arena 
|5-6

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" 

|12 |December2 |@ L.A. Clippers 
|L85-88 
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|Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
|5-7

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" 

|13 |December4 |Seattle 
|W118-105 
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|Spectrum (arena) 
|6-7

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" 

|14 |December8 |@Chicago 
|W109-96 
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|Chicago Stadium 
|7-7

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" 

|15 |December9 |Portland 
|W94-86 
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|Spectrum (arena) 
|8-7

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" 

|16 |December12 |Denver 
|L121-131 
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|Spectrum (arena) 
|8-8

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" 

|17 |December16 |San Antonio 
|W114-102 
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|Spectrum (arena) 
|9-8

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" 

|18 |December17 |@New York 
|W110-106 
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|Madison Square Garden 
|10-8

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" 

|19 |December19 |Dallas 
|W95-90 
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|Spectrum (arena) 
|11-9

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" 

|20 |December20 |@Boston 
|L87-124 
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|Boston Garden 
|11-9

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" ...

Awards and achievements

See also

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