2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers season

Philadelphia 76ers

Industry	Professional basketball team
Founded	1946
Headquarters	Philadelphia , United States
Products	Basketball team

The 2007–08 season for the Philadelphia 76ers represented the team's 69th year overall and their 59th competing in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Sixers finished the regular season with a 40–42 win-loss record and were ousted in the opening round of the playoffs by the Detroit Pistons in a six-game series.

Important dates

• June 28: The 2007 NBA draft took place in New York City, New York.
• July 1: Commencement of the free agency period.
• October 12: First preseason game against the Brooklyn Nets.
• November 2: Regular season kicked off versus the Chicago Bulls.
• December 4: General Manager Billy King was succeeded by former Brooklyn Nets GM Ed Stefanski.
• April 4: Secured a spot in the 2008 NBA Playoffs.
• May 1: Following a loss in Game 6 to Detroit, the team was eliminated from postseason contention, with the series concluding at 4–2.

2007 NBA Draft

On May 22, Philadelphia earned the 12th overall pick through the draft lottery. During the June 28 draft, they selected forward Thaddeus Young from Georgia Tech. Utilizing additional first-round selections (21st and 30th) obtained from a previous trade involving the Denver Nuggets, they initially drafted guard Daequan Cook from Ohio State and Finnish point guard Petteri Koponen. In the second round, center Kyrylo Fesenko was chosen. Subsequently, Cook was traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for forward Jason Smith, Koponen was sent to the Portland Trail Blazers for swingman Derrick Byars, and Fesenko was traded to the Utah Jazz for forward/center Herbert Hill.

Draft selections

The following players were drafted by Philadelphia during the 2007 NBA draft held in New York:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
1	12	Thaddeus Young	Small forward	Template:USA	Georgia Tech
1	21	Daequan Cook (traded to Miami)	Power Forward	Template:USA	Ohio State
1	30	Petteri Koponen (traded to Portland)	Point guard	Template:FIN	Tapiolan Honka
2	38	Kyrylo Fesenko (traded to Utah)	Center	Template:UKR	SK Cherkassy

Playoff performance

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || April 20 || @ Detroit Pistons || 90–86 || Andre Miller (20) || Reggie Evans (14) || Andre Iguodala (8) ||The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 || 1–0 |- style="background:#edbebf;" | 2 || April 23 || @ Detroit Pistons || 88–105 || Lou Williams (17) || Reggie Evans (11) || Andre Iguodala (4) ||The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 || 1–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || April 25 || Detroit Pistons || 95–75 || Samuel Dalembert (23) || Samuel Dalembert (16) || Willie Green, Andre Iguodala (6) ||Wachovia Center
18,805 || 2–1 |- style="background:#edbebf;" | 4 || April 27 || Detroit Pistons || 84–93 || Thaddeus Young (15) || Samuel Dalembert (12) || Andre Iguodala (5) ||Wachovia Center
18,347 || 2–2 |- style="background:#edbebf;" | 5 || April 29 || @ Detroit Pistons || 81–98 || Andre Iguodala (21) || Reggie Evans (7) || Andre Iguodala (6) ||The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 || 2–3 |- style="background:#edbebf;" | 6 || May 1|| Detroit Pistons|| 77–100||Andre Iguodala (16)||Reggie Evans (7)||Reggie Evans,Kevin Ollie (3)||Wachovia Center
14,130||2–4 |}

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Template:Sort	16	0	4.0	.500	.000	.286	.8	.0	.06	.06	1.1
Template:Sort	31	0	6.6	.333	.000	.600	1.2	.3	.19	.58	.8
Template:Sort	70	6	14.8	.403	.317	.679	2.1	.5	.56	.33	5.8
Template:Sort	82	82	33.2	.513	.000	.707	10.4	.5	.49	2.34	10.5
Template:Sort	81	61	23.2	.439	1.000	.467	7.5	.8	1.06	.10	5.2
Template:Sort	74	74	26.6	.436	.285	.757	2.5	2.0	.73	.30	12.4
Template:Sort	82	82	39.5	.456	.329	.721	5.4	4.8	2.09	.60	19.9
Template:Sort	82	82	36.8	.492	.088	.772	4.0	6.9	1.28	.07	17.0
Template:Sort	40	0	7.5	.420	.000	.800	.5	1.0	.25	0.00	1.8
Template:Sort	9	0	3.0	.286	0.00	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Playoffs Player Games Played Games Started Minutes Per Game Field Goal % Three-Point % Free Throw % Rebounds Per Game Assists Per Game Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game Points Per Game Template:Sort 2 0 5.0 .500 .000 .500 3.5 .0 .00 .00 2.5 Template:Sort 6 0 14.0 .387 .500 .500 1.2 .8 1.17 .33 5.0 Template:Sort 6 6 32.2 .422 .000 .842 9.5 .5 .33 1.67 9.0 Template:Sort 6 0 24.7 .500 .000 .625 7.8 .5 .83 .00 6.8 Template:Sort 6 6 23.7 .431 .200 .643 1.3 2.0 .83 .67 9.0 Template:Sort 6 6 39.0 .333 .143 .721 4.8 5.0 2.17 .17 13.2 Template:Sort 6 6 38.2 .438 .000 .636 3.2 3.3 .83 .00 15.3 Template:Sort 3 0 6.3 .250 .000 1.000 .3 1.0 .67 .00 1.3 Template:Sort 2 0 2.0 .000 .000 .750 0 0 0 0 1.5 Template:Sort 6 0 13.7 .444 0 1.000 2.5 0.5 0.17 0.83 3.3 Template:Sort 6 0 22.5 0.400 0.222 0.733 2.0 2.0 1.00 0 12.0 Template:Sort 6 6 26.7 0.480 0.200 0.857 4.5 0.7 1.17 0 10.2 Awards Andre Miller received the Eastern Conference Player of the Week honor for the period spanning February 4 through February 10. Thaddeus Young was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Team Second Team. Records On November 7, 2007, the Sixers established a franchise milestone by limiting the Charlotte Bobcats to just 63 points, marking the fewest points allowed in a single game. Willie Green achieved a personal best by scoring 37 points in the matchup against the Toronto Raptors on April 4, 2007. Transactions Throughout the 2007–08 campaign, the 76ers executed multiple significant roster moves. Trades June 28, 2007 To Los Angeles Clippers Rights to Daequan Cook (21st overall pick, 2007), a second-round selection in 2009, plus cash considerations To New York Knicks Rights to Jason Smith (20th overall pick, 2007) June 28, 2007 To Dallas Mavericks Rights to Derrick Byars (42nd overall pick, 2007) and cash To Portland Trail Blazers Rights to Petteri Koponen (30th overall pick, 2007) June 28, 2007 To Utah Jazz Rights to Kyrylo Fesenko (38th overall pick, 2007) To Orlando Magic Rights to Herbert Hill (55th overall pick, 2007) September 10, 2007 To Denver Nuggets Steven Hunter and Bobby Jones To Philadelphia 76ers Reggie Evans and draft rights to Ricky Sanchez December 29, 2007 To Utah Jazz Gordan Giriček and a future first-round draft pick To Atlanta Hawks Kyle Korver Additions Player Date signed Previous team Calvin Booth September 10 Minnesota Timberwolves Departures Player Date departed New team Derrick Byars October 22 Dallas Mavericks Gordan Giriček February 29 Utah Jazz See also 2007-08 NBA season