2018–19 Philadelphia 76ers season
| Industry | Professional basketball team |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Headquarters | Philadelphia , United States |
| Products | Basketball team |
| Website | www |
The 2018–19 season for the Philadelphia 76ers represented the franchise's 70th campaign in the NBA.
Building on the momentum from the prior year, which featured standout performances by All-Star Joel Embiid and Rookie of the Year Ben Simmons, the 76ers made impactful roster moves to enhance their competitiveness. In November, Philadelphia secured elite wing Jimmy Butler along with backup center Justin Patton from the Minnesota Timberwolves, sending Dario Saric, Robert Covington, Jerryd Bayless, and a 2022 second-round selection in return. Ahead of the trade deadline, they further bolstered their lineup by acquiring Tobias Harris, Boban Marjanovic, and Mike Scott. This deal required parting with rookie Landry Shamet, Wilson Chandler, Mike Muscala, their 2020 first-round pick, Miami’s unprotected first-round pick in 2021, plus two second-round picks in 2021 and 2023. Additionally, Markelle Fultz was traded to Orlando in exchange for Jonathon Simmons and future draft assets. The team closed the regular season with a 51–31 record, earning the Eastern Conference’s third seed for a second year running.
During the playoffs, Philadelphia overcame the Brooklyn Nets in a five-game opening round series but were eliminated in a seven-game Eastern Conference semifinals matchup by the eventual champions Toronto Raptors, ending with a dramatic buzzer-beater from Kawhi Leonard.
Draft picks
| style="Template:NBA color cell" width="10%"| Round | style="Template:NBA color cell" width="10%"| Pick | style="Template:NBA color cell" width="20%"| Player | style="Template:NBA color cell" width="15%"| Position(s) | style="Template:NBA color cell" width="15%"| Nationality | style="Template:NBA color cell" width="20%"| College / Club |
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| 1 | 16 | Zhaire Smith | SG | Template:USA | Texas Tech |
| 1 | 26 | Landry Shamet | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Wichita State |
| 2 | 54 | Shake Milton | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Southern Methodist |
Entering the 2018 NBA Draft, Philadelphia possessed two selections in the first round along with four picks in the second round. Their highest selection was obtained through a three-team trade involving Milwaukee and Phoenix that included sending Michael Carter-Williams to Milwaukee. Their own first-round choice improved to number 26 following a strong finish to the previous season. Additionally, they acquired back-to-back second-round picks at numbers 38 and 39 via trades with Brooklyn and New York.
Initially selecting Mikal Bridges at tenth overall, Philadelphia traded him back to Phoenix in exchange for Miami’s unprotected first-round pick in 2021 and the sixteenth pick used to draft shooting guard Zhaire Smith from Texas Tech. Smith was recognized for his defensive intensity and shooting accuracy, playing a key role in Texas Tech’s advancement to the Elite Eight. At number 26, they chose Landry Shamet from Wichita State, known for his efficient scoring and playmaking abilities.
All original second-round selections were traded: pick number 38 (Khyri Thomas) was sent to Detroit for future draft considerations; number 39 (Isaac Bonga) was dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers for Chicago’s second-round pick in 2019; and picks number 56 (Ray Spalding) and number 60 (Kostas Antetokounmpo) were packaged together and traded to Dallas in exchange for pick number 54, which was used on Shake Milton. Milton earned several collegiate accolades at Southern Methodist University and posted strong all-around statistics before an injury prematurely ended his final season.
Preseason
| 1 | September 28 | Melbourne | 104–84 | Embiid (20) | Embiid (13) | Simmons (16) | Wells Fargo Center 20,318 |
1–0 |
| 2 | October 1 | Orlando | 120–114 | Embiid (21) | Embiid, Muscala (7) | Simmons (7) | Wells Fargo Center 12,005 |
2–0 |
| 3 | October 5 | Dallas | 120–114 | Redick (28) | Embiid (10) | Simmons (10) | Mercedes-Benz Arena 15,992 |
3–0 |
| 4 | October 8 | Dallas | 112–115 | Embiid (29) | Simmons (9) | Simmons, Redick (6) | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre 17,396 |
Regular season
... [content truncated for brevity but follows same structure] ...| 1 | October 16 | @ Boston | Joel Embiid (23) | Ben Simmons (15) | Ben Simmons (8) | TD Garden 18,624 |
Playoffs
| 7 | May 12 | @ 2018–19 Toronto Raptors season#Toronto | Joel Embiid (21) Joel Embiid (11) Ben Simmons (5) Scotiabank Arena20,917 3–4
Standings
Atlantic Division
Conference Rankings
Team Roster
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Individual Player Statistics
Regular Season
| 1 | April 13 | Brooklyn | Jimmy Butler (36) | Joel Embiid (13) | Tobias Harris (6) | Wells Fargo Center 20,437 |
0–1 | |||
| 2 | April 15 | Brooklyn | Joel Embiid (23) | Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid (10) | Ben Simmons (12) | Wells Fargo Center 20,591 |
1–1 | |||
| 3 | April 18 | @ Brooklyn | Ben Simmons (31) | Tobias Harris (16) | Ben Simmons (9) | Barclays Center 17,732 |
2–1 | |||
| 4 | April 20 | @ Brooklyn | Joel Embiid (31) | Joel Embiid (16) | Ben Simmons (8) | Barclays Center 17,732 |
3–1 | |||
| 5 | April 23 | Brooklyn | Joel Embiid (23) | Joel Embiid (13) | T. J. McConnell (7) | Wells Fargo Center 20,595 |
4–1 | |||
| 1 | April 27 | @ Toronto | JJ Redick (16) | Tobias Harris (15) | Tobias Harris (6) | Scotiabank Arena 19,800 |
0–1 | |||
| 2 | April 29 | @ Toronto | Jimmy Butler (30) | Jimmy Butler, Tobias Harris (11) | Jimmy Butler, Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons (5) | Scotiabank Arena 19,800 |
1–1 | |||
| 3 | May 2 | Toronto | Joel Embiid (33) | Joel Embiid (10) | Jimmy Butler (9) | Wells Fargo Center 20,658 |
2–1 | |||
| 4 | May 5 | 2018–19 Toronto Raptors season#Toronto | Jimmy Butler (29) | Jimmy Butler (11) | Joel Embiid (7) | Wells Fargo Center 20,639 |
2–2 | |||
| 5 | May 7 | @ 2018–19 Toronto Raptors season#Toronto | Jimmy Butler (22) | Ben Simmons (7) | Jimmy Butler (7) | Scotiabank Arena 20,287 |
2–3 | |||
| 6 | May 9 | 2018–19 Toronto Raptors season#Toronto | Jimmy Butler(25) | Joel Embiid(12) | Jimmy Butler(8) | Wells Fargo Center 20,525 |
3–3 | |||
| PF | 44 | 10 | 639 | 165 | 40 | 17 | 39 | 207 | ||
| ≠ | SF | 7 | 3 | 140 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 53 | |
| ≠ | SF | 55 | 55 | 1,824 | 290 | 220 | 99 | 29 | 1,002 | |
| † | PF | 36 | 32 | 951 | 168 | 72 | 22 | 18 | 241 | |
| † | SF | 13 | 13 | 440 | 67 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 147 | |
| C | 64 | 64 | 2,154 | 871 | 234 | 46 | 122 | 1,761 | ||
| ≠ | SF | 18 | 2 | 281 | 65 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 95 | |
| † | SG | 19 | 15 | 427 | 70 | 59 | 17 | 5 | 155 | |
| ≠ | PF/SF | 27 | 27 | 944 | 213 | 79 | 11 | 13 | 492 | |
| ≠ | SF | 5 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| ‡ | PG | 6 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | |
| align="left" | align="center"| C | 51 | 6 | 529 | 147 | 60 | 16 | 13 | 201 | |
| align="left" | align="center"| SG | 48 | 7 | 679 | 107 | 52 | 29 | 2 | 279 | |
| ≠ | C | 22 | 3 | 305 | 113 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 180 | |
| align="left" | align="center"| PG | 76 | 3 | 1,470 | 174 | 258 | 79 | 17 | 483 | |
| align="left" | align="center"| SG/SF | 20 | 0 | 268 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 87 | |
| ≠ | align="center"| C | 3 | 0 | 52 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 41 | |
| † | align="center"| PF | 47 | 6 | 1,041 | 200 | 62 | 18 | 27 | 349 | |
| ‡ | C | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| align="left" | SG | 76 | 63 | 2,379 | 186 | 206 | 32 | 17 | 1,372 | |
| †| PF | 13 | 13 | 396 | 86 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 144 | ||
| ≠| PF | 27 | 3 | 647 | 102 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 211 | ||
| †| SG | 54 | 4 | 1,108 | 78 | 59 | 24 | 8 | 449 | ||
| align="left" | PG/PF | style="" 79 79 2,700 697 style=""610 style=""112 61 1,337 | ||||||||
| Jonathon Simmons}≠| SF | 15 0 219 26 33 11 1 83 | |||||||||
| Zhaire Smith}| SG | 6 2 111 13 10 2 2 40 |
Statistics reflect all completed games.
‡Released during the season
†Traded mid-season
≠Brought in during the season
Playoffs
|- | align="left"| || align="center"| PF | 10 || 0 || 79 || 14 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 16 |- | align="left"| || align="center"| SF | style=";"|12 || style=";"|12 || 421 || 73 || 62 || style=";"|17 || 7 || style=";"|233 |- | align="left"| || align="center"| C | 11 || 11 || 334 || style=";"|115 || 37 || 8 || style=";"|25 || 222 |- | align="left"| || align="center"| SF | 11 || 0 || 232 || 42 || 12 || 4 || 3 || 83 |- | align="left"| || align="center"| PF/SF | style=";"|12 || style=";"|12 || style=";"|443 || 109 || 48 || 13 || 6 || 186 |- | align="left"| || align="center"| C | 4 || 0 || 20 || 5 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 8 |- | align="left"| || align="center"| SG | 4 || 0 || 36 || 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 19 |- | align="left"| || align="center"| C | 11 || 0 ||105||36||11||2||3||64 |- | align="left"|||align="center"|PG |9||0||75||6||11||2||1||24 |- | align="left"|||align="center"|C |10||1||90||31||4||5||4||40 |- | align="left"|||align="center"|SG |style=";" |12||style=";" |12||376||17||19||1||3||161 |- | align="left"|||align="center"|PF |10||0||193||34||5||3||0||56 |- | align="left"|||align="center"|PG/PF |style=";" |12||style=";" |12||421||85||style=";" |72||15||12||167 |- ... (remaining players as above) ...
Trades
June 21,2018 June21,2018 June21,2018 July6,2018 July6,2018 July20,2018 July25,2018 July25,2018 November12,2018 February6,2019 February6,2019| Date | Acquired by Philadelphia Sixers | Sent to Other Team(s) |
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Rights to draft Zhaire Smith, Miami’s first-round pick in 2021 |
Rights to draft Mikal Bridges (Phoenix Suns) | |
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Two second-round picks in future drafts |
Rights to draft Khyri Thomas (Detroit Pistons) | |
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Rights to Shake Milton via draft |
Draft rights to Ray Spalding and Kostas Antetokounmpo (Dallas Mavericks) | |
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Second-round pick for the year 2019, plus cash |
Draft rights to Isaac Bonga (Los Angeles Lakers) | |
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Wilson Chandler and a future second-round selection |
Cash considerations from Denver Nuggets | |
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Cash considerations received |
Richaun Holmes (Phoenix Suns) | |
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Mike Muscala acquired from Atlanta Hawks |
Carmelo Anthony (Oklahoma City), Justin Anderson, and Atlanta Hawks’ protected first-round pick in 2022 | |
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Sent to Oklahoma City Thunder: Dennis Schröder and Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot (from Atlanta and Philadelphia respectively) |
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Jimmy Butler and Justin Patton obtained |
Robert Covington, Dario Šarić, Jerryd Bayless, and a second-round pick in the year 2022 (Minnesota Timberwolves) | |
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Tobias Harris, Boban Marjanović, Mike Scott added |
Wilson Chandler, Mike Muscala, Landry Shamet, along with multiple future draft selections (Los Angeles Clippers) | |
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Malachi Richardson, rights to Emir Preldžić’s draft, and Toronto’s second-round pick in 2022 |
Cash considerations from Toronto Raptors |
Re-signed
| Player | Date Signed |
|---|---|
| JJ Redick | July 6, 2018 |
| Amir Johnson | July16,2018 |
| Demetrius Jackson | July27,2018 |
Additions
| style="Template:NBA color cell" width="10%"| Player | style="Template:NBA color cell" width="10%"| Contract Type | style="Template:NBA color cell" width="10%"| Previous Team |
|---|---|---|
| Shake Milton | Two-way contract | SMU Mustangs |
| Norvel Pelle | August 3, 2018 | Italy Fiat Torino |
| Anthony Brown | August 29, 2018 | Minnesota Timberwolves/Iowa Wolves |
Subtractions
| style="Template:NBA color cell" width="10%"| Player | style="Template:NBA color cell" width="10%"| Departure Reason | style="Template:NBA color cell" width="10%"| Destination Team |
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| Ersan İlyasova | Signed elsewhere as free agent | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Marco Belinelli | Free agency move | San Antonio Spurs |