2021–22 Philadelphia 76ers season
| Industry | Professional basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Headquarters | Philadelphia , United States |
Key people | Doc Rivers (Head coach) |
| Products | Basketball team |
| Website | www |
The 2021–22 season for the Philadelphia 76ers represented the franchise's 73rd campaign competing in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
This season was notably impacted by All-Star guard Ben Simmons' request for a trade, which followed his refusal to participate in games and absence from training camp. The organization imposed fines on Simmons for actions deemed detrimental, accumulating over $10 million in penalties by the close of 2021, setting a record for the highest fines imposed on any player in NBA history.
On February 10, 2022, Simmons was traded to the Brooklyn Nets along with Seth Curry, Andre Drummond, and future draft selections. In exchange, the Sixers acquired All-Star guard James Harden and experienced forward Paul Millsap, a strategic move intended to enhance their lineup.
By April 3, the Sixers clinched their fifth straight playoff appearance after a victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. They advanced beyond the opening round by defeating the Toronto Raptors in six games, avenging their second-round exit in 2019. Their postseason run concluded in the conference semifinals after a six-game series loss to the Miami Heat.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Jaden Springer | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Tennessee |
| 2 | 50 | Filip Petrušev | C | Template:Country data Serbia | Gonzaga |
| 2 | 53 | Charles Bassey | C | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | Western Kentucky |
The Sixers entered the draft holding one first-round pick and two selections in the second round. The 50th overall pick, obtained through New York as part of the 2015 trade involving Willy Hernangómez, was utilized on Filip Petrušev. Petrušev did not join Philadelphia's roster for the 2021–22 season and instead signed with Turkish team Anadolu Efes in August.
Roster
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Preseason
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 1
| October 4
| @ Toronto
|
| Andre Drummond (19)
| Andre Drummond (14)
| Shake Milton (5)
| Scotiabank Arena
8,016
| 0–1
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 2
| October 7
| Toronto
|
| Georges Niang (16)
| Andre Drummond (7)
| Tyrese Maxey (5)
| Wells Fargo Center
11,732
| 1–1
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 3
| October 12
| Brooklyn
|
| Furkan Korkmaz (27)
| Paul Reed (10)
| Andre Drummond (6)
| Wells Fargo Center
14,522
| 2–1
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 4
| October 15
| @ Detroit
|
| Andre Drummond (17)
| Andre Drummond (7)
| Drummond, Henry, Joe, Maxey (3)
| Little Caesars Arena
7,623
| 2–2
Regular Season
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 1
| October 20
| @ New Orleans
|
| Joel Embiid and Furkan Korkmaz (22)
| Tobias Harris (12)
| Embiid, Korkmaz, Tyrese Maxey (5)
| Smoothie King Center
12,845
| 1–0
|-style="background:#fcc;"
... [Game details abbreviated for brevity] ...
|-style="background:#cfc;"
! colspan="9" | Key season statistics:
- Concluded regular play with an impressive away record of 27 wins and 14 losses.
- Joel Embiid regularly dominated both scoring and rebounding categories.
- Significant assist contributions came from Tyrese Maxey and James Harden.
- Wells Fargo Center often saw crowds surpassing the 20,000 mark during home games.
Playoffs
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1
| April 16
| Toronto
|
| Tyrese Maxey (38)
| Joel Embiid (15)
| James Harden (14)
| Wells Fargo Center
20,610
| 1–0
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2
| April 18
| Toronto
|
| Joel Embiid (31)
| Joel Embiid (11)
| Tyrese Maxey (8)
| Wells Fargo Center
20,974
| 2–0
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 3
| April 20
| @ Toronto
|
| Joel Embiid (33)
| Joel Embiid (13)
| James Harden (10)
| Scotiabank Arena
19,800
| 3–0
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 4
| April 23
| @ Toronto
|
| James Harden (22)
| Tobias Harris (11)
| James Harden (9)
| Scotiabank Arena
19,800
| 3–1
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 5
| April 25
| Toronto
|
| Joel Embiid (20)
| Joel Embiid (11)
| James Harden (7)
| Wells Fargo Center
20,517
| 3–2
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 6
| April 28
| @ Toronto
|
| Joel Embiid (33) | Tobias Harris (11) | James Harden (15) | Scotiabank Arena
19,800 | 4–2
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 1 | May 2 || @ Miami || || Tobias Harris (27) || James Harden, Paul Reed (basketball) (9) || James Harden (5) || FTX Arena
19,620 || 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" || 2 || May 4 || @ Miami || || Tyrese Maxey (34) || Furkan Korkmaz (6) || James Harden (9) || FTX Arena
19,759 || 0–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" || 3 || May 6 || Miami || || Danny Green (basketball), Maxey (21) || Joel Embiid (11) || Tobias Harris (8) || Wells Fargo Center
21,033 || 1–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" ||4 ||May 8 ||Miami || ||James Harden (31) ||Joel Embiid (11) ||James Harden (9) ||Wells Fargo Center
21,194 ||2–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" ||5 ||May 10 ||@Miami || ||Joel Embiid (17) ||Paul Reed (8) ||James Harden (4) ||FTX Arena
19,868 ||2–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" ||6 ||May 12 ||Miami ||
||Embiid, Harden (20)
||Joel Embiid (12)
||James Harden (9)
||Wells Fargo Center
21,082
||2–4
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Sortname | 76 | 7 | 22.8 | .437 | .403 | .881 | 2.7 | 1.3 | .4 | .2 | 9.2 | ||||
| Template:Sortname | 75 | 74 | 35.3 | .485 | .427 | .866 | 3.2 | 4.3 | .7 | .4 | 17.5 | ||||
| Template:Sortname | 73 | 73 | 34.8 | .482 | .367 | .842 | 6.8 | 3.5 | .6 | .6 | 17.2 | ||||
| Template:Sortname | 68 | 68 | 33.8 | .499 | .371 | .814 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 30.6 | ||||
| Template:Sortname | 67 | 19 | 21.1 | .387 | .289 | .810 | 2.6 | 1.9 | .5 | .1 | 7.6 | ||||
| Template:Sortname | 66 | 50 | 25.5 | .500 | .313 | .791 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 5.7 | ||||
| Template:Sortname | 62 | 28 | 21.8 | .394 | .380 | .786 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .6 | 5.9 | ||||
| Template:Sortname | 55 | 6 | 21.4 | .429 | .323 | .836 | 2.6 | 2.5 | .5 | .3 | 8.2 | ||||
| Template:Sortname | 55 | 1 | 11.1 | .350 | .333 | .935 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.6 | ||||
| Template:Sortname† | 49 | 12 | 18.4 | .538 | — | .512 | 8.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 6.1 | ||||
| Template:Sortname† | 45 | 45 | 34.8 | .485 | .400 | .877 | 3..4 | 4..0 | 0..8 | 0..2 | 15..0 | ||||
| Template:Sortname | 38 | 2 | 7..9 | 0..563 | 0..250 | 0..429 | 2..4 | 0..4 | 0..9 | 0..4 | 3..1 | ||||
| Template:Sortname | 23 | 0 | 7..3 | 0..638 | — | 0..750 | 2..7 | 0..3 | 0..2 | 0..7 | 3..0 | ||||
| Template:Sortname† | 21 | 21 | 37..7 | 0..402 | 0..326 | 0..892 | 7..1 | 10..5 | 1..2 | 0..2 | 21..0 | ||||
| Template:Sortname† | 19 | 2 | 8..5 | 0..265 | 0..111 | 0..900 | 1..6 | 0..3 | 0..4 | 0..2 | 1..5 | ||||
| Template:Sortname† | 16 | 1 | 13..4 | 0..593 | 0..714 | 5..8 | 0..5 | 0..1 | 0..6 | 4..6 | |||||
| Template:Sortname | 11 | 0 | 4..7 | 0..294 | 0..167 | 1..000 | 0..5 | 0..3 | 0..1 | 1..2 | |||||
| Template:Sortname† | 9 | 1 | 11..8 | 0..433 | 0..250 | 0..714 | 2..8 | 0..6 | 0..6 | 0..2 | 3..7 | ||||
| Template:Sortname† | 3 | 0 | 12..7 | 0..400 | 0..429 | 2 ..0 | 0 ..7 | 0 ..3 | 0 ..3 | 3 ..7 | |||||
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Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Sortname | 12 | 12 | 40.4 | .484 | .377 | .940 | 3.5 | 3.9 | .8 | .2 | 20.8 |
| Template:Sortname | 12 | 12 | 39.9 | .405 | .368 | .893 | 5.7 | 8.6 | .8 | .7 | 18.6 |
| Template:Sortname | 12 | 12 | 38.8 | .500 | .386 | .864 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 1.1 | .8 | 16.9 |
| Template:Sortname | 12 | 12 | 26.6 | .404 | .408 | .000 | 3.1 | .8 | 1.0 | .3 | 8.6 |
| Template:Sortname | 12 | 0 | 16.5 | .417 | .372 | 1.000 | 1.5 | .9 | .3 | .0 | 4.8 |
| Template:Sortname | 12 | 0 | 13.2 | .474 | .533 | .800 | 1.6 | .9 | .5 | .3 | 5.0 |
| Template:Sortname | 12 | 0 | 11.7 | .528 | .667 | .571 | 3.8 | .8 | .8 | .5 | 3.7 |
| Template:Sortname | 10 | 10 | 38.5 | .484 | .212 | .820 | 10.7 | 2.1 | .4 | .8 | 23.6 |
| Template:Sortname | 9 | 0 | 15.2 | .458 | .286 | .333 | 1.0 | .4 | .8 | .8 | 3.0 |
| Template:Sortname | 9 | 0 | 6.8 | .478 | .400 | 1.000 | 1.3 | .4 | .1 | .1 | 3.1 |
| Template:Sortname | 7 | 0 | 2.1 | .400 | .333 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | |
| Template:Sortname | 5 | 0 | 2.6 | .500 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0 | 1.2 | ||
| Template:Sortname | 3 | 2 | 10.3 | 1.000 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | |||
| Template:Sortname | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Template:Sortname | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Trades
| July 29, 2021 | Sent to Philadelphia 76ers 2021 Draft pick No. 53 |
Sent to New Orleans Pelicans Monetary compensation |
| February 10, 2022 | Sent to Philadelphia 76ers James Harden Paul Millsap |
Sent to Brooklyn Nets Ben Simmons Seth Curry Andre Drummond First-round pick in 2027 First-round pick in 2022 |
Additions
| Player | Contract details | Previous team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Drummond | One-year deal, $592,103 | Los Angeles Lakers |