The 2020–21 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 72nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 76ers replaced Brett Brown[1] with former Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers on October 3.[2] In the shortened season (72 games instead of the normal 82) due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 76ers finished the regular season at 49–23 which was first place in the Eastern Conference, one game ahead of the Brooklyn Nets. This was the first time since the 2000–01 club did so with a 56–26 record.
2020–21 Philadelphia 76ers season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Doc Rivers |
General manager | Elton Brand |
President | Daryl Morey |
Owners | Josh Harris |
Arena | Wells Fargo Center |
Results | |
Record | 49–23 (.681) |
Place | Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 1st (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Conference semifinals (lost to Hawks 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | NBCSPHI, NBCSPHI+, 6ABC |
Radio | WPEN |
In the opening round of the playoffs, the Sixers defeated the Washington Wizards in five games. In the conference semifinals against the Atlanta Hawks, the 76ers would lose in seven games which included a squandered 26-point lead in game 5.[3]
Draft picks
editRound | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College / Club |
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1 | 21 | Tyrese Maxey | PG | United States | Kentucky |
2 | 34 | Théo Maledon | PG | France | ASVEL |
2 | 36 | Tyler Bey | SF | United States | Colorado |
2 | 49 | Isaiah Joe | SG | United States | Arkansas |
2 | 58 | Paul Reed | PF | United States | DePaul |
Before the start of the 2020 NBA draft period, the 76ers' first-round selection (held by the Oklahoma City Thunder) was originally held stuck as the 22nd selection (while their own pick they traded to the Brooklyn Nets was held at #20) before the NBA suspended their season on March 12, 2020.[4] However, with the 76ers resuming their prior season in the 2020 NBA Bubble, it left them chances to lose or gain ground for this draft period. Due to tiebreakers, the 76ers received the #21 pick from the Thunder, while the Nets gained the #19 pick. They also gained four second-round selections for this draft, including their own pick at #49, through trades involving the Atlanta Hawks, the New York Knicks, and the Orlando Magic via the Los Angeles Lakers.
Roster
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Standings
editAtlantic division
editAtlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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c − Philadelphia 76ers | 49 | 23 | .681 | – | 29–7 | 20–16 | 10–2 | 72 |
x – Brooklyn Nets | 48 | 24 | .667 | 1.0 | 28–8 | 20–16 | 8–4 | 72 |
x – New York Knicks | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 | 25–11 | 16–20 | 4–8 | 72 |
x – Boston Celtics | 36 | 36 | .500 | 13.0 | 21–15 | 15–21 | 4–8 | 72 |
Toronto Raptors | 27 | 45 | .375 | 22.0 | 16–20 | 11–25 | 4–8 | 72 |
Conference standings
editEastern Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c − Philadelphia 76ers * | 49 | 23 | .681 | – | 72 |
2 | x – Brooklyn Nets | 48 | 24 | .667 | 1.0 | 72 |
3 | y – Milwaukee Bucks * | 46 | 26 | .639 | 3.0 | 72 |
4 | x – New York Knicks | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 | 72 |
5 | y – Atlanta Hawks * | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 | 72 |
6 | x – Miami Heat | 40 | 32 | .556 | 9.0 | 72 |
7 | x – Boston Celtics | 36 | 36 | .500 | 13.0 | 72 |
8 | x – Washington Wizards | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 | 72 |
9 | pi – Indiana Pacers | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 | 72 |
10 | pi – Charlotte Hornets | 33 | 39 | .458 | 16.0 | 72 |
11 | Chicago Bulls | 31 | 41 | .431 | 18.0 | 72 |
12 | Toronto Raptors | 27 | 45 | .375 | 22.0 | 72 |
13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 22 | 50 | .306 | 27.0 | 72 |
14 | Orlando Magic | 21 | 51 | .292 | 28.0 | 72 |
15 | Detroit Pistons | 20 | 52 | .278 | 29.0 | 72 |
Notes
- z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
- c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
- y – Clinched division title
- x – Clinched playoff spot
- pb – Clinched play-in spot
- o – Eliminated from playoff contention
- * – Division leader
Game log
editPreseason
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Preseason: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
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2020–21 pre-season schedule |
Regular season
editPlayoffs
edit2021 playoff game log Total: 7–5 (home: 4–3; road: 3–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
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Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 1–3; road: 2–1)
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2021 playoff schedule |
Player statistics
editGP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
editPlayer | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Danny Green | 69 | 69 | 28.0 | .412 | .405 | .775 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .8 | 9.5 |
Dwight Howard | 69 | 6 | 17.3 | .587 | .250 | .576 | 8.4 | .9 | .4 | .9 | 7.0 |
Matisse Thybulle | 65 | 8 | 20.0 | .420 | .301 | .444 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
Shake Milton | 63 | 4 | 23.2 | .450 | .350 | .830 | 2.3 | 3.1 | .6 | .3 | 13.0 |
Tobias Harris | 62 | 62 | 32.5 | .512 | .394 | .892 | 6.8 | 3.5 | .9 | .8 | 19.5 |
Tyrese Maxey | 61 | 8 | 15.3 | .462 | .301 | .871 | 1.7 | 2.0 | .4 | .2 | 8.0 |
Ben Simmons | 58 | 58 | 32.4 | .557 | .300 | .613 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 1.6 | .6 | 14.3 |
Seth Curry | 57 | 57 | 28.7 | .467 | .450 | .896 | 2.4 | 2.7 | .8 | .1 | 12.5 |
Furkan Korkmaz | 55 | 11 | 19.3 | .401 | .375 | .732 | 2.1 | 1.5 | .9 | .2 | 9.1 |
Joel Embiid | 51 | 51 | 31.1 | .513 | .377 | .859 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 28.5 |
Mike Scott | 51 | 12 | 16.7 | .360 | .342 | .667 | 2.4 | .8 | .5 | .3 | 4.2 |
Isaiah Joe | 41 | 1 | 9.3 | .361 | .368 | .750 | .9 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 3.7 |
Paul Reed | 26 | 0 | 6.8 | .538 | .000 | .500 | 2.3 | .5 | .4 | .5 | 3.4 |
Tony Bradley† | 20 | 8 | 14.4 | .680 | .000 | .636 | 5.2 | .9 | .3 | .7 | 5.5 |
George Hill† | 16 | 3 | 18.9 | .442 | .391 | .760 | 2.0 | 1.9 | .7 | .2 | 6.0 |
Rayjon Tucker | 14 | 0 | 4.9 | .500 | .286 | .737 | .8 | .4 | .1 | .0 | 2.4 |
Terrance Ferguson | 13 | 0 | 3.8 | .143 | .000 | .1 | .2 | .1 | .0 | .2 | |
Anthony Tolliver | 11 | 0 | 9.0 | .235 | .286 | .833 | .9 | .2 | .3 | .2 | 1.5 |
Vincent Poirier | 10 | 0 | 3.9 | .250 | .000 | .333 | 1.4 | .2 | .0 | .3 | .8 |
Dakota Mathias | 8 | 2 | 15.4 | .396 | .308 | .333 | .9 | 1.6 | .1 | .4 | 6.0 |
Mason Jones† | 6 | 0 | 4.5 | .556 | .500 | .714 | .7 | .5 | .2 | .0 | 2.7 |
Gary Clark† | 2 | 0 | 6.5 | .000 | 1.0 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | ||
Ignas Brazdeikis† | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | .000 | .000 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Playoffs
editPlayer | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Tobias Harris | 12 | 12 | 36.5 | .488 | .372 | .875 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | .4 | 21.8 |
Ben Simmons | 12 | 12 | 33.5 | .621 | .000 | .342 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 1.3 | .8 | 11.9 |
Seth Curry | 12 | 12 | 31.8 | .578 | .506 | .789 | 2.3 | 2.3 | .8 | .3 | 18.8 |
Furkan Korkmaz | 12 | 4 | 16.3 | .411 | .318 | .714 | 2.0 | .6 | .6 | .3 | 7.0 |
Matisse Thybulle | 12 | 1 | 18.3 | .481 | .324 | .400 | 1.4 | .3 | 1.3 | .9 | 5.3 |
George Hill | 12 | 0 | 17.1 | .442 | .421 | .769 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .7 | .3 | 4.7 |
Tyrese Maxey | 12 | 0 | 13.0 | .439 | .333 | .636 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .3 | .5 | 6.3 |
Dwight Howard | 12 | 0 | 12.4 | .533 | .000 | .600 | 6.3 | .7 | .2 | .5 | 4.7 |
Shake Milton | 12 | 0 | 10.1 | .319 | .421 | .933 | .8 | .8 | .3 | .1 | 4.3 |
Joel Embiid | 11 | 11 | 32.5 | .513 | .390 | .835 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 28.1 |
Danny Green | 8 | 8 | 24.9 | .438 | .378 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | |
Mike Scott | 5 | 0 | 6.8 | .222 | .286 | .6 | .6 | .2 | .2 | 1.2 | |
Isaiah Joe | 4 | 0 | 2.3 | .333 | .000 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .5 | |
Paul Reed | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | .500 | 2.7 | .0 | .0 | .3 | 1.3 | ||
Rayjon Tucker | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .500 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | ||
Anthony Tolliver | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the 76ers only.
Transactions
editTrades
editNovember 18, 2020[6] | To Philadelphia 76ers
Seth Curry |
To Dallas Mavericks
Josh Richardson
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November 23, 2020[7] | To Philadelphia 76ers
Tony Bradley |
To Detroit Pistons
Zhaire Smith |
December 8, 2020[8] | To Philadelphia 76ers
Terrance Ferguson |
To Oklahoma City Thunder
Al Horford
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March 25, 2021[9] | To Oklahoma City Thunder
Tony Bradley
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To New York Knicks
Terrance Ferguson
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To Philadelphia 76ers
George Hill |
Free agency
editRe-signed
editPlayer | Signed |
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Ryan Broekhoff[10] | November 27, 2020 |
Additions
editPlayer | Signed | Former team |
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Dwight Howard[11] | November 21, 2020 | Los Angeles Lakers |
Justin Anderson[10] | November 27, 2020 | Brooklyn Nets (substitute player contract) |
Derrick Walton[10] | November 27, 2020 | Detroit Pistons |
Lamine Diane[12] | November 30, 2020 | Cal State Northridge (undrafted in 2020) |
Justin Robinson[13] | December 6, 2020 | Delaware Blue Coats (G League) |
Frank Mason III[14] | December 18, 2020 | Wisconsin Herd
(G League) |
Dakota Mathias[15] | December 3, 2020 | Two-way contract |
Mason Jones[16] | March 26, 2021 | Two-way contract |
Subtractions
editPlayer | Waived |
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Justin Anderson[17] | December 19, 2020 |
Ryan Broekhoff[18] | December 14, 2020 |
Derrick Walton[18] | December 14, 2020 |
Lamine Diane[19] | December 7, 2020 |
Justin Robinson[19] | December 7, 2020 |
Frank Mason III[17] | December 19, 2020 |
Dakota Mathias[20] | January 18, 2021 |
Awards
editRecipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Doc Rivers | Eastern Conference Coach of the Month (December/January) |
February 1, 2021 | [21] |
Joel Embiid | Eastern Conference Player of the Month (December/January) |
February 2, 2021 | [22] |
References
edit- ^ Seltzer, Brian (August 24, 2020). "Brown Relieved of Head Coaching Duties". NBA.com. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Rappaport, Max (October 3, 2020). "Team Names Doc Rivers Head Coach". NBA.com. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ Polacek, Scott. "Trae Young, Kevin Huerter, Hawks Edge Joel Embiid, 76ers in Game 7; Will Face Bucks". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "NBA Mock Draft: Where do Prospects Stand After March Madness Cancellation?".
- ^ "76ers vs. Thunder postponed in accordance with league's Health and Safety Protocols". NBA.com. January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Seltzer, Brian (November 19, 2020). "Team Acquires Seth Curry". NBA.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Seltzer, Brian (November 23, 2020). "Team Acquires Bradley". NBA.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "Team Acquires Green, Ferguson, and Poirier". NBA.com. December 8, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "76ers Acquire George Hill, Ignas Brazdeikis in Three-Team Trade". NBA.com. March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Team Signs Anderson, Walton Jr., and Re-Signs Broekhoff". NBA.com. December 3, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "Team Signs Howard". NBA.com. November 21, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "Team Signs Lamine Diane". NBA.com. December 3, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "Team Signs Robinson". NBA.com. December 6, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Levick, Noah (December 18, 2020). "Sixers signing last year's G League MVP to Exhibit 10 deal". RSN. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "Team Signs Mathias to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. December 3, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "76ers Sign Paul Reed to Standard NBA Contract, Mason Jones to Two-Way Deal". NBA.com. March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- ^ a b "Sixers waived Justin Anderson and Frank Mason III". Twitter. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "Derrick Walton Jr., Ryan Broekhoff to be waived by the Sixers". Twitter. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "Sixers waived Lamine Diane and Justin Robinson". Twitter. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "Sixers waived Dakota Mathias". Twitter. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "Quin Snyder, Doc Rivers named NBA Coaches of the Month". NBA.com. February 2, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Smith, D. (February 2, 2021). "Embiid Named Eastern Conference Player of the Month". NBA.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.