# 2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 69th season of the franchise, 59th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Sixers finished the regular season at 40–42. In the first round of the playoffs, they lost to the Detroit Pistons in six games.

## Key dates

* June 28: The 2007 NBA draft took place in New York City, New York.
* July 1: The free agency period started.
* October 12: The Sixers pre-season started with a game against the Brooklyn Nets.
* November 2: The Sixers season started with a game against the Chicago Bulls.
* December 4: General Manager Billy King was fired and replaced by former Brooklyn Nets GM Ed Stefanski.
* April 4: The Sixers clinched a playoff berth to the 2008 NBA Playoffs.
* May 1: The Sixers were eliminated from the 2008 NBA Playoffs with their game 6 loss to Detroit finishing the series 4–2.

## Summary
### NBA Draft 2007

On May 22, the Sixers were assigned the 12th overall selection in the NBA draft lottery. On June 28, The Sixers then used that pick to select forward Thaddeus Young from Georgia Tech. The Sixers also held picks 21 and 30 of the first round that they received last season in a trade with the Denver Nuggets for Allen Iverson. They used these picks to select guard Daequan Cook from Ohio State and Petteri Koponen from Finland. In the second round the Sixers selected center Kyrylo Fesenko with the 30th overall pick. During the draft, Daequan Cook was traded to the Miami Heat for also recently drafted forward Jason Smith. Petteri Koponen was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for swingman Derrick Byars. Finally, Kyrylo Fesenko was traded to the Utah Jazz for forward/center Herbert Hill.

## Draft picks

Philadelphia's selections from the 2007 NBA draft in New York, New York.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 12 | Thaddeus Young | Small forward | United States | Georgia Tech |
| 1 | 21 | Daequan Cook (traded to Los Angeles) | Power Forward | United States | Ohio State |
| 1 | 30 | Petteri Koponen (traded to Portland) | Point guard | Finland | Tapiolan Honka (Finland) |
| 2 | 38 | Kyrylo Fesenko (traded to Utah) | Center | Ukraine | SK Cherkassy (Ukraine) |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Atlantic Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| z-Boston Celtics | 66 | 16 | .805 | – | 35–6 | 31–10 | 14–2 |
| x-Toronto Raptors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 | 25–16 | 16–25 | 10–6 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 26 | 22–19 | 18–23 | 7–9 |
| New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 | 21–20 | 13–28 | 4–12 |
| New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 43 | 15–26 | 8–33 | 5–11 |
Eastern Conferencevte :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Boston Celtics | 66 | 16 | .805 | – |
| 2 | y-Detroit Pistons | 59 | 23 | .732 | 7 |
| 3 | y-Orlando Magic | 52 | 30 | .634 | 14 |
| 4 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 21 |
| 5 | x-Washington Wizards | 43 | 39 | .524 | 23 |
| 6 | x-Toronto Raptors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 |
| 7 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 26 |
| 8 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 29 |
| 9 | Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 30 |
| 10 | New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 |
| 11 | Chicago Bulls | 33 | 49 | .402 | 33 |
| 12 | Charlotte Bobcats | 32 | 50 | .390 | 34 |
| 13 | Milwaukee Bucks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 40 |
| 14 | New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 43 |
| 15 | Miami Heat | 15 | 67 | .183 | 51 |

### Record vs. opponents

2007-08 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Boston | 3–0 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Charlotte | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Chicago | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Cleveland | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Detroit | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| Houston | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | – | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Memphis | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Miami | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Milwaukee | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Minnesota | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| New Jersey | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| New Orleans | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| New York | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Orlando | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Philadelphia | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Sacramento | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| Toronto | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 |
| Washington | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — |

## Playoffs

2008 playoff game log :
First Round: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1April 20@ Detroit90–86Miller (20)Evans (14)Iguodala (8)The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,0761–0
2April 23@ Detroit88–105Williams (17)Evans (11)Iguodala (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,0761–1
3April 25Detroit95–75Dalembert (23)Dalembert (16)Green, Iguodala (6)Wachovia Center 18,8052–1
4April 27Detroit84–93Young (15)Dalembert (12)Iguodala (5)Wachovia Center 18,3472–2
5April 29@ Detroit81–98Iguodala (21)Evans (7)Iguodala (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,0762–3
6May 1Detroit77–100Iguodala (16)Evans (7)Evans, Ollie (3)Wachovia Center 14,1302–4 :
2008 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Louis Amundson | 16 | 0 | 4.0 | .500 | .000 | .286 | .8 | .0 | .06 | .06 | 1.1 |
| Calvin Booth | 31 | 0 | 6.6 | .333 | .000 | .600 | 1.2 | .3 | .19 | .58 | .8 |
| Rodney Carney | 70 | 6 | 14.8 | .403 | .317 | .679 | 2.1 | .5 | .56 | .33 | 5.8 |
| Samuel Dalembert | 82 | 82 | 33.2 | .513 | .000 | .707 | 10.4 | .5 | .49 | 2.34 | 10.5 |
| Reggie Evans | 81 | 61 | 23.2 | .439 | 1.000 | .467 | 7.5 | .8 | 1.06 | .10 | 5.2 |
| Willie Green | 74 | 74 | 26.6 | .436 | .285 | .757 | 2.5 | 2.0 | .73 | .30 | 12.4 |
| Andre Iguodala | 82 | 82 | 39.5 | .456 | .329 | .721 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 2.09 | .60 | 19.9 |
| Andre Miller | 82 | 82 | 36.8 | .492 | .088 | .772 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 1.28 | .07 | 17.0 |
| Kevin Ollie | 40 | 0 | 7.5 | .420 | .000 | .800 | .5 | 1.0 | .25 | .00 | 1.8 |
| Shavlik Randolph | 9 | 0 | 3.0 | .286 | .000 | .000 | 1.2 | .3 | .11 | .33 | .9 |
| Jason Smith | 76 | 1 | 14.6 | .455 | .286 | .659 | 3.0 | .3 | .29 | .66 | 4.5 |
| Louis Williams | 80 | 0 | 23.3 | .424 | .359 | .783 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 1.01 | .16 | 11.5 |
| Thaddeus Young | 74 | 22 | 21.0 | .539 | .316 | .738 | 4.2 | .8 | .99 | .11 | 8.2 |

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Louis Amundson | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 3.5 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 2.5 |
| Rodney Carney | 6 | 0 | 14.0 | .387 | .500 | .500 | 1.2 | .8 | 1.17 | .33 | 5.0 |
| Samuel Dalembert | 6 | 6 | 32.2 | .422 | .000 | .842 | 9.5 | .5 | .33 | 1.67 | 9.0 |
| Reggie Evans | 6 | 0 | 24.7 | .500 | .000 | .625 | 7.8 | .5 | .83 | .00 | 6.8 |
| Willie Green | 6 | 6 | 23.7 | .431 | .200 | .643 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .83 | .67 | 9.0 |
| Andre Iguodala | 6 | 6 | 39.0 | .333 | .143 | .721 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 2.17 | .17 | 13.2 |
| Andre Miller | 6 | 6 | 38.2 | .438 | .000 | .636 | 3.2 | 3.3 | .83 | .00 | 15.3 |
| Kevin Ollie | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | .3 | 1.0 | .67 | .00 | 1.3 |
| Shavlik Randolph | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .750 | .0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 1.5 |
| Jason Smith | 6 | 0 | 13.7 | .444 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.5 | .5 | .17 | .83 | 3.3 |
| Louis Williams | 6 | 0 | 22.5 | .400 | .222 | .733 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | .00 | 12.0 |
| Thaddeus Young | 6 | 6 | 26.7 | .480 | .200 | .857 | 4.5 | .7 | 1.17 | .00 | 10.2 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

* Andre Miller was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from February 4 through February 10.
* Thaddeus Young, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

### Records

* The Sixers broke the team record of fewest points allowed in a game by only giving up 63 points to the Charlotte Bobcats on November 7, 2007.
* Willie Green had a career-high 37 points against the Toronto Raptors on April 4, 2007.

### Milestones
## Transactions

The 76ers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

### Trades

| June 28, 2007 | To Los Angeles ClippersRights to Daequan Cook (2007 21st overall draft pick), second round draft pick (2009) and cash considerations | To New York KnicksRights to Jason Smith (2007 20th overall draft pick) |
| June 28, 2007 | To Dallas MavericksRights to Derrick Byars (2007 42nd overall draft pick) and cash considerations. | To Portland Trail BlazersRights to Petteri Koponen (2007 30th overall draft pick) |
| June 28, 2007 | To Utah JazzRights to Kyrylo Fesenko (2007 38th overall draft pick) | To Orlando MagicRights to Herbert Hill (2007 55th overall draft pick) |
| September 10, 2007 | To Denver NuggetsSteven Hunter and Bobby Jones | To Philadelphia 76ersReggie Evans and draft rights to Ricky Sanchez |
| December 29, 2007 | To Utah JazzGordan Giriček and future first-round pick | To Atlanta HawksKyle Korver |

### Free agents
#### Additions

| Player | Date signed | Former team |
| Calvin Booth | September 10 | Minnesota Timberwolves |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Date left | New team |
| Derrick Byars | October 22 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Gordan Giriček | February 29 | Utah Jazz |