# 2017–18 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 2017–18 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 69th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was 25–25 after the first 50 games, but finished the remainder of the season with a 27–5 record. It was the team's first playoff appearance since 2011-12. It was also the team's first 50-win season since 2000–01, when they last made the NBA Finals. The Sixers closed the regular season on a 16-game winning streak, a franchise record as well as becoming the only team in NBA history to end the regular season with 16 consecutive wins in the process (the winning streak continued in the playoffs, but was ended at 17 when the Miami Heat defeated them in Game 2 of the first round).
The Sixers had acquired the first overall draft pick from the Boston Celtics on June 19, four days before the 2017 NBA draft began in exchange for their third overall draft pick that year (which became Jayson Tatum) and another first-round pick in 2019, their own or the Kings which ever is better (Sixers would get the pick if it was #1 overall). They used the 2017 first overall pick to select Markelle Fultz, who missed most of his rookie season due to injuries.
Center Joel Embiid became the first Sixers All-Star since Jrue Holiday in 2013.
They finished the regular season with 52–30 record, which clinched the third seed. In the playoffs, the 76ers faced the sixth-seeded Miami Heat in the first round, and won in five games, advancing to the conference semifinals, where they faced their rivals, the Boston Celtics, losing in five games. It was the 20th meeting in the NBA Playoffs for these two franchises.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College / Club |
| 1 | 1 | Markelle Fultz | PG | United States | Washington |
| 1 | 25 | Anžejs Pasečņiks | C | Latvia | CB Gran Canaria |
| 2 | 36 | Jonah Bolden | PF | Australia | KK FMP Beograd |
| 2 | 50 | Mathias Lessort | PF | France | Nanterre 92 |
The Sixers ended the 2016–17 season with the fourth best NBA draft lottery odds and also due to trades had a chance to have the Lakers pick, which had the third-best odds of staying in the Top 3, as well as held the possibility to swap picks with the Sacramento Kings, depending on whether Sacramento moved ahead of them or not. It ended with them having the third pick of the 2017 NBA draft thanks to the Sacramento Kings, while the Kings would end up with the fifth pick of the draft and the Lakers kept their pick as the second pick of the draft. Philadelphia would also have four different second round picks this year, with none of them being their original pick due to the aforementioned trade with Sacramento, but all of their second round picks would be acquired from the previous season via trades. Two of their second round picks were the incentive of trading away Kendall Marshall to the Utah Jazz, where Philadelphia would acquire the best and worst of four different draft picks this year. Another second round pick would be had in a trade deadline deal (alongside the incentive to swap their worst second round pick they acquired from Utah with the Atlanta Hawks) which included champion power forward/center Tiago Splitter in exchange for Ersan İlyasova. Their last second round pick would be acquired from the Dallas Mavericks, where they would have the Mavericks' second round pick this year and in 2020 and Justin Anderson in exchange for center/power forward Nerlens Noel. On June 19, three days before the day of the 2017 NBA draft began, the 76ers would swap Duke University's Jayson Tatum, their #3 pick with the Boston Celtics (as well as either the Los Angeles Lakers' 2018 first-round pick or the Sacramento Kings' 2019 first-round pick as long as it isn't the #1 pick in 2019) in exchange for Boston's #1 pick, which ultimately became Markelle Fultz.
As the consensus #1 pick of the draft that year, Fultz showed off a considerable display during his freshman season at the University of Washington. While Markelle wound up being in a rather similar situation that his teammate and former #1 draft pick Ben Simmons had back at Louisiana State University before the 2016 NBA draft, he did display some of the absolute best efforts he could have possibly provided Washington in what was otherwise a losing season for them. At his only season in Washington, Fultz provided an outstanding stat line of 23.2 points, 5.9 assists, 5.7 rebounds, 1.6 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game in only 25 games played for them; not only would those statistics be some of the best recorded in Pac-12 history in over 20 years (around the time the division was named the Pac-10), but he also was the first freshman to be named to record averages of at least 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game since LaDrell Washington back in the 1994–95 season. Under such results, he would obviously not only be named a member of the All-Pac-12 First Team, but also be considered a consensus All-American Third Team member for the effort he made to help Washington become competitive in spite of a losing season otherwise. On draft night, Philadelphia would end up trading away some of their second round picks in exchange for future assets, while also gaining a first-round pick from the Orlando Magic in the process. In exchange for giving up a protected first-round pick of sorts and a 2020 second round pick, the 76ers acquired the Magic's 25th pick, which became the Latvian center Anžejs Pasečņiks of the Herbalife Gran Canaria out in Spain. Throughout his international career, he became a three-time champion in his native land of Latvia before winning a Spanish championship and being named a member of the Liga ACB's All-Young Players Team in more recent years. After that, for the first of Philadelphia's own second round draft picks this year, they selected the Australian power forward Jonah Bolden, a former UCLA student before recently playing for the KK FMP Beograd out in Serbia. While not being particularly special at UCLA, Bolden received a second wind in Serbia by averaging 12.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.0 steal, and 1.0 block per game with the FMP Beograd, which earned him the honor of being the Adriatic League's Top Prospect that year. After that, they would trade their next two second round picks (sophomore point guard Jawun Evans of Oklahoma State University and senior shooting guard Sterling Brown of Southern Methodist University respectively) to the Los Angeles Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks respectively in exchange for cash considerations that'd be had for usage once again on July 1. Finally, with their last second round pick, the 76ers selected the Martinique born French power forward Mathias Lessort of the Nanterre 92 in France's LNB Pro A. In his professional career out in France, Lessort won co-Sixth Man of the Year honors with Matt Howard back with Élan Chalon in 2016 before recently winning the French Basketball Cup and FIBA Europe Cup championships with the Nanterre 92.

## Game log
### Preseason

2017 pre-season game log Total: 2–3 (home: 1–2; road: 1–1) :
Pre-season: 2–3 (home: 1–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 4
Memphis
L 89–110
Covington, Okafor (13)
Ben Simmons (7)
Ben Simmons (9)
Wells Fargo Center 18,102
0–1
2
October 6
Boston
L 102–110
Jerryd Bayless (15)
Robert Covington (7)
McConnell, Simmons (5)
Wells Fargo Center 17,668
0–2
3
October 9
@ Boston
L 96–113
Ben Simmons (15)
Johnson, Šarić (7)
T. J. McConnell (4)
TD Garden 18,624
0–3
4
October 11
@ Brooklyn
W 133–114
Dario Šarić (26)
Dario Šarić (9)
Ben Simmons (6)
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum N/A
1–3
5
October 13
Miami
W 119–95
McConnell, Simmons (19)
Covington, Embiid, Simmons (7)
Ben Simmons (5)
Sprint Center 11,249
2–3 :
2017–18 season schedule :

### Regular season

2017–18 game log Total: 52–30 (home: 30–11; road: 22–19) :
October: 3–4 (home: 0–2; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 18
@ Washington
L 115–120
Robert Covington (29)
Joel Embiid (13)
Ben Simmons (5)
Capital One Arena 20,356
0–1
2
October 20
Boston
L 92–102
JJ Redick (19)
Joel Embiid (14)
Ben Simmons (5)
Wells Fargo Center 20,816
0–2
3
October 21
@ Toronto
L 94–128
Ben Simmons (18)
Ben Simmons (10)
Ben Simmons (8)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
0–3
4
October 23
@ Detroit
W 97–86
Joel Embiid (30)
Ben Simmons (12)
Ben Simmons (10)
Little Caesars Arena 13,709
1–3
5
October 25
Houston
L 104–105
JJ Redick (22)
Johnson, Simmons (7)
McConnell, Simmons (9)
Wells Fargo Center 20,682
1–4
6
October 28
@ Dallas
W 112–110
Embiid, Simmons (23)
Joel Embiid (9)
Ben Simmons (8)
American Airlines Center 19,567
2–4
7
October 30
@ Houston
W 115–107
Joel Embiid (22)
Amir Johnson (10)
Ben Simmons (9)
Toyota Center 16,714
3–4 :
November
: 9–5 (home: 6–2; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
November 1
Atlanta
W 119–109
Robert Covington (22)
Ben Simmons (13)
Ben Simmons (9)
Wells Fargo Center 20,549
4–4
9
November 3
Indiana
W 121–110
JJ Redick (31)
Ben Simmons (11)
Ben Simmons (11)
Wells Fargo Center 20,668
5–4
10
November 7
@ Utah
W 104–97
Dario Šarić (25)
Ben Simmons (13)
T. J. McConnell (8)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 16,063
6–4
11
November 9
@ Sacramento
L 108–109
Robert Covington (24)
Joel Embiid (15)
McConnell, Simmons (6)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
6–5
12
November 11
@ Golden State
L 114–135
JJ Redick (17)
Joel Embiid (7)
Ben Simmons (8)
Oracle Arena 19,596
6–6
13
November 13
@ L.A. Clippers
W 109–105
Joel Embiid (32)
Joel Embiid (16)
McConnell, Redick (6)
Staples Center 19,068
7–6
14
November 15
@ L.A. Lakers
W 115–109
Joel Embiid (46)
Joel Embiid (15)
Ben Simmons (10)
Staples Center 18,997
8–6
15
November 18
Golden State
L 116–124
Ben Simmons (23)
Dario Šarić (10)
Ben Simmons (12)
Wells Fargo Center 20,848
8–7
16
November 20
Utah
W 107–86
Ben Simmons (27)
Joel Embiid (11)
T. J. McConnell (5)
Wells Fargo Center 20,587
9–7
17
November 22
Portland
W 101–81
Joel Embiid (28)
Joel Embiid (12)
Ben Simmons (9)
Wells Fargo Center 20,605
10–7
18
November 25
Orlando
W 130–111
JJ Redick (29)
Joel Embiid (14)
T. J. McConnell (13)
Wells Fargo Center 20,585
11–7
19
November 27
Cleveland
L 91–113
Joel Embiid (30)
Joel Embiid (11)
Robert Covington (4)
Wells Fargo Center 20,527
11–8
20
November 29
Washington
W 118–113
Ben Simmons (31)
Ben Simmons (18)
Bayless, Embiid, Redick, Simmons (4)
Wells Fargo Center 20,492
12–8
21
November 30
@ Boston
L 97–108
Dario Šarić (18)
Dario Šarić (10)
Ben Simmons (7)
TD Garden 18,624
12–9 :
December
: 5–10 (home: 1–5; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
22
December 2
Detroit
W 108–103
Covington, Embiid (25)
Embiid, Simmons (10)
JJ Redick (7)
Wells Fargo Center 20,562
13–9
23
December 4
Phoenix
L 101–115
JJ Redick (25)
Joel Embiid (12)
Ben Simmons (7)
Wells Fargo Center 20,564
13–10
24
December 7
L.A. Lakers
L 104–107
Joel Embiid (33)
Ben Simmons (13)
Ben Simmons (15)
Wells Fargo Center 20,495
13–11
25
December 9
@ Cleveland
L 98–105
Covington, Redick (19)
Dario Šarić (9)
Ben Simmons (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
13–12
26
December 10
@ New Orleans
L 124–131
JJ Redick (28)
Dario Šarić (11)
Ben Simmons (10)
Smoothie King Center 16,878
13–13
27
December 12
@ Minnesota
W 118–112 (OT)
Joel Embiid (28)
Joel Embiid (12)
Embiid, Simmons (8)
Target Center 14,659
14–13
28
December 15
Oklahoma City
L 117–119 (3OT)
Joel Embiid (34)
Robert Covington (10)
Ben Simmons (11)
Wells Fargo Center 20,612
14–14
29
December 18
@ Chicago
L 115–117
Dario Šarić (27)
Ben Simmons (11)
Ben Simmons (9)
United Center 20,796
14–15
30
December 19
Sacramento
L 95–101
Robert Covington (17)
Ben Simmons (12)
Ben Simmons (9)
Wells Fargo Center 20,558
14–16
31
December 21
Toronto
L 109–114
Ben Simmons (20)
Dario Šarić (10)
Dario Šarić (9)
Wells Fargo Center 20,680
14–17
32
December 23
@ Toronto
L 86–102
Dario Šarić (17)
Joel Embiid (8)
Ben Simmons (6)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
14–18
33
December 25
@ New York
W 105–98
Joel Embiid (25)
Joel Embiid (16)
T. J. McConnell (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
15–18
34
December 28
@ Portland
L 110–114
Joel Embiid (29)
Embiid, Šarić (9)
Ben Simmons (8)
Moda Center 20,104
15–19
35
December 30
@ Denver
W 107–102
Dario Šarić (20)
Joel Embiid (10)
T. J. McConnell (8)
Pepsi Center 19,599
16–19
36
December 31
@ Phoenix
W 123–110
Dario Šarić (27)
Joel Embiid (9)
Ben Simmons (6)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,983
17–19 :
January
: 7–5 (home: 5–1; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
37
January 3
San Antonio
W 112–106
Ben Simmons (26)
Joel Embiid (11)
Embiid, McConnell, Simmons, Redick (4)
Wells Fargo Center 20,642
18–19
38
January 5
Detroit
W 114–78
Joel Embiid (23)
Joel Embiid (9)
Ben Simmons (9)
Wells Fargo Center 20,592
19–19
39
January 11
Boston
L 103–114
JJ Redick (22)
Joel Embiid (10)
Embiid, McConnell (5)
The O2 Arena 19.078
19–20
40
January 15
Toronto
W 117–111
Joel Embiid (34)
Joel Embiid (11)
T. J. McConnell (8)
Wells Fargo Center 20,637
20–20
41
January 18
@ Boston
W 89–80
Joel Embiid (26)
Joel Embiid (16)
Joel Embiid (6)
TD Garden 18,624
21–20
42
January 20
Milwaukee
W 116–94
Joel Embiid (29)
Joel Embiid (9)
Ben Simmons (9)
Wells Fargo Center 20,826
22–20
43
January 22
@ Memphis
L 101–105
Dario Šarić (22)
Joel Embiid (14)
Ben Simmons (7)
FedExForum 14,288
22–21
44
January 24
Chicago
W 115–101
Joel Embiid (22)
Ben Simmons (17)
Ben Simmons (14)
Wells Fargo Center 20,547
23–21
45
January 26
@ San Antonio
W 97–78
Ben Simmons (21)
Joel Embiid (14)
Ben Simmons (7)
AT&T Center 18,418
24–21
46
January 28
@ Oklahoma City
L 112–122
Joel Embiid (27)
Joel Embiid (10)
Ben Simmons (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
24–22
47
January 29
@ Milwaukee
L 95–107
Dario Šarić (19)
Dario Šarić (9)
Ben Simmons (5)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,126
24–23
48
January 31
@ Brooklyn
L 108–116
Joel Embiid (29)
Joel Embiid (14)
Ben Simmons (7)
Barclays Center 15,577
24–24 :
February
: 8–3 (home: 7–0; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
49
February 2
Miami
W 103–97
Ben Simmons (20)
Joel Embiid (11)
McConnell, Simmons (5)
Wells Fargo Center 20,636
25–24
50
February 3
@ Indiana
L 92–100
Joel Embiid (24)
Ben Simmons (11)
Ben Simmons (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
25–25
51
February 6
Washington
W 115–102
Joel Embiid (27)
Joel Embiid (12)
Ben Simmons (8)
Wells Fargo Center 20,530
26–25
52
February 9
New Orleans
W 100–82
Embiid, Šarić (24)
Joel Embiid (16)
Ben Simmons (8)
Wells Fargo Center 20,489
27–25
53
February 10
LA Clippers
W 112–98
Joel Embiid (29)
Joel Embiid (16)
Ben Simmons (10)
Wells Fargo Center 20,504
28–25
54
February 12
New York
W 108–92
Dario Šarić (24)
T. J. McConnell (10)
T. J. McConnell (11)
Wells Fargo Center 20,589
29–25
55
February 14
Miami
W 104–102
Dario Šarić (19)
Ben Simmons (12)
Ben Simmons (10)
Wells Fargo Center 20,492
30–25
56
February 22
@ Chicago
W 116–115
Ben Simmons (32)
Joel Embiid (13)
Ben Simmons (11)
United Center 21,312
31–25
57
February 24
Orlando
W 116–105
Joel Embiid (28)
Joel Embiid (14)
Ben Simmons (7)
Wells Fargo Center 20,594
32–25
58
February 25
@ Washington
L 94–109
Joel Embiid (25)
Joel Embiid (10)
Ben Simmons (8)
Capital One Arena 17,180
32–26
59
February 27
@ Miami
L 101–102
Joel Embiid (23)
Joel Embiid (8)
Ben Simmons (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
32–27 :
March
: 13–3 (home: 7–1; road: 6–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
60
March 1
@ Cleveland
W 108–97
JJ Redick (22)
Joel Embiid (14)
Ben Simmons (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
33–27
61
March 2
Charlotte
W 110–99
Joel Embiid (23)
Joel Embiid (14)
Ben Simmons (6)
Wells Fargo Center 20,487
34–27
62
March 4
@ Milwaukee
L 110–118
Dario Šarić (25)
Joel Embiid (8)
Ben Simmons (15)
Bradley Center 15,587
34–28
63
March 6
@ Charlotte
W 128–114
Robert Covington (22)
Ben Simmons (8)
Ben Simmons (13)
Spectrum Center 15,600
35–28
64
March 8
@ Miami
L 99–108
Dario Šarić (20)
Dario Šarić (10)
Ben Simmons (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
35–29
65
March 11
@ Brooklyn
W 120–97
Joel Embiid (21)
Ersan İlyasova (13)
McConnell, Simmons (6)
Barclays Center 16,901
36–29
66
March 13
Indiana
L 98–101
Joel Embiid (29)
Ben Simmons (13)
Ben Simmons (10)
Wells Fargo Center 20,531
36–30
67
March 15
@ New York
W 118–110
Joel Embiid (29)
Dario Šarić (12)
Ben Simmons (12)
Madison Square Garden 18,894
37–30
68
March 16
Brooklyn
W 120–116
Joel Embiid (24)
Joel Embiid (19)
Ben Simmons (12)
Wells Fargo Center 20,666
38–30
69
March 19
Charlotte
W 108–94
Joel Embiid (25)
Joel Embiid (19)
Ben Simmons (15)
Wells Fargo Center 20,530
39–30
70
March 21
Memphis
W 119–105
Covington, Šarić, Redick, Belinelli (15)
Simmons, Embiid (7)
Ben Simmons (9)
Wells Fargo Center 10,411
40–30
71
March 22
@ Orlando
W 118–98
Ersan İlyasova (18)
Ben Simmons (11)
Ben Simmons (10)
Amway Center 17,881
41–30
72
March 24
Minnesota
W 120–108
Joel Embiid (19)
Ben Simmons (12)
Ben Simmons (13)
Wells Fargo Center 20,668
42–30
73
March 26
Denver
W 123–104
Šarić, Embiid (20)
Embiid, Simmons (13)
Ben Simmons (11)
Wells Fargo Center 20,585
43–30
74
March 28
New York
W 118–101
Dario Šarić (26)
Dario Šarić (14)
Ben Simmons (10)
Wells Fargo Center 20,655
44–30
75
March 30
@ Atlanta
W 101–91
Ersan İlyasova (21)
Ersan İlyasova (16)
Ben Simmons (11)
Philips Arena 16,579
45–30 :
April
: 7–0 (home: 4–0; road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 1
@ Charlotte
W 119–102
Marco Belinelli (22)
Robert Covington (11)
Ben Simmons (15)
Spectrum Center 17,005
46–30
77
April 3
Brooklyn
W 121–95
JJ Redick (19)
Ersan İlyasova (13)
Simmons, Johnson (6)
Wells Fargo Center 20,710
47–30
78
April 4
@ Detroit
W 115–108
JJ Redick (25)
Ersan İlyasova (11)
Ben Simmons (7)
Little Caesars Arena 18,395
48–30
79
April 6
Cleveland
W 132–130
JJ Redick (28)
Ben Simmons (15)
Ben Simmons (13)
Wells Fargo Center 20,769
49–30
80
April 8
Dallas
W 109–97
JJ Redick (18)
Ersan İlyasova (12)
Ben Simmons (9)
Wells Fargo Center 20,846
50–30
81
April 10
@ Atlanta
W 121–113
JJ Redick (28)
Ben Simmons (10)
Ben Simmons (9)
Philips Arena 15,673
51–30
82
April 11
Milwaukee
W 130–95
Justin Anderson (25)
Markelle Fultz (10)
Markelle Fultz (10)
Wells Fargo Center 20,659
52–30 :
2017–18 season schedule :

### Playoffs

2018 playoff game log Total: 5–5 (home: 3–2; road: 2–3) :
First round: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 14
Miami
W 130–103
JJ Redick (28)
Ersan İlyasova (14)
Ben Simmons (14)
Wells Fargo Center 20,617
1–0
2
April 16
Miami
L 103–113
Ben Simmons (24)
Ersan İlyasova (11)
Ben Simmons (8)
Wells Fargo Center 20,753
1–1
3
April 19
@ Miami
W 128–108
Joel Embiid (23)
Ben Simmons (12)
Ben Simmons (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,812
2–1
4
April 21
@ Miami
W 106–102
JJ Redick (24)
Ben Simmons (13)
Ben Simmons (10)
American Airlines Arena 19,804
3–1
5
April 24
Miami
W 104–91
JJ Redick (27)
Joel Embiid (12)
Ben Simmons (6)
Wells Fargo Center 21,171
4–1 :
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 30
@ Boston
L 101–117
Joel Embiid (31)
Joel Embiid (13)
Ben Simmons (6)
TD Garden 18,624
0–1
2
May 3
@ Boston
L 103–108
JJ Redick (23)
Joel Embiid (14)
Ben Simmons (7)
TD Garden 18,624
0–2
3
May 5
Boston
L 98–101 (OT)
Joel Embiid (22)
Joel Embiid (19)
Ben Simmons (8)
Wells Fargo Center 20,758
0–3
4
May 7
Boston
W 103–92
Dario Šarić (25)
Embiid, Simmons (13)
McConnell, Simmons (5)
Wells Fargo Center 20,936
1–3
5
May 9
@ Boston
L 112–114
Embiid, Šarić (27)
Joel Embiid (12)
McConnell, Simmons (6)
TD Garden 18,624
1–4 :
2018 playoff schedule :

## Standings
### Atlantic division

| Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| c – Toronto Raptors | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 34‍–‍7 | 25‍–‍16 | 12–4 | 82 |
| x – Boston Celtics | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4.0 | 27‍–‍14 | 28‍–‍13 | 12–4 | 82 |
| x – Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7.0 | 30‍–‍11 | 22‍–‍19 | 9–7 | 82 |
| New York Knicks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 30.0 | 19‍–‍22 | 10‍–‍31 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 31.0 | 15‍–‍26 | 13‍–‍28 | 1–15 | 82 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Toronto Raptors * | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 82 |
| 2 | x – Boston Celtics | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 50 | 32 | .610 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 6 | y – Miami Heat * | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Washington Wizards | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 11 | New York Knicks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 30.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Brooklyn Nets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Orlando Magic | 25 | 57 | .305 | 34.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Atlanta Hawks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 35.0 | 82 |

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Ben Simmons | 81 | 81 | 33.7 | .545 | .000 | .560 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 1.7 | .9 | 15.8 |
| Robert Covington | 80 | 80 | 31.7 | .413 | .369 | .853 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | .9 | 12.6 |
| Dario Šarić | 78 | 73 | 29.6 | .453 | .393 | .860 | 6.7 | 2.6 | .7 | .3 | 14.6 |
| T. J. McConnell | 76 | 1 | 22.4 | .499 | .435 | .795 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | .2 | 6.3 |
| Amir Johnson | 74 | 18 | 15.8 | .538 | .313 | .612 | 4.5 | 1.6 | .6 | .6 | 4.6 |
| JJ Redick | 70 | 70 | 30.2 | .460 | .420 | .904 | 2.5 | 3.0 | .5 | .1 | 17.1 |
| Joel Embiid | 63 | 63 | 30.3 | .483 | .308 | .769 | 11.0 | 3.2 | .6 | 1.8 | 22.9 |
| Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot | 52 | 7 | 15.5 | .375 | .335 | .793 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .2 | .1 | 5.8 |
| Richaun Holmes | 48 | 2 | 15.5 | .560 | .129 | .661 | 4.4 | 1.3 | .4 | .6 | 6.5 |
| Jerryd Bayless | 39 | 11 | 23.7 | .416 | .370 | .795 | 2.1 | 1.4 | .6 | .2 | 7.9 |
| Justin Anderson | 38 | 0 | 13.7 | .431 | .330 | .737 | 2.4 | .7 | .4 | .2 | 6.2 |
| Trevor Booker$^†$ | 33 | 0 | 15.0 | .560 | .286 | .821 | 3.7 | .8 | .5 | .3 | 4.7 |
| Marco Belinelli$^†$ | 28 | 1 | 26.3 | .495 | .385 | .870 | 1.8 | 1.6 | .7 | .3 | 13.6 |
| Ersan İlyasova$^†$ | 23 | 3 | 24.1 | .439 | .361 | .733 | 6.7 | 1.7 | .7 | .4 | 10.8 |
| Markelle Fultz | 14 | 0 | 18.1 | .405 | .000 | .476 | 3.1 | 3.8 | .9 | .3 | 7.1 |
| Furkan Korkmaz | 14 | 0 | 5.7 | .286 | .294 | .500 | .8 | .3 | .1 | .1 | 1.6 |
| James Young | 6 | 0 | 10.2 | .357 | .300 | .667 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 2.8 |
| Nik Stauskas$^†$ | 6 | 0 | 7.5 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | .2 | .2 | .7 | .0 | .7 |
| James Michael McAdoo | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | .286 | .286 | 1.000 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .3 | 2.7 |
| Demetrius Jackson$^†$ | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | .750 | 1.000 | .500 | .3 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | 2.7 |
| Larry Drew II$^†$ | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | .143 | .000 | | .3 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
| Jacob Pullen | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | .500 | .000 | | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
| Jahlil Okafor$^†$ | 2 | 0 | 12.5 | .444 | | .500 | 4.5 | .5 | .0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Ben Simmons | 10 | 10 | 36.9 | .488 | .000 | .707 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 1.7 | .8 | 16.3 |
| JJ Redick | 10 | 10 | 34.2 | .444 | .347 | .857 | 1.5 | 2.6 | .8 | .1 | 18.2 |
| Dario Šarić | 10 | 10 | 32.9 | .421 | .385 | .850 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 1.0 | .4 | 17.2 |
| Robert Covington | 10 | 8 | 28.1 | .325 | .313 | .750 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 1.1 | .9 | 8.1 |
| T. J. McConnell | 10 | 2 | 15.5 | .694 | .667 | .600 | 2.6 | 2.3 | .6 | .0 | 5.5 |
| Ersan İlyasova | 10 | 1 | 23.3 | .429 | .290 | .571 | 7.6 | 1.3 | .7 | .4 | 9.3 |
| Marco Belinelli | 10 | 0 | 27.3 | .406 | .348 | .871 | 2.1 | 2.0 | .7 | .0 | 12.9 |
| Joel Embiid | 8 | 8 | 34.8 | .435 | .276 | .705 | 12.6 | 3.0 | .9 | 1.8 | 21.4 |
| Amir Johnson | 8 | 1 | 11.8 | .524 | | .800 | 2.9 | 1.1 | .3 | .1 | 3.3 |
| Justin Anderson | 7 | 0 | 4.7 | .375 | .286 | | 1.3 | .0 | .1 | .0 | 1.1 |
| Markelle Fultz | 3 | 0 | 7.7 | .143 | | .750 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .7 | .0 | 1.7 |
| Richaun Holmes | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | .000 | | | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Furkan Korkmaz | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Jerryd Bayless | 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
### Trades

| June 19, 2017 | To Philadelphia 76ersMarkelle Fultz (Pick 1) | To Boston CelticsJayson Tatum (Pick 3) 2018 first-round pick (2 through 5 protected from the L.A. Lakers) If pick does not convey in 2018, a first-round pick in 2019 (with protections instead) |
| June 28, 2017 | To Philadelphia 76ers2018 second round pick Cash considerations | To Houston RocketsShawn Long |
| July 6, 2017 | To Philadelphia 76ersCash considerations | To Milwaukee BucksSterling Brown (Pick 46) |
| July 6, 2017 | To Philadelphia 76ersCash considerations | To Los Angeles ClippersJawun Evans (Pick 39) |
| December 7, 2017 | To Philadelphia 76ersTrevor Booker | To Brooklyn NetsJahlil Okafor Nik Stauskas 2019 second round pick |

### Free agents
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Joel Embiid | Five-year, $148 million extension |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former Team |
| Furkan Korkmaz | July 4, 2017 | Anadolu Efes |
| JJ Redick | July 8, 2017 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Amir Johnson | July 8, 2017 | Boston Celtics |
| James Blackmon Jr. | August 30, 2017 | Indiana Hoosiers |
| James Michael McAdoo | Two-way contract | Golden State Warriors |
| James Young | Two-Way contract | Wisconsin Herd |
| Larry Drew II | Signed 10-day contract | Sioux Falls Skyforce |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason Left | New Team |
| Gerald Henderson | Waived | |
| Alex Poythress | Unrestricted free agent | Indiana Pacers / Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| Jacob Pullen | Waived | Mahram Tehran |
| James Michael McAdoo | Waived | |

## Awards and honors

| Player | Award | Notes |
| Joel Embiid | All-Star | 1st All-Star appearance, first 76er voted to All-Star game since 2013 |