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Joel Hans Embiid ( / dʒoʊˈɛl ɛmˈbiːd / joh-EL em-BEED; [ 1][ 2] born 16 March 1994) is a Cameroonian-American [ a] professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks, he was drafted third overall by the 76ers in the 2014 NBA ...
The Philadelphia 76ers, also known colloquially as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. [ b] The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at the Wells Fargo Center ...
The franchise has played 57 seasons as the Philadelphia 76ers, with 36 playoff appearances and two championships. [ 1] The Sixers acquired Philadelphia-native Wilt Chamberlain in 1964 from the Warriors and defeated Chamberlain's former team in the 1967 Finals, but suffered a sharp fall from grace due to the loss of Chamberlain to retirement and ...
Allen Iverson – 1999, 2001, 2005. Joel Embiid – 2023. Dikembe Mutombo was known for his defense and hustle with his time with the Sixers. All-NBA Second Team. Al Cervi – 1950. Dolph Schayes – 1950, 1951, 1956, 1959–1961. Paul Seymour – 1954, 1955. Larry Costello – 1961. Hal Greer – 1963–1969.
The 2023–24 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 75th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). [ 1] On May 16, 2023, the 76ers fired head coach Doc Rivers after three seasons with the team. [ 2] On June 1, 2023, the 76ers hired Nick Nurse as their head coach. [ 3]
Ben Simmons. Benjamin David Simmons (born 20 July 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one season with the LSU Tigers, after which he was named a consensus first-team All-American and the USBWA National Freshman of the Year.
Tyrese Maxey. Tyrese Maxey (born November 4, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. Born in Dallas, Texas, Maxey was a shooting guard for South Garland High School, helping the team to their ...
Kyle Lowry. Kyle Terrell Lowry (born March 25, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A six-time All-Star, he was named to the All-NBA Third Team in 2016 and won an NBA championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019, their first and only title in franchise history.