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NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2015–16 Philadelphia 76ers season was the second worst in franchise history, one game better than their 9–73 mark in the 1972–73 season.[ 1] It was also the second straight season that Joel Embiid , the third pick in the 2014 NBA draft , would not suit up for the 76ers due to a leg injury. Philadelphia broke the record for the longest losing streak in American professional sports history with 27 straight losses over this season and last season with a 114–116 loss to the Houston Rockets (the old record of 26 was held by the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers , who were in their first season since LeBron James famously spurned them for the Miami Heat on national television). The losing streak would reach to 28 games (with the 18 straight losses tying the record for longest opening season losing streak with the 2009–10 New Jersey Nets ) before getting their first victory at home against the Los Angeles Lakers , which was also Kobe Bryant 's last game against the 76ers in Philadelphia. Philadelphia would also hire former Phoenix Suns owner, coach, general manager, and four-time NBA Executive of the Year winner Jerry Colangelo on December 7, 2015 as their Chairman of Basketball Operations. Eleven days later, former Denver Nuggets , Phoenix Suns , New York Knicks , and Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni would join the team as an associate head coach. Near the end of the season, general manager Sam Hinkie would announce his resignation from his position, being replaced by Jerry's son Bryan Colangelo before the end of the season. Jerry would also announce his personal demotion from his original position afterwards.
The 76ers finished just one game shy of tying the NBA record for most losses in a season set by themselves during their 1972–73 season when they went 9–73. They became only the second team after the Vancouver Grizzlies between 1995–96 and 1997–98 to endure three consecutive 82-game seasons with fewer than twenty wins. However, it would be the season where Sam Hinkie's goal of "The Process" came into full fruition since they'd later earn the #1 selection in the 2016 NBA draft , which became Ben Simmons .
Draft picks
Preseason game log
Preseason
2015 pre-season game log Total: 2–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–4)
Pre-season: 2–5 (home: 2–1; road: 0–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 6
@ Washington
95–129
Canaan , Noel (13)
Jerami Grant (8)
Isaiah Canaan (6)
Verizon Center 11,670
0–1
2
October 8
Cleveland
115–114
Jerami Grant (19)
Nerlens Noel (15)
Robert Covington (6)
Wells Fargo Center 8,229
1–1
3
October 10
Brooklyn
97–95
Robert Covington (23)
Robert Covington (8)
Isaiah Canaan (8)
Times Union Center 6,737
2–1
4
October 12
@ New York
88–94
Isaiah Canaan (18)
Christian Wood (10)
Aldemir , Grant , McRae , Wilbekin (2)
Madison Square Garden 19,255
2–2
5
October 16
Washington
118–127
Scottie Wilbekin (21)
Furkan Aldemir (14)
T. J. McConnell (10)
Wells Fargo Center 10,798
2–3
6
October 18
@ Brooklyn
91–92
Nerlens Noel (15)
Nerlens Noel (11)
Nerlens Noel (5)
Barclays Center 10,756
2–4
7
October 23
@ Boston
65–81
Jahlil Okafor (12)
Nerlens Noel (9)
Canaan , Jackson (3)
Verizon Wireless Arena 8,403
2–5
2015–16 season schedule
Regular season game log
2015–16 game log Total: 10–72 (Home: 7–34; Road: 3–38)
October: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
November
: 0–16 (home: 0–6; road: 0–10)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
3
November 2
Cleveland
L 100–107
Jahlil Okafor (24)
Nerlens Noel (8)
T. J. McConnell (12)
Wells Fargo Center 18,094
0–3
4
November 4
@ Milwaukee
L 87–91
Jahlil Okafor (21)
Nerlens Noel (12)
T. J. McConnell (12)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 12,437
0–4
5
November 6
@ Cleveland
L 102–108
Noel , Okafor (18)
Nerlens Noel (12)
Canaan , McConnell (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
0–5
6
November 7
Orlando
L 97–105
Isaiah Canaan (23)
T. J. McConnell (8)
T. J. McConnell (9)
Wells Fargo Center 15,207
0–6
7
November 9
Chicago
L 88–111
Jahlil Okafor (21)
Jahlil Okafor (15)
T. J. McConnell (8)
Wells Fargo Center 13,879
0–7
8
November 11
Toronto
L 103–119
Jahlil Okafor (26)
Jerami Grant (10)
T. J. McConnell (13)
Wells Fargo Center 12,744
0–8
9
November 13
@ Oklahoma City
L 85–102
Christian Wood (15)
Nerlens Noel (11)
McConnell , Stauskas (3)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
0–9
10
November 14
@ San Antonio
L 83–92
Jahlil Okafor (21)
Jahlil Okafor (12)
Phil Pressey (6)
AT&T Center 18,717
0–10
11
November 16
Dallas
L 86–92
Jahlil Okafor (19)
Nerlens Noel (12)
T. J. McConnell (6)
Wells Fargo Center 11,555
0–11
12
November 18
Indiana
L 85–112
T. J. McConnell (16)
Hollis Thompson (9)
Phil Pressey (5)
Wells Fargo Center 11,080
0–12
13
November 20
@ Charlotte
L 88–113
Nerlens Noel (16)
Nerlens Noel (16)
T. J. McConnell (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,926
0–13
14
November 21
@ Miami
L 91–96
Isaiah Canaan (22)
Jahlil Okafor (11)
T. J. McConnell (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,673
0–14
15
November 23
@ Minnesota
L 95–100
Jahlil Okafor (25)
Jahlil Okafor (12)
T. J. McConnell (8)
Target Center 11,382
0–15
16
November 25
@ Boston
L 80–84
Jahlil Okafor (19)
Robert Covington (14)
Phil Pressey (4)
TD Garden 17,588
0–16
17
November 27
@ Houston
L 114–116
Robert Covington (28)
Robert Covington (7)
T. J. McConnell (6)
Toyota Center 17,306
0–17
18
November 29
@ Memphis
L 84–92
Isaiah Canaan (16)
Jahlil Okafor (13)
T. J. McConnell (6)
FedEx Forum 15,322
0–18
December
: 3–13 (home: 1–5; road: 2–8)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
19
December 1 *
L.A. Lakers
W 103–91
Robert Covington (23)
Nerlens Noel (9)
T. J. McConnell (6)
Wells Fargo Center 20,510
1–18
20
December 2
@ New York
L 87–99
Hollis Thompson (13)
Nerlens Noel (6)
Canaan , Covington (3)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
1–19
21
December 5
Denver
L 105–108
Robert Covington (18)
Robert Covington (10)
T. J. McConnell (6)
Wells Fargo Center 14,367
1–20
22
December 7
San Antonio
L 68–119
Covington , Noel , Stauskas (13)
Covington , Noel (6)
Isaiah Canaan (5)
Wells Fargo Center 14,449
1–21
23
December 10
@ Brooklyn
L 91–100
Jahlil Okafor (22)
Jahlil Okafor (10)
Nik Stauskas (5)
Barclays Center 13,266
1–22
24
December 11
Detroit
L 95–107
Jahlil Okafor (22)
Nerlens Noel (10)
Kendall Marshall (6)
Wells Fargo Center 14,020
1–23
25
December 13
@ Toronto
L 76–96
Jahlil Okafor (23)
Jahlil Okafor (14)
Kendall Marshall (5)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
1–24
26
December 14
@ Chicago
L 96–115
Jahlil Okafor (22)
Jahlil Okafor (8)
Hollis Thompson (4)
United Center 21,166
1–25
27
December 16
@ Atlanta
L 106–127
Isaiah Canaan (24)
Holmes , Okafor (7)
Covington , Marshall , McConnell (4)
Philips Arena 14,827
1–26
28
December 18
New York
L 97–107
Jahlil Okafor (20)
Hollis Thompson (7)
Canaan , McConnell , Marshall , Wroten (3)
Wells Fargo Center 17,880
1–27
29
December 20
@ Cleveland
L 86–108
Nerlens Noel (15)
Nerlens Noel (12)
Kendall Marshall (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
1–28
30
December 22
Memphis
L 90–104
Jahlil Okafor (18)
Covington , Noel (8)
Tony Wroten (7)
Wells Fargo Center 15,552
1–29
31
December 23
@ Milwaukee
L 100–113
Jahlil Okafor (17)
Jahlil Okafor (8)
Kendall Marshall (7)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,754
1–30
32
December 26
@ Phoenix
W 111–104
Isaiah Canaan (22)
Nerlens Noel (11)
Ish Smith (5)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 17,548
2–30
33
December 28
@ Utah
L 91–95
Ish Smith (22)
Nerlens Noel (6)
Ish Smith (11)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911
2–31
34
December 30
@ Sacramento
W 110–105
Nerlens Noel (20)
Jerami Grant (11)
Ish Smith (9)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
3–31
January
: 4–10 (home: 3–6; road: 1–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
35
January 1
@ L.A. Lakers
L 84–93
Nerlens Noel (15)
Nerlens Noel (12)
T. J. McConnell (7)
Staples Center 18,997
3–32
36
January 2
@ L.A. Clippers
L 99–130
Jahlil Okafor (23)
Nerlens Noel (8)
Ish Smith (10)
Staples Center 19,212
3–33
37
January 4
Minnesota
W 109–99
Ish Smith (21)
Nerlens Noel (9)
Ish Smith (11)
Wells Fargo Center 14,013
4–33
38
January 7
Atlanta
L 98–126
Jahlil Okafor (21)
Nerlens Noel (13)
Ish Smith (7)
Wells Fargo Center 12,611
4–34
39
January 9
Toronto
L 95–108
Ish Smith (28)
Nerlens Noel (8)
T. J. McConnell (8)
Wells Fargo Center 14,100
4–35
40
January 10
Cleveland
L 85–95
Jahlil Okafor (21)
Nerlens Noel (9)
Ish Smith (10)
Wells Fargo Center 19,226
4–36
41
January 14
Chicago
L 111–115 (OT)
Robert Covington (25)
Covington , Noel (6)
Ish Smith (8)
Wells Fargo Center 14,063
4–37
42
January 16
Portland
W 114–89
Jahlil Okafor (25)
Jahlil Okafor (10)
T. J. McConnell (7)
Wells Fargo Center 15,698
5–37
43
January 18
@ New York
L 113–119 (OT)
Jahlil Okafor (20)
Nerlens Noel (16)
Ish Smith (16)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
5–38
44
January 20
@ Orlando
W 96–87
Jahlil Okafor (20)
Robert Covington (11)
Ish Smith (11)
Amway Center 17,746
6–38
45
January 24
Boston
L 92–112
Robert Covington (25)
Nerlens Noel (9)
Ish Smith (4)
Wells Fargo Center 9,722
6–39
46
January 26
Phoenix
W 113–103
Ish Smith (20)
Nerlens Noel (9)
Ish Smith (9)
Wells Fargo Center 10,851
7–39
47
January 27
@ Detroit
L 97–110
Jerami Grant (21)
Covington , Grant (8)
McConnell , Smith (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,712
7–40
48
January 30 *
Golden State
L 105–108
Isaiah Canaan (18)
Robert Covington (13)
Ish Smith (9)
Wells Fargo Center 20,798
7–41
February
: 1–11 (home: 1–5; road: 0–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
49
February 3
Atlanta
L 86–124
Nik Stauskas (17)
Nerlens Noel (7)
Ish Smith (7)
Wells Fargo Center 10,429
7–42
50
February 5
@ Washington
L 94–106
Ish Smith (22)
Nerlens Noel (8)
Ish Smith (5)
Verizon Center 17,305
7–43
51
February 6
Brooklyn
W 103–98
Jahlil Okafor (22)
Jahlil Okafor (17)
T. J. McConnell (6)
Wells Fargo Center 18,847
8–43
52
February 8
L.A. Clippers
L 92–98 (OT)
Smith , Thompson (16)
Jerami Grant (11)
Ish Smith (5)
Wells Fargo Center 13,310
8–44
53
February 10
Sacramento
L 110–114
Robert Covington (29)
Jahlil Okafor (10)
Ish Smith (10)
Wells Fargo Center 12,501
8–45
2016 All-Star Break
54
February 19
@ New Orleans
L 114–121
Nerlens Noel (24)
Nerlens Noel (9)
Ish Smith (7)
Smoothie King Center 16,953
8–46
55
February 21
@ Dallas
L 103–129
Jahlil Okafor (31)
Jahlil Okafor (8)
T. J. McConnell (6)
American Airlines Center 20,194
8–47
56
February 23
Orlando
L 115–124
Ish Smith (22)
Nerlens Noel (11)
Ish Smith (5)
Wells Fargo Center 13,745
8–48
57
February 24
@ Detroit
L 91–111
Hollis Thompson (19)
Richaun Holmes (7)
Marshall , Stauskas (4)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,429
8–49
58
February 26
Washington
L 94–103
Jahlil Okafor (21)
Robert Covington (12)
Ish Smith (8)
Wells Fargo Center 16,511
8–50
59
February 28
@ Orlando
L 116–130
Jahlil Okafor (26)
Jerami Grant (8)
Ish Smith (7)
Amway Center 16,168
8–51
60
February 29
@ Washington
L 108–116
Ish Smith (25)
Grant , Noel (6)
Ish Smith (7)
Verizon Center 15,096
8–52
March
: 1–14 (home: 1–8; road: 0–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
61
March 2
Charlotte
L 99–119
Canaan , Covington , Noel (17)
Robert Covington (9)
Ish Smith (8)
Wells Fargo Center 11,143
8–53
62
March 4
Miami
L 102–112
Ish Smith (26)
Ish Smith (8)
Ish Smith (8)
Wells Fargo Center 17,610
8–54
63
March 6
@ Miami
L 98–103
Ish Smith (21)
Robert Covington (9)
Ish Smith (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,820
8–55
64
March 9
Houston
L 104–118
Ish Smith (21)
Nerlens Noel (9)
Ish Smith (5)
Wells Fargo Center 15,237
8–56
65
March 11
Brooklyn
W 95–89
Carl Landry (16)
Nerlens Noel (11)
Ish Smith (9)
Wells Fargo Center 14,128
9–56
66
March 12
Detroit
L 111–125
Isaiah Canaan (22)
Hollis Thompson (7)
Nik Stauskas (5)
Wells Fargo Center 16,087
9–57
67
March 15
@ Brooklyn
L 114–131
Isaiah Canaan (20)
Carl Landry (8)
Nik Stauskas (6)
Barclays Center 14,560
9–58
68
March 17
Washington
L 94–99
Ish Smith (20)
Nerlens Noel (16)
Ish Smith (7)
Wells Fargo Center 10,521
9–59
69
March 18
Oklahoma City
L 97–111
Nik Stauskas (23)
Nerlens Noel (9)
Ish Smith (7)
Wells Fargo Center 20,388
9–60
70
March 20
Boston
L 105–120
Carl Landry (26)
Grant , Landry , Noel (8)
Ish Smith (8)
Wells Fargo Center 15,103
9–61
71
March 21
@ Indiana
L 75–91
Canaan , Thompson (15)
Ish Smith (9)
McConnell , Smith (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,155
9–62
72
March 23
@ Denver
L 103–104
T. J. McConnell (17)
Robert Covington (9)
Ish Smith (8)
Pepsi Center 10,684
9–63
73
March 26
@ Portland
L 105–108
Covington , Thompson , Smith (17)
Ish Smith (14)
Ish Smith (9)
Moda Center 19,506
9–64
74
March 27
@ Golden State
L 106–117
Carl Landry (22)
Robert Covington (11)
Ish Smith (10)
Oracle Arena 19,596
9–65
75
March 29
Charlotte
L 85–100
Robert Covington (18)
Hollis Thompson (10)
Ish Smith (6)
Wells Fargo Center 14,486
9–66
April
: 1–5 (home: 1–3; road: 0–2)
2015–16 season schedule
Denotes home game sellout.
Announcers
Name
Reporter
Network
Number of Season
Marc Zumoff
TV Play by Play
CSN TCN
21
Alaa Abdelnaby
Color Commentator
1
Molly French
Sideline Reporter
6
Tom McGinnis
Radio Play by Play
WPEN
26
Matt Cord
Arena PA
N/A
18
Roster
2015–16 Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F
42
Brand, Elton
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
254 lb (115 kg)
1979–03–11
Duke
G
0
Canaan, Isaiah
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
1991–05–21
Murray State
F
33
Covington, Robert
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1990–12–14
Tennessee State
C
21
Embiid, Joel
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1994–03–16
Kansas
F
39
Grant, Jerami
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1994–03–12
Syracuse
F
22
Holmes, Richaun
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1993–10–15
Bowling Green
F
7
Landry, Carl
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
248 lb (112 kg)
1983–09–19
Purdue
G
5
Marshall, Kendall
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1991–08–19
North Carolina
G
12
McConnell, T. J.
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1992–03–25
Arizona
F/C
4
Noel, Nerlens (C)
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
1994–04–10
Kentucky
C
8
Okafor, Jahlil
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
1995–12–15
Duke
G
1
Smith, Ish
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1988–07–05
Wake Forest
G
11
Stauskas, Nik
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1993–10–07
Michigan
G/F
31
Thompson, Hollis
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
1991–04–03
Georgetown
F
35
Wood, Christian
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1995–09–27
UNLV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured
Roster Last transaction: 2016–04–10
Roster Notes
Center Joel Embiid missed the entire season due to a right foot injury.
Awards
The following are some awards that took place during the 2015 season for Sixers players.
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Additions
Subtractions
References
^ "76ers Introduce Updated Brand Identity" . Philadelphia 76ers . National Basketball Association . Retrieved 3 June 2015 .
^ "Sixers Acquire Three Players From Sacramento" . nba.com/sixers . July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015 .
^ "Sixers Acquire Ish Smith" . nba.com/sixers . December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "Sixers Sign Pierre Jackson" . nba.com/sixers . July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015 .
^ "Sixers Sign Scottie Wilbekin" . nba.com/sixers . July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015 .
^ "Brooklyn Nets Sign Shane Larkin and Thomas Robinson" . nba.com/nets . July 9, 2015. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015 .
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