2018–19 Philadelphia 76ers season
| 2018–19 Philadelphia 76ers season | |
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| Head coach | Brett Brown |
| General manager | Elton Brand |
| Owners | Joshua Harris |
| Arena | Wells Fargo Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 16–8 (.667) |
| Place | Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | NBCSPHI, NBCSPHI+, 6ABC |
| Radio | WPEN |
The 2018–19 Philadelphia 76ers season is the 70th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
In the 2017–18 season the 76ers were led by first time All-Star Joel Embiid and 2018 Rookie of The Year Ben Simmons. The team finished 3rd in the Eastern Confernce and third in the Atlantic Division with a record of 52–30 (.634).
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 1 | 16 | Zhaire Smith | SG |  United States
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Texas Tech |
| 1 | 26 | Landry Shamet | SG |  United States
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Wichita State |
| 2 | 54 | Shake Milton | PG | United States
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Southern Methodist |
Entering the 2018 NBA Draft, the 76ers had two first round picks and four second round pick. Their top selection was previously acquired through a three-way trade involving the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns, with the Suns trading away the Los Angeles Lakers' selection (which was previously protected from 2015–2017 before ending up at #10) in exchange for Brandon Knight, while Philadelphia traded Michael Carter-Williams to Milwaukee, joining Tyler Ennis and Miles Plumlee. Their other first round pick would be their own selection, which rose up as high as #26 thanks to their 17-game winning streak ending the previous season. Philadelphia also acquired two straight selections in the second round at #38 & #39 through trades with the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks (for selections that were possibly going to be from the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Clippers) respectively. Furthermore, the 76ers held two of the last five picks of the 2018 NBA Draft, with the #56 selection being their own and the last pick of the draft being from the Houston Rockets as a part of Houston's ultimate blockbuster trade to acquire Chris Paul from the Los Angeles Clippers. By the end of the night, their number of selection were cut in half.
Originally, the 76ers selected local small forward Mikal Bridges from Villanova University with the #10 pick of the draft. However, the 76ers would trade Bridges to the Phoenix Suns (thereby returning that selection from their 2012 Steve Nash trade back to them) in exchange for the Miami Heat's unprotected 2021 first round pick and the 16th pick of the draft, which became shooting guard Zhaire Smith from Texas Tech University. Despite starting out the previous season as a less-than-highly regarded prospect, Smith grew his game to be one of the more highly regarded players of the season, as well as a key reason for Texas Tech's journey into the Elite 8. In 37 games played for Texas Tech (21 of which he started in), he averaged 11.3 points (on .556 overall shooting and a spectacular-looking .450 three-point percentage), 5 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game, which resulted in him earning spots on both the Big 12 All-Defensive Team and Big 12 All-Newcomer Team. Next, with their original first round pick at #26, Philadelphia selected shooting guard Landry Shamet from Wichita State University. Shamet was a redshirted sophomore who was previously the MVC Freshman of The Year and an All-MVC First Team member in his redshirted freshman year before a conference change lead to him being a member of the All-ACC First Team in his last season at Wichita State. During that season, Shamet averaged 14.9 points (on .489 shooting percentages with a very good .442 three-point percentage), 5.2 assists, 3.2 rebounds, and 0.7 steals in 31.7 minutes per game throughout 32 games played and stated.
As for their second round picks, all of their original selections there would be traded. With the 38th pick (which became point guard Khyri Thomas from Creighton University), Philadelphia traded that selection to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for two future second round picks. A selection later, the 76ers traded the German small forward Isaac Bonga to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for the Chicago Bulls' 2019 second round pick and cash considerations. Finally, with their last two second round picks (which became power forward Ray Spalding from Louisville University and Greek combo forward Kostas Antetokounmpo (brother of player Giannis Antetokounmpo) from Dayton University respectively), they would trade both of those second rounders to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Dallas' original last second round pick, which was Southern Methodist University point guard Shake Milton at the 54th pick. Throughout his time at Southern Methodist, Milton earned an honor for each season played there, with an All-ACC Rookie Team spot being acquired in his freshman year, and two All-ACC Second Team spots acquired during both his sophomore and junior years respectively. During his last season there, Milton recorded 18 points (on .449 overall shooting percentages with a very good .434 three-point percentage), 4.7 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.6 blocks in 36.4 minutes per game throughout 22 games played and started before ending his season prematurely with a hand injury.
Game log
Preseason
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Pre-season: 3–1 (home: 3–1; road: 0–0)
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Regular season
| 2018–19 game log Total: 16–8 (Home: 12–1; Road: 4–7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 4–4 (home: 4–0; road: 0–4)
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November
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Standings
Atlantic division
| Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Toronto Raptors | 58 | 24 | .707 | – | 32–9 | 26–15 | 12–4 | 82 |
| x – Philadelphia 76ers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 7.0 | 31–10 | 20–21 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Boston Celtics | 49 | 33 | .598 | 9.0 | 28–13 | 21–20 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x – Brooklyn Nets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 16.0 | 23–18 | 19–22 | 8–8 | 82 |
| New York Knicks | 17 | 65 | .207 | 41.0 | 9–32 | 8–33 | 2–14 | 82 |
Conference standings
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Milwaukee Bucks * | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Toronto Raptors * | 58 | 24 | .707 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Boston Celtics | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Brooklyn Nets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 7 | y – Orlando Magic * | 42 | 40 | .512 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Detroit Pistons | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Charlotte Hornets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Miami Heat | 39 | 43 | .476 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Washington Wizards | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Chicago Bulls | 22 | 60 | .268 | 38.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | 82 |
| 15 | New York Knicks | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 | 82 |
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Transactions
Trades
| June 21, 2018[1] | To Philadelphia 76ers Draft rights to Zhaire Smith 2021 Miami first-round pick |
To Phoenix Suns Draft rights to Mikal Bridges |
| June 21, 2018[2] | To Philadelphia 76ers Two future second-round picks |
To Detroit Pistons Draft rights to Khyri Thomas |
| June 21, 2018[3] | To Philadelphia 76ers Draft rights to Shake Milton |
To Dallas Mavericks Draft rights to Ray Spalding Draft rights to Kostas Antetokounmpo |
| July 6, 2018[4] | To Philadelphia 76ers 2019 second-round pick Cash considerations |
To Los Angeles Lakers Draft rights to Isaac Bonga |
| July 6, 2018[5] | To Philadelphia 76ers Wilson Chandler Future second-round pick |
To Denver Nuggets Cash considerations |
| July 20, 2018[6] | To Philadelphia 76ers Cash considerations |
To Phoenix Suns Richaun Holmes |
| July 25, 2018[7] | To Philadelphia 76ers Mike Muscala (from Atlanta) |
To Atlanta Hawks Carmelo Anthony (from Oklahoma City) Justin Anderson (from Philadelphia) 2022 protected first-round pick (from Oklahoma City) |
| To Oklahoma City Thunder Dennis Schröder (from Atlanta) Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot (from Philadelphia) | ||
| November 12, 2018[8] | To Philadelphia 76ers Jimmy Butler Justin Patton |
To Minnesota Timberwolves Robert Covington Dario Šarić Jerryd Bayless 2022 second-round pick |
Free agents
Re-signed
| Player | Signed |
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| J. J. Redick[5] | July 6, 2018 |
| Amir Johnson[9] | July 16, 2018 |
| Demetrius Jackson[10] | July 27, 2018 |
Additions
| Player | Signed | Former Team |
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| Shake Milton[11] | Two-way contract | SMU Mustangs |
| Norvel Pelle[12] | August 3, 2018 |  Fiat Torino
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| Anthony Brown[13] | August 29, 2018 | Minnesota Timberwolves/Iowa Wolves |
Subtractions
| Player | Reason Left | New Team |
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| Ersan İlyasova[14] | Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Marco Belinelli[15] | San Antonio Spurs |
References
- ^ "Draft 2018 | Sought-After Prospect, Future Pick Highlight Acquisitions". NBA.com. June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ "Detroit Pistons Acquire Draft Rights to Khyri Thomas and Select Bruce Brown Jr. in the 2018 Draft". NBA.com. June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ Karalla, Bobby (June 21, 2018). "Mavericks acquire draft rights to Ray Spalding and Kostas Antetokounmpo". Mavs.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ "Lakers Acquire Isaac Bonga in Trade with Philadelphia". NBA.com. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ a b "76ers Re-Sign JJ Redick and Acquire Wilson Chandler From Denver". NBA.com. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ "Team Trades Player Contract of Richaun Holmes to Phoenix in Exchange For Cash Considerations". NBA.com. July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "Muscala Trade Adds Frontcourt Depth". NBA.com. July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ "Team Acquires Four-Time All-Star Jimmy Butler". NBA.com. November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "Team Re-Signs Johnson". NBA.com. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ "Team Re-Signs Demetrius Jackson to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ "Team Signs Shake Milton to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ "Team Signs Pelle". NBA.com. August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ "Team Signs Anthony Brown". NBA.com. August 29, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Sign Ersan Ilyasova". NBA.com. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ "SPURS SIGN MARCO BELINELLI". NBA.com. July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.