The original Philadelphia 76ers were neither
in Philadelphia nor called the 76ers.
But the team did begin in a northeastern
city and did have a patriotic name, the
Syracuse Nationals. The Nats had been
in the NBA since the league's first year
of existence and came to the City of Brotherly
Love in 1963, just after the Warriors
had abandoned Philadelphia for San Francisco.
Thus began the Philadelphia 76ers, an
organization that has featured one of
the best NBA teams ever to swagger onto
the court (68-13 in 1966-67) and one of
the worst to be blown off it (9-73 in
1972-73).
Along the way such figures as Wilt Chamberlain,
Julius Erving, Moses Malone, and Charles
Barkley have registered some of their
finest seasons in a Philadelphia uniform.
Other notables, such as Hal Greer, Billy
Cunningham and Maurice Cheeks, have earned
their reputations with the team as well.
Philadelphia, one of the country's great
basketball cities, and its 76ers are an
important part of the league's history
and of its future. Buy
Philadelphia 76ers Tickets.
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