Syracuse Nationals
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| Conference | Eastern | |||
| Division | Atlantic | |||
| Founded | 1946 | |||
| History |
Syracuse Nationals 1946–1963 Philadelphia 76ers 1963–present |
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| Arena | Wells Fargo Center | |||
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Team colors | Red, blue, white |
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| CEO | Scott O'Neill | |||
| President | Bryan Colangelo | |||
| Team manager | Bryan Colangelo | |||
| Head coach | Brett Brown | |||
| Ownership | Joshua Harris | |||
| Affiliation(s) | Delaware 87ers | |||
| Championships | 3 (1955, 1967, 1983) | |||
| Conference titles | 9 (1950, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 2001) | |||
| Division titles | 5 (1977, 1978, 1983, 1990, 2001) | |||
| Retired numbers | 10 (3, 4, 6, 10, 13, 15, 24, 32, 34, Microphone) | |||
| Website | sixers.com | |||
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The Philadelphia 76ers (also commonly known as the Sixers) are an American professional basketball team based in Philadelphia. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 and originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA, and one of only eight (out of 23) to survive the league's first decade.
The 76ers have had a rich history, with many of the greatest players in NBA history having played for the organization, including Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Charles Barkley, Allen Iverson, and Billy Cunningham. They have won three NBA championships, with their first coming as the Syracuse Nationals in 1955. The second title came in the 1966–67 season, a team which was led by Chamberlain. The third title came in the 1982–83 season, won by a team led by Erving and Malone. The 76ers have only been back to the NBA Finals once since then: in 2001, when they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1.
In 1946, Italian immigrant Daniel Biasone sent a $5,000 check to the National Basketball League offices in Chicago, and the Syracuse Nationals became the largely Midwest-based league's easternmost team, based in the Upstate New York city of Syracuse. The Syracuse Nationals began play in the NBL in the same year professional basketball was finally gaining some legitimacy with the rival Basketball Association of America that was based in large cities like New York and Philadelphia. While in the NBL with teams largely consisting of small Midwestern towns, the Nationals put together a 21–23 record, finishing in 4th place. In the playoffs, the Nats would be beaten by the fellow upstate neighbor Rochester Royals in 4 games.
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