2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers season


The 2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 69th season of the franchise, 59th in the National Basketball Association. The Sixers finished the regular season at 40-42. In the first round of the playoffs, they lost to the Detroit Pistons in six games.

Key dates

NBA Draft 2007

On May 22, the Sixers were assigned the 12th overall selection in the NBA Draft Lottery. On June 28, The Sixers then used that pick to select forward Thaddeus Young from Georgia Tech. The Sixers also held picks 21 and 30 of the first round that they received last season in a trade with the Denver Nuggets for Allen Iverson. They used these picks to select guard Daequan Cook from Ohio State and Petteri Koponen from Finland. In the second round the Sixers selected center Kyrylo Fesenko with the 30th overall pick. During the draft, Daequan Cook was traded to the Miami Heat for also recently drafted forward Jason Smith. Petteri Koponen was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for swingman Derrick Byars. Finally, Kyrylo Fesenko was traded to the Utah Jazz for forward/center Herbert Hill.

Draft picks

Philadelphia's selections from the 2007 NBA Draft in New York, New York.
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club Team
112Thaddeus YoungSmall forwardGeorgia Tech
121Daequan Cook Power ForwardOhio State
130Petteri Koponen Point guardTapiolan Honka
238Kyrylo Fesenko CenterSK Cherkassy

Roster

Regular season

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Awards

Transactions

The 76ers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007-08 season.

Trades

Free Agents

Additions

Subtractions