2009–10 Philadelphia 76ers season

2009–10 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach Eddie Jordan
Arena Wachovia Center
Results
Record 2755 (.329)
Place Division: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did not qualify

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television CSN Philadelphia, Comcast Network Philadelphia
Radio WIP, WPHT

The 2009–10 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 71st season of the franchise, 61st in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season was memorable on December 2 when Allen Iverson returned to the team for his second stint with the Sixers. However, it was short lived as he left the team in February to attend to his 4-year-old daughter Messiah's health issues. Later, it was announced that Iverson would not return to the 76ers for the rest of the season. The Sixers season ended with a disappointing 27-55 record. After the season, Eddie Jordan was fired, replacing him with former Sixer Doug Collins for the next season.

Key dates

Off-season

2009 NBA Draft

Main article: 2009 NBA Draft

On June 25, the Sixers selected guard Jrue Holiday from UCLA with the 17th overall pick. On July 21 it was announced that Holiday put pen to paper on his rookie deal with the 76ers.[4]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 17 Jrue Holiday Guard  United States UCLA

Free agency

The Sixers headed into the off-season with free agents Royal Ivey, Donyell Marshall, Andre Miller, Theo Ratliff and Kareem Rush.

On June 15 Royal Ivey declined his player option with the team and Ivey became an unrestricted free agent.[5]

After almost a month of contract negotiations with Andre Miller, the Sixers withdrew their contract offer and Miller then went on to sign with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 24.[2][3] Veteran center Theo Ratliff signed with the San Antonio Spurs on the same day.[6]

It was confirmed on August 6 that the Sixers would not re-sign Donyell Marshall by Sixers general manager Ed Stefanski and the player's agent.[7]

On August 4 it was announced that the Sixers had come to terms on a one-year contract with Yugoslavian born center Primoz Brezec. Brezec last played in the NBA during the 2007-08 season with the Toronto Raptors.[8]

After Royal Ivey had declined his player option on June 15, it was announced on August 10 by the Sixers that they had come to terms with free agent guard Royal Ivey.[5]

On September 15 the Sixers signed free agent swingman Rodney Carney to a contract. Carney previously played with the Sixers from 2006 to 2008, but was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves before the start of the 2008-09 season.[9]

Roster

2009-10 Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 42 United States Brand, Elton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Duke
F 25 United States Carney, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Memphis
C 1 United States Dalembert, Samuel 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Seton Hall
C 8 Netherlands Elson, Francisco 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) California
G 33 United States Green, Willie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Detroit
G 11 United States Holiday, Jrue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) UCLA
G/F 9 United States Iguodala, Andre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Arizona
G 3 United States Iverson, Allen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Georgetown
F 72 United States Kapono, Jason 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) UCLA
G 20 United States Meeks, Jodie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Kentucky
F 14 United States Smith, Jason 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Colorado State
C 16 United States Speights, Marreese 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Florida
G 23 United States Williams, Louis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) South Gwinnett (HS)
F 21 United States Young, Thaddeus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Georgia Tech
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 5–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Record Recap
1 October 6 (in London, Ontario) Toronto Raptors 98-107 Philadelphia 76ers 7,2131-0W 107–98
2 October 7 Philadelphia 76ers 84-79 Toronto Raptors 11,9742-0W 84–79
3 October 9 New Jersey Nets 92-93 Philadelphia 76ers 12,3093-0W 93–92
4 October 13 Philadelphia 76ers 93-85 New York Knicks 16,3774-0W 93–85
5 October 16 Philadelphia 76ers 113-115 Phoenix Suns 15,7914-1L 113–115
6 October 18 (in Monterrey, Mexico) Philadelphia 76ers 116-94 Phoenix Suns 8,5625-1W 116–94
7 October 20 Washington Wizards 90-89 Philadelphia 76ers 10,9725-2L 89–90
8 October 23 (in Queens, New York) Philadelphia 76ers 88-110 New Jersey Nets 3,2845-3L 88–110

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 50 32 .610 24–17 26–15 13–3
Toronto Raptors 40 42 .488 10 25–16 15–26 11–5
New York Knicks 29 53 .354 21 18–23 11–30 6–10
Philadelphia 76ers 27 55 .329 23 12–29 15–26 7–9
New Jersey Nets 12 70 .146 38 8–33 4–37 3–13
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Cleveland Cavaliers 61 21 .744
2 y-Orlando Magic 59 23 .720 2
3 x-Atlanta Hawks 53 29 .646 8
4 y-Boston Celtics 50 32 .610 11
5 x-Miami Heat 47 35 .573 14
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks 46 36 .561 15
7 x-Charlotte Bobcats 44 38 .537 17
8 x-Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 20
9 Toronto Raptors 40 42 .488 21
10 Indiana Pacers 32 50 .390 29
11 New York Knicks 29 53 .354 32
12 Detroit Pistons 27 55 .329 34
13 Philadelphia 76ers 27 55 .329 34
14 Washington Wizards 26 56 .317 35
15 New Jersey Nets 12 70 .146 49

Game log

2009–10 game log Total: 27–55 (Home: 12–29; Road: 15–26)
2009–10 season schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Elton Brand 76 57 30.2 .480 .000 .738 6.1 1.4 1.1 1.0 13.1
Rodney Carney 68 0 12.6 .401 .304 .825 2.0 .5 .4 .3 4.7
Samuel Dalembert 82 80 25.9 .545 .000 .729 9.6 .8 .5 1.8 8.1
Francisco Elson 1 0 4.0 .500 .000 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
Willie Green 73 18 21.3 .457 .346 .833 1.8 2.1 .4 .2 8.7
Jrue Holiday 73 51 24.2 .442 .390 .756 2.6 3.8 1.1 .2 8.0
Andre Iguodala 82 82 38.9 .443 .310 .733 6.5 5.8 1.7 .7 17.1
Jason Kapono 57 12 17.1 .419 .368 .600 1.2 .7 .4 .1 5.7
Jodie Meeks 19 0 12.3 .440 .380 .722 1.4 .9 .3 .0 5.9
Jason Smith 56 2 11.8 .431 .345 .690 2.4 .6 .4 .5 3.4
Marreese Speights 62 1 16.4 .477 .000 .745 4.1 .6 .5 .6 8.6
Louis Williams 64 38 29.9 .470 .340 .824 2.9 4.2 1.2 .2 14.0
Thaddeus Young 67 45 32.0 .470 .348 .691 5.2 1.4 1.2 .2 13.8

Transactions

Trades

June 9, 2009
To Philadelphia 76ers
To Toronto Raptors

Free agents

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Primoz Brezec August 4 Lottomatica Virtus Roma
Rodney Carney September 15 Minnesota Timberwolves
Allen Iverson December 2 Memphis Grizzlies

Subtractions

Player New team
Andre Miller July 24 Portland Trail Blazers
Theo Ratliff July 24 San Antonio Spurs
Donyell Marshall August 6 Retired

References

External links

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