1986–87 Philadelphia 76ers season

1986–87 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach Matt Guokas
Arena The Spectrum
Results
Record 45–37 (.549)
Place Division: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East First Round
(eliminated 2-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
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The 1986-87 NBA season was the 76ers 38th season in the NBA and 24th season in Philadelphia. In the 1986 Draft, the Sixers made two trades that would cloud the franchise for over a decade. The Sixers traded the Number 1 overall pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers (who used this selection to draft Brad Daugherty), for Roy Hinson and cash, then traded Moses Malone, Terry Catledge, and two first round draft picks to the Washington Bullets for Jeff Ruland and Cliff Robinson. The Sixers would finish nine games worse than the previous season at 45-37, and lose in the first round of the playoffs to the Milwaukee Bucks. This would be the 16th and final season for Julius Erving, who in his last regular season home game, became just the third player in ABA-NBA history to score over 30,000 points for a career. Each road city had a fairwell ceremony to honor him.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 44 David Wingate SG/SF  United States Georgetown
3 56 Keith Colbert  United States Virginia Polytech
3 67 Ron Rowan SF  United States St. John's
4 90 Wes Stallings  United States East Tennessee State
5 113 Kevin Holmes  United States DePaul
6 136 Andre McCloud  United States Seton Hall
7 159 Dan Palombizio  United States Ball State

Roster

3

Sedale Threatt

G

6-2

175

September 10, 1961

3

West Virginia University Institute of Technology


4

Cliff Robinson

F

6-9

220

March 13, 1960

7

University of Southern California


6

Julius Erving

F-G

6-6

200

February 22, 1950

15

University of Massachusetts Amherst


10

Maurice Cheeks

G

6-1

180

September 8, 1956

8

West Texas A&M University


11

Jim Lampley

C

6-10

230

July 2, 1960

R

University of Arkansas at Little Rock


12

World B. Free

G

6-2

185

December 9, 1953

11

Guilford College


14

Steve Colter

G

6-3

165

July 24, 1962

2

New Mexico State University


20

Danny Vranes

F

6-7

210

October 29, 1958

5

University of Utah


21

Kenny Green

F

6-6

210

October 11, 1964

1

Wake Forest University


22

Andrew Toney

G

6-3

178

November 23, 1957

6

University of Louisiana at Lafayette


23

Roy Hinson

F-C

6-9

210

May 2, 1961

3

Rutgers University


25

David Wingate

G-F

6-5

185

December 15, 1963

R

Georgetown University


31

Mark McNamara

C-F

6-11

235

June 8, 1959

3

University of California


34

Charles Barkley

F

6-6

252

February 20, 1963

2

Auburn University


40

Tim McCormick

C

6-11

240

March 10, 1962

2

University of Michigan


43

Jeff Ruland

C-F

6-10

240

December 16, 1958

5

Iona College

Regular season

Season standings

# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Boston Celtics 59 23 .720 –
2 y-Atlanta Hawks 57 25 .695 2
3 x-Detroit Pistons 52 30 .634 7
4 x-Milwaukee Bucks 50 32 .610 9
5 x-Philadelphia 76ers 45 37 .549 14
6 x-Washington Bullets 42 40 .512 17
7 x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 18
8 x-Chicago Bulls 40 42 .488 19
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 31 51 .378 28
10 New Jersey Nets 24 58 .293 35
10 New York Knicks 24 58 .293 35
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (5) Philadelphia 76ers: Bucks win series 3-2

Last Playoff Meeting: 1986 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Milwaukee won 4-3)

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

Awards and records

References

    See also