2009–10 Philadelphia 76ers season

Head coach

Arena

Results
Record	27–55 (.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
< 2008–09	2010–11 >

The 2009–10 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 71st season of the franchise, 61st in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates

June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft took place in New York City.
July 8 - The free agency period started.
June 1 - Eddie Jordan was named head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers.^[1]
July 24 - After two and a half seasons with the Sixers, free agent point guard Andre Miller signed a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.^[2]^[3]
October 6 - The Sixers' pre season will start with a game against the Toronto Raptors.
October 28 - The Sixers' regular season will start with a game against the Orlando Magic.
December 2 - The Sixers' signed free agent guard Allen Iverson to a one-year contract.

Off-season

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]

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		7,213	1-0	W 107–98
2	October 7	Philadelphia 76ers	84-79	Toronto Raptors		11,974	2-0	W 84–79
3	October 9	New Jersey Nets	92-93	Philadelphia 76ers		12,309	3-0	W 93–92
4	October 13	Philadelphia 76ers	93-85	New York Knicks		16,377	4-0	W 93–85
5	October 16	Philadelphia 76ers	113-115	Phoenix Suns		15,791	4-1	L 113–115
6	October 18 (in Monterrey, Mexico)	Philadelphia 76ers	116-94	Phoenix Suns		8,562	5-1	W 116–94
7	October 20	Washington Wizards	90-89	Philadelphia 76ers		10,972	5-2	L 89–90
8	October 23 (in Queens, New York)	Philadelphia 76ers	88-110	New Jersey Nets		3,284	5-3	L 88–110

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

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

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

2009–10 Philadelphia 76ers season

Key dates

Off-season

2009 NBA Draft

Draft picks

Free agency

Roster

Pre-season

Regular season

Standings

Game log

Player statistics

Season

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

References

External links