76ers Stats:
NBA championships: 3
Last year in Finals: 2001
Playoffs since 1980: 17
Wilt Chamberlain
Allen Iverson
| PHILADELPHIA 76ERS ROSTER (* PER = Player Efficiency Rating) | ||||||||
| POS | PLAYER | HT | YEAR | AGE | PTS | REB | AST | PER* |
| G | ALLEN IVERSON | 6-0 | 2001 | 25 | 31.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 23.9 |
| Comment: Just a remarkable season: was regular-season MVP and led undermanned Sixers team all the way to the Finals | ||||||||
| G | MAURICE CHEEKS | 6-1 | 1986 | 29 | 15.4 | 2.9 | 9.2 | 17.9 |
| Comment: Terrific floor leader; All-Star and 1st-team all-defensive in '86; efficient shooter as well, at 53.7% in '86 | ||||||||
| G | HAL GREER | 6-2 | 1964 | 27 | 23.3 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 17.7 |
| Comment: 10-time All-Star was 2nd-team all-NBA every year between '63 and '69 | ||||||||
| G | ANDREW TONEY | 6-3 | 1983 | 25 | 19.7 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 20.8 |
| Comment: Larry Bird once said: "Absolute best I've ever seen at shooting the ball at crucial times" | ||||||||
| F | JULIUS ERVING | 6-6 | 1981 | 30 | 24.6 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 25.1 |
| Comment: Imagine if he'd signed with the Bucks (who drafted him) instead of ABA: his teammate would've been Kareem; MVP in '81 | ||||||||
| F | CHARLES BARKLEY | 6-6 | 1988 | 24 | 28.6 | 12.0 | 3.2 | 27.6 |
| Comment: Won MVP with Suns in '93, but before he started firing up all those reckless 3s, 58.7% shooting made him a deadly efficient player | ||||||||
| F | BILLY CUNNINGHAM | 6-6 | 1970 | 26 | 26.1 | 13.6 | 4.3 | 21.0 |
| Comment: "The Kangaroo Kid" can serve as player-coach: coached Sixers to '83 title ... and the lefty could score as well | ||||||||
| F | BOBBY JONES | 6-9 | 1982 | 30 | 14.4 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 19.3 |
| Comment: Made 1st-team all-defensive eight times; shot 56% from floor while making All-Star team in '82 | ||||||||
| C | WILT CHAMBERLAIN | 7-1 | 1967 | 30 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 7.8 | 26.5 |
| Comment: Sure, averaged 50 per game in crazy '62 season for Philly Warriors, but won title in '67 with Sixers; weakness: 44% from the line | ||||||||
| C/F | DOLPH SCHAYES | 6-7 | 1960 | 31 | 22.5 | 12.8 | 3.4 | 20.6 |
| Comment: Hall of Famer was star of Syracuse Nats before franchise moved to Philly | ||||||||
SCOUTING REPORT: The Celtics and their nine Hall of Famers may be favorites, but Philly's versatility on offense should present problems for the C's. Cheeks and Iverson are much quicker than anybody in Boston's backcourt, but if Havlicek plays guard, then Philly has a matchup problem. Bobby Jones may be a key weapon on defense against either Bird or Havlicek. The key may be Iverson: Can he be contained?