| 2020–21 Philadelphia 76ers season | |||
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Division champions | |||
| Head coach | Doc Rivers | ||
| General manager | Elton Brand | ||
| President | Daryl Morey | ||
| Owners | Josh Harris | ||
| Arena | Wells Fargo Center | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 49–23 (.681) | ||
| Place | Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 1st (Eastern) | ||
| Playoff finish | Conference semifinals (lost to Hawks 3–4) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | NBCSPHI, NBCSPHI+, 6ABC | ||
| Radio | WPEN | ||
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The 2020–21 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 72nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 76ers replaced Brett Brown[1] with former Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers on October 3.[2] In the shortened season (72 games instead of the normal 82) due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 76ers finished the regular season at 49–23 which was first place in the Eastern Conference, one game ahead of the Brooklyn Nets. This was the first time since the 2000–01 club did so with a 56–26 record.
In the opening round of the playoffs, the Sixers defeated the Washington Wizards in five games. In the conference semifinals against the Atlanta Hawks, the 76ers would lose in seven games which included a squandered 26-point lead in game 5.[3]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 1 | 21 | Tyrese Maxey | PG |  United States
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Kentucky |
| 2 | 34 | Théo Maledon | PG |  France
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ASVEL |
| 2 | 36 | Tyler Bey | SF | United States
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Colorado |
| 2 | 49 | Isaiah Joe | SG | United States
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Arkansas |
| 2 | 58 | Paul Reed | PF | United States
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DePaul |
Before the start of the 2020 NBA draft period, the 76ers' first-round selection (held by the Oklahoma City Thunder) was originally held stuck as the 22nd selection (while their own pick they traded to the Brooklyn Nets was held at #20) before the NBA suspended their season on March 12, 2020.[4] However, with the 76ers resuming their prior season in the 2020 NBA Bubble, it left them chances to lose or gain ground for this draft period. Due to tiebreakers, the 76ers received the #21 pick from the Thunder, while the Nets gained the #19 pick. They also gained four second-round selections for this draft, including their own pick at #49, through trades involving the Atlanta Hawks, the New York Knicks, and the Orlando Magic via the Los Angeles Lakers.
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| Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| c − Philadelphia 76ers | 49 | 23 | .681 | – | 29–7 | 20–16 | 10–2 | 72 |
| x – Brooklyn Nets | 48 | 24 | .667 | 1.0 | 28–8 | 20–16 | 8–4 | 72 |
| x – New York Knicks | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 | 25–11 | 16–20 | 4–8 | 72 |
| x – Boston Celtics | 36 | 36 | .500 | 13.0 | 21–15 | 15–21 | 4–8 | 72 |
| Toronto Raptors | 27 | 45 | .375 | 22.0 | 16–20 | 11–25 | 4–8 | 72 |
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c − Philadelphia 76ers * | 49 | 23 | .681 | – | 72 |
| 2 | x – Brooklyn Nets | 48 | 24 | .667 | 1.0 | 72 |
| 3 | y – Milwaukee Bucks * | 46 | 26 | .639 | 3.0 | 72 |
| 4 | x – New York Knicks | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 | 72 |
| 5 | y – Atlanta Hawks * | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 | 72 |
| 6 | x – Miami Heat | 40 | 32 | .556 | 9.0 | 72 |
| 7 | x – Boston Celtics | 36 | 36 | .500 | 13.0 | 72 |
| 8 | x – Washington Wizards | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 | 72 |
| 9 | pi – Indiana Pacers | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 | 72 |
| 10 | pi – Charlotte Hornets | 33 | 39 | .458 | 16.0 | 72 |
| 11 | Chicago Bulls | 31 | 41 | .431 | 18.0 | 72 |
| 12 | Toronto Raptors | 27 | 45 | .375 | 22.0 | 72 |
| 13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 22 | 50 | .306 | 27.0 | 72 |
| 14 | Orlando Magic | 21 | 51 | .292 | 28.0 | 72 |
| 15 | Detroit Pistons | 20 | 52 | .278 | 29.0 | 72 |
Notes
| 2020 preseason game log Total: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
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| 2021 playoff game log Total: 7–5 (home: 4–3; road: 3–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
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Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 1–3; road: 2–1)
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| 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% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Danny Green | 69 | 69 | 28.0 | .412 | .405 | .775 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .8 | 9.5 |
| Dwight Howard | 69 | 6 | 17.3 | .587 | .250 | .576 | 8.4 | .9 | .4 | .9 | 7.0 |
| Matisse Thybulle | 65 | 8 | 20.0 | .420 | .301 | .444 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| Shake Milton | 63 | 4 | 23.2 | .450 | .350 | .830 | 2.3 | 3.1 | .6 | .3 | 13.0 |
| Tobias Harris | 62 | 62 | 32.5 | .512 | .394 | .892 | 6.8 | 3.5 | .9 | .8 | 19.5 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 61 | 8 | 15.3 | .462 | .301 | .871 | 1.7 | 2.0 | .4 | .2 | 8.0 |
| Ben Simmons | 58 | 58 | 32.4 | .557 | .300 | .613 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 1.6 | .6 | 14.3 |
| Seth Curry | 57 | 57 | 28.7 | .467 | .450 | .896 | 2.4 | 2.7 | .8 | .1 | 12.5 |
| Furkan Korkmaz | 55 | 11 | 19.3 | .401 | .375 | .732 | 2.1 | 1.5 | .9 | .2 | 9.1 |
| Joel Embiid | 51 | 51 | 31.1 | .513 | .377 | .859 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 28.5 |
| Mike Scott | 51 | 12 | 16.7 | .360 | .342 | .667 | 2.4 | .8 | .5 | .3 | 4.2 |
| Isaiah Joe | 41 | 1 | 9.3 | .361 | .368 | .750 | .9 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 3.7 |
| Paul Reed | 26 | 0 | 6.8 | .538 | .000 | .500 | 2.3 | .5 | .4 | .5 | 3.4 |
| Tony Bradley† | 20 | 8 | 14.4 | .680 | .000 | .636 | 5.2 | .9 | .3 | .7 | 5.5 |
| George Hill† | 16 | 3 | 18.9 | .442 | .391 | .760 | 2.0 | 1.9 | .7 | .2 | 6.0 |
| Rayjon Tucker | 14 | 0 | 4.9 | .500 | .286 | .737 | .8 | .4 | .1 | .0 | 2.4 |
| Terrance Ferguson | 13 | 0 | 3.8 | .143 | .000 | .1 | .2 | .1 | .0 | .2 | |
| Anthony Tolliver | 11 | 0 | 9.0 | .235 | .286 | .833 | .9 | .2 | .3 | .2 | 1.5 |
| Vincent Poirier | 10 | 0 | 3.9 | .250 | .000 | .333 | 1.4 | .2 | .0 | .3 | .8 |
| Dakota Mathias | 8 | 2 | 15.4 | .396 | .308 | .333 | .9 | 1.6 | .1 | .4 | 6.0 |
| Mason Jones† | 6 | 0 | 4.5 | .556 | .500 | .714 | .7 | .5 | .2 | .0 | 2.7 |
| Gary Clark† | 2 | 0 | 6.5 | .000 | 1.0 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | ||
| Ignas Brazdeikis† | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | .000 | .000 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Tobias Harris | 12 | 12 | 36.5 | .488 | .372 | .875 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | .4 | 21.8 |
| Ben Simmons | 12 | 12 | 33.5 | .621 | .000 | .342 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 1.3 | .8 | 11.9 |
| Seth Curry | 12 | 12 | 31.8 | .578 | .506 | .789 | 2.3 | 2.3 | .8 | .3 | 18.8 |
| Furkan Korkmaz | 12 | 4 | 16.3 | .411 | .318 | .714 | 2.0 | .6 | .6 | .3 | 7.0 |
| Matisse Thybulle | 12 | 1 | 18.3 | .481 | .324 | .400 | 1.4 | .3 | 1.3 | .9 | 5.3 |
| George Hill | 12 | 0 | 17.1 | .442 | .421 | .769 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .7 | .3 | 4.7 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 12 | 0 | 13.0 | .439 | .333 | .636 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .3 | .5 | 6.3 |
| Dwight Howard | 12 | 0 | 12.4 | .533 | .000 | .600 | 6.3 | .7 | .2 | .5 | 4.7 |
| Shake Milton | 12 | 0 | 10.1 | .319 | .421 | .933 | .8 | .8 | .3 | .1 | 4.3 |
| Joel Embiid | 11 | 11 | 32.5 | .513 | .390 | .835 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 28.1 |
| Danny Green | 8 | 8 | 24.9 | .438 | .378 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | |
| Mike Scott | 5 | 0 | 6.8 | .222 | .286 | .6 | .6 | .2 | .2 | 1.2 | |
| Isaiah Joe | 4 | 0 | 2.3 | .333 | .000 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .5 | |
| Paul Reed | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | .500 | 2.7 | .0 | .0 | .3 | 1.3 | ||
| Rayjon Tucker | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .500 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | ||
| Anthony Tolliver | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| November 18, 2020[6] | ToPhiladelphia 76ers
Seth Curry |
ToDallas Mavericks
Josh Richardson
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| November 23, 2020[7] | ToPhiladelphia 76ers
Tony Bradley |
ToDetroit Pistons
Zhaire Smith |
| December 8, 2020[8] | ToPhiladelphia 76ers
Terrance Ferguson |
ToOklahoma City Thunder
Al Horford
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| March 25, 2021[9] | ToOklahoma City Thunder
Tony Bradley
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ToNew York Knicks
Terrance Ferguson
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| ToPhiladelphia 76ers
George Hill | ||
| Player | Signed |
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| Ryan Broekhoff[10] | November 27, 2020 |
| Player | Signed | Former team |
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| Dwight Howard[11] | November 21, 2020 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Justin Anderson[10] | November 27, 2020 | Brooklyn Nets (substitute player contract) |
| Derrick Walton[10] | November 27, 2020 | Detroit Pistons |
| Lamine Diane[12] | November 30, 2020 | Cal State Northridge (undrafted in 2020) |
| Justin Robinson[13] | December 6, 2020 | Delaware Blue Coats (G League) |
| Frank Mason III[14] | December 18, 2020 | Wisconsin Herd
(G League) |
| Dakota Mathias[15] | December 3, 2020 | Two-way contract |
| Mason Jones[16] | March 26, 2021 | Two-way contract |
| Player | Waived |
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| Justin Anderson[17] | December 19, 2020 |
| Ryan Broekhoff[18] | December 14, 2020 |
| Derrick Walton[18] | December 14, 2020 |
| Lamine Diane[19] | December 7, 2020 |
| Justin Robinson[19] | December 7, 2020 |
| Frank Mason III[17] | December 19, 2020 |
| Dakota Mathias[20] | January 18, 2021 |
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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| Doc Rivers | Eastern Conference Coach of the Month (December/January) |
February 1, 2021 | [21] |
| Joel Embiid | Eastern Conference Player of the Month (December/January) |
February 2, 2021 | [22] |
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