Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers (often referred to as the Sixers) are an American professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division and play at Wells Fargo Center. Founded in 1946 as part of the now-defunct BAA, they joined with seven other teams to form the NBA after its inaugural season four years later.

The team has won three NBA championships, with their first coming as “the Syracuse Nationals” in 1955. They then relocated from Syracuse, New York to become known simply as “Philadelphia Warriors”. In 1963 they changed their name once again when owner Irv Kosloff bought them for $900K and renamed them after two popular local attractions: Independence Hall’s Liberty Bell and Benjamin Franklin’s “76ers” militia during Revolutionary War times; thus creating what is today known around world – The Philadelphia 76ers!

In recent history, Philly has been led by stars such as Allen Iverson who was selected 1st overall pick in 1996 Draft out of Georgetown University where he had 3 stellar seasons under John Thompson III. He helped lead his 1976er squad all way up to finals against Kobe Bryant & Shaq Lakers but couldn’t quite finish job losing 4 games 2 which set stage for one most dominating dynasties ever seen throughout sports history! Other notable players include Charles Barkley – 11x All Star power forward/center who played 8 seasons total here while also helping bring home franchise’s last title back 1983 along side legendary coach Billy Cunningham; Julius Erving– 16x All Star small forward/shooting guard that took over reins AIV left behind winning multiple MVP awards before retiring 1994; Darryl Dawkins— nicknamed Chocolate Thunder due unique dunks powerful style off court personality made him fan favorite amongst young fans during 70s & 80s era before becoming assistant coach there 2003 until 2018 respectively… Finally more recently Joel Embiid — Cameroonian 7 foot center drafted 2014 whom many consider face new generation pair w Ben Simmons point guard taken 2016 draft both continue carry torch into future alongside head Coach Brett Brown whose continued success despite not having championship yet shows promise this exciting organization holds moving ahead !