The 2009–10 Philadelphia 76ers season was the seventy-first season of the franchise and the sixty-first in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Background This season became hopeful on December 2 when Allen Iverson returned to the team for his second stint with the Sixers; however, that hope was short lived as he left the team in February to attend to his then four-year-old daughter Messiah's health issues. Although Iverson was selected to play in what could have been his eleventh consecutive All-Star Game, he backed out for personal reasons. In March, it was announced that Iverson would not return to the 76ers for the rest of the season.
The Sixers season ended with a disappointing 27–55 record. After the season, Eddie Jordan was fired; he was subsequently replaced by former Sixer Doug Collins for the next season. Iverson later played overseas.
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.http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/eddie_jordan_090529.html Philadelphia 76ers name Eddie Jordan head coach 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. 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.http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20090722_76ers_sign_Jrue_Holiday.html 76ers sign Jrue Holiday
Draft picks Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 17 Jrue Holiday Guard 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.http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/76ers_resign_free_agent_royal.html 76ers Re-Sign Free Agent Royal Ivey
After almost a month of contract negotiations with Andre Miller, the Sixers' management withdrew its contract offer; Miller then went on to sign with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 24. Veteran center Theo Ratliff signed with the San Antonio Spurs on the same day.Spurs sign veteran Theo Ratliff
It was confirmed on August 6 by Sixers general manager Ed Stefanski and a player's agent that the Sixers would not re-sign Donyell Marshall.http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20090806_Sixers_won_t_re-sign_Marshall.html Sixers won't re-sign Marshall.html
On August 4, it was announced that the Sixers had come to terms on a one-year contract with Yugoslavian born center Primož Brezec. Brezec had last played in the NBA during the 2007–08 season with the Toronto Raptors.http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20090806_Sixers_won_t_re-sign_Marshall.html Sixers won't res-sign Marshall
After Royal Ivey had declined his player option on June 15, it was announced by the Sixers on August 10 that it had come to terms with Ivey.
On September 15, the Sixers signed free agent swingman Rodney Carney. Carney had previously played with the Sixers from 2006 to 2008, but was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves before the start of the 2008–09 season.http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/carney_signs_090915.html 76ers sign free agent Rodney Carney
Roster
Roster notes Shooting guard Allen Iverson played twenty-eight games (his last game being on February 20, 2010) but missed the rest of the season to be with his family as they deal with an undisclosed illness of his four-year-old daughter, Messiah. Iverson was released from the team on March 2, 2010. Power forward Thaddeus Young played sixty-seven games (his last game being on March 15, 2010) but missed the remainder of the season due to a right thumb fracture.
Pre-season 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 7,2131–0 2 October 7 Philadelphia 76ers 84–79 Toronto Raptors 11,9742–0 3 October 9 New Jersey Nets 92–93 Philadelphia 76ers 12,3093–0 4 October 13 Philadelphia 76ers 93–85 New York Knicks 16,3774–0 5 October 16 Philadelphia 76ers 113–115 Phoenix Suns 15,7914–1 6 October 18 (in Monterrey, Mexico) Philadelphia 76ers 116–94 Phoenix Suns 8,5625–1 7 October 20 Washington Wizards 90–89 Philadelphia 76ers 10,9725–2 8 October 23 (in Queens, New York) Philadelphia 76ers 88–110 New Jersey Nets 3,2845–3
Regular season
Standings
Game log
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 28 | @ Orlando | | Marreese Speights (26) | Elton Brand (6) | Andre Iguodala (6) | Amway Arena17,461 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | October 30 | Milwaukee | | Andre Iguodala (19) | Samuel Dalembert (12) | Andre Iguodala (7) | Wachovia Center14,638 | 1-1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | October 31 | @ New York | | Andre Iguodala (32) | Andre Iguodala (11) | Andre Iguodala (8) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 2–1
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 3 | Boston | | Andre Iguodala (17) | Marreese Speights (9) | Louis Williams (5) | Wachovia Center 11,251 | 2-2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | November 6 | New Jersey | | Louis Williams (18) | Louis Williams (9) | Louis Williams (6) | Wachovia Center 10,054 | 3–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 8 | @ Detroit | | Andre Iguodala (24) | Elton Brand (9) | Louis Williams (5) | Palace of Auburn Hills 17,187 | 3-3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 9 | Phoenix | | Andre Iguodala (24) | Andre Iguodala (9) | Thaddeus Young, Louis Williams, Samuel Dalembert, Willie Green (3) | Wachovia Center 10,205 | 3–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 | November 11 | @ New Jersey | | Thaddeus Young (20) | Andre Iguodala, Marreese Speights (9) | Louis Williams (7) | Izod Center 10,714 | 4-4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 13 | Utah | | Thaddeus Young (17) | Andre Iguodala (7) | Andre Iguodala (10) | Wachovia Center 10,738 | 4–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 14 | @ Chicago | | Andre Iguodala (24) | Samuel Dalembert (12) | Andre Iguodala (6) | United Center21,837 | 4–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 | November 18 | Charlotte | | Andre Iguodala (25) | Elton Brand (11) | Louis Williams (6) | Wachovia Center11,585 | 5–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 20 | Memphis | | Louis Williams (31) | Elton Brand (6) | Andre Iguodala (9) | Wachovia Center14,269 | 5–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 21 | @ Cleveland | | Louis Williams (22) | Elton Brand (14) | Andre Iguodala (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 5–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 24 | @ Washington | | Louis Williams (26) | Samuel Dalembert (9) | Louis Williams, Andre Iguodala (5) | Verizon Center14,485 | 5–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 25 | @ Boston | | Andre Iguodala (25) | Andre Iguodala, Samuel Dalembert (9) | Andre Iguodala (9) | TD Garden18,624 | 5–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 | November 27 | Atlanta | | Thaddeus Young (22) | Andre Iguodala (9) | Andre Iguodala (8) | Wachovia Center12,984 | 5–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | November 29 | @ San Antonio | | Andre Iguodala (21) | Samuel Dalembert (14) | Andre Iguodala (7) | AT&T Center17,161 | 5–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | November 30 | @ Dallas | | Willie Green (23) | Samuel Dalembert (19) | Andre Iguodala, Jrue Holiday (4) | American Airlines Center19,783 | 5–13
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 2 | @ Oklahoma City | | Andre Iguodala (28) | Andre Iguodala, Samuel Dalembert (6) | Willie Green (6) | Ford Center17,332 | 5–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 5 | @ Charlotte | | Willie Green (26) | Andre Iguodala, Thaddeus Young (11) | Andre Iguodala (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena13,352 | 5–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 7 | Denver | | Andre Iguodala (31) | Samuel Dalembert (15) | Allen Iverson (6) | Wachovia Center20,664 | 5–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 9 | Detroit | | Andre Iguodala (18) | Samuel Dalembert (11) | Andre Iguodala (9) | Wachovia Center12,136 | 5–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 | December 11 | Houston | | Andre Iguodala (24) | Samuel Dalembert (14) | Willie Green (5) | Wachovia Center13,991 | 5–18 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 24 | December 14 | Golden State | | Thaddeus Young (26) | Thaddeus Young (14) | Jrue Holiday (6) | Wachovia Center12,795 | 6–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 16 | Cleveland | | Andre Iguodala (26) | Thaddeus Young (10) | Jrue Holiday (9) | Wachovia Center 19,517 | 6–19 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 26 | December 18 | @ Boston | | Elton Brand (23) | Marreese Speights (10) | Jrue Holiday (7) | TD Garden 18,624 | 7–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 19 | LA Clippers | | Marreese Speights (28) | Andre Iguodala, Marreese Speights (9) | Andre Iguodala, Jrue Holiday (7) | Wachovia Center 13,752 | 7-20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 22 | @ Washington | | Elton Brand (18) | Elton Brand (12) | Andre Iguodala (7) | Verizon Center 15,435 | 7-21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | December 26 | @ Utah | | Thaddeus Young (20) | Samuel Dalembert (9) | Andre Iguodala, Willie Green (3) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 7-22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 30 | December 28 | @ Portland | | Elton Brand (25) | Elton Brand (9) | Andre Iguodala (9) | Rose Garden Arena20,640 | 8-22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 31 | December 30 | @ Sacramento | | Louis Williams (20) | Andre Iguodala, Thaddeus Young, Samuel Dalembert (7) | Andre Iguodala (9) | ARCO Arena13,156 | 9-22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | December 31 | @ LA Clippers | | Louis Williams (19) | Samuel Dalembert (9) | Andre Iguodala (7) | Staples Center15,257 | 9–23
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 33 | January 3 | @ Denver | | Allen Iverson (17) | Andre Iguodala, Elton Brand (7) | Allen Iverson (7) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 10–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 5 | Washington | | Andre Iguodala, Samuel Dalembert (20) | Samuel Dalembert (20) | Andre Iguodala (8) | Wachovia Center11,822 | 10–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | January 8 | Toronto | | Louis Williams (23) | Thaddeus Young (13) | Andre Iguodala (9) | Wachovia Center15,264 | 10–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 36 | January 9 | @ Detroit | | Elton Brand (25) | Samuel Dalembert (9) | Jrue Holiday (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills19,784 | 11–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 37 | January 11 | New Orleans | | Elton Brand, Andre Iguodala (18) | Samuel Dalembert (14) | Andre Iguodala (8) | Wachovia Center11,518 | 12–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 13 | New York | | Allen Iverson (16) | Samuel Dalembert (21) | Andre Iguodala (8) | Wachovia Center12,444 | 12–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 39 | January 15 | Sacramento | | Thaddeus Young (20) | Samuel Dalembert (12) | Andre Iguodala (7) | Wachovia Center16,767 | 13–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 18 | @ Minnesota | | Andre Iguodala (17) | Samuel Dalembert (10) | Allen Iverson (9) | Target Center14,637 | 13–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | January 20 | Portland | | Andre Iguodala (23) | Samuel Dalembert (15) | Louis Williams (7) | Wachovia Center12,607 | 13–28 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 42 | January 22 | Dallas | | Thaddeus Young (22) | Samuel Dalembert (10) | Andre Iguodala (8) | Wachovia Center17,647 | 14–28 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 43 | January 23 | @ Indiana | | Elton Brand (23) | Samuel Dalembert (12) | Andre Iguodala, Elton Brand (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse16,074 | 15–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | January 25 | Indiana | | Andre Iguodala (22) | Samuel Dalembert (13) | Allen Iverson (6) | Wachovia Center10,579 | 15–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | January 27 | @ Milwaukee | | Elton Brand (26) | Samuel Dalembert (11) | Andre Iguodala, Allen Iverson (4) | Bradley Center12,685 | 15–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | January 29