The Philadelphia 76ers are a National Basketball Association team based in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . The Sixers are of seven teams in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern  Conference of the National Basketball Association. The 76ers play in the First Union Center in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania and wear jerseys of red, white and blue. The team began in 1939 as the Syracuse Nationals and in 1946 were a charter member of the National Basketball League. In 1949, the Nationals were one of seven NBL teams that merged with the Basketball Association of America to form the NBA. In 1950 they played aginst the Minneapolis Lakers in the NBA's first championship series. Led by forward Dolph Schayes, they reached the NBA Finals in 1954 and went on to win the NBA championship in 1955. In 1963 the franchise moved to Philadelphia and change its name to Philadelphia 76ers. In the 1966-67 the tea included center Wilt Chambrlain, guard Hal Greer and forwards Billy Cunningham and Chet Walker; the club won 68 games and the NBA title. In the late 1970s and early 1980s the franchise made four trips to the NBA Finals, winning the 1983 championship. During this period the team featured Forwards Julius Erving, George McGinnis, and Bobby Jones; guards Maurice Cheeks and Andrew Toney; and center Moses Malone.
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Charles Barkley arrived in Philadelphia for the 1984-85 season.He brought delight to the Philadelphia fans thanks to his humorous and sometimes  controversial ways.The Philadelphia 76ers have won three NBA championships titles, six conference titles and eleven Division titles. After the Sixers went into dark ages as the fans called it , in 1996 NBADraft the franchise with their first pick they acquire Allen Iverson. The Philadelphia Chris Webber during the 2004-2005 a trade with the sacramento Kings, with the hopes of founding a second scoring option to compliment Iverson. Andre Iguodala, Philadelphia's first-round pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, was named to the All-Rookie First Team, and the Sixers returned to the postseason with a 43-39 record. O'Brien was fired and replaced by the popular Maurice Cheeks, who played for the team from 1978-89, and was the starting point guard for the 1983 NBA Champions. On March 12 2006, on the Match between The Sixers and the Toronto Raptors, Chris Webber picked up the slack with 31 points, 10 rebounds and season-high nine assists to lead the Sixers. Webber replaced Iverson after iverson was hurt near the end of the first half of the game. It looks like the Sixers has a hopeful futute with the help of new coach, and iverson and Webber combination.
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