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was the 47th season for the

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in the

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, and their 33rd season in

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. The 76ers received the third overall pick in the

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, and selected shooting guard

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from the

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. During the off-season, the team signed free agents Vernon Maxwell,

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, then later on in December, signed second-year guard Trevor Ruffin, and veteran point guard

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, who then retired in January after only just ten games with the team. The 76ers continued to struggle as they suffered an 11-game losing streak after a 2–2 start to the regular season. Early into the season, the team traded Shawn Bradley along with Greg Graham, and Tim Perry to the

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in exchange for

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and Sean Higgins; Coleman only played in just eleven games with the 76ers due to an irregular heartbeat. At mid-season, the team traded second-year forward Sharone Wright to the expansion

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in exchange for Tony Massenburg and Ed Pinckney, while

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was released to free agency, and later on signed as a free agent with the

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. The 76ers went on a nine-game losing streak in January, lost seven straight games in February, held a 9–36 record at the All-Star break, then lost eight straight in March, and had their worst season since the infamous 73-loss 1972–73 season, finishing in last place in the Atlantic Division with an 18–64 record. Stackhouse averaged 19.2 points and 3.9 assists per game, and was named to the

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, and finished tied in fourth place in Rookie of the Year voting, while Clarence Weatherspoon averaged 16.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals and blocks per game each, and Maxwell provided the team with 16.2 points, 4.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and also led them with 146 three-point field goals. In addition, Ruffin contributed 12.8 points and 4.4 assists per game, along with 104 three-point field goals, while Coleman provided with 11.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, Higgins contributed 8.0 points per game off the bench, and second-year center Derrick Alston averaged 6.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. This would also be the final season the 76ers would play at The Spectrum. Following the season, Maxwell re-signed with his former team, the

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, while Massenburg signed with the

, head coach

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was fired, and Ruffin, Pinckney, Dumas, Higgins and Alston were all released to free agency; in Dumas' case, he would be permanently banned from the NBA due to him violating a clause that forbade him from drinking alcohol, which was his third strike in terms of drug violations in the NBA.

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

Roster Notes

* Point guard

retired on January 6, 1996.

Regular season

Season standings

:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

Awards and records

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Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Awards and records

Player statistics

Regular season

Transactions

References

See also