2015–16 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 2015–16 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 77th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] It was also the second straight season that Joel Embiid, their third pick in the 2014 NBA draft, would not suit up for the 76ers due to a leg injury. Philadelphia broke the record for the longest losing streak in American professional sports history with 27 straight losses over this season and last season with a 114–116 loss to the Houston Rockets. The losing streak would reach to 28 games (with the 18 straight losses tying the record for longest opening season losing streak with the 2009–10 New Jersey Nets) before getting their first victory at home against the Los Angeles Lakers, which was also Kobe Bryant's last game against the 76ers in Philadelphia. Philadelphia would also hire former Phoenix Suns owner, coach, general manager, and four-time NBA Executive of the Year winner Jerry Colangelo on December 7, 2015 as their Chairman of Basketball Operations. Eleven days later, former Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni would join the team as an associate head coach. Near the end of the season, general manager Sam Hinkie would announce his resignation from his position, being replaced by Jerry's son Bryan Colangelo before the end of the season. Jerry would also announce his personal demotion from his original position afterwards. They finished just one game shy of tying the NBA record for most losses in a season set by themselves during their 1972–73 season when they went 9–73. However, it would be the season where Sam Hinkie's goal of "The Process" came into full fruition since they'd later earn the #1 selection in the 2016 NBA draft.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Team
1	3	Jahlil Okafor	C	United States	Duke
2	35	Guillermo Hernangómez	C	Spain	Baloncesto Sevilla (Spain)
2	37	Richaun Holmes	SF / PF	United States	Bowling Green
2	47	Artūras Gudaitis	C	Lithuania	Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
2	58	J. P. Tokoto	SG	United States	North Carolina
2	60	Luka Mitrović	PF	Serbia	Crvena Zvezda (Serbia)

Game log

Preseason

Regular season game log

• * Denotes home game sellout.

Announcers

Roster

2015–16 Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 4.0 !F 42 Brand, Elton 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1979–03–11 Duke 1.5 !G 0 Canaan, Isaiah  7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1991–05–21 Murray State 4.0 !F 33 Covington, Robert 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990–12–14 Tennessee State 6.0 !C 21 Embiid, Joel  7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1994–03–16 Kansas 4.0 !F 39 Grant, Jerami 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–03–12 Syracuse 4.0 !F 22 Holmes, Richaun  7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1993–10–15 Bowling Green 4.0 !F 7 Landry, Carl 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1983–09–19 Purdue 1.5 !G 5 Marshall, Kendall 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991–08–19 North Carolina 1.5 !G 12 McConnell, T. J. 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–03–25 Arizona 5.5 !F/C 4 Noel, Nerlens (C) 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1994–04–10 Kentucky 6.0 !C 8 Okafor, Jahlil  7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1995–12–15 Duke 1.5 !G 1 Smith, Ish 7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1988–07–05 Wake Forest 1.5 !G 11 Stauskas, Nik 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993–10–07 Michigan 2.5 !G/F 31 Thompson, Hollis 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1991–04–03 Georgetown 4.0 !F 35 Wood, Christian 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995–09–27 UNLV	Head coach Brett Brown Assistant coach(es) Mike D'Antoni (associate HC) Billy Lange Lloyd Pierce Chris Babcock (player development) Eugene Burroughs (player development) Sean Rooks (player development) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2016–04–10

Awards

The following are some awards that took place during the 2015 season for Sixers players.

• Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month (Jahlil Okafor) December
• Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month (T. J. McConnell) February
• NBA All-Rookie First Team (Jahlil Okafor)

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	New Team
Thomas Robinson[6]	Signed 2-year contract worth $2 million	Brooklyn Nets
Luc Mbah a Moute	Signed contract	Los Angeles Clippers
Jason Richardson	Signed 1–year deal worth $1.5 million / Retired	Atlanta Hawks / Retirement
Henry Sims	Signed contract	Phoenix Suns / Grand Rapids Drive / Brooklyn Nets
Furkan Aldemir	Waived	Darüşşafaka & Doğuş
Ish Smith	Signed contract	Washington Wizards / New Orleans Pelicans / Philadelphia 76ers
Gerald Wallace	Waived	Unknown
Scottie Wilbekin	Waived	Darüşşafaka & Doğuş
Arsalan Kazemi	Waived rights away	Atlanta Hawks / Houston Rockets / Samen Mash'had
Pierre Jackson	Waived	Idaho Stampede / Texas Legends
Tony Wroten	Waived	New York Knicks
Christian Wood	Waived multiple times this season	Delaware 87ers / Philadelphia 76ers
JaKarr Sampson	Waived	Denver Nuggets
Sonny Weems	Waived	Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv

References