Here is a list of all 13 players who have worn the No. 33 in the long history of the Philadelphia 76ers.
It’s summertime in the NBA, so it’s time to learn some history. The Philadelphia 76ers are one of the older franchises in the NBA. Their history dates to the 1949-50 season.
With that longevity, the team has had hundreds of players come through the City of Brotherly Love. Sixers Wire looks at the No. 33, which has been worn by 13 of those players in the history of the franchise.
This running series will go through all of the uniform numbers worn in franchise history. The previous edition of this series was a list compiling the seven players who have worn the No. 34.
Here is the list of those 13 players who have worn No. 33 in Sixers history
Here is a list of the top 10 3-point shooters in the storied history of the Philadelphia 76ers.
With the Saturday night festivities taking place in Cleveland at All-Star weekend, now is the time to look back at some of the best 3-point shooters in the storied history of the Philadelphia 76ers.
While the Sixers do not have a participant in the 3-point shootout on Saturday, they have had elite shooters pass through in the City of Brotherly Love. Kyle Korver, JJ Redick and Seth Curry are among those who have passed through and bombed away from deep for the franchise.
With the 3-point shootout set for Saturday, Sixers Wire has compiled a list of the top 10 3-point shooters in the history of the Sixers. Two members of the list are still active and are noted with an asterisk since they can, obviously, still move up.
Take a look at the top 10 3-point shooters in Philadelphia 76ers history.
With the Philadelphia 76ers and the rest of the NBA at the All-Star break, it is time for the festivities to begin. Well, sort of. All of the regular All-Star events will happen, except for the Rising Stars Challenge, and they will all happen on Sunday at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
While the Sixers will not have a representative in the 3-point shootout, now is the time to go back and take a look at some of the top 3-point shooters in the storied history of one of the NBA’s oldest franchises.
The following is a list of the players who have made the most 3-point field goals in franchise history per basketball-reference:
We take the clocks back to 1988 when the Philadelphia 76ers traded for Hersey Hawkins.
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The Philadelphia 76ers had just finished up a tough 1987-88 season where they did not reach their usual level of competitiveness. The team finished at just 36-46 and they fired coach Matt Guokas after 43 games and replaced him with Jim Lynam.
After that, the team earned the third pick in the 1988 NBA Draft and they selected a big man by the name of Charles Smith out of Connecticut. The original thought was that he would come in and back up star Charles Barkley.
Instead, the Sixers had other plans and they sent Smith to the Los Angeles Clippers for the sixth pick in the draft which turned out to be Hersey Hawkins out of Bradley. Hawkins turned out to be a star for Philadelphia and he became an All-Star in 1991 when he averaged 22.1 points and he averaged 19.0 points across five seasons with the Sixers.
Philadelphia then traded Hawkins to the Charlotte Hornets in 1993 to acquire Dana Barros, Greg Graham, Sidney Green, and a pick that later turned out to be Sharone Wright. Hawkins would then be traded to the Seatle SuperSonics, traded to the Chicago Bulls, and then signed with the Hornets before retiring in 2001.
As for Smith, he had a solid career as well as he averaged 14.4 points and 5.8 rebounds in nine seasons for three different teams. Both players ended up having solid careers in the NBA. [lawrence-related id=38418,38415,38411]
On this day in Philadelphia 76ers history, Hersey Hawkins led the Sixers to Round 2.
With the NBA in an indefinite hiatus due to COVID-19, we continue our day-by-day look back at the history of the Philadelphia 76ers. We continue down our path into Sixers history every day as we look to fill the void left by the absence of basketball.
This takes everybody back to 1990 when the Sixers hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers in a winner take all Game 5 in Round 1 of the playoffs. The Cavs were no pushover led by Craig Ehlo, Mark Price, Brad Daugherty, Larry Nance, and Hot Rod Williams. They had pushed an equally as talented Sixers team to the brink, but Philadelphia would rise to the challenge at home.
May 5, 1990
After Philadelphia took the first two games of the series at home, Cleveland responded by winning the next two to force this Game 5. The Sixers would have to take advantage of the fact that this game was in Philadelphia after their road struggles–sounds like the current Sixers team–and that is exactly what they did.
Hersey Hawkins had a huge game with 39 points on 14-for-26 shooting to lead the Sixers to an easy 113-97 win over the Cavaliers and move on to Round 2. Charles Barkley added 18 points and 19 rebounds while Ron Anderson poured in 16 off the bench.
The win allowed the Sixers to move on to Round 2, but they then ran into a man by the name of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls and that was the end of the 1990 playoff run. [lawrence-related id=30460,30447,30440]
Sixers Wire now gives their rankings for the top five shooting guards in Philadelphia 76ers history.
The shooting guard position has always been what it’s called a “shooting” guard. They are offensive-minded and are the leaders of a team’s offensive attack. In the history of the Philadelphia 76ers, they have had quite a few of those offensive-oriented players at the position.
Just like we did with the point guards, we are now going to rank the top five shooting guards in Sixers history. For those who were looking forward to seeing Allen Iverson in the point guard rankings, you will now get your wish here in the shooting guard rankings.
Just like with the point guards, we will begin in reverse order so let’s get into this list.
