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Every player in Philadelphia 76ers history who has worn No. 11

Here are all 33 players who have worn the No. 11 in the 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. 11, which has been worn by 33 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 30 players who have worn the No. 12.

Here is the list of the 33 who have worn No. 11 in Sixers history:

Michael Jordan once said, “Larry Bird …

Michael Jordan once said, “Larry Bird is the greatest trash talker and mind-game player of all time. He taught me everything I know about getting in folks’ heads.” That was reason enough to call 17 of Bird’s former teammates and opponents and ask for their best trash-talking stories about Larry Legend. They delivered. Leo Rautins, opponent: I say this in the utmost complimentary way: Larry was a prick. Kevin Gamble, teammate: He would run by you and say, “I told you, motherfucker. I told you I was going to do that.” Or he’d smack you on the butt and say, “Nice try.”

“I don’t even know how to put that into …

“I don’t even know how to put that into words,” Rautins says back in his familiar spot courtside before Friday’s Raptors/Phoenix Suns tilt. “It feels like you cheated. Somehow you had this life that you shouldn’t have had. It’s pretty bizarre. There’s a lot of emotion right now.” Unbelievably this whole awakening begins with a rather simple hernia procedure conducted five or six months ago. Rautins got through the minor surgery uneventfully but upon discharge was reminded no core exercises for the next six weeks to avoid any tearing.