2009–10 Philadelphia 76ers season
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The 2009–10 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 71st season of the franchise, 61st in the National Basketball Association
(NBA).
from UCLA
with the 17th overall pick. On July 21 it was announced that Holiday put pen to paper on his rookie deal with the 76ers.
, Donyell Marshall
, Andre Miller
, Theo Ratliff
and Kareem Rush
.
On June 15 Royal Ivey declined his player option with the team and Ivey became an unrestricted free agent.
After almost a month of contract negotiations with Andre Miller
, the Sixers withdrew their contract offer and Miller then went on to sign with the Portland Trail Blazers
on July 24.
Veteran center Theo Ratliff signed with the San Antonio Spurs
on the same day.
It was confirmed on August 6 that the Sixers would not re-sign Donyell Marshall by Sixers general manager Ed Stefanski
and the player's agent.
On August 4 it was announced that the Sixers had come to terms on a one year contract with Yugoslavian born center Primoz Brezec
. Brezec last played in the NBA during the 2007-08 season with the Toronto Raptors
.
After Royal Ivey had declined his player option on June 15, it was announced on August 10 by the Sixers that they had come to terms with free agent guard Royal Ivey.
On September 15 the Sixers signed free agent swingman Rodney Carney
to a contract. Carney previously played with the Sixers from 2006 to 2008, but was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves
before the start of the 2008-09 season.
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| 76 || 57 || 30.2 || .480 || .000 || .738 || 6.1 || 1.4 || 1.1 || 1.0 || 13.1
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| 68 || 0 || 12.6 || .401 || .304 || .825 || 2.0 || .5 || .4 || .3 || 4.7
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| style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| 82 || 80 || 25.9 || style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| .545 || .000 || .729 || style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| 9.6 || .8 || .5 || style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| 1.8 || 8.1
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| 1 || 0 || 4.0 || .500 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0
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| 73 || 18 || 21.3 || .457 || .346 || style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| .833 || 1.8 || 2.1 || .4 || .2 || 8.7
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| 73 || 51 || 24.2 || .442 || style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| .390 || .756 || 2.6 || 3.8 || 1.1 || .2 || 8.0
|-
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| style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| 82 || style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| 82 || style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| 38.9 || .443 || .310 || .733 || 6.5 || style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| 5.8 || style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| 1.7 || .7 || style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| 17.1
|-
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| 57 || 12 || 17.1 || .419 || .368 || .600 || 1.2 || .7 || .4 || .1 || 5.7
|-
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| 19 || 0 || 12.3 || .440 || .380 || .722 || 1.4 || .9 || .3 || .0 || 5.9
|-
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| 56 || 2 || 11.8 || .431 || .345 || .690 || 2.4 || .6 || .4 || .5 || 3.4
|-
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| 62 || 1 || 16.4 || .477 || .000 || .745 || 4.1 || .6 || .5 || .6 || 8.6
|-
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| 64 || 38 || 29.9 || .470 || .340 || .824 || 2.9 || 4.2 || 1.2 || .2 || 14.0
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| 67 || 45 || 32.0 || .470 || .348 || .691 || 5.2 || 1.4 || 1.2 || .2 || 13.8
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|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="width:140px"|Player || style="width:70px"|Signed || style="width:210px"|Former team
|- style="height:40px"
| Primoz Brezec
|| style="font-size: 80%"| August 4 || Lottomatica Virtus Roma
|- style="height:40px"
| Rodney Carney
|| style="font-size: 80%"| September 15 || Minnesota Timberwolves
|- style="height:40px"
| Allen Iverson
|| style="font-size: 80%"| December 2 || Memphis Grizzlies
|}
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="width:140px"|Player || style="width:70px"| || style="width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Andre Miller
|| style="font-size: 80%"| July 24 || Portland Trail Blazers
|- style="height:40px"
| Theo Ratliff
|| style="font-size: 80%"| July 24 || San Antonio Spurs
|- style="height:40px"
| Donyell Marshall
|| style="font-size: 80%"| August 6 || Retired
|}
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
(NBA).
Key dates
- June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft2009 NBA DraftThe 2009 NBA Draft was held on June 25, 2009, the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S...
took place in New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. - July 8 - The free agencyFree agentIn professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
period started. - June 1 - Eddie JordanEddie Jordan (basketball)Edward Montgomery "Eddie" Jordan is a retired American professional basketball player and former coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Wizards and Sacramento Kings in the NBA.-Collegiate and pro career:...
was named head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. - July 24 - After two and a half seasons with the Sixers, free agent point guard Andre MillerAndre MillerAndre Lloyd Miller is an American professional basketball player, currently with the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association.- College career :...
signed a contract with the Portland Trail BlazersPortland Trail BlazersThe Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...
. - October 6 - The Sixers' pre season will start with a game against the Toronto RaptorsToronto RaptorsThe Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...
. - October 28 - The Sixers' regular season will start with a game against the Orlando MagicOrlando MagicThe Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association and are currently coached by Stan Van Gundy...
. - December 2 - The Sixers' signed free agent guard Allen IversonAllen IversonAllen Ezail Iverson is an American professional basketball point guard and shooting guard. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the number one pick in the 1996 NBA Draft. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in the 1996–97 season...
to a one year contract.
2009 NBA Draft
On June 25, the Sixers selected guard Jrue HolidayJrue Holiday
Jrue Randall Holiday is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. He is the first player born in the 1990s to play in the NBA. He played his only college basketball season for the UCLA Bruins before jumping to the pros...
from UCLA
UCLA Bruins men's basketball
The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program, established in 1920, owns a record 11 Division I NCAA championships. UCLA teams coached by John Wooden won 10 national titles in 12 seasons from 1964 to 1975, including 7 straight from 1967 to 1973. UCLA went undefeated a record 4 times, in 1964, 1967,...
with the 17th overall pick. On July 21 it was announced that Holiday put pen to paper on his rookie deal with the 76ers.
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Jrue Holiday Jrue Holiday Jrue Randall Holiday is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. He is the first player born in the 1990s to play in the NBA. He played his only college basketball season for the UCLA Bruins before jumping to the pros... |
Guard | UCLA |
Free agency
The Sixers headed into the off-season with free agents Royal IveyRoyal Ivey
Royal Terence Ivey is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA.-Early life and college:...
, Donyell Marshall
Donyell Marshall
Donyell Lamar Marshall is a retired American professional basketball player, at the small forward and power forward positions. During his extensive NBA career, he played with eight different teams...
, Andre Miller
Andre Miller
Andre Lloyd Miller is an American professional basketball player, currently with the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association.- College career :...
, Theo Ratliff
Theo Ratliff
Theophilus Curtis Ratliff , better known as Theo Ratliff, is an American professional basketball player who last played with the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. Primarily a center, he was an excellent shot-blocker who has led the league three times in blocks per game...
and Kareem Rush
Kareem Rush
Kareem Lamar Rush is an American former professional basketball player who last played at shooting guard with the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers...
.
On June 15 Royal Ivey declined his player option with the team and Ivey became an unrestricted free agent.
After almost a month of contract negotiations with Andre Miller
Andre Miller
Andre Lloyd Miller is an American professional basketball player, currently with the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association.- College career :...
, the Sixers withdrew their contract offer and Miller then went on to sign with the Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...
on July 24.
Veteran center Theo Ratliff signed with the San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
on the same day.
It was confirmed on August 6 that the Sixers would not re-sign Donyell Marshall by Sixers general manager Ed Stefanski
Ed Stefanski
Edward Stefanski is the Executive Vice-President of Basketball Operations for the Toronto Raptors. He was the General Manager for the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA, serving from 2007 to 2011, when he was dismissed by the new 76ers ownership led by Josh Harris on October 18...
and the player's agent.
On August 4 it was announced that the Sixers had come to terms on a one year contract with Yugoslavian born center Primoz Brezec
Primož Brezec
Primož Brezec is a Slovenian professional basketball player with Lokomotiv Kuban of the Russian Super League. He is a 7 ft 1 in tall center. Brezec has played seven seasons in the NBA.-Europe:...
. Brezec last played in the NBA during the 2007-08 season with the Toronto Raptors
Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...
.
After Royal Ivey had declined his player option on June 15, it was announced on August 10 by the Sixers that they had come to terms with free agent guard Royal Ivey.
On September 15 the Sixers signed free agent swingman Rodney Carney
Rodney Carney
Rodney Dion Carney is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Memphis and was selected in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls and shortly afterwards traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.-Early college career:Carney made the Conference USA...
to a contract. Carney previously played with the Sixers from 2006 to 2008, but was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...
before the start of the 2008-09 season.
Pre-season
| 2009 Pre-season Game Log: 5–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) | ||||||||||
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| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Recap | ||
| 1 | October 6 (in London, Ontario) John Labatt Centre The John Labatt Centre is a sports-entertainment centre, in London, Ontario, Canada -- the largest such centre in southwestern Ontario.The John Labatt Centre, usually referred to as the "JLC", opened on October 11, 2002. It is named after John Labatt, founder of the Labatt brewery in London... |
Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion... |
98-107 | Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA... |
7,213 | 1-0 | ||||
| 2 | October 7 | Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA... |
84-79 | Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion... |
11,974 | 2-0 | ||||
| 3 | October 9 | New Jersey Nets New Jersey Nets The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association... |
92-93 | Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA... |
12,309 | 3-0 | ||||
| 4 | October 13 | Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA... |
93-85 | New York Knicks New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association... |
16,377 | 4-0 | ||||
| 5 | October 16 | Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA... |
113-115 | Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US... |
15,791 | 4-1 | ||||
| 6 | October 18 (in Monterrey, Mexico) | Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA... |
116-94 | Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US... |
8,562 | 5-1 | ||||
| 7 | October 20 | Washington Wizards Washington Wizards The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:... |
90-89 | Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA... |
10,972 | 5-2 | ||||
| 8 | October 23 (in Queens, New York Carnesecca Arena Carnesecca Arena is a 5,602-seat multi-purpose arena in Queens County, New York, USA. It was built in 1961 and renamed in honor of Hall of Fame Coach Lou Carnesecca on November 23, 2004. It is the exclusive home to the St... ) |
Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA... |
88-110 | New Jersey Nets New Jersey Nets The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association... |
3,284 | 5-3 | ||||
Season
|-|
| 76 || 57 || 30.2 || .480 || .000 || .738 || 6.1 || 1.4 || 1.1 || 1.0 || 13.1
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| 68 || 0 || 12.6 || .401 || .304 || .825 || 2.0 || .5 || .4 || .3 || 4.7
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| style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| 82 || 80 || 25.9 || style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| .545 || .000 || .729 || style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| 9.6 || .8 || .5 || style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| 1.8 || 8.1
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| 1 || 0 || 4.0 || .500 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0
|-
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| 73 || 18 || 21.3 || .457 || .346 || style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| .833 || 1.8 || 2.1 || .4 || .2 || 8.7
|-
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| 73 || 51 || 24.2 || .442 || style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| .390 || .756 || 2.6 || 3.8 || 1.1 || .2 || 8.0
|-
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| style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| 82 || style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| 82 || style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| 38.9 || .443 || .310 || .733 || 6.5 || style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| 5.8 || style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| 1.7 || .7 || style="background:#4169E1;color:white;"| 17.1
|-
|
| 57 || 12 || 17.1 || .419 || .368 || .600 || 1.2 || .7 || .4 || .1 || 5.7
|-
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| 19 || 0 || 12.3 || .440 || .380 || .722 || 1.4 || .9 || .3 || .0 || 5.9
|-
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| 56 || 2 || 11.8 || .431 || .345 || .690 || 2.4 || .6 || .4 || .5 || 3.4
|-
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| 62 || 1 || 16.4 || .477 || .000 || .745 || 4.1 || .6 || .5 || .6 || 8.6
|-
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| 64 || 38 || 29.9 || .470 || .340 || .824 || 2.9 || 4.2 || 1.2 || .2 || 14.0
|-
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| 67 || 45 || 32.0 || .470 || .348 || .691 || 5.2 || 1.4 || 1.2 || .2 || 13.8
|}
Trades
| June 9, 2009 |
To Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...
|
To Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion... Reggie Evans Reginald Jamaal "Reggie" Evans is an American professional basketball player. The power forward most recently played for the Toronto Raptors of the NBA... |
Additions
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|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="width:140px"|Player || style="width:70px"|Signed || style="width:210px"|Former team
|- style="height:40px"
| Primoz Brezec
Primož Brezec
Primož Brezec is a Slovenian professional basketball player with Lokomotiv Kuban of the Russian Super League. He is a 7 ft 1 in tall center. Brezec has played seven seasons in the NBA.-Europe:...
|| style="font-size: 80%"| August 4 || Lottomatica Virtus Roma
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, also known for sponsorship reasons as Acea Virtus Roma, is a prominent Italian League professional basketball club, and is also currently one of 13 European clubs that hold ULEB A Licenses, which provide their holders with a guaranteed place in the Euroleague. The club...
|- style="height:40px"
| Rodney Carney
Rodney Carney
Rodney Dion Carney is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Memphis and was selected in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls and shortly afterwards traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.-Early college career:Carney made the Conference USA...
|| style="font-size: 80%"| September 15 || Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...
|- style="height:40px"
| Allen Iverson
Allen Iverson
Allen Ezail Iverson is an American professional basketball point guard and shooting guard. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the number one pick in the 1996 NBA Draft. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in the 1996–97 season...
|| style="font-size: 80%"| December 2 || Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...
|}
Subtractions
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="width:140px"|Player || style="width:70px"| || style="width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Andre Miller
Andre Miller
Andre Lloyd Miller is an American professional basketball player, currently with the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association.- College career :...
|| style="font-size: 80%"| July 24 || Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...
|- style="height:40px"
| Theo Ratliff
Theo Ratliff
Theophilus Curtis Ratliff , better known as Theo Ratliff, is an American professional basketball player who last played with the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. Primarily a center, he was an excellent shot-blocker who has led the league three times in blocks per game...
|| style="font-size: 80%"| July 24 || San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
|- style="height:40px"
| Donyell Marshall
Donyell Marshall
Donyell Lamar Marshall is a retired American professional basketball player, at the small forward and power forward positions. During his extensive NBA career, he played with eight different teams...
|| style="font-size: 80%"| August 6 || Retired
|}
External links
See also
- 2009–10 NBA season2009–10 NBA seasonThe 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and ended on Wednesday, April 14, 2010....