Philadelphia 76ers
Team
Philadelphia 76ers is a team that plays in the Eastern Conference of the NBA. It is considered the oldest NBA franchise and one of the founders of the current NBA, having been created in 1939 under the name Syracuse Nationals. The 76ers have three NBA championship rings to their credit, the first in 1955 under the founding name, the next two were achieved in 1967 and 1983. The team, based in the state of Pennsylvania, owes its change of city to Irv Kosloff, who bought the franchise and decided to take it to Philadelphia because it was a city with a larger market. Read the full biography →
- Sport
- Basketball
- Founded
- 27 January 1963
- Based in
- Philadelphia, United States
