The origin of 76 people's names

The origin of the name of Philadelphia 76ers:

Philadelphia 76ers: As a veteran team in the NBA, the Philadelphia 76ers did not set its home in Philadelphia at the beginning of its construction, nor did it name it the 76ers, but gave it a very patriotic name-Syracuse National Team.

With the merger of NBL (National Basketball Association of America) and ABB (American Basketball Association), the Syracuse national team formed by 1937 joined the NBA on 1949, and 1963 moved to Philadelphia, which was later changed to "76ers" because Philadelphia was the place where 1776 declared its independence.

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A brief history of the team.

The first player who injected passion into the 76ers was wilt chamberlain, who combined speed, height, strength and skill. Chamberlain is the first all-rounder in basketball history. He won seven NBA scoring titles and 1 1 rebounding titles in his entire basketball career, and still holds the highest scoring record of 100.

After two years of running-in, this 76ers team finally ushered in its heyday at 1967. They reached the playoffs with a jaw-dropping regular season record (68- 13) and finally won the championship easily.

At the celebration of the 35th anniversary of NBA held in 1980, this team was rated as the strongest team in NBA history. Chamberlain was traded to Los Angeles on 1969, and the performance of the 76ers began to decline, even falling to 9 wins and 73 losses in the regular season of 1972-73.

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