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In 1946, Daniel Biasone sent a $5,000 check to the National Basketball League offices in Chicago to add the Syracuse Nationals to the league
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The Syracuse Nationals joined the NBA in 1949
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On April 10th, 1955, the Syracuse Nationals won their first NBA finals against the Fort Wayne Pistons in game 7. They won 92-91.
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Irv Kosloff and Ike Richman purchase the Syracuse Nationals on March 26th, 1963 and move them to Philadelphia.
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Wilt Chamberlain was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, his homtown, during the 1965 season.
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The Philadelphia 76ers won their first NBA finals on April 24th, 1967 against the San Francisco Warriors in game 6. They won 125-122.
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Dr. J was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for $6 million dollars from the ABA team New Jersey Nets
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Moses Malone was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers during the 1981 season from Houston for Caldwell Jones and a 1983 first round draft choice
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The Philadelphia 76ers won the NBA Finals on May 31st, 1983 against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4.
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Charles Barkley was drafted in the 1984 NBA Draft by the 76ers in the first round, fifth pick.
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Dr. J gets inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993 and was named one of the most memorable athletes ever.
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Jerry Stackhouse gets drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1995 NBA Draft in the first round, third pick.
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Allen Iverson was drafted in the 1996 NBA Lottery with the first pick
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The Sixers make an amazing comeback in the regular season and go to the NBA Finals against the Lakers. Even though they lost, the season will forever be remembered while winning four major awards throughout the year (record).
