NBA Basketball: Philadelphia 76ers Official Wallpapers

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The 76ers are the NBA's oldest franchise. In 1946, Danny Biasone sent a $5,000 check to the National Basketball League offices in Chicago, and the Syracuse Nationals became the largely Midwest-based league's easternmost team. In 1949, the Nationals were one of seven NBL teams that merged with the Basketball Association of America to form the NBA. In 1955, the Nationals (led by forward Dolph Schayes) won the NBA championship.

Conference: Eastern Conference
Division: Atlantic
Founded: Founded in 1946, Joined NBA in 1949.
History: Syracuse Nationals(1946¨C1963) ; Philadelphia 76ers (1963¨Cpresent)
Arena: Wachovia Center
City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Team colors: Black, Red, Gold, Silver, Blue, and White
Owner: Comcast-Spectacor
General manager: Ed Stefanski
Head coach: Maurice Cheeks
D-League affiliate: Erie BayHawks
Championships: 3 (1954-55, 1966-67, 1982-83)
Conference titles: 5 (1976-77, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83, 2000-01)
Division titles: 11 (1949-50, 1951-52, 1954-55, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1982-83, 1989-90, 2000-01)