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The franchise began as the Syracuse Nationals in 1946 when Italian immigrant Danny Biasone established the team for $5,000. The organization relocated to Philadelphia on the 26th of March 1963 after investors Irv Kosloff and Ike Richman purchased it from Biasone.
The team secured their first NBA Championship in 1955 while still known as the Syracuse Nationals by defeating the Fort Wayne Pistons. George King sank a free throw to give them a 92, 91 lead before stealing an inbound pass to seal the victory.
During the 1952, 53 playoffs the Nationals played the Boston Celtics in quadruple overtime which ended 111, 105 in favor of the Celtics. This contest remains the longest playoff game in NBA history.
The franchise finished with a record of 9, 73 losses during the 1972, 73 season which stands as the all-time low-water mark for any NBA franchise. Their winning percentage of 0.110 was the worst at that time and skeptical Philadelphia press dubbed them the Nine and 73-ers.
Iverson won MVP honors in 2001 while leading the squad to the Finals against the Lakers. In Game One overtime he hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 1:19 remaining and famously stepped over Tyronn Lue after making the basket.
Josh Harris led an investment group that purchased the team on the 13th of July 2011 for $280 million. Other members included David Blitzer and Will Smith among others who retained Doug Collins as head coach but fired general manager Ed Stefanski.