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Philadelphia 76ers: 25 Best Players To Play For The 76ers

By Phil Watson

Dec 11, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; General view of the Wells Fargo Center during a game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons won107-95. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
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Basketball: NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers Mark Landsberger (54) in action, defense vs Philadelphia 76ers Bobby Jones (24) at The Spectrum. Philadelphia, PA 5/22/1983 – 5/26/1983 CREDIT: Manny Millan (Photo by Manny Millan /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (Set Number: X28521 TK2 R6 F12 )
Basketball: NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers Mark Landsberger (54) in action, defense vs Philadelphia 76ers Bobby Jones (24) at The Spectrum. Philadelphia, PA 5/22/1983 – 5/26/1983 CREDIT: Manny Millan (Photo by Manny Millan /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (Set Number: X28521 TK2 R6 F12 ) /

PF. . Bobby Jones. 9. player. 93. <strong>How acquired:</strong> Trade, Denver Nuggets, Aug. 16, 1978.

It was a trade of All-Star big forwards in August 1978 when the Philadelphia 76ers acquired Bobby Jones along with Ralph Sampson and a first-round pick in 1984 from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for George McGinnis and the rights to 21st overall pick Mike Evans.

Philadelphia won the deal in a rout.

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Jones was a two-time All-Star and a seven-time All-Defensive selection with the 76ers and won the NBA’s first Sixth Man of the Year award in 1982-83.

In the 1980 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, Jones averaged 11 points, 5.7 rebounds, two assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.2 steals in 26.8 minutes per game, shooting .500/—/10-for-11 in the six-game loss.

Still a starter when the 76ers got to the Finals again in 1982, Jones averaged 11.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and a block in 31 minutes per game, shooting .560/—/.619 in another six-game defeat at the hands of the Lakers.

Coming off the bench in the 1983 NBA Finals, Jones averaged 12 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.3 blocks and two steals in 26.8 minutes per game on .568/0-for-1/6-for-9 shooting in a four-game sweep of L.A.

Jones remained a reserve for much of the rest of his career before retiring in June 1986.

In eight seasons in Philadelphia, Jones averaged 10.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks in 24.8 minutes per game, shooting .542/0-for-16/.794.

Jones was the fifth overall pick out of North Carolina by the Houston Rockets in the 1974 NBA Draft, but he never played for them, signing instead with the Denver Rockets of the ABA.

He was an All-Star, an All-ABA pick and a two-time ABA All-Defensive pick before the team, renamed the Nuggets in 1974, moved to the NBA. Jones earned two more All-Star bids and two more All-Defensive spots in the NBA and led the league in field-goal percentage in 1977-78.

He was 16th in ABA history with 337 steals, 11th with 337 blocked shots and was the ABA’s all-time leader with a field-goal percentage of .592.

Jones is 16th in NBA history with a field-goal percentage of .550, as well.

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