[1] In the 1993 NBA draft, the Sixers selected Shawn Bradley out of BYU with the second overall pick.
[2][3][4][5][6] During the off-season, the Sixers re-signed free agent and former All-Star forward Moses Malone, who won a championship with the team in the 1983 NBA Finals,[7][8][9] acquired Dana Barros from the Charlotte Hornets, who acquired him from the Seattle SuperSonics two days prior,[10][11][12] and signed Orlando Woolridge in November.
[15][16][17] The Sixers got off to a slow start losing 11 of their first 15 games, but managed to hold a 20–27 record at the All-Star break.
[22] Second-year star Clarence Weatherspoon averaged 18.4 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, while Barros averaged 13.3 points, 5.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and Bradley provided the team with 10.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
[23] Following the season, Malone was released to free agency and signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs,[24][25] while Johnny Dawkins signed with the Detroit Pistons,[26] Woolridge retired, and head coach Fred Carter was fired.