The Sixers finished the regular season with a 35–31 record, earning the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference and a berth in the 2012 NBA Playoffs.
Philadelphia faced the top-seeded Chicago Bulls in the first round and won the series in six games.
This marked the first time the Sixers won an NBA playoffs series since 2003, when the team defeated the New Orleans Hornets in six games in the First Round.
The Sixers ended its postseason run after losing in seven games to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.
[4] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.