The Philadelphia 76ers concluded the 11-12 NBA season being eliminated in the second round thinking that the current roster had maximized their potential.

In the offseason, the 76ers acquired Andrew Bynum in a deal that sent Andre Iguodala to the Nuggets.

"We felt that team had reached its peak," said Doug Collins. "We knew we were going to have to make changes. We knew that there were some things that we could do. We knew one of the only ways we could get any kind of cap space or get any kind of relief at all was if Elton Brand was amnestied. We felt we had a great draft with Moe Harkless and Arnett [Moultrie] and the one thing we talked to [owner Josh Harris] about was that in amnestying E.B., it wasn't going to free up a ton of money where you're going to hit this home run, where everybody is going to say you can go get a big free agent. We knew we could add some pieces. And the big thing was there was a lot of interest in Andre. When the opportunity to get an Andrew Bynum came about, you have to obviously do that because you can't get a low-post center of that magnitude. I think all the things we've tried to do we've accomplished, but more importantly we did it in a way that going forward this organization is not hamstrung with bad contracts, we have flexibility."