<sod>The '''[[2015–16 NBA season|2015–16]] [[Philadelphia 76ers]] season''' is the ongoing 77th season of the franchise in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).<ref>{{cite web|title=76ers Introduce Updated Brand Identity|url=http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/150512-logos|website=[[Philadelphia 76ers]]|publisher=[[National Basketball Association]]|accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref> Philadelphia broke the record for the longest losing streak in American professional sports history with 27 straight losses over this season and last season with a 114–116 loss to the [[2015–16 Houston Rockets season|Houston Rockets]]. The losing streak would reach to 28 games (with the 18 straight losses tying the record for longest opening season losing streak with 18 games) before getting their first victory at home against the [[Los Angeles Lakers]], which was also [[Kobe Bryant]]'s last game against the 76ers in Philadelphia. Philadelphia would also hire former [[Phoenix Suns]] owner, coach, general manager, and four-time [[NBA Executive of the Year]] winner [[Jerry Colangelo]] on December 7, 2015 as their Chairman of Basketball Operations. Eleven days later, former [[Denver Nuggets]], [[Phoenix Suns]], [[New York Knicks]], and [[Los Angeles Lakers]] head coach [[Mike D'Antoni]] would join the team as an associate head coach.<eod>
<sod>The '''[[2015–16 NBA season|2015–16]] [[Philadelphia 76ers]] season''' is the ongoing 77th season of the franchise in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).<ref>{{cite web|title=76ers Introduce Updated Brand Identity|url=http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/150512-logos|website=[[Philadelphia 76ers]]|publisher=[[National Basketball Association]]|accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref> Philadelphia broke the record for the longest losing streak in American professional sports history with 27 straight losses over this season and last season with a 114–116 loss to the [[2015–16 Houston Rockets season|Houston Rockets]]. The losing streak would reach to 28 games (with the 18 straight losses tying the record for longest opening season losing streak with the [[2009-10 New Jersey Nets]]) before getting their first victory at home against the [[Los Angeles Lakers]], which was also [[Kobe Bryant]]'s last game against the 76ers in Philadelphia. Philadelphia would also hire former [[Phoenix Suns]] owner, coach, general manager, and four-time [[NBA Executive of the Year]] winner [[Jerry Colangelo]] on December 7, 2015 as their Chairman of Basketball Operations. Eleven days later, former [[Denver Nuggets]], [[Phoenix Suns]], [[New York Knicks]], and [[Los Angeles Lakers]] head coach [[Mike D'Antoni]] would join the team as an associate head coach.<eod>