The 7 Greatest 76ers in history, ranked by Player Efficiency Rating (PER)

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4. Moses Malone- 22.3

Moses Malone is one of the best rebounders to ever grace the NBA. Malone was a nightly threat to average 20 rebounds, which not many players can pull off.

Fresh off winning an MVP in 1981-82, Malone joined the Sixers, as the Houston Rockets opted against paying him and giving him a pay raise. Malone won MVP in his first season in Philly, averaging 24.5 points, 15.3 rebounds, while also leading the Sixers to a title in 1982-83, in a sweep over the Los Angeles Lakers. 

Malone played five seasons with the Sixers, averaging 21 points and 12 rebounds per contest. In 2001, Malone was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame after a 21-year playing career.

3. Charles Barkley- 25.3

Despite being undersized, Charles Barkley remains one of the game's greatest big men of all time. The only thing missing from his basketball resume is a championship, which is largely because of Michael Jordan. 

Barkley spent his first eight seasons with the Sixers, averaging 23.3 points, 11.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.7 steals, and 57.6 percent from the field. Barkley led the league in rebounds in year three, despite standing just 6-foot-6.

Barkley left the Sixers in 1992, in hopes of increasing his chances of winning a championship with the Phoenix Suns, only to ditch the Suns for the Houston Rockets for the same reason just four years later.

Barkley is a Hall of Famer and 75th Anniversary Team member.