Editing Maurice Cheeks (section)

===Philadelphia 76ers (1978–1989)===
He had his best seasons with the 76ers. At the young age of 22 he gained a notable role on the 76ers, solidifying himself as the starting point guard and earning himself valuable minutes, starting all 82 games and playing nearly 30 minutes per game.<ref name=":4" /> The 76ers were also in playoff contention for every year that he was on the team except for the [[1987–88 NBA season|1987–88 season]].<ref name=":8" /> 

By his fifth year in the league, he was selected to his first All-Star appearance, starting the game,<ref>{{Cite web |title=1983 NBA All-Star Game Box Score |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1983.html |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> and had averaged 12.5 points, 6.9 assists, and 2.3 steals for the [[1982–83 NBA season|1982–83 season]].<ref name=":4" /> The 76ers also had the best season in this 76ers era, having a 65–17 record. This is the second-best season record in the 76ers franchise history, the 1966-1967 team being 68-13; and the second-best record league-wide in the 1980s behind only the 1986 [[Boston Celtics]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Time Best NBA Regular Seasons |url=https://champsorchumps.us/records/best-nba-regular-season-records |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=champsorchumps.us |language=en}}</ref> 

They would go on to win the NBA championship that year, which was Cheeks' first and only championship.<ref name=":11" /> He would be an integral part of the 76ers for the rest of his time in Philadelphia, however the 76ers failed to repeat the level of success that they reached in the 1982–83 season. He would be selected to three more All-Star appearances from 1986 to 1988.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1986 NBA All-Star Game Box Score |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1986.html |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1987 NBA All-Star Game Box Score |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1987.html |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1988 NBA All-Star Game Box Score |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1988.html |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In the 1986 playoffs he averaged a playoff career high 20.8 points throughout the whole postseason.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1986 Philadelphia 76ers Player Stats - Playoffs |url=https://www.landofbasketball.com/stats_by_team/1985_1986_76ers_pl.htm |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=www.landofbasketball.com}}</ref> In the [[1986–87 NBA season|1986–87 season]] he would average a career high 15.6 points.<ref name=":4" /> However the 76ers were no longer elite title contenders and lost in the first round in the 1987 playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1987 NBA Eastern Conference First Round - 76ers vs. Bucks |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1987-nba-eastern-conference-first-round-76ers-vs-bucks.html |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The following year they missed the playoffs in what was Cheeks' last all-star appearance. Cheeks played one more season for the 76ers; they were back in the playoffs but got swept in the first round by the New York Knicks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1989 NBA Eastern Conference First Round - 76ers vs. Knicks |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1989-nba-eastern-conference-first-round-76ers-vs-knicks.html |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>