Moses Malone was on an NBA team.
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston , Texas . Moses Malone . Malone was traded to Philadelphia the following season , when he repeated as MVP and led the 76ers to a championship in his first year . The Philadelphia 76ers ( also commonly known as the Sixers ) are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area . The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) as a member of the league 's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division . The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington , D.C. .