Who will have a Brighter Future Anthony Edwards or Tyrese Maxey?

[youngcrev]

Maxey has shown his numbers holds in playoffs, shooting well, scoring efficiently,Ant was more uneven vs Grizzlies.

Ant vs Griz in 6 games:

25 points, 4 boards, 3 assists.

Maxey in playoffs:

13 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Looks like Maxey was more uneven!

Going off his career playoff stats when he barely played in his rookie year is... Interesting.

He was at 20.9, 3.5 and 3.9 last year (12 games) on .610 TS. His numbers have gone up both years in the playoffs compared the regular season.

[Grubie024]

Maxey has shown his numbers holds in playoffs, shooting well, scoring efficiently,Ant was more uneven vs Grizzlies.

Ant vs Griz in 6 games:

25 points, 4 boards, 3 assists.

Maxey in playoffs:

13 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Looks like Maxey was more uneven!

Yeah what is this guy talking about? Ant was good against the Grizz. The only good player for MN in fact.

[Bum Adebayo]

Edwards is so much better it's not even funny. In fact I would trade Embiid for him in a heartbeat.

[Hussien Fatal]

Edwards is so much better it's not even funny. In fact I would trade Embiid for him in a heartbeat.

Lol stay off the smack

[Hussien Fatal]

For once, I think I agree with OP.

Right now, Anthony Edwards looks nice in highlights, but advanced stats (TS%, Winshares, BPM, VORP) does not favor him a bit unlike Maxey. I don't know why the Wolves would prioritize Edwards over KAT. When comparing Edwards and KAT's first two seasons, KAT has more points, rebounds, almost same amount of assists as a big man; KAT also has him beat in TS, WS, BPM, VORP and even a pointless stat like PER. Maxey is currently a better player while Edwards is more of a highlight reel; hopefully Edwards will eventually be better than the Andrew Wiggins when he was playing for Minnesota.

Go compare Maxey pre raptors series though though.

And Maxey is not going to keep shooting 50% from 3 point range. He's got definite All Star in him no doubt, but he's not going to keep up a 52.9/48.8 type of shooting. I think both are going to be All Stars, but Ant has the body type to ascend higher than Maxey potential. Ant's potential is a 2 way force, offense and defense. Whether he gets there is a different question.

They are developing their #1 pick to be the best player he can be for the future. And to do that he needs to be the 1st option.

Maxey has improved across the board since his rookie season, if you don’t think his 44%+ 3pt% is sustainable think again because in his 2nd season he shot 43% on good volume. He is an unbelievable shooter with a quick release and great form. His is bound to be a mid to high 3pt shooter from here on out.

[Hussien Fatal]

Time to revisit this thread. Those who said Antman BY FAR couldn’t be any more wrong!

Because of one game? Ant does a lot more than score. Honestly I think both are a little overrated and need work on the defensive end of the ball.

This isn’t because of one game. The kid has been extremely efficient for the last two seasons. Actually much more efficient than Edwards. In games Embiid doesn’t play Maxey averages 26ppg. His work ethic will have him rise to superstar status in the near future.

[Bobbymcgee]

I feel like both are being held back by the other star players on their respective teams.

[reanimator]

The idea of AE is better than the actual player

[GSWFan1994]

I love Maxey and his ascension seems to me like he will be a perennial All-Star sooner rather than later, but Ant is in another spectrum... this guy has all the makings of a surefire top-10 player in this league.

I'm quite sure that, barring injury, Ant will eventually reach the Hall of Fame.

Yep, we work with hyperboles here!

[og15]

I feel like both are being held back by the other star players on their respective teams.

What do you feel each is being held back from? Certainly possible, so I'm curious.

[Bobbymcgee]

I feel like both are being held back by the other star players on their respective teams.

What do you feel each is being held back from? Certainly possible, so I'm curious.

In Maxey's case, watching Harden slowly bring up the ball and dump it off to Embiid over and over doesn't really play to Maxey's strengths, mainly his speed. With Edwards, just too many guys to have to share the ball with. So, he isn't the focal point of the offense enough like he should be. Both can easily drop 40 points in a game but not if they have to constantly defer to the centers on their team.

[Vampirate]

For once, I think I agree with OP.

Right now, Anthony Edwards looks nice in highlights, but advanced stats (TS%, Winshares, BPM, VORP) does not favor him a bit unlike Maxey. I don't know why the Wolves would prioritize Edwards over KAT. When comparing Edwards and KAT's first two seasons, KAT has more points, rebounds, almost same amount of assists as a big man; KAT also has him beat in TS, WS, BPM, VORP and even a pointless stat like PER. Maxey is currently a better player while Edwards is more of a highlight reel; hopefully Edwards will eventually be better than the Andrew Wiggins when he was playing for Minnesota.

Go compare Maxey pre raptors series though though.

And Maxey is not going to keep shooting 50% from 3 point range. He's got definite All Star in him no doubt, but he's not going to keep up a 52.9/48.8 type of shooting. I think both are going to be All Stars, but Ant has the body type to ascend higher than Maxey potential. Ant's potential is a 2 way force, offense and defense. Whether he gets there is a different question.

They are developing their #1 pick to be the best player he can be for the future. And to do that he needs to be the 1st option.

Maxey has improved across the board since his rookie season, if you don’t think his 44%+ 3pt% is sustainable think again because in his 2nd season he shot 43% on good volume. He is an unbelievable shooter with a quick release and great form. His is bound to be a mid to high 3pt shooter from here on out.

Go read my post again, after the Raptors playoff series maxey was shooting 48.8% from 3 point range, basically 50% which is unsustainable.

[LordCovington33]

I’ll take Immanuel Quickley over Maxey

Was just about to say, I'd be more interested to see who people pick between Maxey & Quickley...I like IQ more too.

Interesting take. You still like Quickley more?

AE is better than TM obviously, though i suspect both could make AS selection. But selection will be hard. Neither team should get 3 selections. Do the Wolves take AE or Gobert? Do the Sixers take TM or Harden?

[og15]

I feel like both are being held back by the other star players on their respective teams.

What do you feel each is being held back from? Certainly possible, so I'm curious.

In Maxey's case, watching Harden slowly bring up the ball and dump it off to Embiid over and over doesn't really play to Maxey's strengths, mainly his speed. With Edwards, just too many guys to have to share the ball with. So, he isn't the focal point of the offense enough like he should be. Both can easily drop 40 points in a game but not if they have to constantly defer to the centers on their team.

I understand that for Maxey, but on the other hand, being the 3rd focal point of the defense also has a lot of advantages too.

In Edwards case, certainly it can affect his numbers volume, but more options on offense is better than fewer. He's taking 19 FGA/G, and so far he hasn't had any particularly special efficiency season, and this season he's only at .546 TS% taking 19.3 FGA/G (16th in the NBA so far), so I wouldn't really say he should be shooting more as of now.

[jasonxxx102]

Edwards is so much better it's not even funny. In fact I would trade Embiid for him in a heartbeat.

You’d be fired for even suggesting that ridiculousnesses

[KG Leonard]

Maxey has shown his numbers holds in playoffs, shooting well, scoring efficiently,Ant was more uneven vs Grizzlies.

Ant vs Griz in 6 games:

25 points, 4 boards, 3 assists.

Maxey in playoffs:

13 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Looks like Maxey was more uneven!

Hehe Are we cherry picking 6 games for Ant and two years playoffs stats for Maxey, plus the year on thr bench behind Simmons ?

Because Maxey was two series, 12 games in 2022 :

20.8 ppg, 3.9 assists, 3.5 rebounds on 48.4% FG, 37.7% 3pt. and didn't gamble a steal to give Morant open lane for game winning....
Ant had good % but was one of the reasons Grizzlies won that crazy series like the other star. 6 games is nothing, small sample size like so far in his career. They are both just potential so far. They haven't done anything.

[iLLmatic860]

I’ll take Immanuel Quickley over Maxey

Was just about to say, I'd be more interested to see who people pick between Maxey & Quickley...I like IQ more too.

Interesting take. You still like Quickley more?

AE is better than TM obviously, though i suspect both could make AS selection. But selection will be hard. Neither team should get 3 selections. Do the Wolves take AE or Gobert? Do the Sixers take TM or Harden?

Pretty sure you know the answer. Maxey clearly better

[Floody100]

We get it you’re a 76ers homer but it isn’t particularly close.

[Hussien Fatal]

I’ll take Immanuel Quickley over Maxey

Was just about to say, I'd be more interested to see who people pick between Maxey & Quickley...I like IQ more too.

Interesting take. You still like Quickley more?

AE is better than TM obviously, though i suspect both could make AS selection. But selection will be hard. Neither team should get 3 selections. Do the Wolves take AE or Gobert? Do the Sixers take TM or Harden?

How is it obvious that Ant is better than Maxey? Let’s take a look

Maxey averages more points this season on much better efficiency

Maxey has a higher PER 18 to 14

Maxey has a MUCH higher TS

Maxey has a MUCH higher 3pt%

Maxey has a MUCH higher fg%

Maxey averages less TO’s

Maxey is better at all these things Ants only advantage is his rebounding and he has a slight advantage in ast. There is no way you can say it’s obvious when it’s obvious Maxey plays better than Ant.