Welcome Tyrese Maxey!

[eyeatoma]

Hes the only natural born killa we have in this squad.

Its a shame hes probably 2 or 3 years away of being a real difference maker in the Playoffs. By then, Embiid and specially Harden are going to be on the decline.

Obviously, hope im wrong and he can do it right now.

Embiid should be right in the middle of his prime, with probably another year of absolute elite production. IF he can stay healthy, Embiid can easily be a top 5 player in the Nba until he is 32/33.

[Ferry Avenue]

Hes the only natural born killa we have in this squad.

And he was last year as well, which is why I posted that he should've been starting over Ben Simmons in the playoffs. That was clear in the Wizards series, and it became prophetic against the Hawks, where Simmons lost the series.

[Eyeamok]

Hes the only natural born killa we have in this squad.

And he was last year as well, which is why I posted that he should've been starting over Ben Simmons in the playoffs. That was clear in the Wizards series, and it became prophetic against the Hawks, where Simmons lost the series.

You know Maxey just was not ready last season. He had one move going to his right and trying to drop in floaters. He was a lot easier to defend last season. In the playoffs he had one good game against the Hawks then they figured him out.This year he is a totally different player. I have never seen a player grow in leaps and bounds the way Maxey has in a regular season. It's crazy. Last season he would not have been the deciding factor against the Hawks. The 76ers should have never been in a position to play a game 7. Doc should have hacked the mess out of Capela and the 76ers blew to many leads in the frigging playoffs.

And if you started Maxey over Ben in the playoffs. Ben would have been probably useless going forward, would have sulked...probably refused to show up for camp the next season, asked for a trade and the 76ers would have had to trade him for pennies on the dollar.

[Ferry Avenue]

Hes the only natural born killa we have in this squad.

And he was last year as well, which is why I posted that he should've been starting over Ben Simmons in the playoffs. That was clear in the Wizards series, and it became prophetic against the Hawks, where Simmons lost the series.

You know Maxey just was not ready last season. He had one move going to his right and trying to drop in floaters. He was a lot easier to defend last season. In the playoffs he had one good game against the Hawks then they figured him out.This year he is a totally different player. I have never seen a player grow in leaps and bounds the way Maxey has in a regular season. It's crazy. Last season he would not have been the deciding factor against the Hawks. The 76ers should have never been in a position to play a game 7. Doc should have hacked the mess out of Capela and the 76ers blew to many leads in the frigging playoffs.

All of that would've been less damaging and more beneficial than having a human ball and chain on the floor in the form of Simmons in my opinion. The team would've rallied around the rookie at PG and the spirit of the team would've been far different from the one that was demoralized by Simmons's presence.

And if you started Maxey over Ben in the playoffs. Ben would have been probably useless going forward, would have sulked...probably refused to show up for camp the next season, asked for a trade and the 76ers would have had to trade him for pennies on the dollar.

Didn't the bulk of that happen anyway?

[Eyeamok]

And he was last year as well, which is why I posted that he should've been starting over Ben Simmons in the playoffs. That was clear in the Wizards series, and it became prophetic against the Hawks, where Simmons lost the series.

You know Maxey just was not ready last season. He had one move going to his right and trying to drop in floaters. He was a lot easier to defend last season. In the playoffs he had one good game against the Hawks then they figured him out.This year he is a totally different player. I have never seen a player grow in leaps and bounds the way Maxey has in a regular season. It's crazy. Last season he would not have been the deciding factor against the Hawks. The 76ers should have never been in a position to play a game 7. Doc should have hacked the mess out of Capela and the 76ers blew to many leads in the frigging playoffs.

All of that would've been less damaging and more beneficial than having a human ball and chain on the floor in the form of Simmons in my opinion. The team would've rallied around the rookie at PG and the spirit of the team would've been far different from the one that was demoralized by Simmons's presence.

And if you started Maxey over Ben in the playoffs. Ben would have been probably useless going forward, would have sulked...probably refused to show up for camp the next season, asked for a trade and the 76ers would have had to trade him for pennies on the dollar.

Didn't the bulk of that happen anyway?

You could have done more harm that good to Maxey at that stage in his development.

Didn't the bulk of that happen anyway?

Yes Yes it did

[Ferry Avenue]

How far this team goes in the playoffs this year will be a direct function of the degree to which it makes Tyrese Maxey the closer.

[DO_Sixers]

How far this team goes in the playoffs this year will be a direct function of the degree to which it makes Tyrese Maxey the closer.

Stfu troll it’s obvious you stick Around after losses and have a lot to say but you’re nowhere to be found after we win and that’s kind of strange since we were the number one seed going into tonight’s game. Take a hike troll.

[Sixersftw]

https://www.espn.com/nba/stats/player/_/table/offensive/sort/threePointFieldGoalPct/dir/desc

I love him so much.

[sodmoraes]

Imagine if next year he can up his volume to 6-8 3PA per game, while still keeping his % at 40%? He´s gonna be a 20 + ppg scorer next year. He´s starting to shoot more 3s lately, i think he can up his volume next year, he´s trending in that direction in the last months. He just need to defer less, Harden is looking cooked( hope he can recover in the offseason and get back in shape), and Embiid cant be the main scorer, that doesnt work in the playoffs.

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[Ferry Avenue]

Imagine if next year he can up his volume to 6-8 3PA per game, while still keeping his % at 40%? He´s gonna be a 20 + ppg scorer next year. He´s starting to shoot more 3s lately, i think he can up his volume next year, he´s trending in that direction in the last months. He just need to defer less, Harden is looking cooked( hope he can recover in the offseason and get back in shape), and Embiid cant be the main scorer, that doesnt work in the playoffs.

A perfect encapsulation of the team's issues at present. The playoffs this year will hinge on 1) whether Harden plays like "Houston Harden" versus the current iteration, 2) whether Rivers transitions to Maxey as a featured player in the clutch if and when the latter occurs, and 3) the degree to which Maxey is effective in that role if that happens.

[SixthStreet]

Maxey's quick trigger hasn't yet resulted in gravity so it will be interesting to see his evolution if the shooting is real. I think it is. He's probably going to have a star toolkit on offense and it doesn't seem like much of a stretch to say that now. He's not in the Trae Young or Devin Booker stratosphere but somewhere in the next grouping is where he will settle.

A good third star on a championship contender. His hunt-ability on defense and lack of shot creation for others prevents higher. He's going to hit his personal ceiling coming into the draft which is pretty nuts when you think about it.

[stormi]

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[mjkvol]

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On CBSSports.com not a single writer had Tyrese in the top 3, and seven out of eight had Jokic winning MVP, with one picking Embiid. Amazing how much the national media hates Philly - well, not so amazing when you consider how many of them come from NY and Boston.

[Stanford]

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[Ferry Avenue]

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What jumps out is that Harden is nowhere and Maxey can finish at the rim, which is precisely what you want primarily from the player who is functioning in a PnR relationship with Embiid -- the ability to blow by defenders and finish at the rim.

Once again, if Harden doesn't show up in the playoffs -- and we'll know that either way with about 8 minutes left in the first quarter of game one -- the move should readily be made to Maxey.

Instead of asking questions about Paul Reed, reporters should be asking the tough question "what is your plan for winning the championship if James Harden shows up in the playoffs playing like he has been lately?"

[elchengue20]

We really drafted the 2020's version of Tony Parker.

[SixthStreet]

What is the absolute ceiling for a small guard that doesn’t get to the line and can’t really defend? Because that’s where I see this dude ending up. Maybe it’s a true superstar. Not sure but not out of the question. Or maybe he will develop the ability to get to the line and if that happens you can stamp stardom on him despite the defense.

It’s absurd to compare him to a slasher/scorer like Sexton. He’s miles better already.

He’s officially Klutch’s best client.

[sodmoraes]

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nba/how-tyrese-maxey-became-key-to-philadelphia-76ers-title-hopes

Nice Maxey article. His work ethics is really rare, he will be a special player

[Tony Franciosa]

Officially untouchable?