In full progress, season after season, since his arrival in the league, Tyrese Maxey achieved a double blow last season: All-Star status and an individual trophy, with that of best progression. This summer he also extended his contract. What is his next step on an individual level?
“The most important thing will be leadership”he announces to The Athletic. “I have to lead by example, I have to speak. I know I'm young but I have to be good and, if I am, then I can demand respect with my game. Joel Embiid gave me the green light to be a leader, especially because he doesn't talk much . There are veterans in the locker room to help me. I really want to set an example with my work. »
Paul George, who arrived during the offseason, can advise him in this area. The two men worked together a lot after training. “He’s super talented and the scary thing is he still has things to learn. He still needs to know how to be a dominant Tyrese Maxey […] My job is to make his life easier. I'm here to help »describes the winger.
Stay himself
Above all, the playmaker must not fade behind Paul George. A trio is always a balance and we will have to establish a hierarchy between Joel Embiid and the two exteriors. Tyrese Maxey is a sharp and aggressive player, if he lowers his intensity he will lose his main strength. “We want Tyrese to be himself”asks Andre Drummond.
It could already be when Paul George is injured and absent, which starts this Wednesday evening (with Joel Embiid also, who will miss the first week), then it will have to remain the same once the “Big Three” is reunited.
“I always have this engine with me, since day one. I have to get everything in terms of basketball. I had to earn the offer to Kentucky and make my name there. We think about it all the time”he concludes.
| Tyrese Maxey | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2020-21 | PHL | 61 | 15 | 46.2 | 30.1 | 87.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 8.0 |
| 2021-22 | PHL | 75 | 35 | 48.5 | 42.7 | 86.6 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 17.5 |
| 2022-23 | PHL | 60 | 34 | 48.1 | 43.4 | 84.5 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 20.3 |
| 2023-24 | PHL | 70 | 38 | 45.0 | 37.3 | 86.8 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 25.9 |
| Total | 266 | 31 | 46.8 | 39.6 | 86.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 18.2 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
