Tyrese Maxey’s return postponed to 2023?

While the returns of Joel Embiid and then James Harden did a lot of good for Sixersthey still have to live without Tyrese Maxeytheir third best player (22.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists on average this season, 46% in shots, 42% in 3-pts and 74% in throws).

According to the latest information from Doc Riverswe should not see it again before the next two weeks, and therefore not before the beginning of the year 2023.

” It’s a long way from where we thought it would be », confided the coach of Philadelphia training on Thursday. ” I would say he will still be out, say, at least two more weeks, and I’m making that up, because I can’t imagine him playing in the next two weeks. »

Victim of a small fracture of the left foot in the middle of November, Tyrese Maxey was initially to miss the following three to four weeks, which would have earned him to resume in mid-December, that is to say in this very moment. Except that he seems to have fallen behind in his recovery and Doc Rivers does not want to rush anything, let alone give false hope to fans of the franchise.

” Nothing, here is the answer “said the Philly coach, when asked to talk about the things his rear could currently do in training. ” He could shoot and run, in a straight line, but that’s it. We have to be patient. […] For now he just can’t cut or stop [puis repartir]. It might get better in three, five or even six days, but I don’t imagine that [ce scénario] occur. »

Until the explosive Tyrese Maxey recovers fully, the Sixers will therefore continue to trust De’Anthony Melton in their five, alongside James Harden, Tobias Harris, PJ Tucker and Joel Embiid.