<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76er-news-tyrese-maxey-vj-edgecombe-combine-scintillating-nba-history');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe combine to make scintillating NBA history');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Tyrese-Maxey.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>76ers’ Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe combine to make scintillating NBA history</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T07:39:14-07:00">October 28th, 7:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T07:39:14-07:00">October 28th, 7:39am</time><address><a>Rohan Brahmbhatt</a>Rohan Brahmbhatt is an adventure-driven sports writer, passionate footballer, mountaineer, and photojournalist. Rohan blends firsthand experience with storytelling—capturing the intensity of sport and the thrill of exploration. Whether on the field, a mountain trail, or behind the lens, he brings authentic, high-energy narratives that connect readers to the heart of the action.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers entered the 2025–26 NBA season surrounded by questions, from health concerns around Joel Embiid and Paul George to uncertainty about how their young roster would gel after last year’s 24-win campaign. But just three games in, one thing is already crystal clear: this team is not the same as last year’s.</p><p>On Monday night, the 76ers captured their third straight win to open the season, defeating the Orlando Magic 136-124 without their two veteran stars. Instead, it was<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-vj-edgecombe-has-powerful-words-for-tyrese-maxey-after-drubbing-magic"> Tyrese Maxey and rookie VJ Edgecombe</a> who once again <a href="https://www.espn.in/nba/story/_/id/46752711/tyrese-maxey-vj-edgecombe-historic-start-76ers" rel="noopener">took the reins</a> and carried Philadelphia to victory. Maxey erupted for 43 points and eight assists on 15-of-32 shooting, while Edgecombe added 26 points and seven assists, solidifying what has quickly become one of the NBA’s most exciting young backcourts.</p><p>“Tyrese is showing me every day what being a pro means,” Edgecombe said postgame. “The energy, the leadership, the work ethic, I’m just trying to match that.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">VJ Edgecombe block to a Tyrese Maxey bucket in transition 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/2DrcA4WygQ">pic.twitter.com/2DrcA4WygQ</a></p><p>— Barstool Philly (@BarstoolPhilly) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarstoolPhilly/status/1982979744900755482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The duo’s early-season brilliance has made NBA history, as Maxey and Edgecombe have now combined for 182 points through three games, the most by any starting backcourt through a team’s first three games since the NBA began tracking starters in 1970-71, per ESPN Research.</p><p>For Maxey, who has embraced the challenge of being the Sixers’ offensive anchor, this surge represents a defining step forward. “We’re just playing free basketball,” he said. “We trust each other, and that’s what’s making the game easy.”</p><p>Philadelphia’s offensive energy and chemistry have been palpable despite missing their cornerstone in Embiid. The Sixers are now averaging nearly 130 points per game to start the season, showcasing a rejuvenated pace and creativity that were sorely lacking last year.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-nick-nurse-reveals-why-vj-edgecombes-unreal-start-doesnt-surprise-him">With Edgecombe rapidly finding confidence</a> under Maxey’s mentorship, the 76ers suddenly look like one of the NBA’s most refreshing early stories, and perhaps one of its most dangerous surprises.</p><p>At 3-0, this version of Philadelphia feels like it’s finally stepping into a new era: fast, fearless, and led by a backcourt built for the future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe combine to make scintillating NBA history

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-vj-edgecombe-has-powerful-words-for-tyrese-maxey-after-drubbing-magic');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ VJ Edgecombe has powerful words for Tyrese Maxey after drubbing Magic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/76ers-guard-VJ-Edgecombe-77-reacts-to-guard-Tyrese-Maxey.jpg"><figcaption>© Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>76ers’ VJ Edgecombe has powerful words for Tyrese Maxey after drubbing Magic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T20:54:35-07:00">October 27th, 8:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T20:54:35-07:00">October 27th, 8:54pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers entered the 2025-26 season with so much uncertainty. But one thing’s for sure: this 76ers team won’t be anything like they were last year, injury problems notwithstanding. On Monday night, the 76ers scored their third consecutive win to begin the year, defeating the Orlando Magic, 136-124, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-joel-embiid-fed-up-minutes-restriction">despite being without Joel Embiid and Paul George</a>. Without those two veterans, the onus was on Tyrese Maxey to lead the way, and lead he did — finishing with 43 points and eight assists on 15-32 shooting from the field.</p><p>Maxey has been on a heater to begin the year, and he’s looking like the 76ers’ undisputed best player in the process. He’s averaging 37 points through the first three games of the campaign, and he’s playing as though he wants to erase the memories of their nightmare 2024-25 campaign completely.</p><p>And with burgeoning rookie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-vj-edgecombe-shows-off-athleticism-paolo-banchero-chasedown-block">VJ Edgecombe coming into his own</a> this quickly alongside Maxey in the 76ers backcourt, there’s <a href="https://x.com/sixers/status/1982992432573931926" rel="noopener">no better star</a> in the NBA to mentor the third overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft.</p><p>“Super fun guy to play with. It’s a must win every night [with Tyrese]. Got to go out there and win, man. He’s elite, man. He’s a real leader. Credit to Tyrese,” Edgecombe said in his postgame interview, via the official 76ers account on X (formerly Twitter).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"He's elite, man. He's a real leader. Credit to Tyrese" –<a href="https://twitter.com/vj_edgecombe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@vj_edgecombe</a> on sharing a backcourt with <a href="https://twitter.com/TyreseMaxey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TyreseMaxey</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PennMedicine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PennMedicine</a> <a href="https://t.co/2plVIqO5fO">pic.twitter.com/2plVIqO5fO</a></p><p>— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) <a href="https://twitter.com/sixers/status/1982992432573931926?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Maxey appears to be finding the optimal balance between being aggressive with scoring the basketball and allowing his teammates to help him out. Edgecombe has been very capable, as evidenced by his 25 points per game average to start his career, and they haven’t been eating into each other’s touches — learning how to play alongside each other quite quickly.</p><p>The 76ers have their backcourt of the future, and the incredible play of the Maxey-Edgecombe duo should allow Philly to bring Embiid and George along more slowly.</p><h2><b>76ers’ </b><b>VJ Edgecombe is the early Rookie of the Year favorite</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/VJ-Edgecombe-4.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With the third pick, the 76ers were reportedly deciding on Edgecombe or Ace Bailey. Bailey was originally mocked to go third, but some off-court issues and his refusal to work out for teams sullied his stock. This ended up being a huge blessing in disguise for the 76ers, as Edgecombe has far and away been the best rookie of his class thus far.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-nick-nurse-reveals-why-vj-edgecombes-unreal-start-doesnt-surprise-him">Edgecombe looks like a seasoned veteran already</a>, and he’s just in his third career game. Meanwhile, Cooper Flagg went just 1-9 in the Dallas Mavericks’ loss on Monday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, while Ace Bailey is languishing in the Utah Jazz bench.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ VJ Edgecombe has powerful words for Tyrese Maxey after drubbing Magic

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He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-joel-embiid-paul-george-heavy-day-hope">Philadelphia 76ers got the 2025-26 season underway</a> on Wednesday night against the Boston Celtics, and star guard Tyrese Maxey was already in midseason form <a href="https://x.com/AidanLaPorta69/status/1981158104676106347" rel="noopener">following an offensive explosion</a> in the first half of the game.</p><p>Tyrese Maxey poured in 22 points in the first half of the 76ers’ season opener against the Celtics, while shooting 100 percent from the three-point line. He also put up two rebounds, three assists and one steal while shooting 62 percent from the field.</p><p>But despite Maxey’s heroics, the 76ers found themselves trailing the Celtics by double digits in the second half of the game. Maxey finally missed from three-point range, going 7-of-9 after his 3-0f-3 first half outing. He The Celtics still couldn’t stop him from scoring though as he had a game-high 34 points through the fourth quarter.</p><p>The 76ers initially selected Maxey with the No. 21 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, and he’s become one of the best players of his draft class, outperforming his draft spot. In 2023-24, Maxey earned his first NBA All-Star appearance while winning the league’s Most Improved Player Award. Last season he put up All-Star caliber numbers amid the 76ers’ injury-plagued year.</p><p>Maxey appeared in 52 games during the 2025-26 season at a little over 37 minutes per game. He averaged a career-high 26.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.8 steals with splits of 43.7 percent shooting from the field, 33.7 percent shooting from the three-point line and 87.9 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>With Joel Embiid being limited and relatively ineffective against the Celtics, Maxey’s fellow backcourt partner, rookie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-vj-edgecombe-rookie-history-lebron-james-couldnt-match">VJ Edgecombe, also went off in setting an NBA rookie record</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Celtics’ backcourt can’t contain Tyrese Maxey in 22-point 1st half

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-tyrese-maxey-regular-season-form-1st-quarter-magic');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tyrese Maxey in regular season form with incredible 1st quarter vs. Magic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_1850.jpeg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Tyrese Maxey in regular season form with incredible 1st quarter vs. Magic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-10T18:17:53-07:00">October 10th, 6:17pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-10T18:17:53-07:00">October 10th, 6:17pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers have quite a bit of uncertainty coming into the 2025-26 season when it comes <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-nick-nurse-encouraged-joel-embiid-health-compared-last-preseason">to the health of Joel Embiid</a>. But one thing the 76ers can be sure of is the consistency of Tyrese Maxey, who <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1976795304436678822" rel="noopener">exploded in the first quarter</a> of the team’s preseason game on Friday against the Orlando Magic.</p><p>Friday’s game against the Magic was the 76ers’ third preseason so far, and Tyrese Maxey went off with 17 points in the first quarter. The 76ers’ star had his full offensive arsenal on display, finishing at the basket and knocking down three-point shots as well.</p><p>Throughout the last few seasons, Maxey has been one of the biggest bright spots for the 76ers. The No. 21 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, he’s improved every season he’s been in the league.</p><p>This past season, Maxey appeared in 52 games at a little over 37 minutes per game. He averaged a career-high 26.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.8 steals with splits of 43.7 percent shooting from the field, 33.7 percent shooting from the three-point line and 87.9 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>During the 76ers’ playoff run in 2023-24, Maxey was arguably the team’s best player. He averaged 29.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.8 assists with splits of 47.8 percent shooting from the field, 40 percent shooting from the three-point line and 89.3 percent shooting from the free-throw line while playing 44.5 minutes per game.</p><p>The 76ers are going to be counting heavily on Maxey to help lead and steady the team this year amid the uncertainty. In addition to Embiid’s health concerns, the 76ers also don’t have a concrete answer for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-joel-embiid-paul-george-progress-injury">when Paul George is supposed to be back in the lineup</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tyrese Maxey in regular season form with incredible 1st quarter vs. Magic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-philadelphias-dysfunction-last-season-so-bad-broke-tyrese-maxey');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ dysfunction last season was so bad it ‘broke’ Tyrese Maxey');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Maxey-warms-up.jpg"><figcaption>John Jones-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>76ers’ dysfunction last season was so bad it ‘broke’ Tyrese Maxey</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-02T08:33:26-07:00">October 2nd, 8:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-02T08:33:26-07:00">October 2nd, 8:33am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-nick-nurse-encouraged-joel-embiid-health-compared-last-preseason">Philadelphia 76ers are currently</a> less than three weeks away from kicking off their 2025-26 season after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-rumors-daryl-moreys-wild-hardball-tactics-quentin-grimes-light">signing Quentin Grimes</a> to a qualifying offer earlier this week. Philadelphia may very well have the biggest disparity between their potential floor and ceiling due to their immense talent but the volatility of their health.</p><p>Last year, the 76ers suffered through a brutal campaign defined by injuries and ineptitude and ultimately missed out on the postseason altogether. Recently, Yaron Weitzman of The Ringer broke down how all of the losing had an effect on even the 76ers’ <a href="https://www.theringer.com/2025/10/01/nba/philadelphia-76ers-joel-embiid-paul-george-injury-updates" rel="noopener">most positive players.</a></p><p>“The losing—and everything both causing it and surrounding it—wore on everyone. Even Maxey, famous for his smile as much as for his speed, occasionally sulked. ‘I’ve never lost in my career,’ he said recently. He was so broken, he now says, that he spent part of his summer focusing on his mental health,” reported Weitzman.</p><p>Indeed, Maxey’s infectious energy was especially absent down the stretch of last season, when Philadelphia essentially benched their starting lineup in an effort to tank for a better spot in the draft. Their incompetence was rewarded with the number three overall pick, which they used to draft VJ Edgecombe and add to their logjam of combo guards currently on the roster.</p><h2><b>Can the 76ers compete?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tyrese-Maxey-dribbles-the-ball.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>In theory, a team with Joel Embiid, Paul George, Tyrese Maxey, and a considerable amount of young guard talent should be able to compete, especially in an injury-weakened Eastern Conference.</p><p>Unfortunately, the game is played on paper and not in theory, and murmurs are already occurring surrounding the health of both Embiid and George before the season has even kicked off.</p><p>Embiid has missed the majority of Philadelphia’s games since his 2023 NBA MVP award, and George looked to be on the short list for worst (or best, from his perspective) contracts in recent sports history with his performance last year for the 76ers.</p><p>In any case, the 76ers are slated to kick off their 2025-26 season with a road game against the divisional rival Boston Celtics on October 22.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
37.0	4.0	7.7	0.7	1.0

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
37.0	4.0	7.7	0.7	1.0

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