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USA Today
5 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Tyrese Maxey gives praise to James Harden for time with Sixers
James Harden's time with the Philadelphia 76ers was productive on the court. He led the league in assists in the 2022-23 season as he helped Joel Embiid win the MVP award while helping Tyrese Maxey take the next step forward in his career. Across 1.5 seasons with the Sixers, Harden averaged 21.0 points, 10.6 assists, and 6.4 rebounds. He was certainly up and down in the 7-game semifinal series loss to the Boston Celtics in 2023, but he did win Game 1 on the road while Embiid was out with an injury. The Beard was fantastic on the floor. Maxey hopped on "The Deep 3 Podcast" and gave his thoughts on Harden's time with the Sixers (h/t HoopsHype): The biggest thing I learned is—I know (James Harden), and I know people aren't going to say he sacrificed, but he sacrificed. He gave up some of himself for the team, for the betterment of the team. He was able to get Joel a lot of easy shots. He got me a lot of easy shots. But it was all about trust. From day one when he came in, the first thing he said to me was, 'Listen, don't think you're not going to get the ball. Don't think you're not about to still be aggressive and keep building your game.' His first instinct was always, whether we scored or didn't, he was going to pitch it ahead to me—let me score in transition, play that one-on-one game, shoot—whatever the case may be. Then I'd get it back, and it would just flow from there. Harden was very complimentary of Maxey after his Los Angeles Clippers beat the Sixers early in the 2024-25 season. It's obvious that the two of them are still friends and they have kept a good relationship even after Harden requested a trade in the 2023 offseason.
USA Today
6 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Sixers star Tyrese Maxey delivers message about big man Joel Embiid
Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid had a miserable 2024-25 season as he limped his way through 19 games dealing with a bothersome left knee. He just clearly wasn't himself and his teammates certainly noticed throughout a miserable 24-58 season. Yes, he did average 23.8 points, but that isn't Embiid numbers. He shot only 44.4% from the floor and 29.9% from deep. His free throw attempts dropped to only 8.9 and he wasn't the same player. He underwent left knee surgery in April and is expected to be ready for training camp, but the big fella has also said there is not a timeline out there for a recovery. Embiid's teammate, All-Star Tyrese Maxey, hopped on "The Deep 3 Podcast" and gave his thoughts on Embiid as a player: This dude is special. I was talking with my little brother and one of my best friends, and we were just messing around, like, 'Have you ever seen Joel do a jump hook?' and he found some clips of him doing a jump hook and he also found clips of him doing step backs and between the legs and hesi pull-ups and I was like 'This dude's special, dude.' Like, I'm just blessed to be a part of some of the best moments of his career, and I can't wait to see him get back out there. The Sixers will certainly need a healthy Embiid to have any chance of contending in the East. While Philadelphia has been able to get some more help around the margins, everything this franchise does will depend on whether Embiid will be out there and ready to go.
