Tyrese Maxey Rumors

Joel Embiid grabbed his stomach as play stopped late in the second quarter for teammate Kelly Oubre Jr., to shoot free throws. The 76ers’ star big man had just set a screen in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series against the Knicks, when Mikal Bridges hit and extended his arm into that area of Embiid’s body. It served as a reminder of the latest postseason ailment that Embiid is playing through, less than a month after an appendectomy. And following the Sixers’ dreadful 137-98 loss Monday night at Madison Square Garden, Embiid said he did not believe Bridges’ contact was “necessary” because Tyrese Maxey had already gotten past both players with the ball.

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"Once [George] came back from his 25 games, he had a mission and I think he's accomplishing that mission. He's been really good. We appreciate him and we appreciate his sacrifice. But he's done a great job," Maxey said after Game 6. George has not put up the apex scoring numbers he did when he was a young wing in Indiana, an MVP candidate in Oklahoma City and half the foundation in Los Angeles. But he has redeemed a miserable first season in Philadelphia with what he's been able to do this season and series. Nurse has raved about his defense. George's shot-creation and dead-eye shooting have been critical to keeping Philadelphia's offense oiled.

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Tim Bontemps: Final: Sixers 106, Celtics 93. A comprehensive victory by Philly over its blood rival sets up a Game 7 Saturday in Boston. Tyrese Maxey had 30 to lead Philly. Boston is now 17-1 in the playoffs under Joe Mazzulla when it hits 40% of its 3s. It is 19-19 when it does not.

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Oh No He Didn't: Tyrese Maxey: "Our fans deserve a win at home. After that performance that we put on last time in front of our fans that was a disgrace and it was unacceptable"

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Austin Krell: "I could care less what they have to say. We know who we are." - Tyrese Maxey on the national narrative that this series wasn't going to be close

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Tyrese Maxey: Tyrese Maxey says he anticipates wearing a splint on his right fifth finger for the remainder of the playoffs.

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Gary Washburn: #Celtics get a gritty 108-100 win over the #76ers, Jayson Tatum with a pair of 3-pointers in the final 1:57 to seal it. BOS leads series 2-1. Tyrese Maxey scored 31 for PHL but just 2 in the final 8:42. He looked exhausted. Jaylen Brown 25, Payton Pritchard 15, Nikola Vucevic 11, Derrick White 11.

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Kyle Neubeck: Important: VJ Edgecombe tells reporters he was NOT intentionally looking at the camera and was winking at a teammate (he thinks it was Tyrese Maxey) “He was just in line of the camera”

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Mazzulla said another of VJ Edgecombe’s 3-pointers came as the result of the Celtics over-helping off the strongside corner. Then, Mazzulla shared several other long balls Boston could have prevented. “Again, it goes back to the other ones,” Mazzulla said. “The two (Quentin) Grimes ones that we gave up on over-help, those are more impactful than some of the Edgecombe ones because that’s another guy that’s impacting the game. He’s a really good player, and he can impact it there. It’s those ones. Oubre missed a bunch in Game 1 that he got in Game 2. He got a corner one in transition off a pick-and-roll with Maxey across from our bench, he made that one. (Justin) Edwards got one with two seconds left on the shot clock because we kind of gambled and gave up one late in the clock. We have to go back and look at the ones that come schematically and tactically and which ones come situationally that we have to be better at in certain moments.”

New York Times

New Balance executive Chris Davis: If you look at the NBA, I’m pretty sure we have seven or eight All-Stars, starting with Kawhi (Leonard) to Zach LaVine, Tyrese Maxey, Jamal Murray, Dejounte Murray, Darius Garland, and then enter Cooper Flagg. In this year’s draft, we have Caleb Wilson, who is a star freshman from North Carolina and will be a top-five pick. And then as a senior in high school, we have Jordan Smith Jr., who’s the top recruit in the country going into the NCAA; he’s committed to Arkansas. So that’s what the basketball landscape looks like.

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“I’m 64 with kids, grandkids. And I’m not like a lot of the other coaches. A lot of the other coaches, when they get fired, they’re off a year or two years. I’ve never had that. I’ve [coached] for basically 26 straight years. So that’s what I was thinking: ‘Man, when am I going to start enjoying things?’ I still want to be in the game and do something. I don’t even know where that goes. But I just thought it was time. This was my decision. It was 100 percent my decision.” Rivers ranks sixth all-time in career coaching victories (1,194). The 2000 NBA Coach of the Year led the Celtics to a championship in 2008 and an NBA Finals appearance in 2010. He was named one of the 15 greatest coaches in NBA history in 2022 by a panel of 43 current and former NBA head coaches in collaboration with the National Basketball Coaches Association. He has amassed 114 NBA playoff wins, fourth-most all-time.  If Rivers has indeed coached his last game, it was the Bucks’ 126-106 road loss to one of his former teams, the 76ers, on April 12. Rivers said Bucks ownership and the front office knew of his decision before the game. Rivers said 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey, whom he coached in Philadelphia, had received a tip that the end was near and offered him well wishes prior to the game. In hindsight, Rivers wishes he had told the Bucks players he was leaving.

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‪Derek Bodner‬: Since returning from the strained tendon in the pinky of his shooting hand, Tyrese Maxey is shooting just 22.5% on pull-up 3s. If the Sixers are going to have a chance, they need him to punish Boston's drop coverage. Thoughts on that, and more, below. 👇

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MrBuckBuck: Tyrese Maxey potentially accidentally confirms this is Kyle Lowry's last year

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Tim Bontemps: Final: Sixers 109, Magic 97 Behind 31 points from Tyrese Maxey, the Philadelphia 76ers advance to the NBA playoffs, where they'll face their forever rivals, the Celtics, in Round 1. Paolo Banchero had 18 points on 7-for-22 shooting, along with 6 turnovers, for Orlando.

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