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- USA Today
Sixers star Tyrese Maxey back in the gym working with Drew Hanlen
It's always important to get some work done in the offseason. Every player needs to find a way to take another step in their games as everybody looks to chase down a championship. Philadelphia 76ers star guard Tyrese Maxey lives and breathes the phrase "1% better every day". He is constantly in the gym working on different aspects of his game with different trainers, such as Chris Johnson, and he is now working again with famed trainer Drew Hanlen. Hanlen posted a picture on his Instagram of himself and Maxey with Hanlen offering some instruction to the 5th-year guard while out in Los Angeles. Hanlen and Maxey have worked together quite often over the years. The famed trainer has worked a lot with Sixers star big man Joel Embiid who then suggested Maxey work with him in an effort to take another step forward in his game. As he prepares for his sixth season, Maxey will look to get the Sixers back on track.
USA Today
10 hours ago
- 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
15 hours ago
- USA Today
HoopsHype ranks Sixers star Joel Embiid in top 79 players of all time
The Philadelphia 76ers will go as far as Joel Embiid takes them as far as their championship hopes are concerned. The big fella has dealt with injuries throughout his career, but when he's right and healthy, everybody knows how dominant he is as a basketball player. Embiid, the No. 3 pick of the 2014 NBA draft, has career averages of 27.7 points and 11.0 rebounds and has led the league in scoring twice. He won the MVP award in 2023 when he averaged 33.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 4.2 assists and was on his way to winning the award again in 2024 before suffering a knee injury in January of that season. HoopsHype put together a list of the top 79 players in the history of the NBA and Embiid came in ranked No. 77 on the list: When ready to go, he's one of the most unstoppable big men ever thanks to his massive frame, mobility and deep bag. The problem with him is that he doesn't play that many minutes considering he misses a lot of time due to health reasons regularly. Plus his track record in the playoffs is spotty as well. If he manages to stay in shape and healthy and gets the Sixers to make deep runs in the postseason, he could move up in this ranking. We're not holding our breath, though. Not with his age and the way he looked last year. After undergoing knee surgery in April, Embiid is hopeful that he can come back and be the same dominant player he once was. The big question marks are the fact that he is on the wrong side of 30 now and he has undergone two surgeries on that left knee in a span of 14 months. It's tough to see him really becoming the player he once was in the near future.
