One week after the Sixers traded for James Harden, the All-Star point guard sat on Philadelphia's bench in a black hoodie and camouflage pants, with a mask strapped above his trademark beard.
October 17, 2023 at 6:36 am PDTPhiladelphia 76ers' Tyrese Maxey, left, drives past Brooklyn Nets' Dorian Finney-Smith, center, and Nic Claxton during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in New York. One week after the Sixers traded for James Harden, the All-Star point guard sat on Philadelphia’s bench in a black hoodie and camouflage pants, with a mask strapped above his trademark beard.
Maxey would finish that second frame scoring 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting while slinging four assists. “Just because someone like him — a future Hall of Famer, MVP’s, scoring titles, assists titles — when he pushes you, when he tells you you can be something, you can believe in yourself even more,” Maxey told Yahoo Sports.
He’s still trying to “play it by ear with the James situation.” Harden has been active for everything in practice aside from five-on-five scrimmaging. He’s led sessions with Maxey on all of Harden’s tricks and tips from a decade torching defenses, like certain side-step techniques from 3-point range.
Maxey is studying tape with new assistants Rico Hines, the steward of UCLA’s summer pickup runs, and player development staffer Toure’ Murry. Maxey doesn’t want to read opposing defenses. He wants to dissect them. Find soft spots to organize his teammates and help position others to score. “When I see stuff early, sometimes I don’t say stuff, but you should, you know what I’m saying?” Maxey explained. “Now I’m trying to get into the space of where if I see it, I say it, I speak up on it and be able to execute.” On the bench, during huddles, like Harden, and even during gameplay, whether he’s gathering the whole lineup or just telling one teammate. “Hey, they’re doing this, so let’s do this,” Maxey said.
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