Tyrese Maxey became a shooting guard when the 2018 league MVP made his much-anticipated Sixers debut — and Maxey has thrived.
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He averaged 24.5 points on 66.6% shooting, including making 5 of 8 three-pointers, in Harden’s two appearances.
Maxey is from Garland, Texas, United States.
He was inspired to play basketball by his favorite childhood player, Dwyane Wade. He was a shooting guard for South Garland High School, helping the team to their first-ever Texas state high school basketball tournament appearance in 2018.
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A five-star recruit as early as his sophomore year of high school, Maxey contemplated leaving high school early to play for Kentucky, but ultimately stayed at South Garland, where he was a McDonald’s All-American and Texas Mr. Basketball during his senior year.
From there, he set a Kentucky record with 26 points in his collegiate debut.
After Maxey’s freshman season at Kentucky was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, he elected to enter the 2020 NBA draft, where the 76ers selected him 21st overall with their first-round pick.
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