Tyrese Maxey is healthy and back to heavy minutes after a rough May
Tyrese Maxey is not on the injury report. He scored 28 points in 39.6 minutes in a win over the Knicks. He averaged 28.3 points and 6.6 assists last season, and the 76ers need that version of him again in 2026-27.
By the 76ers Nightly Desk · updated 2 h ago01The story of the nightWhat he did last seasonMaxey averaged 28.3 points, 6.6 assists and 4.1 rebounds last season across 70 games for Philadelphia.
Maxey averaged 28.3 points, 6.6 assists and 4.1 rebounds last season across 70 games for Philadelphia. He played 38.0 minutes a night, a heavy load for a 6-2 guard. He shot 46.2 percent from the field, 36.7 percent from three and 89.2 percent at the line. His true shooting mark was 58.8 percent. He added 1.9 steals and 0.8 blocks per game. His usage rate sat at 28.6 percent, and he turned it over 2.4 times a game. That is a clean ratio for a guard who ran that much of the offense. His plus-minus was 1.6 per game. All of those numbers are from 2025-26. They set the bar for what the 76ers expect from their lead guard in 2026-27.
02How last season endedLast season ended badly.
Last season ended badly. In May, Maxey had his best night against Boston: 30 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists in 45.2 minutes. Philadelphia won that game, and he was a plus-8.0. Then came the Knicks, and the 76ers lost every May game against New York. Maxey scored 13 points in 26.6 minutes in the first of those losses, with a plus-minus of -28.0. He bounced back with 26 points and 6 assists in 46.8 minutes. Next he had 17 points and 7 assists in 43.9 minutes. In the last game he had 17 points and 4 assists in 33.4 minutes in a lopsided loss. He carried a big load in that stretch. It was not enough against New York, and that is where his summer started.
03Health checkMaxey is not on the injury report.
Maxey is not on the injury report. He was listed as day-to-day in early October, tagged for rest. He sat out a win over the Knicks that night and logged 0.0 minutes. He was cleared the day Philadelphia played Brooklyn, and he went right back into the lineup. He played 18.9 minutes in that game and scored 14 points. Nothing since then points to a problem. His minutes have gone up game by game. For a guard who played 38.0 minutes a night last season, his health is the first thing the front office watches. Right now he is a full go.
04October so farMaxey has eased back in this month.
Maxey has eased back in this month. Against Brooklyn he had 14 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in 18.9 minutes, a loss with a plus-minus of 1.0. Against Boston he scored 8 points in 18.1 minutes, and the 76ers lost with him at -14.0. In the second Boston game he took on more: 22 points and 6 assists in 30.0 minutes. Philadelphia lost again, but he was a plus-8.0. His latest game was the best of the month. He scored 28 points with 4 rebounds and 5 assists in 39.6 minutes in a win over the Knicks, and he was a plus-11.0. That is close to his scoring average from last season, against the team that ended it.
05The playerMaxey wears No.
Maxey wears No. 0 for Philadelphia. He is 25 years old, listed at 6-2 and 200 pounds, and plays guard. He came out of Kentucky and has 6 seasons of experience. His game is built on scoring pressure: last season he took 28.6 percent of the team's possessions while playing 38.0 minutes a night. He makes his free throws, at 89.2 percent, and he defends passing lanes, with 1.9 steals per game. His name is in two recent pieces of league coverage: an Atlantic Notes roundup and a ranking of the top 50 highest-paid players for 2026/27. The job this season is the same as last: carry the scoring and get Philadelphia past the teams that beat it in May.
Maxey28.3 ppg
Mitchell27.9 ppg
