The 2024-25 NBA season was something to forget for the Philadelphia 76ers fans but for Tyrese Maxey, is something he will probably remember everyday.
Sixers failed to secure a playoff spot last season after getting one in the last eight years. It was mostly because of the absence of the team’s star players like Maxey, Paul George who they signed in July of 2024, and their 2023 MVP Joel Embiid. Together, these three played only a total of 15 games.
Maxey is using that failed year as a personal fuel to do better in the next one.
“We’re going to compete, we’re going to play hard, and that’s what it has to come down to… I’ve never lost in my career,” Maxey promised during media day.
“So it was good for me to go through that and also become a better leader. That’s just not because I’m older. I think it’s more because I want to win; I want to do things the right way.”
Maxey himself played just 52 games last season. He was shut down for the rest of the season on April 9.
Tyrese Maxey inspired to be a leader by Joel Embiid
Maxey is entering his fifth year in the league and he will heavily relied on in the offense after earning an All-Star nod in 2024.
It’s not just head coach Nick Nurse who wants him to be more vocal. Maxey is taking the initiative to be a leader on the floor because even his star teammate Embiid wants him to be that.
“I think, like the end of my fourth year, maybe I just remember Joel kind of pulling me to the side, just telling me, like, my voice is gonna be needed, you know, people just see how hard I work, how much I care about winning, how much I care about the franchise,” Maxey recalled.
“You know, Joel is a more reserved guy, of course… but he was just telling me that’s a way for me to step up and lead and be vocal.”
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