Sixers star guard Tyrese Maxey is expected to be shut down for the rest of the season, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets.
Maxey has not played since March 3 due to finger tendon injury. He has attempted to rehab the finger, but continues to deal with discomfort and needs treatment. The team’s other stars, Joel Embiid and Paul George, have already been ruled out for the remainder of the season.
Maxey has started 52 games this season, averaging a career-high 26.3 points to go along with 6.1 assists and 3.3 rebounds per contest.
He was named the league’s Most Improved Player last season, then signed a five-year, maximum-salary contract during the summer. Maxey averaged 25.9 points, 6.2 assists, and 3.7 rebounds in 37.5 minutes per game across 70 outings (all starts) last season.
The Sixers have lost 26 of their last 30 games with six games remaining. Philadelphia, which has lost nine straight, faces Milwaukee tonight. The Sixers owe a first-round pick to Oklahoma City but will retain it if they wind up with one of the top six selections.
Everyone knew this was coming. Sixers currently have about 64% to keep the pick. I really hope Harris cleans house after the season but I get the feeling the FO will all be back. This franchise just hasn’t gotten many things right since mid 1980’s.
Remember when Pennsylvania senator Arlen Specter wanted to investigate the patriots over deflate gate? Strange no one is clamoring to look at Philly player management, tanking, new arena deal. Something fishy in fish town. Though to be honest i wouldn’t expect anything less.
You’d have to investigate every team in the lottery
@13
Respectfully, what do you want them to do? Fultz is on them. Ben Simmons started of pretty nicely but regressed severely because he had no heart. I truly think Embiid wants to be on the floor and prove himself to be worthy of his max contact but his health just is a consistent problem. PG was kind of a desperation move. There really wasn’t too many options to bring in an impact player. And Maxey has just had a few injuries to deal with too. With they’re bloated contracts of fragile players, they’re just aren’t too many options to try and improve the team other than to shut things down and try to improve thru the draft. Even if they were trying to compete, Embiid wouldn’t be there for them and likely, neither Maxey nor PG. It’s not like they’re faking it. I almost fell bad for the front office.
NBA is rigged and now nobody cares. It’s in all of your faces but you all are blind
They’ve been tanking the past 2 months….this is comes as zero shock as they’re desperate to keep their pick.
Do you blame them?
This season started as a Dumpster Fire and will end as a Dumpster Fire
Yes, and for some reason Phaily fans will keep showing up and giving money to some billionaire on the promise of a better tomorrow. Makes me throw up in my mouth a little. Disturbing and sickening.
Do you see what Sixers tickets are going for now? People are, most certainly, not showing up all thag much.
right tho floor tickets are like 85 lol
Okay well when I turn on the game tonight and the seats are totally empty I’ll eat a big bowl of crow.
Otherwise I’m right again…
@Lil
Will they’re fans. And if you’re a true fan you support your team even when they’re bad. The team isn’t trying to be bad but what do you do when you’re racked with injuries to your 3 best players?
If i see someone smoking a cigarette or getting scammed by panhandlers I feel the same way. Sure, it’s their choice, but it’s still a dumb decision.
I personally don’t care about Sixers. They’ve done this to themselves. This is blatant tanking. I get it. Cause I want to keep this pick too. But they did this. This pick should have been lottery protected. At worst top 10. Why did they give in to top 6. Like I said “did it to themselves “. Commish shouldn’t let them keep the pick. This error of a team. Shouldn’t be allowed to get a top 6 pick. Basketball gods will lay the law down. By letting ping pong balls fall for Sixers at 7th pick.
Come on Silver where are you. Investigate. Only Utah are not able to do tank antics?