(Photo : Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – Tyrese Maxey (#0) of the Philadelphia 76ers shoots over Damian Lillard (#0) of the Portland Trail Blazers at Wells Fargo Center on November 01, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Philadelphia 76ers have determined to not pursue a contract extension for its rising star Tyrese Maxey, which caught many followers off guard due to how the Australian grew final season.
ESPN‘s Ramona Shelbourne mentioned the Sixers determined to protect flexibility and “preserve significant cap space next summer.”
The Sixers are usually not planning to increase Tyrese Maxey this summer time, sources instructed ESPN. He remains to be seen as an enormous a part of their future, however the staff needs to delay an extension for him to protect flexibility.
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) June 30, 2023
Shelbourne clarified that Maxey would stay with the staff as he’s integral to the staff’s future.
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The twenty first general draft choose performed a significant function within the offense of the Sixers final season after making enhancements from his rookie yr.
He averaged 18 factors within the elimination spherical of the final two seasons. He was additionally the staff’s second-best scorer within the playoffs this yr, behind Joel Embiid. Many anticipate him to grow to be an All-Star subsequent season.
Maxey for Lillard?
Brian Windhorst recommended that Sixers are placing the extension on maintain for Maxey as a result of they’re testing the market to signal Damian Lillard.
“You wanna know why? Because they might trade him and he would be a potential piece in a Dame Lillard trade,” Windhorst instructed Malika Andrews of ESPN.
“He would be a potential piece in a Dame Lillard trade. If you look at the teams that have interest in Lillard – Miami, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, maybe New York. Tyrese Maxey is a very interesting piece amongst all those teams. He stands out. He is a potential star in that position.”
.@WindhorstESPN thinks the Sixers might add Tyrese Maxey in a possible commerce for Dame Lillard 🤔 pic.twitter.com/mZoBz9mD2v
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) June 30, 2023
Windhorst added that the Sixers are hoping to get a superb deal for Harden to enhance the staff, however they don’t seem to be beneath strain with regards to the scenario of Maxey.
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