Tyrese Maxey has played shooting guard in James Harden's first two games with the Sixers, producing at an All-Star level and creating a new, unexpected Big Three with Harden and Joel Embiid. Read more:
A lot of the attention has been paid to the dynamic All-NBA duo of Harden and Joel Embiid. However, Maxey has benefited the most since sliding to shooting guard to make room for Harden. He no longer has to focus all of his attention on feeding Embiid and Tobias Harris the ball. Playing freely at shooting guard, Maxey only has to score and allow Harden to set him up to do just that.
“He’s back home when you think about it,” Rivers said of Maxey being a combo guard last season and during his lone season at Kentucky. “... He’s actually playing the position now that he’s played his whole life. So in some ways, he’s very comfortable playing the way he’s playing.” It’s still early, but Tobias Harris — not Maxey — was expected to benefit the most from playing with Harden. However, the standout power forward has struggled through 5 of 18 shooting in the two games. Harris salvaged a rough day against the Knicks by making his last three shots to finish 3-for-9.
But when Harden is in the game, Maxey’s job is to knock down shots and read and react to defensive closeouts.
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