With 21 points including 19 in the first half, Tyrese Maxey left little hope for the Texans on this meeting. The former Kentucky resident has confirmed his good mood after a good rookie year.
Facing Dallas, Pennsylvania’s power stack seemed one or two notches above the fray. Still possessing his first lightning step, Maxey makes huge differences when he decides to go to the circle. And if he did not try his luck at long distance during his first steps in the Great League (only 1.7 shots taken last year), he takes advantage of this Summer League to work on his outside shot.
And the result was satisfactory. In 6 tries, Maxey found the target 3 times. Twice out of dribbling and once on a step-back worthy of James Harden. What reassure him about the work done during the summer. “I wanted to work on my shoot out of the dribble, on giving the right pass at the right time because I’m working extremely hard on that so I wanted to show my progress and that I was able to. “
Learn to manage a team
In addition to his shooting, the 20-year-old worked on his managerial skills at the behest of Doc Rivers. If he could better cope with the Mavs, especially on his assists / lost ball ratio (4/3), the 21st choice of the 2020 Draft does not balk at the task.
“One of my main goals was what Doc (Rivers) told me before leaving to train this summer. It was about watching the video, working on the management of the team, finding my teammates in the right place and putting them in the best conditions. It’s something that I really took to heart ”, explains Maxey in remarks transcribed by Sixers Wire.
On the other side of the floor, Maxey tries to weigh in with his qualities. Not very tall (1m88), he plays interception with his tonicity and quick hands. As a result, the “combo” managed 3 interceptions. “Coach Burke told me I had to challenge on the screens every time. Rehearsals in training and talking to guys like Matisse (Thybulle), Danny Green, Beno (Simmons) really help me in my progress. They are real veterans and we talk to each other all the time. “
With the possible departure of Simmons, Tyrese Maxey may have a big role to play in the Sixers next year.
| Tyrese Maxey | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2020-21 | PHL | 61 | 15 | 46.2 | 30.1 | 87.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 8.0 |
| Total | 61 | 15 | 46.2 | 30.1 | 87.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 8.0 | |
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