On an eight-game winning streak and having recently recovered a well-formed James Harden, the Sixers are riding a great wave right now. And as the good news tends to follow one another, we learn today that Tyrese Maxey is not far from a return!
In the end, we will not have to wait for the transition to the year 2023 to see Maxey once more on the NBA floors.
According to Shams Charania of The Athleticthe young back of the Sixers will indeed play once more this Friday, December 30 during the trip from Philadelphia to New Orleans.
Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey is set to return to the lineup as soon as Friday in New Orleans, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Maxey, who’s been sidelined since Nov. 18 due to a foot injury, will likely be on a minutes restriction upon return.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 26, 2022
As a reminder, it has been since November 18 that Tyrese has not played an NBA match, the fault of a bad foot injury suffered during a meeting once morest Milwaukee where he scored 24 points in… 20 minutes. Since that day, Maxey first saw the Sixers show great resilience to snatch victories despite a busy infirmary (James Harden, Joel Embiid in particular), before seeing Philly drop a series of eight successes immediately which is still in progress.
All this to say that Tyrese returns to a rotating team, which in itself is obviously a good thing but it will necessarily require rehabilitation on the Sixers side compared to their last outings. If Shams is to be believed, Maxey will initially have a limited number of minutes, and it will be interesting to see the starting five lined up by coach Doc Rivers in upcoming fixtures. We particularly think of the case De’Anthony Melton, holder since November 18 and one of the main architects of the excellent current dynamic of Philly. Will he return to the bench to take on a sixth man role as was the case in the early weeks of the 2022-23 campaign? Response in upcoming matches.
With 22.9 points (46% shooting, 42% 3-pointers), 3.5 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1 steal average this year, Tyrese Maxey had made a strong start to the statistical season amid the rather disappointing results of the Sixers, it is now up to him to find the rhythm as quickly as possible to help Philly continue its rise in the East (20 wins, 12 losses, 5th in the conference).
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Source texte : The Athletic
