Daily News | ‘You’ve got to go home’: Tyrese Maxey’s work ethic as a seldom-used rookie set table for his breakout season with Sixers
The situation changed when Maxey first entered the NBA last season. As a rookie guard for a 76ers team with the Eastern Conference’s best regular-season record, Maxey went long stretches without game minutes and never quite knew when he would play next. That’s why outsiders may consider the past six months to be a breakout turn for Maxey, one that will land him on ballots for the league’s Most Improved Player award after averaging 17.5 points on 48.5% shooting, 4.3 assists and 3.
“It showed resilience, and it really trained my mind to know that I can do these things, that I can be successful at this level.” They would begin with about 30 minutes of 30-second intervals. The exercises ranged from general fitness, such as wall sits and jumping rope, to basketball-specific drills, such as rebounding a ball at its highest point before landing outside the paint and tip-ins with each hand. Then, they moved on to spot shooting all over the floor, then one-dribble pull-ups, then jab steps with a shot, then transition three-pointers .
“It’s rare that our development staff is tested [with] being asked to be available constantly,” Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey told The Inquirer earlier this season. “But Tyrese definitely pushed to put in the most work. … A big thing that determines whether a young player makes it is their habits. He has a daily work ethic that not everyone that age has.
Rivers also got frustrated when Maxey relied too much on his floater instead of using his explosiveness to get all the way to the rim to create scoring chances for himself and others. He shot 46.2% from the floor and 30.1% from long range in his first season, averaged 8.0 points and 2.0 assists in 15.3 minutes per game and did not land on either NBA All-Rookie team.
At mother Denyse’s suggestion, Maxey also intently studied his teammates and opposing players from the bench during games, then again on film. Meanwhile, veteran wing Danny Green could see Maxey’s 6-foot-2 frame building up to complement his “bounce,” contagiously positive energy and willingness to accept criticism. Maxey’s mentality also reminded Tobias Harris of himself as a rookie, and they regularly discussed patience on bus rides following road games.
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