Why Tyrese Maxey Has to Lead the Sixers
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Episode Description
The Sixers’ ceiling may depend on who leads the offense.
The Wharton Moneyball team breaks down why Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown need to be the primary options, and how LeBron James and Joel Embiid fit into a lineup built for contention.
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Brief Summary
The Sixers’ ceiling may hinge on Maxey and Jaylen Brown leading the offense while LeBron James and Joel Embiid take supporting roles.
Key points
- The Sixers’ pecking order. The Sixers’ offense may work best with Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown as the top options, while LeBron James and Joel Embiid take supporting roles.
- Embiid’s changing role. The speaker says Joel Embiid is no longer the same athlete, though he can still score. The team’s outlook depends on keeping him behind Maxey and Brown in the offensive pecking order.
Transcript
You know, we talked about there's only one basketball hypothesis. Right now, it's clear that person one on the Sixers right now is Maxi, person two is Jaylen Brown, and as long as LeBron and Embiid on the offensive end of the court are three and four, and they're happy with that, I think the Sixers will be fine. But the minute that they have to go to Embiid, who's not his, let's be clear, he he can't jump really. He's not the same athlete he was. He can He's still 7-2. He can still score all of that. But as long as they stay with that pecking order, some combination of Brown and Maxi and LeBron and Embiid are three and four, I think they're in good shape.
