Daily News | Tyrese Maxey’s upcoming return ‘super exciting’ for Sixers teammates as roster becomes whole
WASHINGTON — The most boisterous action following the 76ers’ Tuesday shootaround inside Georgetown’s practice facility took place on the far basket, where staffers cheered for starting guard De’Anthony Melton to win a three-point shooting game.
“Super exciting,” teammate Matisse Thybulle said before the Sixers’ game at the Washington Wizards Tuesday night. “We’ve gone on this awesome run without one of our top scorers, so to think we can add him back into the mix is just going to [take us] to another higher level.”De’Anthony Melton’s emergence creates a good problem for the Sixers once Tyrese Maxey returns
Maxey’s return could come while the Sixers are playing their best basketball of the season. They entered Tuesday on an eight-game winning streak to rise to fifth in the Eastern Conference standings at 20-12. Maxey is one of the Sixers’ most explosive scorers, averaging 22.9 points, 4.4 assists and 3.5 rebounds while shooting 42.2% from three-point range in 15 games before the injury.Following a relatively steady stint in the rotation, Thybulle’s playing time has fluctuated again in recent games.
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