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Sixers vs Bucks notebook: Tyrese Maxey struggles to carry Sixers without Embiid and George

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Derek Bodner
October 24, 2024
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Oct 23, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) drives past Milwaukee Bucks guard Gary Trent Jr. (5) during the fourth quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

Despite the fact that eight of the fourteen players on the Sixers' NBA roster were not in Philadelphia when the season ended last May, when the Sixers took the court last night in south Philadelphia to kick off their highly anticipated 2024-25 campaign it felt almost exactly like the brand of basketball we watched in the second half of last season.
That, in this case, isn't a compliment.
For most of the second half of last season, as Joel Embiid recovered from surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, Maxey attempted to carry a ragtag team of misfit role players across the finish line, trying to win just enough games to maintain playoff seeding while they waited for Embiid's return...

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