Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey has been named the NBA’s Most Improved Player for the 2023-2024 season, averaging 25.9 points, 6.2 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game.
In the 2022-2023 season, Maxey recorded 20.3 points, 3.5 assists, and 2.9 rebounds per game; however, he only started 40 out of the 61 games he played. In 2023-2024, Maxey showed he is valuable as a starter, starting in all 70 games, recording 5.6 more points, 2.7 more assists, and 0.8 more rebounds per game.
TYRESE MAXEY WINS MOST IMPROVED PLAYER 🏆
Just the beginning for the Sixers star ⭐ pic.twitter.com/R53S2e1Y7Y
In his fourth year in the league, Maxey’s scoring has risen for the third consecutive year, recording a career-high in points (25.9), assists (6.2), and steals (1.0). Maxey also recorded a career-high 52 points on April 7, 2024, against the San Antonio Spurs. With the loss of Joel Embiid in the Sixers' push to the playoffs, Maxey played a crucial role in the Sixers making the postseason.
Maxey also helped lead the Sixers to reach the No. 7 seed in the East, defeating the Miami Heat in the first round of the NBA play-in tournament to advance to the NBA Postseason, where they face the New York Knicks. As of April 25, 2024, the Sixers are down two games to none; however, they return to Philadelphia at 7:30 p.m. EST to play Game 3 of the seven-game series, where the Sixers hope to capture their first win against the Knicks.
