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Basketball
TyreseMaxey
A Kentucky-to-Philadelphia guard whose Most Improved, All-Star and All-NBA honours frame his role in Philadelphia.
Maxey explained
Tyrese Maxey is a 25-year-old guard from the United States whose route to the NBA went through Kentucky. He spent one college season with the Wildcats, then began his professional career in 2020 with Philadelphia, the team that drafted him. A Most Improved Player in 2023, he has since become a two-time All-Star. The Philadelphia backcourt has been his home since that draft night.
At 1.88 m, he plays point guard for the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA. Maxey has been selected as an All-Star in 2024 and 2026, and he is an All-NBA Third Team member. His position group is guard, and he plays in the backcourt for Philadelphia. Those honours sit alongside his role as the club's point guard, the position listed for him. He gives Philadelphia a guard who has been recognised at league level.
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Your questions
Tyrese Maxey has not retired; he is still an active NBA player.
The Philadelphia 76ers are his current team in the NBA.
His name was called in the 2020 NBA draft, going in Round 1 with Pick 21.
Dallas, United States, is his birthplace, and he represents the United States.
A point guard in the NBA, Tyrese Maxey was born on 4 November 2000 and has been an NBA All-Star twice, in 2024 and 2026.