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The Philadelphia 76ers do not need to reduce Tyrese Maxey’s importance. They need to reduce how often they ask him to carry everything.
That is why the idea of acquiring Dennis Schroder makes sense. A FanSided article pointed to Schroder as a possible target if the Cleveland Cavaliers look to move salary, and Philadelphia should at least be interested. Schroder would not be a long-term answer or a headline move, but he would solve a serious problem.
Maxey played too much last season.
That is not a criticism of him. If anything, it shows how valuable he became. Maxey averaged 38 minutes per game during the regular season, the highest mark in the league, and played around 39 minutes per game in the postseason. Those are star minutes, but they were all essential. Philadelphia leaned on him because there was no better choice.
The workload went beyond the box score. NBA tracking data had Maxey running around three miles per game, a reminder that his minutes are not stationary. His game is built on speed, pressure, and constant movement. He pushes in transition, relocates off the ball, attacks gaps, and works to create offense when possessions lose structure. Over 82 games, that kind of mileage adds up.
That is where Schroder would help.
At this stage of his career, Schroder is not the explosive scorer he was earlier in his prime. His production has settled into a more modest role, and he averaged 10.8 points and 4.9 assists last season while shooting 40.5 percent from the field. But Philadelphia would not need him to be a star. It would need him to be competent, organized, and skilled enough to run an offense when Maxey sits.
Schroder can get the ball up the floor, initiate sets, attack the rim, pressure the defense, and create enough offense to keep a second unit functional. He is not a perfect shooter, and he can have uneven nights, but he has spent years running NBA offenses; that experience would be a major boost to the Sixers.
The clearest benefit would come during the regular season. Maxey is still going to play heavy playoff minutes. That is what elite guards do. But Philadelphia cannot treat every January game like a postseason elimination spot. If Schroder can steal six to eight minutes a night from Maxey’s workload, those minutes could add up over months.
That does not guarantee better health or sharper playoff legs. Nothing does. But it gives the Sixers a more responsible structure to build off of.
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That is why the idea of acquiring Dennis Schroder makes sense. A FanSided article pointed to Schroder as a possible target if the Cleveland Cavaliers look to move salary, and Philadelphia should at least be interested. Schroder would not be a long-term answer or a headline move, but he would solve a serious problem.
Maxey played too much last season.
That is not a criticism of him. If anything, it shows how valuable he became. Maxey averaged 38 minutes per game during the regular season, the highest mark in the league, and played around 39 minutes per game in the postseason. Those are star minutes, but they were all essential. Philadelphia leaned on him because there was no better choice.
The workload went beyond the box score. NBA tracking data had Maxey running around three miles per game, a reminder that his minutes are not stationary. His game is built on speed, pressure, and constant movement. He pushes in transition, relocates off the ball, attacks gaps, and works to create offense when possessions lose structure. Over 82 games, that kind of mileage adds up.
That is where Schroder would help.
At this stage of his career, Schroder is not the explosive scorer he was earlier in his prime. His production has settled into a more modest role, and he averaged 10.8 points and 4.9 assists last season while shooting 40.5 percent from the field. But Philadelphia would not need him to be a star. It would need him to be competent, organized, and skilled enough to run an offense when Maxey sits.
Schroder can get the ball up the floor, initiate sets, attack the rim, pressure the defense, and create enough offense to keep a second unit functional. He is not a perfect shooter, and he can have uneven nights, but he has spent years running NBA offenses; that experience would be a major boost to the Sixers.
The clearest benefit would come during the regular season. Maxey is still going to play heavy playoff minutes. That is what elite guards do. But Philadelphia cannot treat every January game like a postseason elimination spot. If Schroder can steal six to eight minutes a night from Maxey’s workload, those minutes could add up over months.
That does not guarantee better health or sharper playoff legs. Nothing does. But it gives the Sixers a more responsible structure to build off of.
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Wes Dixon is a contributing writer to 76ersRoundtable. He can be reached at [email protected].
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