Sixers' Tyrese Maxey named to All-NBA third team

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This season saw the Philadelphia 76ers get back to their old ways, making their way all the way to the Eastern Conference semifinals, which came a year after the team failed to make the playoffs outright.

While a large part of that could be placed on the increased role that former MVP Joel Embiid had during the season, appearing in more games than he did during the 2024/25 campaign, or Paul George’s consistent outings, Tyrese Maxey’s skills may be the biggest reason.

The 2025-26 campaign proved to be yet another year of Maxey improving on his scoring ability, as he averaged a career-high 28.3 points per game, two marks above where he was in the previous campaign.

His assist numbers would rise, as well as his field goal percentage and his three-point shooting numbers, all of which would help the former Most Improved Player be named to his second All-Star game.

Maxey highlighted as part of an All-NBA team​

2025-26 All-NBA teams:

First: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, Victor Wembanyama, Luka Doncic, Cade Cunningham

Second: Jaylen Brown, Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant, Jalen Brunson, Donovan Mitchell

Third: Tyrese Maxey, Jamal Murray, Jalen Johnson, Jalen Duren, Chet Holmgren

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 24, 2026

But Maxey’s accolades for his efforts wouldn’t stop at his inclusion in All-Star weekend’s festivities, as he was named to the All-NBA Third Team, the first time in his career to have been named to an All-NBA team.

The Sixers’ star will join the likes of Jamal Murray, Jalen Johnson, Jalen Duren, and Chet Holmgren on the third team.

Maxey joins his backcourt partner, VJ Edgecombe, in being named on the All-NBA format, as the Bahamian was named to the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team earlier in the month.

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