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Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey is one of the top players in the game as he has taken on another level in his sixth season in the league. He's averaging 30.8 points, 7.1 assists, and 4.3 rebounds and shooting 46.6% from the floor and 39.6% from deep on his way to likely starting the All-Star game on Feb. 15.
Maxey has a lot of influences in his game. He has a step back 3 like former teammate James Harden. He has a shiftiness to his game like Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade. He has a fearlessness to his game such as Sixers legend Allen Iverson. He has an ability to do it all on the floor and that's why Maxey is arguably a top 10 player in the game at the moment.
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Maxey singled out those three in an interview with NBC's Austin Rivers:
I watched a lot of, like, this is gonna sound weird, but we would always talk about James Harden. I know. It’s really crazy. I just to just watch him.
I think my fearlessness, I watched a lot of AI, too. Just because, like, he was number 3. My thing is, I love number 3. Dwyane Wade. Allen Iverson. That’s where I get my fearlessness from just driving to the rim.
Maxey will look to continue his strong play as the Sixers try and climb the standings in the Eastern Conference. In order for Philadelphia to have any type of success, it will need Maxey to continue putting up this type of performance on a regular basis.
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Sixers' Tyrese Maxey singles out Allen Iverson, others for influences
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