Averaged career highs of 25.9 points, 6.2 assists, and 3.7 rebounds per game in regular season
Boston Celtics retain entire starting lineup and key reserves
Maxey earns NBA Most Improved Player and All-Star honors in 2023-24 season
Philadelphia also agrees to terms with Paul George on a $212M max deal and signs Andre Drummond and Kelly Oubre Jr.
Started all six games for the Sixers in playoffs, averaging 29.8 points, 6.8 assists, and 5.2 rebounds
Tyrese Maxey signs $205M deal with Philadelphia 76ers
The first day of the 2024 NBA free agency period was marked by a relative lack of activity, with few significant deals being announced. However, one notable exception was the agreement between Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers on a five-year, $205 million maximum contract (The Athletic).
Maxey's impressive performance during the regular season and postseason earned him NBA Most Improved Player honors and an All-Star selection. He averaged career highs of 25.9 points, 6.2 assists, and 3.7 rebounds per game in the regular season, while starting all six games for the Sixers in the playoffs and averaging 29.8 points, 6.8 assists, and 5.2 rebounds (The Athletic).
Maxey's new contract comes after Philadelphia agreed to terms with Paul George on a four-year, $212 million max deal (ESPN). The Sixers also reached agreements with center Andre Drummond and wing Kelly Oubre Jr. on undisclosed deals.
The Boston Celtics were the other major winners of Day 1, as they managed to retain their entire starting lineup and key reserves, ensuring continuity for next season (The Washington Post).
Despite the slow start to free agency, several players underwent
Tyrese Maxey earned the NBA’s Most Improved Player award this past season.
Maxey agreed to a five-year, $204 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Maxey averaged career highs of 25.9 points, 6.2 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game this past season.
Maxey started only half of the games last season due to James Harden’s presence, but assumed point guard duties upon Harden’s exit.
The Sixers entered this summer with more than $50 million in cap space and agreed to free agent deals with center Andre Drummond and wing Kelly Oubre Jr.
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Tyrese Maxey earned the NBA's Most Improved Player award this past season.
Maxey is signed through the 2028-29 season.
Maxey averaged 29.8 points, 6.8 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game in the playoffs against the New York Knicks.
The NBA free agency period started with relative silence on the first day, with few agreements being made.
Several players underwent ‘pre-agency’ by getting traded before the deadline and subsequently agreed to lucrative contracts.
A new rule allowing teams to negotiate with their own free agents as soon as the Finals conclude led to some early signings.
The Boston Celtics are the winners of Day 1 as they will return their entire starting lineup and all key reserves next season, ensuring continuity.
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The author makes several statements without providing any logical fallacies. However, there are a few instances of appeals to authority and inflammatory rhetoric. The author states that 'Despite those hurdles, enough business was conducted on free agency’s opening night to alter the championship landscape.' This is an appeal to authority as the author is stating that something is true because an unnamed source or expert has said so. Additionally, the author uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing the new salary cap system as 'onerous financial penalties and restrictions' without providing any evidence or explanation for why this characterization is accurate.
Despite those hurdles, enough business was conducted on free agency’s opening night to alter the championship landscape.
The Celtics will boast a superpower as they seek to become the first repeat champions since the Warriors in 2017 and 2018: Continuity.
