Tyrese Maxey

Tyrese Maxey
	Maxey with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2021
No. 0 – Philadelphia 76ers
Position	Point guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	November 4, 2000 (age 23); Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	South Garland (Garland, Texas)
College	Kentucky (2019–2020)
NBA draft	2020: 1st round, 21st overall pick
	Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	2020–present
Career history
2020–present	Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
	NBA All-Star (2024); NBA Most Improved Player (2024); NBA Sportsmanship Award (2024); Second-team All-SEC (2020); SEC All-Freshman Team (2020); McDonald's All-American (2019); Texas Mr. Basketball (2019);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship

Tyrese Kendrid Maxey (born November 4, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. On July 1, 2024, it was reported that Maxey signed a 5-year, $204 million max contract with the 76ers.

Born in Dallas, Texas, Maxey was a shooting guard for South Garland High School, helping the team to their first-ever Texas state high school basketball tournament appearance in 2018. A five-star recruit as early as his sophomore year of high school, Maxey contemplated leaving high school early to play for the Kentucky Wildcats, but ultimately stayed at South Garland, where he was a McDonald's All-American and Texas Mr. Basketball during his senior year. He then played for the Wildcats, where he would set a school record of 26 points in his collegiate debut.

After Maxey's freshman season at Kentucky was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, he elected to enter the 2020 NBA draft, where the 76ers selected him 21st overall with their first-round pick. Maxey received limited playing time during his rookie season, making his first NBA start in a game where the 76ers could only field the league's minimum number of players. However, Ben Simmons's refusal to play for the 76ers the following season gave Maxey an opportunity to become the team's starting point guard. In his fourth season, Maxey won the Most Improved Player Award and earned his first All-Star selection in 2024. Soon after the 76ers elimination from the playoffs, Maxey earned his first NBA Sportsmanship Award.