Tyrese Maxey

Tyrese Maxey's Biography

Tyrese Maxey is a professional basketball player from Texas who currently plays for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6-foot-3 guard was selected with the 21st overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. He is known for his scoring ability, plus athleticism and defense.

Maxey attended South Garland High School where he led his team to an undefeated regular season record as a senior. That same year, he won District 11-6A MVP honors and was named Gatorade Player of the Year in Texas. After graduating high school, Maxey elected to attend college at the University of Kentucky and subsequently declared for the 2020 NBA Draft following just one season with Wildcats.

In 2019–20 season at UK, Maxey had an impressive freshman campaign and averaged 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game on 37% shooting from three point range. His best performance came against Michigan State when he scored 26 points in a 69–62 victory over Tom Izzo’s team, leading many analysts to believe that he could become a first round pick in June’s draft. Those predictions proved accurate when Maxey was drafted by Philadelphia with their second first round selection after trading up from 24th overall spot .

Maxey has since established himself as part of loaded Sixers roster which features stars like Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris amongst others . Although still relatively new to pro ranks , Tyrese has impressed during his rookie campaign averaging 8 ppg while playing 20 minutes a night off bench . With increased opportunities in upcoming seasons , it appears that Tyrese can potentially make significant contributions on both ends of court moving forward .

Outside basketball , Tyrese is highly active member within community utilizing various platforms like Instagram & Twitter to bring awareness towards growing issues such as racism & inequality impacting our society today . In order to raise awareness & generate funds towards these causes , tyreece recently launched “OneLove” program where portion proceeds go back into respective communities throughout country Additionally maxeys foundation also organizes various camps events throughout texas area which allows children chance participate interactive sports activities alongside him & other fellow NBA players All these actions further reinforce tyreese commitment towards making positive changes our world today !