Former #76ers PG Eric Snow draws parallels to the team meeting/Maxey calling Embiid out, to his time with AI, & having those conversations with the STAR player.
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“I just tell him all the time, bro, you were MVP of the league. It’s a mind thing. I just want to let him know, he didn’t lose a step. He can dunk. You saw that tonight. I always tell him, nobody can stop you. There’s not one person in the NBA that can guard you. He knows it. He is starting to find his rhythm. You had to give big fella some time.”
I asked VJ Edgecombe what his message is to Joel Embiid with Joel saying he needs to be more aggressive and it has been a big adjustment for him with the new players
Sixers star Jaylen Brown is teaming up with teammate Tyrese Maxey to bring 5,000 Thanksgiving meals to Philly families through the Tyrese Maxey Foundation this holiday season.
Joel Embiid on the bench unit: “They’ve been great. Obviously, Dean comes in, does his job at a very, very high level. Obviously, his game is beyond you know the stat sheet.” #Sixers
Joel Embiid continues to make history in Philly 🚀
His 61st career game with 25+ points and 15+ rebounds is the second most by a Sixers player over the last 40 seasons, trailing only Charles Barkley (67).
Tyrese Maxey, on things clicking so quickly.
"We're competitive as hell. You see us playing hard defensively, playing together, that's who we are."
"I looked at Joel [in training camp] and I said all that ego stuff and that one ball stuff that we hear, it's going to be okay because LeBron's here and he has made everyone willing passers."