Tyrese Maxey Reacts To Darius Garland's Instagram Post

Tyrese Maxey (Philadelphia 76ers) commented on Darius Garland's (Cleveland Cavaliers) Instagram post.

Mar 29, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) drives to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland (10) during the first half at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports / Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

Darius Garland is coming off another productive season for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The former Vanderbilt star finished the year with averages of 18.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 44.6% from the field and 37.1% from the three-point range in 57 games.

This summer, Garland has been mentioned in a lot of trade rumors.

On Wednesday, he made a post to Instagram.

Garland captioned his post: "birds chirping but the kids working"

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by DG (@darius_garland)

One person who left a comment was Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Tyrese Maxey.

Maxey wrote: "Big time !"

Tyrese Maxey's Comment / July 24

Garland and Maxey are two of the best young guards in the NBA.

They have faced off 13 times in their careers, and Maxey has a 9-4 record in those matchups.

Mar 29, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) drives to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland (10) during the first half at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports / Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

Garland helped the Cavs finish the 2023-24 season as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 48-34 record.

They beat the Orlando Magic in the first round of the NBA playoffs but lost to the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the second.

May 5, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland (10) celebrates after hitting a three point basket during the second half against the Orlando Magic in game seven of the first round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports / Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

As for Maxey, he coming off the best season of his career where he made his first All-Star Game.

The former Kentucky star averaged 25.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 45.0% from the field and 37.3% from the three-point range in 70 games.

After finishing as the seventh seed in the Eastern Confernece with a 47-35 record, the 76ers lost to the New York Knicks in the first round of the NBA playoffs.