Sixers All-Star Featured in Series Documenting 2024 NBA Playoffs

Tyrese Maxey will be a part of a brand new eight-part series.
May 2, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) during game six of the first round for the 2024 NBA playoffs against the New York Knicks at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images
May 2, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) during game six of the first round for the 2024 NBA playoffs against the New York Knicks at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images / Bill Streicher-Imagn Images
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The 2024 NBA Playoffs weren’t Tyrese Maxey’s first rodeo. Since his rookie days on the Philadelphia 76ers, Maxey has seen action in the postseason, whether he was coming off the bench or being a focal point of Philadelphia’s gameplan.

Last season, the stakes were much higher for the young guard, though.

Maxey earned his first All-Star nod in 2023-2024. With former All-Stars Ben Simmons and James Harden no longer around, Maxey became Joel Embiid’s go-to sidekick on the Sixers.

As Maxey navigated through his playoff journey in year four, he was followed by a camera crew for an eight-part ESPN Original Series.

Clutch: The NBA Playoffs presented by NBA2K25 will feature Maxey along with a handful of other NBA stars, including Maxey’s first-round opponent, Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks.

NBA fans will get a behind-the-scenes look at Maxey’s approach to the game as the Sixers battled the Knicks after clinching the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference through the NBA Play-In Tournament.

The Philadelphia 76ers on SI show is available on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon streaming platforms.

The NBA’s Most Improved Player of the Year had some of the best moments of his career on his team’s biggest stage last year. In six games, Maxey averaged a career-high 30 points per game while knocking down 48 percent of his shots and 40 percent of his threes. He also accounted for five rebounds and seven assists per game.

Brunson’s Knicks got the best of the Embiid-Maxey combination and sent the Sixers home before the second round for the first time since the 2020 NBA Playoffs. For Maxey, it was the earliest postseason exit of his career, leaving the All-Star with some valuable lessons moving forward.

The series will premiere on ESPN on October 7. The first episode airs on ESPN2 at 11:30 PM ET. In addition to Maxey and Brunson, the series will feature New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson, Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton, Dallas Mavericks forward PJ Washington, and Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown.


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Justin Grasso
JUSTIN GRASSO

Title: Credentialed writer/reporter covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation Email: JustinGrasso32@Gmail.com Location: Philadelphia, PA Expertise: Reporting, insight, and analysis on the Sixers and the NBA  Justin Grasso is a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation.  Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writer’s Association.  Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoNBA