Sixers Select Kentucky's Tyrese Maxey in 2020 NBA Draft

With the 21st overall pick of the 2020 NBA Draft, the Sixers selected Kentucky combo guard, Tyrese Maxey.

Justin Grasso | Nov 18, 2020

The Philadelphia 76ers have selected Kentucky guard Tyrese Maxey with the 21st overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.

While it's not necessarily a sleeper pick, the selection of Maxey comes as a bit of a surprise considering nobody could've guessed he would fall this far.

The Dallas, Texas native was a top-20 recruit coming out of South Garland High School. In May of 2018, Maxey committed to the University of Kentucky as a five-star recruit. Maxey ended up spending just a single season with the Wildcats.

During his lone year at Kentucky, Maxey started in 28 of 31 games and averaged nearly 35 minutes on the court. The young guard shot 42-percent from the field and 29-percent from three while putting up 14 points-per-game.

Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated. You can follow him on Twitter: @JGrasso_

Published Nov 18, 2020

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