Sources – Sixers’ Tyrese Maxey expected to miss rest of season

Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey is expected to be ruled out for the rest of the season with a finger tendon injury, sources told ESPN.

Maxey has been out since March 3 and has attempted to rehab the finger, but still is dealing with discomfort and needs treatment, according to sources.

Maxey, 24, has averaged a career-high 26.3 points to go with 6.1 assists and 3.3 rebounds in 52 games this season. He made his first All-Star team and was the NBA’s Most Improved Player in 2023-24, but is shooting a career-low 43.7% from the floor this season.

Maxey becomes the latest high-profile player to suffer a season-ending injury for the last-place Sixers (23-53), who have also lost Joel Embiid, Paul George, veteran Eric Gordon and rookie Jared McCain.

Philadelphia’s last remaining hope for the season will be to retain its first-round draft pick, which is top-six-protected. If the pick remains in the top six, the Sixers keep it. If it is 7 to 30, the pick will go to the Oklahoma City Thunder as part of the Al Horford-Danny Green swap five years ago.

Entering Thursday’s home game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia has lost nine games in a row, 15 of its past 17 and 26 of its past 30 — putting the 76ers in fifth place in the lottery standings, two games ahead of the Brooklyn Nets in sixth.

ESPN’s Tim Bontemps and Field Level Media contributed to this report.

Source: espn.com