Up next in this series is Tyrese Maxey who is coming off a fantastic 2023-24 season averaging 25.9 points, 6.2 assists, and 3.7 rebounds while shooting 37.3% from deep on his way to winning the Most Improved Player award. He was named an All-Star for the first of likely many times in his career, but there is still another gear for him to reach.

Maxey makes noticeable improvements as a passer, but is not an elite playmaker. His defensive performance resembles that of the last few months of the 2023-24 season. He earns his second consecutive All-Star Game appearance, solidifying himself as one of the league's best guards.

Who will be the No. 2 option in Philadelphia? Per Yahoo! Sports, they expect it to be Maxey and they rank him 11th among No. 2 options in the league. He is directly behind Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard who comes in ranked 10th on the list.

Tyrese Maxey’s young career with the Philadelphia 76ers has featured leaps in skill year after year from the guard. His team will need him to do it again this campaign.

Welcome to our Sixers player preview series! Between now and Sixers Media Day on Sep. 30, we will preview each one of the 14 players on the team's standard roster, posing two critical questions that will help determine their fate in 2024-25 before making a prediction about the player's season to come.

It's time to rank the starting point guards in the Eastern Conference and see where Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey lands.