Sixers’ Tyrese Maxey earns first Eastern Conference player of the week award

Maxey averaged 30.3 points on 50.0% shooting along with 6.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists. He has committed only three turnovers in 116 minutes.

Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey was named Eastern Conference player of the week for the first week of the season.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer

by Keith Pompey

Published Oct. 30, 2023, 4:24 p.m. ET

Tyrese Maxey was named Eastern Conference player of the week for the first week of the season on Monday. This was a career first for the 76ers point guard.

Maxey averaged 30.3 points on 50.0% shooting along with 6.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists. He has committed only three turnovers in 116 minutes. The fourth-year player also has made 14 of 25 three-pointers.

Maxey had 31 points, eight assists, two steals, and zero turnovers Thursday in a 118-117 season-opening loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum. He followed that with a season-high 34 points, six rebounds, seven assists, one block, and a turnover in Saturday’s 114-107 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Maxey concluded the week with 26 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, and two turnovers Sunday in a 126-98 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in the home opener.

Denver’s Nikola Jokić was named Western Conference player of the week. He averaged 26.3 points, 13.0 rebounds, and 7.7 assists in three games.

Joel Embiid, Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, Orlando Magic swingman Franz Wagner, and Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith were the other East players nominated.

The other West nominees were Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, Los Angeles Lakers post player Anthony Davis, Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Dončić, Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant, Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox, Los Angeles Clippers swingman Paul George, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson.