Philadelphia 76ers Guard Tyrese Maxey Named Finalist For NBA's Most Improved Player Award

Maxey made his first-ever All-Star team and set career highs in scoring at 25.9, assists at 6.2 and rebounds at 3.7.

Posted Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 10:55 am ET

April 22, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey was named a finalist for the NBA's Most Improved Player Award on Sunday night.

Maxey was named a finalist for the award alongside Alperen Şengün of the Houston Rockets and Coby White of the Chicago Bulls.

In his fourth year in the NBA, Maxey once again took another leap as the Sixers' true No. 2 scoring option alongside Joel Embiid after James Harden was dealt to the Los Angeles Clippers.

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