Philadelphia 76ers All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey has agreed in precept on a five-year, $204 million most contract extension, sources instructed ESPN on Monday.
Maxey and his agent, Wealthy Paul — the CEO of Klutch Sports activities — waited a yr on the deal to permit the Sixers to maximise wage cap area and now land on a deal within the wake of Maxey’s breakout All-Star season at 23 years previous.
Maxey can formalize the extension as soon as the league’s free company signing moratorium ends on Saturday. The deal does not embrace an possibility, sources stated.
Maxey is the franchise’s future face and the connective tissue between All-NBA middle Joel Embiid and the arrival of All-NBA ahead Paul George in free company. Maxey averaged 25.9 factors and 6.2 assists for the Sixers a season in the past — together with almost 30 factors a sport within the Sixers’ six-game opening spherical playoff loss to the New York Knicks.
Maxey was the twenty first total pick of Kentucky within the 2020 NBA draft and has averaged 18.2 in his 4 seasons with the Sixers.