Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey will miss the rest of the season resulting from a finger damage, the staff introduced Wednesday. Maxey has not performed since March 3 due to a decrease again sprain and a sprained finger on his proper hand.

Maxey’s agent, Wealthy Paul, instructed ESPN’s Shams Charania final Thursday that Maxey can be dominated out for the Sixers’ remaining video games. That evening, nevertheless, coach Nick Nurse instructed reporters that “our medical [staff] has simply instructed me he is out for tonight.” Maxey proceeded to overlook the 2 video games that adopted, and now, with solely three video games left on the schedule, he is formally executed.

The assertion from the staff: 

“Throughout his ramp as much as return to play, Tyrese Maxey reinjured his sprained proper finger, which was confirmed by a current MRI. Due to the reinjury and associated ache and swelling, he might be unable to play for the remainder of the common season. He’s anticipated to make a full restoration.”

Within the 52 video games Maxey has performed this season, Maxey’s numbers look loads like final 12 months’s. He has averaged 26.3 factors, 3.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.8 steals in a league-high 37.7 minutes per recreation, with a utilization charge of 29.3% and a real capturing proportion of 56.2%. He has shot worse from 3-point vary, higher from midrange and brought a major step ahead defensively.

Coming into 2024-25, although, the Sixers had been hoping that Maxey, Joel Embiid and the newly signed Paul George would kind a championship-caliber Massive 3. That didn’t occur. As a consequence of an assortment of accidents, Maxey solely shared the ground with Embiid for 389 minutes in 16 video games and the three of them solely performed collectively for 294 minutes in 15 video games. They’re all executed for the 12 months now, and the final time any of them performed in a recreation was March 4. Final Wednesday, the Sixers introduced Wednesday that Embiid would have one other knee surgical procedure.

The excellent news: Philadelphia’s season has gone so terribly that it’ll all however actually end with the league’s fifth-worst document, which might give the staff a 63.9% probability of maintaining its top-six-protected first-round decide. The Sixers are 23-56, having misplaced 12 video games in a row and 27 of their final 30. With only a few days left within the common season, they’re a full three video games beneath the 26-53 Brooklyn Nets within the standings.

No matter what occurs with Philly’s draft decide, the staff must put Maxey in a more healthy offensive surroundings going ahead. He spent far an excessive amount of of this season carrying an infinite burden when it comes to shot creation and minutes. If the staff is comparatively wholesome in 2025-26, he might be anticipated to be extra environment friendly. He may also have to maintain — or, ideally, construct on — his defensive enchancment with a purpose to play significant minutes alongside promising guard Jared McCain.

Bear in mind McCain? He appeared like a lock for Rookie of the Yr earlier than a season-ending knee damage in December. That is the sort of season it has been for the Sixers.