Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey has that "y'all must have forgot" energy this season after a forgettable 2024-25 campaign hampered by injuries.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/nba/fastbreak as Kevin Garnett Links Tyrese Maxey to Early NBA MVP Talks. Tyrese Maxey is among one of the most impressive players this season so far.

The Philadelphia 76ers are continuing to follow Tyrese Maxey as he begins to truly take the reins of this team.

The 76ers are unbeaten, and Tyrese Maxey with rookie VJ Edgecombe are rewriting history with their electric backcourt performances.

Tyrese Maxey has made strides every year of his career, from coming off the bench for the Philadelphia 76ers to earning an All-Star nod and being named Most Improve Player a year ago.

Yahoo Sports Daily hosts Jason Fitz and Claudia Bellofatto react to Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe’s performances to start the season, which have helped the Philadelphia 76ers to a 3-0 record. Watch the full episode of Yahoo Sports Daily on YouTube or YahooSports.

Tyrese Maxey scored 43 points, including eight straight during a crucial fourth-quarter stretch, and VJ Edgecombe added 26 points as the 76ers beat the Orlando Magic 136-124 to improve to 3-0.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia 76ers played host to the Orlando Magic on Monday night looking to keep things rolling in the right direction. Things would be tough as Philadelphia was missing Joel Embiid and Dominick Barlow in this one, but the Sixers still had Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe to lead the way.

As it has been so far this season, the starting backcourt of Tyrese Maxey and Rookie VJ Edgecombe carried the Sixers against the Magic. They combined for 40 of the Sixers' 72 first-half points and finished the game with a combined 69 points as Philly improved to 3-0 this season.