Tyrese Maxey Wins Eastern Conference Player of the Week for Oct. 27–Nov. 2

His early-season surge has powered Philadelphia to a 5-1 start with a top-two offense.

Overview

Maxey earned the Week 2 honor after averaging 33.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 9.8 assists with 46.7/39.5/89.2 shooting splits as the 76ers went 3-1.
Through six games, he is at 33.7 points per game on 62.7 true shooting with a league-leading 4.3 made threes (46.4% from deep), plus 4.8 rebounds and 9.0 assists.
He became the fifth player to open a season with six straight games of at least 25 points and five assists, according to NBA History.
Philadelphia opened 5-1, tied for first in the East, with the league’s No. 2 offensive rating (123) and a +7.2 net rating.
Role players VJ Edgecombe, Kelly Oubre Jr., Quentin Grimes, Adem Bona and Andre Drummond have buoyed the start despite absences for Paul George and Jared McCain, though it remains an early sample.