Where should Tyrese Maxey be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 7 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 5 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 9.8 on average, 3 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

How many games will Tyrese Maxey play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 68 games, after 70 last season.

PHI

Tyrese Maxey

Philadelphia 76ers · PG · Age 25 · 6′2″ · 7th season

Rankings Cade Cunningham Kevin Durant

Rank#7PG #5 · of 233

Value0.5849-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP9.8ESPN 13.4

$ Max value$45Yahoo avg $57.2

Games6837 min a game

Rostered99.9%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 7 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 5 in 2025-26. He is top 10 in steals and top 25 in free-throw percentage, points, and threes among rotation players; the cost is rebounds at 3.6 a game, which makes him a natural punt-REB pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 9.8 on average, 3 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

Stats over time

Rising: up 4 seasons in a row, and top 20 among rotation players every season on our board.

Last season28.3

5-season average23.7

Trend a season+2.8

2026-27 proj.24.3

Up and down: between 17.5 (2021-22) and 28.3 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 17.8 in 2021-22, 26.8 last season, on 35.3 → 38.0 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (24.3) sits between last season (28.3) and his 5-season average (23.7).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#14of 24724-25#8of 26625-26#5of 27226-27*#21of 213

Per game, from ESPN box scores. * Our 2026-27 projection, dashed.

Season by season

Season	Rank	Value	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2026-27Proj.	7	0.584	68	37	24.3	3.0	3.6	5.6	1.6	0.5	46.5%	8.4/18.0	88.6%	4.5/5.1	2.1
2025-26	5	0.968	70	38	28.3	3.1	4.1	6.6	1.9	0.8	46.2%	9.9/21.4	89.2%	5.3/6.0	2.4
2024-25	13	0.680	52	38	26.3	3.1	3.3	6.1	1.8	0.4	43.7%	9.2/21.0	87.9%	4.9/5.6	2.4
2023-24	21	0.261	70	37	25.9	3.0	3.7	6.2	1.0	0.5	45.0%	9.1/20.3	86.8%	4.7/5.4	1.7
2022-23	-	-	60	34	20.3	2.7	2.9	3.5	0.8	0.1	48.0%	7.3/15.2	83.3%	3.0/3.6	1.3
2021-22	-	-	75	35	17.5	1.8	3.2	4.3	0.7	0.4	48.1%	6.4/13.3	84.8%	2.8/3.3	1.2

Rank, Value and colours start with 2023-24, the first season on our board; earlier seasons show ESPN's box scores.

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

24.3#21 of 2130.81

3PM

3.0#21 of 2130.75

REB

3.6#145 of 213-0.55

AST

5.6#35 of 2130.33

STL

1.6#8 of 2130.70

BLK

0.5#84 of 213-0.23

FG%

46.5%8.4/18.0#121 of 213-0.22

FT%

88.6%4.5/5.1#13 of 2130.44

TO

2.1#143 of 213-0.07

Rank among rotation players (20+ minutes, 20+ games). Colour is the value in the category, as in Rankings.

Team role · Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers starter at PG; Labaron Philon Jr., new to the team, is behind him. 188 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Kelly Oubre Jr., Paul George, and Quentin Grimes; Jaylen Brown is the arrival projected for the most minutes (35).

PG

1Tyrese Maxey
2Labaron Philon Jr.New
3Anfernee SimonsNew
4Kentavious Caldwell-PopeNew
5Caleb LoveNew

Left since 2025-26

Kelly Oubre Jr.32 min → IND
Paul GeorgeAcquired by BOS Jul 631 min → BOS
Quentin Grimes30 min → LAL
Andre DrummondSigned by NY Jul 620 min → NY
Cameron Payne17 min
Jared McCain17 min → OKC
Trendon WatfordSigned by NO Aug 1716 min → NO
MarJon Beauchamp14 min
Dalen TerryWaived Jul 2612 min
Minutes a night188

Arrived

Jaylen BrownAcquired Jul 634 min from BOS
LeBron JamesSigned Jul 2633 min from LAL
Anfernee SimonsSigned Jul 625 min from CHI
Dean WadeSigned Jul 622 min from CLE
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeWaived by MEM Jul 2621 min from MEM
Caleb LoveSigned Jul 521 min from POR
Rayan Rupert17 min from MEM
Ariel HukportiSigned Jul 69 min from NY
Labaron Philon Jr.new

Depth chart from ESPN. Who left and arrived: last season's box scores against today's roster; how and when: ESPN's transaction feed, where it lists the move. Minutes are last season's, per game. Philadelphia 76ers depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	PHI	70	38.0	28.3	3.1	4.1	6.6	1.9	0.8	46.3%	9.9/21.4	88.3%	5.3/6.0	2.4
2024-25	PHI	52	37.7	26.3	3.1	3.3	6.1	1.8	0.4	43.8%	9.2/21.0	87.5%	4.9/5.6	2.4
2023-24	PHI	70	37.5	25.9	3.0	3.7	6.2	1.0	0.5	44.8%	9.1/20.3	87.0%	4.7/5.4	1.7
2022-23	PHI	60	33.6	20.3	2.7	2.9	3.5	0.8	0.1	48.0%	7.3/15.2	83.3%	3.0/3.6	1.3
2021-22	PHI	75	35.3	17.5	1.8	3.2	4.3	0.7	0.4	48.1%	6.4/13.3	84.8%	2.8/3.3	1.2
2020-21	PHI	61	15.3	8.0	0.5	1.7	2.0	0.4	0.2	45.7%	3.2/7.0	90.9%	1.0/1.1	0.7

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Tyrese Maxey in fantasy basketball

The outlook above is written from our 2026-27 projection and his recent seasons, and changes with every projection run. His Value and ranks are the same numbers Rankings shows.