NEW YORK -- As the Philadelphia 76ers move forward with this 2025-26 season, Jared McCain is going to play an important role in whatever success the Sixers have. The second-year guard is working his way back from a torn meniscus in his left knee along with a torn UCL in his right thumb in an effort to help this group succeed.

The Sixers have a massive investment in two players, like last season, who have been consistently unable to stay on the court. They've leaned heavily on Tyrese Maxey — possibly too much.

Tyrese Maxey continues to grow in a franchise icon role with the Philadelphia 76ers. With Joel Embiid and Paul George both on the decline, he’s set to take over the team soon. But before that, Maxey tried taking over at the National Dog Show first.

Jared McCain had 20 points off the bench, Quentin Grimes added 19, and Paul George had 14 to help the short-handed Sixers snap a two-game losing streak.

Paul George may have had the first word on Thursday night in Milwaukee, but Tyrese Maxey made the loudest statement of them all as the Sixers beat the Bucks in Milwaukee on Thursday night. In his second game of the season,

Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers deliver messages to the team following their blowout loss to the Orlando Magic.

Tyrese Maxey dropped a career-high 54 points on the Bucks to lead the Sixers to overtime victory Thursday night.

Breaking down all of the latest Sixers film, including Tyrese Maxey's absolutely dominant showing in Milwaukee on Thursday night.

Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers explain what went wrong in their blowout loss to the Orlando Magic in the NBA Cup.

The Philadelphia 76ers guard scored a career-high 54 points to lead the Sixers to a 123-114 overtime win over Milwaukee on Thursday night. That was just part of the story.