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From the very start, when Tyrese Maxey played his first game for the 76ers as a 20-year-old workaholic, his blueprint to stardom was drawn. But it would not be easy. The NBA wasn’t convinced Maxey could improve his efficiency or increase his ceiling. As a result, the projected lottery pick slid to the Sixers at No. 21 in the 2020 draft. But league executives should have known Maxey was different. The son of a well-respected and brutally honest basketball coach, the Sixers star was held to the highest standards while outworking everyone. His father, Tyrone, demanded optimum effort and stellar p…

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