Tyrese Maxey had nothing but praise for the Detroit Pistons after losing to the #1 seed
Tyrese Maxey and the 76ers have been good this season, but they have fallen short against a surging Detroit Pistons.
USA Today Tyrese Maxey had nothing but praise for the Detroit Pistons after losing to the #1 seed originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . In the 2025-26 season, most people did not expect the Detroit Pistons to be as good as they have been.
After their win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, they clinched the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference ahead of the Playoffs. As one of the star players for the 76ers , Tyrese Maxey is well aware that his team could have done better. However, he wanted to make sure that he gave praise to the Pistons for their excellent season.
Maxey knows the Pistons deserve the #1 seed The 76ers entered the 2025-26 season with some limited expectations due to their worrying health. That became the story of the season because Joel Embiid was mostly healthy, but he still dealt with some nagging injuries. At the same time, Embiid also had restrictions, especially with the back-to-back restrictions.
That meant Maxey and the rest of the team had to step up. Now, they are not assured a spot in the Playoffs just yet, but it is impressive that they have performed so well. MORE: Joel Embiid admits he only found out online that he was not going to play In contrast, the Pistons were not seen as a top team at all before the season.