The Philadelphia 76ers have started their 2025-26 season on fire, rolling to a 3-0 start with tonight’s win against the Orlando Magic. Tyrese Maxey and rookie VJ Edgecombe have injected a youthful energy and confidence into the team and have sparked offensive fireworks that have everyone paying attention. Three games in, and there’s a buzz in Philly, something that hasn’t been felt since the early Joel Embiid-Ben Simmons era.
Together, Maxey and Edgecombe have put together a synergy statistic that’s almost unheard of to start a season. According to ESPN‘s Tim Bontemps, “Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe have combined for 186 points this season. That’s the most points by any starting backcourt through any team’s first 3 games of a season since starters were first tracked in 1970-71.” A record half a century old, shattered before October ends.
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