Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers agreed to a five-year, $204 million maximum extension on Saturday, the team announced. The deal keeps the 23-year-old All-Star guard in Philadelphia through the 2028-29 season, paired with Joel Embiid and newly signed Paul George. Maxey averaged 25.9 points and 6.2 assists last season, the best offensive year of his four-year career.
The extension was expected — Maxey qualified for the maximum — but the timing matters. The Sixers signed George to a four-year, $212 million deal on July 1, burning $52 million in cap space before Maxey's extension could be finalized. The front office chose to lock George first, then use Maxey's Bird rights to exceed the cap. That sequencing left no margin for a third max player. The Sixers now carry $188 million in committed salary for 2024-25, with $28 million in projected luxury tax penalties.
Maxey's deal is structured as a standard max under the new CBA, starting at 35 percent of the salary cap. The annual raises are 8 percent, since Philadelphia holds his Bird rights. His first-year salary lands at roughly $38.9 million, climbing to $53.1 million in the final season. The contract includes no player or team options, no trade kicker. Maxey becomes extension-eligible again in 2027, one year before his deal expires, when he could add another three seasons at a higher max tier.
The Sixers are now locked into Embiid (signed through 2028), Maxey (2029), and George (2028). That trio accounts for $140 million in 2027-28 payroll alone. The second apron — the CBA's harshest penalty tier — is projected at $208 million that season. Philadelphia has $68 million to fill nine roster spots without triggering apron restrictions that freeze trades, block draft picks, and eliminate the mid-level exception. The math assumes Embiid stays healthy, Maxey plateaus near his current production, and George ages gracefully into his age-38 season.
The extension also resets the endorsement clock. Maxey signed a multiyear deal with New Balance in 2023, one of the brand's highest-paid NBA athletes outside Kawhi Leonard. New Balance launched Maxey's first signature shoe in April, moving 12,000 units in the first month, per industry tracking. The extension gives New Balance a known timeline through 2029 for product launches, Asia tours, and co-branded apparel. Maxey's agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, negotiated both the shoe deal and the extension. Paul also represents LeBron James and Anthony Davis, whose Lakers deals have yielded similar dual-track leverage in footwear and salary negotiations.
Philadelphia has not advanced past the second round since 2001. Embiid is 30 years old, has played 65 regular-season games once in his career, and holds a 6-12 postseason record in series-clinching opportunities. Maxey's extension bets that pairing him with an aging superstar and a 34-year-old George creates a three-year championship window before the second apron penalties compress the roster into minimum contracts and draft picks.
The Sixers will introduce George at a press conference on Tuesday. Team president Daryl Morey is expected to address the payroll structure and the franchise's plan to avoid repeater-tax penalties in 2026. Maxey's extension does not trigger the repeater clock — that starts when Philadelphia exceeds the luxury tax threshold in consecutive seasons. The team is projected $6 million below the tax line for 2024-25, giving Morey one more year to maneuver before penalties compound.
Maxey's deal is the ninth extension worth $200 million or more signed this offseason, trailing only the Celtics' Jayson Tatum ($315 million) and Jaylen Brown ($304 million) in total value. The Sixers are the seventh team to carry three max contracts simultaneously, joining Boston, Phoenix, and Milwaukee. None of those teams finished below the second apron last season. All three paid luxury tax bills exceeding $40 million.
The takeaway
Maxey's **$204M** extension locks Philadelphia into **$140M** for three players by 2027, leaving **$68M** to avoid second-apron penalties.
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