Tyrese Maxey and Paul George are banged up with injuries. But they will still lead the 76ers for the time being.

Are the Sixers going to consider shutting down or scaling back the workloads of Tyrese Maxey and Paul George now that Joel Embiid's season is over?

An unglamorous role player is a glamor franchise’s secret weapon. And a lifeless squad could use a spark. Let’s open up the notebook to run through three NBA trends that have caught my eye over the past week: Alex Caruso was in a familiar place: The Oklahoma City Thunder were up big as he approached MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at the top of the key.

The Sixers now have their Big 3 of Embiid, Paul George, and Tyrese Maxey all locked up for the foreseeable future. George signed a 4-year $212 million deal in the offseason while Maxey signed a 5-year $204 million deal to stay with the Sixers.