CAMDEN, N.J. -- Having earned two All-Star nods in the last three seasons and coming off a campaign in which he averaged a career-high 28.3 points per game, Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey is primed for another big year.
But the 25-year-old said Wednesday after the Sixers' second practice of training camp that the only metric he cares about for Philadelphia's highly anticipated upcoming season is team success.
"I'm at the point now where I've showed what I can do talent-wise," Maxey said. "Of course, I'm going to continue to get better, but I want to be judged by winning. If we win, that's what I want to be judged by. That's really my main mindset, my main goal, is finding ways to win."
Maxey was the first of Philly's four major stars -- including Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown and LeBron James -- to speak to reporters since training camp started Tuesday.
Brown sidestepped a query on media day Monday when asked about how the Sixers will determine a pecking order and identify an "alpha" by replying: "Next question."
Maxey's answer was in the same spirit, albeit much more elaborate, as he detailed his willingness to adjust to help the team.
"Because I've played so many different roles, I'm capable of doing so many different things," Maxey said. "And I think that's going to be a positive for myself and for this team. I can play on the ball. I can play off the ball. I can play in transition. I can catch and shoot. Play off [of] pin downs. I can play pick-and-roll. ...
"I'm going to play however they need me to play. However Coach [Nick Nurse] wants to play, that's how I'm going to play."
And Maxey is not only leading by example. He is speaking up as the new group gets off the ground.
"My voice carries a little bit and then just the charisma of me smiling and having a good time," Maxey said. "I mean, I'm getting older ... and I just feel like I've been here for a minute. Process [Embiid] has been here, I think what, 13 years? I've been here seven. So, we've been here for a while, kind of know how things go around here and just am trying to keep using my voice and help everybody get familiar and help everybody get comfortable."
Beyond vowing to acquiesce to any role change that is asked of him, Maxey also used his voice to be effusive in his praise of the other stars on the team in his answers Wednesday.
On James: "That's like a big brother to me. He's an old man ... He's a good guy. He's a good guy."
On Embiid: "He looks amazing. He looks happy. ... When you're healthy and you're happy and you're at peace with your life and basketball, that's when you're at your best. He's been great."
On Brown: "JB's like physically a freak of nature. He's just stronger than you. He jumps higher than you. He's faster than you and he's very talented. Those are the things that you see every single day. And I think what's stood out to me so far is his communication and he's willing to pick up the ball defensively, kind of just do whatever coach needs him to do right now."
Brown was the last player on the court after practice, working on handling double teams in the post - by kicking out to a shooter or fading away for a jumper along the baseline - with a massive Sixers logo on the wall of the practice facility behind him.