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76ers counting on Maxey to form Big 3 with Harden, Embiid

Joel Embiid and James Harden are the super-sized salaried franchise players that are expected to carry Philadelphia deep into championship contention in coach Doc Rivers’ third season. But the 6-foot-2 Tyrese Maxey is trying to wedge his way into All-Star talk and possibly form a true Big 3 with his more famous “big brothers.”