{"id":700003,"date":"2026-04-05T18:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T18:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/700003\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T18:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T18:30:13","slug":"pistons-paul-reed-gives-love-to-former-sixers-teammate-tyrese-maxey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/700003\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistons&#8217; Paul Reed gives love to former Sixers teammate Tyrese Maxey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 5, 2026, 2:10 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">PHILADELPHIA &#8212; The NBA is a brotherhood. These guys will lean on each other for support no matter what is going on or whether they are teammates or not, and it leads to the respect factor that each guy has for one another just for getting to this level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">For Detroit Pistons big man Paul Reed, he has Tyrese Maxey. A former Philadelphia 76ers draft classmate of Maxey&#8217;s, Reed and Maxey built a strong relationship and the two of them have kept that bond even though Reed is now with the Pistons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;That\u2019s my brother, man,&#8221; Reed told Sixers Wire. &#8220;We were super close when we were here. That\u2019s, like, my brother, for real. Our moms are close and they hang out off the court. I\u2019m just happy to see him doing good over here. I\u2019m proud of him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Maxey was named an All-Star for the second time in his career and the first time as a starter as he has taken his game to another level. He scored 23 points as the <a href=\"http:\/\/sixerswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/sixers\/2026\/04\/04\/player-grades-paul-george-sixers-fall-short-to-pistons-at-home\/89471948007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sixers fell to the Pistons 116-93<\/a> on Saturday night as he continues to be an elite scorer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;Very impressive, man,&#8221; said Reed. &#8220;Seeing him grow as a player, as a leader\u2014and he\u2019s doing the same things he\u2019s been doing since I\u2019ve been playing for this team. So, I expected him to go crazy and keep going crazy. He\u2019s just doing what I expected him to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Need a news break? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (play)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/?itm_source=SPIKE&amp;itm_campaign=PLAYSPIKE&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE\">Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Maxey has given love to Reed in the past as the two have remained close. Even though he&#8217;s now watching from afar and, obviously, focusing on what he has to do with the Pistons, Reed is still keeping tabs on Maxey. It&#8217;s all a part of that aforementioned NBA brotherhood that is so important to have as players build relationships in this league.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;It\u2019s super important,&#8221; Reed finished. &#8220;When you\u2019re on a team with your guy and then you end up getting traded or something crazy happens or you\u2019re not teammates anymore, but you can still have that connection, that bond. It\u2019s like what the NBA\u2019s all about, for real. At the end of the day, it\u2019s like a brotherhood. Not everybody&#8217;s gonna get along, but you got your brothers that you got close with. You\u2019re always gonna have that connection for life.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"April 5, 2026, 2:10 p.m. ET PHILADELPHIA &#8212; The NBA is a brotherhood. 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