Jaylen Brown didn’t give fans a full workout report, but he did leave a couple of clear takeaways from the Philadelphia 76ers’ offseason runs: Tyrese Maxey impressed him, and LeBron James still looks like LeBron James.
Brown, now part of the new-look Sixers core, recently went live and addressed the sessions that had NBA fans buzzing after seeing Brown on the court with James and Maxey. He said there were multiple workouts, not just the one glimpse that made the rounds, and the point of the whole thing was simple enough: get reps in and build chemistry for the 2026-2027 NBA season.
His biggest label for Maxey was short and sharp. Brown called him a “Dog.”
That tracks with the reputation Maxey has built since joining the Sixers in 2020. He’s already known around the organization as a relentless worker, and he’s spent offseason time with players like LeBron James and Rajon Rondo to keep sharpening his game. Brown has seen Maxey plenty, but this was his first real look at him in that setting, and the reaction came off as clearly positive.
Brown also had a few words for James, though the veteran didn’t exactly need a glowing scouting report. At 41, he’s still one of the league’s defining stars, and Brown’s main point was straightforward: “He looks good, he looks healthy,” Brown told his viewers.
That matters, especially given the health questions that have followed James in recent seasons. He played at least 70 games in two of the past three years, but he fell short of 65 in 2025-2026.
During the 2025 offseason, he dealt with a sciatica injury that delayed his start to the year, pushing his Lakers debut from October 21 to November 18. After that, he only missed scattered games.
For Philadelphia, the larger health watch always circles back to Joel Embiid, but for now Brown’s update on the rest of the group sounded encouraging.
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