# Sixers training camp: Brown leans on Maxey > Jaylen Brown finds stability with Tyrese Maxey as LeBron James' role emerges. - Title: Sixers training camp: Brown leans on Maxey · PhillyVoice - Summary: Jaylen Brown finds stability with Tyrese Maxey as LeBron James' role emerges. Jaylen Brown relies on Tyrese Maxey's leadership during Sixers training camp… - Keywords: jaylen brown, tyrese maxey, lebron james, nick nurse, sixers, nba, training camp, lebron james role, jaylen brown transition, news, local, training - Source: PhillyVoice — https://phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-analysis-practice-training-camp-jaylen-brown-lebron-james-tyrese-maxey-nick-nurse-ariel-hukporti-nba - Published: 2026-10-01T20:13:24.033+00:00 - Read time: 2 min - Topics: jaylen brown, tyrese maxey, lebron james, nick nurse, sixers, nba, training camp, lebron james role, jaylen brown transition, news, local ## Jaylen Brown's arrival in Philadelphia Jaylen Brown arrived in Philadelphia three months after being traded from Boston, bringing his family including his 85-year-old grandfather. > Exactly three months to the day he was shockingly traded from one rival to another, Jaylen Brown's belongings were arriving in Philadelphia from Boston on Thursday ## Brown's family transition Brown described moving his grandfather from Boston to Philadelphia as a challenge but noted his grandfather's excitement and the team's accommodation. > My grandpa, my grandpa is 85, so moving him from Boston to Philadelphia, I've got to pick my battles. But he's excited. ## Brown's media availability During a 13-minute media availability, Brown repeatedly praised Tyrese Maxey for being communicative and accommodating. > Tyrese, he's just been a great communicator ## Maxey's leadership role Maxey, the Sixers' vocal leader, has been the most accommodating and communicative player for Brown during the transition. > He’s been a great host. Obviously he's been here for a long time, but he's been the most vocal ## Brown's transition challenges Brown emphasized the challenge of managing external pressure and expectations while staying calm and collected. > How I manage external pressure or expectations is just through work: being the last guy to leave the gym, get enough extra shots, get enough extra reps ## Brown's role as stabilizer Brown and Maxey are the team's metronomes, keeping the Sixers humming despite potential injuries or setbacks. > If those two stabilizers prove capable of holding down the fort comfortably, the Sixers can manage James and Embiid as proactively as possible ## LeBron James' role Nick Nurse described LeBron James as an offensive initiator but not the primary point guard for the Sixers. > LeBron, I consider him a great offense creator ## James' offensive role Nurse explained James' role as a table-setter and offensive initiator, not a scorer, for the Sixers' offense. > I don't necessarily mean scorer, I just mean creator and a table-setter and all that kind of stuff ## Team's role flexibility The Sixers have many 'grab-and-go' players and 'secondary triggers' to ensure no single player is required to keep the offense afloat. > it shouldn't matter which player is nominally the Sixers' point guard, as this team has many 'grab-and-go' players and 'secondary triggers' ## Ariel Hukporti's opportunity Ariel Hukporti, signed to a one-year, $3.4 million contract, is competing with Adem Bona for backup center role with Joel Embiid. > Huk has been big, athletic, plays really hard ## Hukporti's game strengths Hukporti highlighted his comfortability shooting a one-handed floater and finishing around the rim as key offensive skills. > My offensive game ## Bona's injury status Adem Bona is set to be reevaluated in the next few days after missing practice due to a foot sprain. > Adem Bona (foot sprain) has not been practicing ## Tacko Fall's injury Tacko Fall will be out for at least two weeks after suffering a hip strain on Wednesday. > Exhibit 10 center Tacko Fall, the Sixers said on Thursday, will be out for at least two weeks after suffering a hip strain on Wednesday ## Team's mental focus Nick Nurse described Thursday as a 'mental day' focusing on initial phases of offense and defense. > Nurse described Thursday as a 'mental day', after two straight rigorous practices featuring heavy on-court work ## Brown's patience Brown emphasized patience and trust in the process as the Sixers navigate their transition. > Patience is a virtue, and you've just got to trust the process ## Key takeaway Jaylen Brown relies on Tyrese Maxey's leadership during Sixers training camp while LeBron James serves as an offensive initiator.