PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia 76ers are 20 games into the 2025-26 season, which is about the quarter-mark of the 82-game grind. That means it's time to evaluate the team with a solid sample size at this early stage of the season.

Tyrese Maxey scored 20 of his 35 points in the third quarter, Andre Drummond had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Washington Wizards 121-102

For the first time since October, the Sixers have won two games in a row. They got another stellar Tyrese Maxey performance and two incredible late-game plays to avoid a disastrous collapse.

Multiple members of the Philadelphia 76ers are in awe of Tyrese Maxey amid his historic start to the 2025-26 season.

He’s in the midst of a historically hot start as Philadelphia looks to erase the pain of last year’s lost season.

Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey is doing all the heavy lifting for the team, and the front office is ready to commit to him as their franchise player.

Through 20 games, Maxey has the third-best scoring start in team history, with 649 points. That trails Allen Iverson (681 in 2005-06) and Wilt Chamberlain (661 in 1965-66). Maxey has 20 consecutive 20-point games to start the season. Only Iverson and Joel Embiid have accomplished that. Maxey’s 13 career 35-point games put him fifth in team history.

While the game didn’t provide a definitive answer to how competitive the 76ers will be, it did present some encouraging and not-so-encouraging signs. Sunday’s 142-134 setback to the Atlanta Hawks at Xfinity Mobile Arena marked the first time Joel Embiid,