Star for the first time in eight seasons. Joel Embiid, Paul George, and Tyrese Maxey were not among the players named as Eastern Conference All-Star reserves Thursday on TNT’s NBA Tip-Off show. At the beginning of the season,

Star reserves who will make the trip to San Francisco to rep their respective teams in the All-Star game. The Philadelphia 76ers didn't have anybody named a starter this year--normally a spot reserved for Joel Embiid--so their only hope was to have Tyrese Maxey named a reserve.

Like many other young players in the NBA, Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey grew up watching LeBron James. Now having the chance to playing alongside him in