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NBA·PREVIEW·October 3, 2026 12:23 PM ET

Maxey, Embiid stay on Blue Team for Sixers' Game 2 scrimmage

Brown and Edgecombe shift to White with Rupert and Jones

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GAME 2 ROSTERS: Blue Team: 💙 Tyrese Maxey Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Justin Edwards LeBron James Joel Embiid Jabari Walk Via @sixers on X

What happened: Game 2 of Philadelphia's in-camp scrimmage keeps Tyrese Maxey, LeBron James and Joel Embiid on the Blue Team, with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Justin Edwards, Jabari Walker, Caleb Love and Duke Miles joining them. The White Team groups VJ Edgecombe and Jaylen Brown with Dean Wade, Rayan Rupert, Dillon Jones, Ariel Hukporti, Jameer Nelson Jr. and Labaron Philon Jr. That swaps part of the setup from Game 1, when Maxey and Embiid headlined the Blue roster alongside Brown and Edgecombe.

Why it matters: The reshuffle gives the 76ers another early look at lineup combinations around their star core before preseason games begin. It also spreads ballhandling and wing minutes across both sides, giving newcomers and camp pieces a different set of matchups than they saw in the opening scrimmage.

By the numbers: Maxey entered camp off a 28.3-point average in 2025-26, fifth in the NBA, and he was named All-NBA Third Team in June.

What to watch: The next read comes from which group controls the scrimmage and whether this split carries into another camp session. Any further movement around Brown, Edgecombe and Caldwell-Pope will sharpen the early rotation picture.

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