The Sixers are in Abu Dhabi, where three practices, a few community events and a pair of preseason exhibitions against the New York Knicks are on the docket for about a week.

But I am still in Philadelphia, and today still is Tuesday, so I am still answering your questions for our weekly Sixers mailbag.

Let's not waste any time:

From the sound of it, the answer to this is an emphatic . Maxey has used his voice a whole lot more over the last two years; James Harden's departure forcing him into the lead guard role really empowered him to become more of a vocal leader. Many times since then, Maxey has credited Joel Embiid with encouraging him to be as loud as he wants to be as he tries to establish himself as a leader of this team.

At Media Day on Friday, player after player rallied aroun

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