PHILADELPHIA– Kennedy Chandler's unrelenting ball pressure against Orlando Magic guards on Friday night looked exhausting. Chandler, an Exhibit 10 signee forced into a prominent preseason role for the Sixers due to injuries, has played much more than anyone would have anticipated and done so at a massive level of intensity. But given what he has been tasked with in practice, Chandler has had no issues in games.
"It starts with practice, picking up [Tyrese] Maxey full-court. Like, I'm fast, but – it's Maxey," Chandler said on Friday night. "It starts with practice. I've been picking him up full court each and every single day, and he's helping me be better on that end, because I know if I can stay in front of him I can stay in front of anybody else on an NBA court."
It has been an extreme