Shams: Maxey played at an MVP level. He refused to be demoted to the G League during his rookie season.

Recently, famous reporter Shams participated in the "NBA Today" program and talked about Maxi.
Talking about Maxey's fiery performance, he said: "This also gives him the opportunity to become a player at the league's best team level. Although I am not sure whether he can beat Jokic, Alexander and others to win the MVP, but reaching the MVP level performance is exactly where he is now, carrying this team forward night after night. I just saw it, I remember it was after he scored 50 points, he and Lao Li Firth, this reminds me of the past. In fact, during the 2020-2021 season, Rivers suggested that Maxi go to the Development League to play some games because he had no chance to play. But Maxi and his agent (Fu Paul) ultimately decided to reject the proposal. He believed that training and learning with his teammates would be more suitable for him.source:7m.cn ty so