 returns to his hometown Sixers where he'll shore up a veteran bench chasing a title around Joel Embiid. Tyrese Maxey had Paul George, Lowry's 38, join Philadelphia in the spring after being bought out by the Charlotte Hornets who had acquired him in a trade with Miami for Terry Rozier. He averaged eight points, 4.6 assists in 23 games with the Sixers in the regular season. That was a key part of Philadelphia's rotation both down the stretch and in its six-game first-round loss to the Knicks.