For each of the past two games, the Sixers have started De’Anthony Melton in place of Tyrese Maxey alongside James Harden, Tobias Harris, P.J. Tucker and Joel Embiid. That isn’t necessarily a permanent change, but it also seems to be a part of the Sixers’ long-term plan moving forward.
“We told our team there’s three lineups that we’ll be using from this point on,” head coach Doc Rivers told reporters after Sunday’s 113-112 win over the Los Angeles Lakers “… Some nights, it’ll be to match up to them; some nights, it’ll be to make them match up to us.