With Avengers: Doomsday yet to assemble on the big screen on December 18, 2026, Jimmy Fallon has already given fans a playful version to hold on to, as The Tonight Show recently turned into its own superhero arena. Welcoming Tyrese Maxey, the Philadelphia 76ers guard stepped in with a fresh twist on the Marvel universe, assigning NBA stars to Avengers characters in his own courtside reimagining of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.

Here is how the 76ers star mapped NBA players to Avengers characters on The Tonight Show.

As the Avengers lineup came into focus on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, host Jimmy Fallon asked Tyrese Maxey who he would choose as Spider-Man, and without hesitation, he said himself or Donovan Mitchell, briefly explaining that he connects with the idea of being a normal kid who steps up when it matters. However, mapping the rest of his NBA Avengers, Maxey named Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as Iron Man, Isaiah Stewart as the Hulk, LeBron James as Captain America, and Luka Dončić as Thor.

"Captain America will probably have to be LeBron James. Everything that he does is special." Maxey said to Fallon.

While Maxey grabbed headlines for his Avengers-style mapping, the 76ers star has already been carving out a legacy of his own, earning his first NBA All-Star starter selection in January 2026 and, soon after, surpassing Allen Iverson for the most career three-pointers in franchise history on February 26, 2026, marking a defining moment in his rise.

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As Tyrese Maxey fuels fan imagination with his own Avengers lineup, Marvel’s next big-screen chapter is already gearing up to take that excitement to a whole new level, with Avengers: Doomsday shaping up as one of the studio’s biggest Phase 6 events. Directed by the returning Russo Brothers and backed by Kevin Feige, the film is set to bring together a massive ensemble, including Chris Hemsworth, Letitia Wright, Tom Hiddleston, and Paul Rudd, alongside new faces from the Fantastic Four and X-Men.

Building on this scale, the story is expected to dive into a multiversal crisis, where Earth’s Mightiest Heroes join forces with new allies to face a looming threat, setting the stage for an even bigger showdown ahead and positioning the film as a major turning point for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

As Marvel Studios prepares to pull back the curtain on Avengers: Doomsday and open the gates to its next epic chapter, Tyrese Maxey’s playful Avengers mapping has already carried fans into a whole new world of imagination before the real battle even begins.

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