76ers, Joel Embiid and VJ Edgecombe
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Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe has caught a lot of attention with his spectacular play so far in the NBA. Drafted 3rd overall in last June's 2025 NBA Draft out of Baylor, Edgecombe was expected to be a good player, but not this good.
Quick starts from a rich Draft class shakes up the presumed order as VJ Edgecombe and Cedric Coward shine brightest.
It has to be noted that Gilgeous-Alexander stands as one of the best scorers in the NBA, and Philly fans can only be intrigued about how Edgecombe will have his own mark and continue to develop offensively.
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"It's like open gym for them" - Isaiah Thomas praises Tyrese Maxey and V.J. Edgecombe for transforming the Sixers' offense
As it has been so far this season, the starting backcourt of Tyrese Maxey and Rookie VJ Edgecombe carried the Sixers against the Magic. They combined for 40 of the Sixers' 72 first-half points and finished the game with a combined 69 points as Philly improved to 3-0 this season.
Joel Embiid gives his early assessment of Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe after the first two games of his career.
Sixers rookie VJ Edgecombe received a warm welcome from Philly fans after a stellar debut in Boston With the Sixers down by eight with less than five minutes remaining, fans started their long walk back to the parking lots. But for those who remained, they witnessed the Sixers battle back to make it a 1-point game with less than 2 minutes to play.
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They received a big performance from their backcourt as Tyrese Maxey scored 40 points and rookie VJ Edgecombe dropped 34 in his NBA debut. Edgecombe, especially, had a historic debut. He had 14 points in the first quarter--the most by a player in the opening quarter of his debut since LeBron James scored 12 in the first back in 2003.
When the lottery balls fell Philadelphia's way and they were able to draft Edgecombe, a night like Wednesday night was the vision.
Last week saw the Philadelphia 76ers start their regular season off with two games, one on the road, and one match at home, leaving with a record of 2-0. While
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