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Following the Philadelphia 76ers’ 117-116 win over the Boston Celtics in their season opener Wednesday night, longtime NBA analyst Bill Simmons questioned the current state of Joel Embiid’s game, calling the former MVP “done” amid the rise of a younger Sixers core. On the latest episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, The Ringer founder offered […]

The Philadelphia 76ers came from behind to defeat the Boston Celtics on Opening Night, 117-116. Tyrese Maxey led all scorers with 40 points in the win, but it was the 76ers’ rookie, VJ Edgecombe, who is drawing all of the attention. Edgecombe finished the game with 34 points on an efficient 13-for-26 shooting. Incredibly, that […]

After setting a new league record for the most points scored by a rookie in the first quarter of their NBA debut, VJ Edgecombe added another record to his rapidly growing resume, officially surpassing Allen Iverson to become the highest scoring debuting rookie in Philadelphia 76ers history. Taking the court as the 76ers’ two guard, […]

To say VJ Edgecombe’s rookie debut with the Philadelphia 76ers has been impressive might actually be an understatement. Taking the court as Nick Nurse’s starting shooting guard sandwiched between Tyrese Maxey at the one and Kelly Oubre at the three – with Quinton Grimes interestingly coming off the bench – Edgecombe turned in a first […]

VJ Edgecombe commemorated his first NBA game with Joel Embiid on the court by pulled off a great slam dunk during the Philadelphia 76ers’ preseason finale against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. Edgecombe is gearing up for his rookie season in the league, being the 76ers’ third overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft. […]

To call the Philadelphia 76ers’ 2024-25 season an abject failure might just be an understatement. Heading into the opening night as the big winners of free agency, able to retain key players like Kelly Oubre Jr. and Andre Drummond while adding the biggest fish on the market, Paul George, to a four-year max contract, the […]

Raise your hand if you’ve heard this one before: the Philadelphia 76ers are dealing with another injury. The past few seasons haven’t gone well for the 76ers on the health front, and it has continued already into this new season. This time, it’s rookie VJ Eddgecombe, who is dealing with a hip injury, according to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are just two weeks away from kicking off their 2025-26 season with a road game against the Boston Celtics. Philadelphia is hoping that they will be able to shake off last year’s brutal showing, in which they missed the playoffs altogether, and re-insert themselves into the Eastern Conference hierarchy with a healthy […]

When the Philadelphia 76ers re-signed Eric Gordon in their pursuit of getting younger and more athletic, it turned heads around the City of Brotherly Love… at least until they ended up selecting VJ Edgecombe with the third overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Now granted, Gordon isn’t quite Kyle Lowry, who has already accepted […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe was humble after receiving a comparison to NBA legend Vince Carter. Edgecombe is getting ready for the first season of his NBA career with the 76ers. He only played one season in college with the Baylor Bears, averaging 15 points and 5.6 rebounds per game after 33 appearances. He earned […]

The Philadelphia 76ers played their first preseason game of the year in Abu Dhabi against the New York Knicks, and there were some things to be excited about with the group. Though Joel Embiid and Paul George did not suit up, Tyrese Maxey was out there getting some minutes with his teammates. Another player who […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard VJ Edgecombe had a pretty surreal moment this week when he linked up with Dwyane Wade, a player he was compared to pre-draft, at the Aramis launch event in Bloomingdale. Aramis, a fragrance brand under Estée Lauder, has been working with Wade as part of his off-court business moves. The Hall […]

With the summer rapidly coming to a close, the Philadelphia 76ers are slowly but surely making their way back to the Training Complex in Camden, New Jersey, to prepare for the 2025-26 NBA season. Among the fresh crop of talent who will be heading to New Jersey to test their mettle and get their game […]

One of the main beacons of hope for the Philadelphia 76ers moving forward is rookie guard and former Baylor standout VJ Edgecombe, whom the team drafted third overall after lucking into that spot in the NBA lottery. Edgecombe didn’t need much time in the NBA Summer League to establish the fact that he’s ready to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have had an interesting last 12 months, first watching their max signing of Paul George crash and burn in epic fashion, but being rewarded for their misery with the number three overall pick. At that spot, the 76ers selected VJ Edgecombe, the standout combo guard from Baylor who burst onto the NCAA […]

VJ Edgecombe has yet to play a single minute of NBA basketball, and yet the Philadelphia 76ers rookie has somehow already found himself a Superman-style one arch-rival. Sounds like something ripped straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster? Well, as it turns out, it’s true, as, in an appearance on Podcast P with Paul George, Edgecombe […]

Heading into the 2025 NBA Draft, fans had a pretty good idea of who the Philadelphia 76ers were going to draft with the third overall pick: VJ Edgecombe. Now sure, there was a time when it looked like Ace Bailey was “the guy” for Philadelphia, the third-best player in the class who played a position […]

Ahead of his highly anticipated rookie campaign, Philadelphia 76ers’ third overall pick VJ Edgecombe reflected on his challenging year at Baylor in a recent interview. After Edgecombe’s Summer League play wowed the masses, placing him in elite company with Boston Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum and his star teammate, Joel Embiid, fans can’t wait to see […]

One of the main things that has kept fans of the Philadelphia 76ers from losing their sanity over the last two years is the emergence of some of the team’s young talent, including VJ Edgecombe, who the team drafted third overall out of Baylor this June. Edgecombe joins Tyrese Maxey and Jared McCain as young […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are entering what could be a last-gasp attempt to wring something out of the Joel Embiid era in 2025-26. Embiid has spent the majority of the last two seasons sidelined with injuries after his 2023 MVP campaign, but the 76ers did draft a future building block this offseason in former Baylor standout […]

What does it mean to be in the NBA? This is a question many rookies, especially top draft picks like Dylan Harper, VJ Edgecombe, and Kon Knueppel, learn the answer to during NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Over the years, NBA Summer League has blossomed into more than just a scouting event. All 30 […]

When it comes to thrills at Summer League per minute, few players came remotely close to Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard VJ Edgecombe. Coming out of Baylor with a theatrical game built on big plays above the rim at both ends of the court, fans in Philadelphia knew they were getting a player who would occasionally […]

Th Philadelphia 76ers and their fans are understandably thrilled to have VJ Edgecombe in the City of Brotherly Love after selecting him with the No. 3 overall pick in the NBA Draft. Edgecombe has finished showing out in the NBA Summer League and is now focused on his first season in the NBA. Edgecombe made […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard VJ Edgecombe has finished behind Cooper Flagg throughout his career. Flagg finished as the top-ranked prospect out of high school. He and the Duke Blue Devils made a deeper run in the NCAA Tournament than Baylor did. Finally, the Dallas Mavericks picked Flagg No. 1 overall in the draft while Edgecombe […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are set to take on the Washington Wizards on Tuesday in a Summer League contest. All eyes have been on Philly throughout the offseason, as there are a ton of expectations for rookie guard VJ Edgecombe. After missing several games due to injury, the organization shared an exciting update about Edgecombe. Philadelphia […]

VJ Edgecombe recently suffered a thumb injury that has kept him out of several Summer League games for the Philadelphia 76ers. However, the rookie guard and the franchise received an inspiring update ahead of the team’s next contest against the Washington Wizards. Reports indicate that Edgecombe, who is 19 years old, was a full participant […]

Though the sample size may be small, the Philadelphia 76ers look like they got a good one in VJ Edgecombe, the two-way guard they drafted third overall out of Baylor. Entering the NBA with A+ athleticism and a sky-high ceiling, Edgecombe has flashed real star potential in his first – and to this point only […]

While Las Vegas Summer League has mostly been a bummer for fans of the Philadelphia 76ers, with Johni Broome’s impressive play not making up for VJ Edgecombe’s absence, the Baylor product has still found plenty of ways to make fans smile in the City of Brotherly Love. Case and point, while his teammates looked to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ 2025 NBA Summer League squad will have to survive another game without star rookie VJ Edgecombe. The No. 3 pick of the 2025 NBA Draft will miss another contest with a sprained thumb. While Edgecombe has yet to make his Las Vegas Summer League debut, the team still holds out hope that […]

After spending the spring and summer pushing to see Ace Bailey be drafted as high as possible in the 2025 NBA Draft, Paul George has a new teammate on the Philadelphia 76ers: VJ Edgecombe. That’s right, despite his heavy endorsements, Daryl Morey and company decided that Edgecombe was a better fit in Nick Nurse’s scheme […]

After turning in a 28-10 double-double for the ages during his Utah Summer League debut, VJ Edgecombe has been unfortunately absent from action for the Philadelphia 76ers, leaving fans with a bummer summer waiting for his electrifying return. Unfortunately, those fans will have to wait at least one more game for that to happen, as […]

Though VJ Edgecombe was a scratch for the Philadelphia 76ers’ Summer League showdown against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the tale of his Utah debut against Ace Bailey and the hometown Jazz has kept fans incredibly excited about the Baylor product’s future. Taking the court alongside future teammates Adem Bona, Justin Edwards, and maybe a few […]

Teams across the NBA are participating in the Summer League, giving the incoming rookies and prospects a chance to get accustomed to the professional level and train for the upcoming season. Unfortunately, it sounds like Philadelphia 76ers’ top pick VJ Edgecombe went down with a concerning injury ahead of the team’s game against the Oklahoma […]

The NBA Summer League is often a proving ground for rookies, and a Summer League clash in Salt Lake City delivered just that. In one of the marquee matchups of the first day, two of the most highly touted prospects from the 2025 NBA Draft went head-to-head as VJ Edgecombe and the Philadelphia 76ers took […]

VJ Edgecombe starred in his NBA Summer League debut for the Philadelphia 76ers as they lost 93-89 against the Utah Jazz in what proved to be a highly electrifying affair. The No. 3 pick of the 2025 NBA Draft showed off his elite two-way potential by putting up 28 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, a […]

VJ Edgecombe had a standout performance in his NBA Summer League debut during Saturday’s matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and Utah Jazz. In 30 minutes of action, Edgecombe was active in multiple areas of the game. He finished with 28 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, two blocks, and a steal. He shot 13-of-26 from the […]

After successfully retaining their first-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, the Philadelphia 76ers had one mission: add athletic character fits with short and long-term potential. An easy ask? No, not really, but then again, considering the team’s current build, with three max contracts and a few question marks around them, what else are they […]

When the Philadelphia 76ers drafted VJ Edgecombe with the third overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, it was meant to be a franchise-altering move. Sure, the team has drafted incredibly well under Daryl Morey since he came to town from Houston, with Tyrese Maxey, Jared McCain, and Adem Bona all playing important roles for […]

The NBA Draft is always an emotional night, but few had more tear-jerking thoughts in 2025 than Philadelphia 76ers selection VJ Edgecombe. After getting taken at No. 3 overall, Edgecombe could hardly contain his emotions while thanking his mother and reflecting on his journey. The former Baylor guard revealed how much his mother sacrificed to […]