V.J. Edgecombe goes #3 overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2025 NBA Draft!

V.J. Edgecombe goes #3 overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2025 NBA Draft!

>> WITH THE THIRD PICK IN THE 2020 NBA DRAFT, THE PHILADELPHIA 76 ERS SELECT V.J. EDGECOMBE FROM BIMINI BAHAMAS AND BAYLOR UNIVERSITY. >> SHARING A HUG WITH HIS MOM KENDRA. WHAT A MOMENT FOR THIS FAMILY. TALK TO VIJAY. AND IT’S JUST SO EVIDENT THE PRIDE HE CARRIES FOR THE BAHAMAS WHERE HE GREW UP. THIS IS HIS FAMILY IN THE STANDS HERE. AND HE SAYS THE TOUGHNESS, THE HEART AND PLAYING ON CONCRETE THAT SHAPED HIM. HE’S SIX FOUR AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN TALKING TO BAYLOR. HIS ATHLETICISM STANDS OUT. BUT OVER THE YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL NOTABLE PLAYERS HAILING FROM THE BAHAMAS, INCLUDING MYCHAL THOMPSON, BUDDY HIELD DEANDRE AYTON, THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THIS GROUP, V.J. EDGECOMBE, WHO PLAYED FOR THE BOHEMIAN NATIONAL TEAM IN THE 2024 OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS, AND HE THEN PLAYED COLLEGE BALL AT BAYLOR. HE WON BIG 12 FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR THERE. AND THIS IS REALLY AWESOME. ANDREA. WITH HIS NIL EARNINGS, HE SET UP A SCHOLARSHIP FUND THAT PAID FOR THREE STUDENTS TUITION AT GATEWAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, A SCHOOL HE GREW UP ATTENDING IN THE BAHAMAS. HIS HEAD COACH, DREW SCOTT, COMPARED HIM TO RUSSELL WESTBROOK. IN THAT WAY OF HIS ATHLETICISM AND SAID, HE’S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM HERE FOR YEARS TO COME. >> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YOU MENTIONED HIS EXPERIENCE WITH BAHAMIAN NATIONAL TEAM. BUDDY HIELD CALLED HIM A HIGH CHARACTER KID, FUN TO BE AROUND AND FUN TO PLAY WITH, AND IT’S BEYOND HIS CHARACTER. HE IS AN OUTSTANDING ATHLETE WHO PLAYS WITH A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF EFFORT ON BOTH ENDS. IT’S THE ELITE ATHLETICISM THAT STANDS OUT ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE. HE AVERAGED 15 POINTS A GAME JUST UNDER SIX REBOUNDS, TWO STEALS A GAME. THE WAY THAT

V.J. Edgecombe goes #3 overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2025 #NBADraft presented by State Farm!

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