VJ Edgecombe Caps Breakout Rookie Year as Sixers Enter Play-In

Overview

• The 76ers, who face the Magic in the NBA play-in Wednesday, plan to lean on the 20-year-old guard in his first postseason test.
• Edgecombe finished the regular season at 16.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game with .438/.354/.818 shooting splits.
• Head coach Nick Nurse played him about 35 minutes in each of the 75 games he was available, a strong vote of confidence on a veteran roster.
• In clutch situations—final five minutes with a five-point margin—he shot 58.7 percent and showed he can create late buckets.
• Coverage notes he is unlikely to win Rookie of the Year against peers like Cooper Flagg or Kon Knueppel, yet casts him as a long-term pillar for Philadelphia.