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Bahamian basketball player (born 2005)
Valdez Drexel "V. J." Edgecombe Jr. is a Bahamian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2024 class. Edgecombe was selected with the third overall pick by the 76ers in the 2025 NBA draft..
More on Wikipedia ↗National Basketball Association team in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia 76ers, known colloquially as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Xfinity Mobile Arena in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.
More on Wikipedia ↗VJ Edgecombe is ready to give advice to Philadelphia 76ers guard Labaron Philon Jr. on how to handle his rookie season.