Edgecombe enjoys and takes pride in his defense. He doesn’t have the size of a guard-everyone stopper or the wingspan (6-foot-7.5) of a player destined to rack up steals and blocks, but his effort and explosiveness are great foundational traits.

With the first night of the draft two weeks away, V.J. Edgecombe appears to be in good position to be selected with the third pick, Jake Fischer of The Stein Line writes in his latest Substack column (subscription required).

Per tradition, the projected upper-tier of draft picks, among them prospective Mavericks’ No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg, will be in the building at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Thirteen players in total have reportedly been invited to the NBA draft green room.

We haven’t gotten much solid reporting about what the Sixers could do at No. 3, but NBA insider Jake Fischer has a lot of intel about their interest in VJ Edgecombe.

If that’s the case, they might want to target Baylor’s V.J. Edgecombe. On top of his two-way potential, it seems like he grew up rooting for the Heat, or at least digging deep into their tape to mold his game.

Baylor's VJ Edgecombe looks a lot like the players you see on the court in this year’s NBA Finals, if not in form then in spirit. He could be a solid pick if the Sixers don't move up in the draft.

V.J. Edgecombe, the former Baylor Bears and Long Island Lutheran player, declared for the 2025 NBA draft after his freshman year.