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If the Sixers needed some help for the start of the 2025–2026 until Paul George and Joel Embiid could return healthy — they got it. The NBA has never tracked a backcourt scoring this many points in the first three games as Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe for the (5–1) 76ers since the stat has been tracked going all the way back to 1970–1971. The two combined for an incredible one hundred and eighty-six points in the team’s first three games.
Over the past several years — the Sixers have been looking for the perfect compliment to Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. And while a full season of Paul George may help to position Philadelphia for success — time will only tell.
For the present — another key piece for Sixers has just emerged.
Last week’s opening night against the Boston Celtics was a gem of a game for the Sixers top April Draft Selection. VJ Edgecombe stunned a crowd at TD Garden in Boston — dropping thirty-four points in forty-two minutes. His point total ranks third most points among any rookie in their first NBA Game behind Wilt (Chamberlain) in 1959 and Frank Selvy in 1954.
The 76ers made history by drafting just the tenth Player to play in the NBA from the Bahamas in Baylor star player and Guard VJ Edgecombe. Edgecombe joins Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid, and Paul George in an attempt to bring the Sixers back to playoff relevance.
If the Sixers had been concerned about selecting a player who didn’t want to play in Philadelphia, all of those concerns would soon melt away with Edgecombe. Just moments after joining NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on stage — a humbled VJ Edgecombe and his family — overcome with emotion — delivered a humbled message of excitement about coming to Philadelphia.
We are excited, too.
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