VJ has 30, Sixers up by 13, under 2 to play.

Bearsalwayswin said:

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vj has been by far our best nba player in a while…..he's one of the few positives to look at

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Keyonte, Davion, Prince, Royce, Yves?

yea there are definitely ligit guys out there

Youngest player in NBA history with a 30 pt 10 rebound game in playoffs.

2nd oldest.. Magic Johnson in the Finals when he replaced an injured Kareem and got 42-15 playing center against the Sixers.

HISTORIC NIGHT FOR VJ EDGECOMBE 🔥

First rookie with:
✅ 5 threes and 10 REB in a playoff game in NBA history
✅ a 30-PT double-double in a playoff game since Derrick Rose in 2009
✅ 30 PTS and 10 REB in a playoff game since Tim Duncan in 1998 pic.twitter.com/fgXjRXLacr

— ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) April 22, 2026

VJ was the youngest player in the history of the NBA to put up 30/10 in a playoff game. The next 2 guys to do it were Magic Johnson and a guy named LeBron James.

VJ should be the Rookie of the Year...but I don't think he will get it.

BluesBear said:

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VJ should be the Rookie of the Year...but I don't think he will get it.

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No, he shouldn't. He's had a great season and is poised to be a star - no doubt. I could see him making a few all-star games and maybe even some all-NBA teams down the line. VJ should be in the conversation for rookie of the year, but I think he should be third at best. But rookie of the year should go to Kneuppel or Flagg (if Dylan Harper played the amount of minutes as Kneuppel or Flagg, I think he'd be in the conversation too).

I agree with everything you said.. but he did have some comments post draft critical of Drew's system.

Not saying that's a character flaw because he's certainly backed it up with his play.

I wasn't aware of that. What were the comments?

Crawfoso1973 said:

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I wasn't aware of that. What were the comments?

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He stated he "hates college basketball ' and was critical of the analytics Drew stresses that only allows for layups or threes.

Said mid range game is his strength.

I think it was on Paul George's podcast post draft.

I think you could support VJ as Rookie of the Year + Team made the playoffs....Didn't just stand at the 3pt line all night (like Kon did).....but he's not the "popular" of the 3......I was fortunate to get to watch all 3 play this year. Good players...

VJ
Games - 75
Minutes - 35
FG% - 43.8
3p% - 35.4
FT% - 81.8
Reb - 5.6
Ast - 4.2
Blk - 0.5
Stl - 1.4
TO - 1.8
PTS - 16.0

Kon
Games - 81
Minutes - 31.5
FG% - 47.5
3p% - 42.5
FT% - 86.3
Reb - 5.3
Ast - 3.4
Blk - 0.2
Stl - 0.7
TO - 2.0
PTS - 18.5

FLAGG
Games - 70
Minutes - 33.5
FG% - 46.8
3p% - 29.5
FT% - 82.7
Reb - 6.7
Ast - 4.5
Blk - 0.9
Stl - 1.2
TO - 2.3
PTS - 21.0

guadalupeoso said:

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BluesBear said:

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VJ should be the Rookie of the Year...but I don't think he will get it.

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No, he shouldn't. He's had a great season and is poised to be a star - no doubt. I could see him making a few all-star games and maybe even some all-NBA teams down the line. VJ should be in the conversation for rookie of the year, but I think he should be third at best. But rookie of the year should go to Kneuppel or Flagg (if Dylan Harper played the amount of minutes as Kneuppel or Flagg, I think he'd be in the conversation too).

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This discussion while debating who should finish first in the voting also reveals that the top picks from last year's draft were NBA ready and will probably have terrific careers.

Flagg may be a unanimous or near unanimous pick, and deservedly so. VJ and Kon have solid enough resumes to have won in years where you don't have Flagg, but Flagg was doing a lot of things no rookie has ever done. I think you can make a good argument for either VJ or Kon to be 2/3.

BluesBear said:

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VJ should be the Rookie of the Year...but I don't think he will get it.

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He absolutely should not be rookie of the year.

flagg is feeding bc he has no comp on his team

kon shoots threes

Bearsalwayswin said:

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flagg is feeding bc he has no comp on his team

kon shoots threes

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I just look at the best player. While all three can have great careers, Flagg is the best player of the three. Easily.

Just announced.

Flagg edges out Kon.

Edgecombe distant 3rd.

The final voting results for the NBA Rookie of The Year award.

(via @NBAPR) pic.twitter.com/A4YU1Lro32

— MFFL NATION (@NationMffl) April 27, 2026

Looking at the past winners and it appears to me that Cooper Flagg is the first ever to win:

National HS Basketball Player of the Year (based on the Naismith and Gatorade Prep POY Awards given out since the mid 80s and Cooper won both of those),
NCAA Basketball Player of the…

— Mark Followill (@MFollowill) April 27, 2026

If you think Kon just shoots threes, you are losing the forest for the trees. He does a ton of movement to get open. Smart player who makes a lot of great choices off ball to get his shots. On top of that, he set a rookie record for most made three pointers and then set a franchise record for most made 3s in a single season AS A ROOKIE.

Flagg was deserving of rookie of the year, but the amount of folks on this board who think Kneuppel is a write off as "just another shooter" is insane. Kon Kneuppel could end up being a Klay Thompson-esque player (but may not play on as good of a team as Klay and likely will not win championships, definitely not with Lamelo in Charlotte), who has had a hall of fame career.

Kon had the award locked up until those horrible performances in the play in tournament .

He was 2-12 and 3-11 from field.. 0-7 from 3 in the elimination loss to Orlando... Sat almost entire 4th qtr and when they needed a 3 in final seconds didn't even get on the court .

Final ballots were due 2 days later.

Sicem Sixers

Boston's Jayson Tatum is OUT for Game 7 tonight against the Philadelphia 76ers with a left leg injury.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 2, 2026

Edge played in 44 of the 48 minutes. In the 4 minutes he didn't play. Celtics were +10.

Huge part of the upset win!

Our rook making history 💫#SicEm | #CultureofJOY https://t.co/ZlvpVOmEHg

— Baylor Men’s Basketball (@BaylorMBB) May 3, 2026

I'm gonna be invested in the Knicks 76ers series.

Mitch Blood Green said:

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I'm gonna be invested in the Knicks 76ers series.

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Will your investment be selling the Knicks short?