Philadelphia Embracing Edgecombe Early: 'We’re Super Excited about VJ'

VJ Edgecombe Selected by Philadelphia with 3rd Pick, Becomes Highest-Ever Drafted Bear

Shortly after VJ Edgecombe was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the third overall pick of Wednesday’s 2025 NBA Draft, he walked across the stage of Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, paused for a picture to shake commissioner Adam Silver’s hand and then promtly walked off the stage to join his brother, Rotario, and mother, Bendra, for a brief interview.