"Honestly, I think he's been great," star guard Tyrese Maxey said of Edgecombe. "Just the game that I saw and then just talking to him before, I think his mindset’s in the right place. I think he's going to go out there and compete extremely hard."

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse is already a big fan of No. 3 overall pick VJ Edgecombe. "Just a lot of everything," he said during an appearance on a live version of The Hoop Collective podcast (23:40 mark) when asked what the team was excited about regarding Edgecombe.

We had a brief taste of it against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, when the Sixers lost in the final minute, but Edgecombe balled out with 28 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal,