Baylor coach Scott Drew and Long Island Lutheran coach John Buck helped develop the supremely athletic Edgecombe, who could be a Sixers target with the No. 3 overall pick.

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.

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).

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.

Edgecombe may not have the upside that an executive will see in players like Bailey or Texas’ Tre Johnson. But he is a player who looks a lot like the ones you see on the court in this year’s NBA Finals, if not in form then in spirit.

We’ve made it through the lottery in our At The Hive Community Mock Draft. The Charlotte Hornets selected VJ Edgecombe with the hopes that he’ll boost the defense and add a downhill complement to LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller.

Sixers readers also express interest in players with contract options, including Kelly Oubre Jr., Andre Drummond and Eric Gordon.

The Hornets are locked in on character and intel heading into the draft—are they overthinking it? We break down VJ Edgecombe's rising stock and Kon vs. Tre at 4