76ers select Baylor's Edgecombe with No. 3 pick

After a disastrous play wherever Joel Embiid lone played a fistful of games earlier needing genu surgery, Philadelphia's reward was getting the 3rd prime successful Wednesday night's NBA draft, which they utilized to prime Baylor defender VJ Edgecombe.

Edgecombe, who was portion of the Bahamian nationalist squad past summertime alongside aggregate existent NBA players, is an explosive 19-year-old defender who could beryllium a agelong word complement to All-Star Tyrese Maxey successful Philadelphia's backcourt.

The 76ers' prime astir went to the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder arsenic portion of the Al Horford-Danny Green swap 5 years ago, but it had a top-6 protection, letting the Sixers clasp it.