VJ Edgecombe is the pick! Sixers select Baylor Guard with 3rd overall pick

WITH THE 3RD OVERALL PICK IN THE 2025 NBA DRAFT, THE PHILADELPHIA 76ERS SELECTED VJ EDGECOMBE, GUARD, BAYLOR. AFTER COOPER FLAGG WAS TAKEN NUMBER ONE OVERALL BY THE DALLAS MAVERICKS, AND DYLAN HARPER WENT SECOND TO THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS, THE SIXERS DID NOT TRADE DOWN FROM THE THIRD OVERALL PICK, AND TOOK EDGECOMBE, WHO AVERAGED 15 POINTS, 5.6 REBOUNDS, 3.2 ASSISTS AND 2.1 STEALS PER GAME IN HIS LONE SEASON AT BAYLOR. THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES ARE SHUTOUT FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE NIGHT, THIS TIME LOSING 2-0 TO THE HOUSTON ASTROS. ZACK WHEELER PITCHED 6 STRONG INNINGS, GIVING UP JUST 1 EARNED RUN, BUT THE PHILLIES OFFENSE GOT NOTHING FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT NIGHT. THE SERIES FINALE IS TODAY AT 2:10. CRISTOPHER SANCHEZ VS HUNTER BROWN.