The Philadelphia 76ers began summer league on Saturday night when they took on the Utah Jazz in the Salt Lake City version. It was the first of three games the Sixers will play in Utah before heading out to Las Vegas on July 10.
The Sixers took a tough 93-89 loss to the Jazz, but they have to be encouraged by the play of rookie guard VJ Edgecombe. The No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft showed off everything in his game as he scored 28 points with 10 rebounds, four assists, and two blocks. He showed off his athleticism and made a few plays that showed off a surprising savviness for a player so young.
Also, Edgecombe won the individual battle with No. 5 overall pick, Ace Bailey who had eight points on 3-for-13 shooting with seven rebounds.
NBA Twitter gave its best reaction to Edgecombe’s debut for the summer Sixers as his NBA career began with an impressive showing:
VJ Edgecombe dazzled in his #NBASummer debut for the @sixers!
🔔 28 points
🔔 10 rebounds
🔔 4 assists
🔔 2 blocks pic.twitter.com/sqLlfmuIWA— NBA (@NBA) July 6, 2025
VJ Edgecombe pic.twitter.com/vJSkVEO5sI
— Jake (@SuperiorNBA) July 6, 2025
The No. 3 and No. 5 picks faced off in SL debuts 👀
VJ Edgecombe: 28 PTS, 13-27 FG, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
Ace Bailey: 8 PTS, 3-13 FG, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK pic.twitter.com/wQ6yvAzNMX— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 6, 2025
VJ Edgecombe tonight:
28 points
10 rebounds
4 assists
2 blocks
50% FG(Via @realapp_ ) pic.twitter.com/1mGkAbrdHH
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) July 6, 2025
Everything I said about VJ Edgecombe pre draft pic.twitter.com/rBkAKds2aP
— 👨🏼🦲Jeff✌🏼☝🏼🖐🏼 (@Philly_Bul215) July 6, 2025
vj edgecombe in 4 years pic.twitter.com/0hem8bOOjx
— warheart (@ONESEVENRIVERS) July 6, 2025
VJ Edgecombe Summer League debut:
28 PTS
10 REB
4 AST
2 BLKFuture is bright. pic.twitter.com/mxNeX6Zb0E
— StatMuse (@statmuse) July 6, 2025
VJ Edgecombe when he goes from 6’5 to 6’8 in a few years pic.twitter.com/tD0O1DRDgc
— Abu Omar (@DonEstifanos) July 6, 2025
VJ Edgecombe tonight
28 points
10 rebounds
4 assists
2 blocks
13-26 FG pic.twitter.com/6GDBB2eDVb— Teg🚨 (@IQfor3) July 6, 2025
VJ Edgecombe good at basketball https://t.co/0pP5lKp8z0
— Subscribe to the You Know Ball Patreon (@TrillBroDude) July 6, 2025
My name is Nekias Duncan, and I have enjoyed the VJ Edgecombe Experience™️
— Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) July 6, 2025
CLEAR THE RUNWAY FOR VJ EDGECOMBE ✈️🤯
The No. 3 overall pick for the @sixers is showing off his skills on ESPN! pic.twitter.com/c0dGlNEptB
— NBA (@NBA) July 6, 2025
VJ Edgecombe on offense/defense by 2028 pic.twitter.com/k8DmYCg97a
— Jeff McDevitt (@JeffMcDev) July 6, 2025
S/o to the tank job that led the Sixers to getting a future superstar in VJ Edgecombe
— Abu Omar (@DonEstifanos) July 6, 2025
Vj Edgecombe Tyrese Maxey and Jared Mccain pic.twitter.com/UPlhVUTqrv
— LT (@Ltgoatt) July 6, 2025
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: NBA Twitter reacts to VJ Edgecombe’s Sixers summer league debut