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Five thoughts on the Sixers’ Utah Summer League opener

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The Summer Sixers made their debut last night, and it came against a noteworthy foe: the Utah Jazz and Ace Bailey, one of the more heavily debated options that the Sixers could have selected with the 3rd overall pick in last month's draft.

Early on the two top-5 picks played to their scouting report, with Bailey missing a contested jumper with 17 seconds left on the shot clock in a Utah possession that contained zero passes, immediately followed by VJ Edgecombe getting his dribble picked while coming off of a pick-and-roll.

In inauspicious start for two highly-touted rookies, to be sure.

But VJ Edgecombe quickly found his footing, finishing the night with 28 points on 13-27 shooting, to go a...

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