The Philadelphia 76ers are very proud of their current 4-0 record, especially after the last few seasons they’ve had.
One of the biggest reasons for the team’s impressive starts is VJ Edgecombe, the rookie player who has been putting up big numbers night after night.
Everyone is on board with Edgecombe, including his fellow players.
Tyrese Maxey recently talked about Edgecombe, and he said he knew he was special from the very start.
“We have a competitive nature. That’s what I realized about V.J. from day one. I told the entire team, ‘I’ll be at the gym at 6 o’clock in the morning. Anybody who wants smoke, play ones after we work out, show up.’ V.J. was there, and Trendon Watford was there, those were the only two players there. That’s when I knew. He’s pushing me. I went home and told my dad, you gon’ like this kid. He likes to have fun. He likes to work. At the end of the day, we’re competitors. We want to win,” Maxey said.
“I went home and told my dad, you gon’ like this kid.”
Tyrese Maxey shares the moment he knew VJ Edgecombe had his same competitive nature 😤 pic.twitter.com/bQkRBLUXR2
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Edgecombe is definitely having fun so far.
During his first four games, the rookie from Baylor has put up 22.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 5.5 assists on 47.1 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from downtown.
He was chosen as the third overall pick in the draft, so people expected big things from him, but they weren’t sure if they’d get them so quickly.
Edgecombe has been strong out of the gate, but he still has a whole season to develop and grow.
Maxey has been a hero too, averaging 37.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 8.3 assists so far.
These two are building great chemistry, which suggests that this could be a turnaround year for the Sixers.
The fans are loving Edgecombe, and Maxey is as well.
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