The Philadelphia 76ers made a selection with the No. 3 overall pick as they took Baylor star VJ Edgecombe with the No. 3 overall pick. The Sixers will add an athletic marvel to their backcourt and allow themselves to move forward with a faster and quicker team on the floor.

Edgecombe, a 19-year-old native of the Bahamas, became the fourth guard drafted and kept by the Sixers in recent years, with Tyrese Maxey joining the franchise as the 21st pick in 2020. The following year, the Sixers selected Jaden Springer at No. 28, and they chose Jared McCain with the 16th pick last summer.

What do draft experts make of the pick? Let's find out as we evaluate their grades of the Edgecombe selection: In his praise of the Edgecombe selection, writer J. Kyle Mann outlines why Philadelphia might be the perfect environment for the Bahamian star to succeed: "He’s immensely disruptive off the ball on defense and fits the profile of a modern backcourt playoff player.