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Edgecombe Named A Finalist For Rookie Of The Year Award

Edgecombe named a finalist for Rookie of the Year award originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

BOSTON — The Sixers have rookie representation on the list of finalists for 2025-26 end-of-season awards.

VJ Edgecombe was named Sunday night as a Rookie of the Year finalist along with the Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg and the Hornets’ Kon Knueppel. Voting results will be announced at a later date.

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Since being drafted out of Baylor with the No. 3 overall pick, Edgecombe has been valuable for the Sixers on both ends of the floor and displayed alluring tools to build on.

The 20-year-old led all rookies in minutes played. Over 75 games, he averaged 16.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.4 steals. Among rookies with at least 20 games played, Edgecombe ranked third in points per game, third in assists per game and first in steals per game.

Of the three finalists, only Edgecombe’s team reached the playoffs. The Sixers suffered a blowout Round 1, Game 1 loss Sunday to the Celtics.

Knueppel and Flagg were teammates last season as Duke freshmen. Flagg averaged 21.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists for the 26-56 Mavs. Knueppel posted 18.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per contest for the Hornets, who couldn’t advance out of the Eastern Conference’s play-in tournament. He carried over his sharpshooting to the NBA, hitting 42.5 percent of his three-pointers.

The Sixers have had three Rookie of the Year winners in their history. Allen Iverson earned the honor in 1997, Michael Carter-Williams in 2014 and Ben Simmons in 2018.

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Edgecombe Named A Finalist For Rookie Of The Year Award

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