VJ Edgecombe leads the early NBA ROY race as the 76ers visit D.C., facing Wizards rookie Tre Johnson in a Tuesday test at Capital One Arena.

As it has been so far this season, the starting backcourt of Tyrese Maxey and Rookie VJ Edgecombe carried the Sixers against the Magic. They combined for 40 of the Sixers' 72 first-half points and finished the game with a combined 69 points as Philly improved to 3-0 this season.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia 76ers have received one helluva performance from rookie VJ Edgecombe to begin his NBA career. After being selected with the No. 3 pick in the draft, there were high expectations, but Edgecombe has shattered those to begin his career.

Last week saw the Philadelphia 76ers start their regular season off with two games, one on the road, and one match at home, leaving with a record of 2-0. While

The Philadelphia 76ers are one of only four NBA teams left who still haven’t lost a game in this early stage of the 2025-26 season. While it still early days, that is certainly a positive improvement so far from last year when Philadelphia finished with an underwhelming 24-58 record.

Rookie guard VJ Edgecombe continues to impress for the Philadelphia 76ers, who are off to their first 3-0 start since the 2019-20 campaign.

On a night when the entire team celebrated with Quentin Grimes after he hit the deciding shot, a few things became clear about the Sixers.

The Sixers have had a future Hall of Famer in Joel Embiid – he will be, like it or not – on their roster for a decade, and to this point, they haven’t surrounded him with enough talent to get him anywhere.