Cuckledoodle | Mavericks

241 | 14 hours ago

VJ was good, Coop was good. I’m jealous of the 76ers future backcourt, fun to watch.

roma258 | 76ers

85 | 13 hours ago

Coop is a stud, so happy we got VJ with the third pick. Hope Dallas can put a decent roster around Flagg, he’s such a complete player.

alee51104

29 | 13 hours ago

I went to watch the Nets v 76ers game on a whim and saw VJ get 8 points in the span of like a minute. He’s awesome.

treyfiddy | Minneapolis Lakers

-28 | 13 hours ago

if only they could rid of the PG and embiid contracts

Star_City | PHI

33 | 13 hours ago

Im not gonna lie, having the unc’s around is not as bad as you would think. Is it ideal? No, not at all. Not even close. But its not as bad as you would think.

It is a long season and we are not title contenders, so its nice to sprinkle them in every few games. They seem delighted by the experience.

unpronouncedable | 76ers

27 | 13 hours ago

It is what it is, but in one sense those contracts and the old man injuries got us VJ.

Van_Flyheight

1 | 10 hours ago

PG maybe but I don’t want to see Joel play for any other team and I’m willing to ride it out with him till the wheels fall off. Hes carried this franchise.

heat_fan_ | Raptors

181 | 14 hours ago

This year rookie class is just flipping crazy

Glittering_Base6589 | Timberwolves

81 | 13 hours ago

To make up for how shitty last year’s was

DidAnyoneElseJustCum | Cavaliers

36 | 13 hours ago

Dylan Harper probably wins last year and he’s not even top 5 right now.

Matzeeh | Spurs

13 | 13 hours ago

How is he not top 5?

Faux_null8834 | Mavericks

66 | 13 hours ago

flagg, vj, kon, queen, fears. imo harper 6th or maybe cedric coward

Matzeeh | Spurs

51 | 13 hours ago

He is 100% better than atleast Fears, just hasnt gotten the minutes cause we’re stacked at guard and because hes been out a few weeks with injuries.

DidAnyoneElseJustCum | Cavaliers

13 | 12 hours ago

Not needing a rookie to play 30 minutes a night is a great problem to have. He’ll slot in really nicely when Fox has to go in a couple years.

IhateLukaDoncic

1 | 3 minutes ago

You guys are delusional he will never be the player fox is

Outrageous-Maybe-200 | Nuggets

5 | 12 hours ago

Reynaud, Will Richard, Hugo Gonzalez honorable mention

ElBluntDealer | Clippers

-2 | 9 hours ago

Harper is a better player than all of those guys except Flagg right now. Harper just isn’t getting the minutes.

Pagliaccio13 | 76ers

-8 | 11 hours ago

I don’t normally wish injuries on players, but would be interesting if something happens and we have a ROTY battle between Coward and Fears

hawk8024 | Mavericks

8 | 13 hours ago

I’m think they’re referencing the rookie ladder, which had Harper 7th almost exclusively due to injury and his role on your incredibly stacked roster lol

I doubt anyone believes he’s not top 3 let alone top 5 in actual ability, he just hasn’t gotten the chance other rookies have to put up numbers.

3cardblindbot | PHI

3 | 13 hours ago

He’s really good but was injured most of november and he gets fewer minutes and touches on average than the other guys. Nothing wrong with not being in the top 5 when the other five guys have been that good and a bit healthier.

browndude10 | United States

1 | 13 hours ago

lol

Van_Flyheight

3 | 10 hours ago

As a Jared McCain fan I think last year was an awesome draft lol

tullbabes | Spurs

1 | 11 hours ago

That draft was amazing.

oklolzzzzs

1 | 12 hours ago

2026 is about to be stacked as well

Cark_Muban | NBA

1 | 12 hours ago

Its an all timer

StefonDiggsHS | Mavericks

103 | 14 hours ago

Really fun game came out very impressed with VJs on ball defense

Immynimmy | 76ers

50 | 13 hours ago

From his first game I couldn’t believe how nba ready he looked. He just has “it”. It’s gonna be crazy to see what kind of player he is in 4-5 years.

lil_e_v_ | 76ers

1 | 2 hours ago

I never anticipated him being a quality rotation player from day 1. He was an older freshman I guess, but this is still crazy. There are some actual fantastic rotation players from this draft and it was only 6 months ago.

Renegadeforever2024 | Raptors

79 | 14 hours ago

Two future superstars

GV_Samurai | 76ers

38 | 13 hours ago

future? ;)

Adorable-Bike-9689

29 | 13 hours ago

They are now but they’ll also be in the future.

KirbyLoreHistorian | 76ers

9 | 11 hours ago

Thanks Mitch.

Shamsyil | 76ers

63 | 14 hours ago

That sequence near the end where VJ forced Cooper into a tough shot and took the rebound coast-to-coast might live in my head for a while.

Enough-Captain2788

30 | 13 hours ago

Im equally as impressed by the offensive rebound he grabbed with 2:30 to go. We didn’t get anything out of the possession because we missed the next shot but he started the play on the complete opposite side of the court and was running to crash the glass before McCain even went up for the shot. He just does all the little things that go into winning that this team has missed for years.

Shamsyil | 76ers

21 | 13 hours ago

The on-off splits for VJ are insane. Dude is one of the clutchest players in the league already. Winner.

Glittering_Base6589 | Timberwolves

8 | 12 hours ago

It’s nuts, your team looks completely different when he’s off

The_Chozen_1_

39 | 13 hours ago

This was VJ Edgecombe’s fourth consecutive game with 20+ points too…

He should definitely be a ROTY contender with Flagg/Kon but he’s on a playoff contending team with Maxey/Embiid and people have started underrating him a lot after his short shooting slump last month where his statlines weren’t as good.

Glittering_Base6589 | Timberwolves

18 | 13 hours ago

VJ would definitely be leading ROTY if he wasn’t playing with 3 max players. He’s already looking like the best defender in the class over Cooper.

Krillin113 | 76ers

2 | 4 hours ago

Tbf he’s playing with 2 max players at most

jpr196

35 | 14 hours ago

Both looked good to these eyes

Otternomaly | 76ers

36 | 13 hours ago

This gonna be such a fun matchup for years to Edgecombe

WhoUCuh

34 | 13 hours ago

VJ back on his Dwade shit.👀

GV_Samurai | 76ers

23 | 14 hours ago

absolute pleasure to watch

Pharrelliper | Jazz

24 | 13 hours ago

Best overall class of the decade (so far) Bunch of fun, young talent.

Hopefully 2026 matches the hype.

neal1701

18 | 13 hours ago

I think VJ was ²⁄₄ for 3 before he started taking a bunch of 3s in the second half

But he won’t let a bad 3-point shooting game affect his next game

Rider5432 | DAL

18 | 13 hours ago

D-Wade vs Jayson Tatum lived up to the hype

Main_Pop_7565

9 | 13 hours ago

VJ’s forcing his way back into those ROTY conversations

enterusernamethere

10 | 13 hours ago

Gonna be a close one this year, lots of contenders.

Flagg vs VJ vs Nipple

Closely followed by Jeremiah Fears, Cedric Coward, Derik Queen and Dylan Harper

Wonderful-Photo-9938

7 | 14 hours ago

For Philly Fans.

When you need to pay Maxey and VJ. You are out of Embiid and PG contract right?👀🤔

But I think Philly will seriously try to trade Embiid/PG. But who will be takers in the near future (2026 - 2027)?🤔

roma258 | 76ers

18 | 13 hours ago

PG will be off the books by the time Maxey’s and VJ’s contracts are up. Hopefully Embiid will be medically retire, lmao….ain’t nobody trading for him.

Grand-Plantain-8596 | 76ers

2 | 12 hours ago

nah unless the team forced him (which would be really dumb) I don’t think he would since it’s not only about the money for him but a genuine love for basketball. As long as he can still somewhat walk I doubt he would willingly step away. Even after this contract ends I wouldn’t be surprised if he came back on a minimum-MLE

roma258 | 76ers

2 | 12 hours ago

Let’s be real for a second. He’s 31, last 2 seasons he’s played 39 and 19 games. This season he’s played 11 out of 26. These things don’t get better with age and additional mileage.

I am not questioning his love of the game or his desire to play. But his knees are simply fucked. He’ll probably keep trying, but it’s not gonna end pretty.

TiltMyChinUp

1 | 11 hours ago

I mean it’s probably going to end with him getting traded to a tanking team. Maybe he gets bought out and signs somewhere to chase a ring, but he’d have to learn to scale his role appropriately.

I’d love for him to change how he plays to maximize his health in Philly but I don’t see that happening

Tall-Improvement3829

1 | 11 hours ago

I don’t think anyone with a brain disagrees with you, but he still isn’t retiring. So he’ll end this contract on the sixers or he’ll be traded in a dump his last year

roma258 | 76ers

1 | 3 hours ago

Yes but that’s why I said hopefully. Hope is not a plan.

romanticynicist | 76ers

6 | 13 hours ago

If Flagg ever learns to shoot he’ll make a whole bunch of all-NBA teams.

With Kyrie out, Klay’s shot not falling tonight, and their two best players non-threats from 3, the Mavs had one of the worst 3pt shooting nights I’ve seen in while. 3 for 18 is extremely yikes.

Illini_Guy16 | Slovenia

1 | 12 hours ago

With the turnovers we had, I don’t even know how it was this close.

On with the ethical tanking though

Outrageous-Maybe-200 | Nuggets

6 | 12 hours ago

It’s fun watching this rookie class compared to last season

VoidMageZero | 76ers

2 | 11 hours ago

VJ > Coop 😎

waterudirt | Mavericks

-1 | 12 hours ago

I don’t think there’s ever been an elite defender like Coop in their rookie season. We got so lucky

jz924 | Slovenia

-5 | 13 hours ago

So is Cooper Flagg just gonna have better whistle as a rookie than Luka when he was on the mavs? lol.

Beetle919

6 | 13 hours ago

Luka had nearly 7 fta per game as a rookie lmao

jz924 | Slovenia

0 | 13 hours ago

He had nearly 7 fta his last season at mavs too while shooting more.

Beetle919

2 | 13 hours ago

it all worked out for him, hes now averaging a historic amount

Grand-Plantain-8596 | 76ers

3 | 12 hours ago

Lakers Tax*. Somehow doesn’t work for Bron tho :(

Rookie Showdown Today: VJ Edgecombe (26/6/4) VS Cooper Flagg (24/4/3)