VJ’s quick hands and instincts have made him an absolute beast in the passing lanes this year, leading all rookies in steals by a significant margin.

Rookie leaders in steals:

VJ Edgecombe: 94 Jeremiah Fears: 83 Will Richard: 78

Zeeron1 | Thunder

24 | 2 hours ago

Hes also leading in u/Zeeron1 cheers per 36 among all rookies. Has anyone made ROY voters aware of this advanced stat?

moby323 | 76ers

5 | 2 hours ago

I’m guessing Thunder fans would cheer for him, if he wasn’t so good we probably would have kept McCain before VJ took all of his minutes!

Zeeron1 | Thunder

5 | 2 hours ago

Lol true, but I’ve been all in on him since hearing his story on draft night

gonkerthestuffedbird

0 | 2 hours ago

What was his story on draft night?

BakerStSavvy | Spurs

1 | an hour ago

I think it was mostly him growing up in struggle. One of the nba recruits that wasnt already in a good position or had a family member put them up a leg. I remember him talking about them relying on generators cause they couldnt pay bills. Someone correct me if im wrong but hes one of the guys that actually NEEDED the nba

Giuseppe_exitplan | Magic

19 | 2 hours ago

Will Richard being not far behind VJ is impressive considering the difference in minutes played between the two.

moby323 | 76ers

9 | 2 hours ago

100%.

So many damn good rookies this year, it’s nuts.

AbbreviationsBig395 | Warriors

7 | 2 hours ago

Thank you for appreciating our rook 😭 it’s the only thing going good for us so far a very coachable rook in a late second round.

Giuseppe_exitplan | Magic

2 | 2 hours ago

I like him quite a bit and envision him being around the league for a while. He came into the league a good role-player. Makes mistakes, sure every rookie does, but as you said its not every draft you find a workable player in the late SR.

LemonButterRum

6 | 2 hours ago

Minutes per game:

V.J. Edgecombe: 35 minutes per game
Fears: 25 minutes per game
Will Richard: 20 minutes per game

Sad-Shake-6050 | 76ers

7 | 2 hours ago

He works harder! Other rookies need to work on their stamina.

Agile_Variety_632

1 | 34 minutes ago

No, Nurse just likes playing him that much.

Sad-Shake-6050 | 76ers

1 | 31 minutes ago

I get it. When you have a young Michael Jordan or DWade you got to play him.

Flashy_Leave7069

4 | 2 hours ago

Will Richard’s mentioned!!

SlimmySlinky | Thunder

2 | an hour ago

So the next guy is on 83 AND there’s only one other guy over 80? So what you’re saying is no rookie is in the 80-82 range. Seems a little minor 😅

moby323 | 76ers

1 | 34 minutes ago

Another way of saying it is there is only one guy that is even close and that guy is a full double digits behind.

StrikeBR

1 | 25 minutes ago

Maxey is top 10 in steals also

VJ Edgecombe is leading all rookies with 94 steals. That is 11 more than the next closest rookie. Only one other rookie has even has more than 80.