Baylor coach Scott Drew and Long Island Lutheran coach John Buck helped develop the supremely athletic Edgecombe, who could be a Sixers target with the No. 3 overall pick.

We haven’t gotten much solid reporting about what the Sixers could do at No. 3, but NBA insider Jake Fischer has a lot of intel about their interest in VJ Edgecombe.

Trade up? Sure. But that’s probably not going to happen. Not with a prospect like Dylan Harper on the board. Most years, he’d be the unquestioned No. 1 overall pick. He isn’

If that’s the case, they might want to target Baylor’s V.J. Edgecombe. On top of his two-way potential, it seems like he grew up rooting for the Heat, or at least digging deep into their tape to mold his game.

Per tradition, the projected upper-tier of draft picks, among them prospective Mavericks’ No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg, will be in the building at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Thirteen players in total have reportedly been invited to the NBA draft green room.

We’ve made it through the lottery in our At The Hive Community Mock Draft. The Charlotte Hornets selected VJ Edgecombe with the hopes that he’ll boost the defense and add a downhill complement to LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller.

Sixers readers also express interest in players with contract options, including Kelly Oubre Jr., Andre Drummond and Eric Gordon.

With the first night of the draft two weeks away, V.J. Edgecombe appears to be in good position to be selected with the third pick, Jake Fischer of The Stein Line writes in his latest Substack column (subscription required).