Sixers guard VJ Edgecombe named finalist for 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year Award

Edgecombe, 20, played 75 games (all starts) in his first regular season, averaging 35.0 minutes, 16.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game, shooting 43.8 percent from the field, 35.4 percent from three-point range (5.6 attempts per game) and 81.8 percent on free throws.

Edgecombe made marked improvements on both ends of the floor as the season went on, provided a significant two-way lift that helped power the Sixers’ year-to-year improvement. His season was worthy of winning this award in most seasons. However, the anticipation is that Edgecombe will finish in a distant third place in what is one of the best races for the trophy in recent history.

Cooper Flagg of the Dallas Mavericks and Kon Knueppel of the Charlotte Hornets, the other two finalists, are expected to split the first-place votes.

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