V. J. Edgecombe

About

Valdez Drexel “V. J.” Edgecombe Jr. (born July 30, 2005) is a Bahamian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2024 class. Edgecombe was selected with the third overall pick by the 76ers in the 2025 NBA draft.. He is nicknamed “The Generator”, inspired by his childhood in the Bahamas, where his family relied on a generator for electricity, and by his energetic style of play.

Edgecombe was born and spent his childhood in Bimini, The Bahamas. Edgecombe grew up in the Abaco Islands of The Bahamas, where he first played basketball in local youth leagues.
He participated in development camps organized by NBA player Buddy Hield, whom he later described as a mentor figure.
Edgecombe described himself as “[coming] from nothing”, living off a generator due to limited electricity. He immigrated to the United States when he was in ninth grade, originally settling in Florida. He attended Victory International Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida for two years before transferring…