Sixers Mailbag: Thoughts on Tyrese Maxey's Leadership; Will VJ Edgecombe Start on Opening Night?

Sixers mailbag: Thoughts on Tyrese Maxey's leadership; will VJ Edgecombe start on opening night?

The first Sixers mailbag of the 2025-26 season, from Tyrese Maxey's use of his voice to VJ Edgecombe's first NBA role.

Tyrese Maxey says 'special' VJ Edgecombe has a talent a lot of NBA players do not use

The Philadelphia 76ers selected VJ Edgecombe with the third overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. With Quentin Grimes holding out of media day and training camp while negotiating a new contract and Jared McCain suffering a torn UCL, VJ Edgecombe projects to be a starter to begin the season. Tyrese Maxey is very fond of Edgecombe already as the two will make up the Philadelphia 76ers backcourt. Edgecombe will have a clear runway to show what he ca…