Strengths

• S tier athlete

• Explosive defender

• Very very good shot blocker at his position

• Great hands

• Good point of attack defender

• Good team defender

• Very good transition player

• Elite burst

• Good at finishing though contact

• Determined play-finisher

• Solid passer

• Elite scoring upside

Weaknesses

• Handle is very basic

• Scoring efficiency is rough

• Three point shot is still a little bit shaky

• Shot selection could be better

Conclusion

VJ is a very polarizing player and prospect. He has quite a few flaws, but the potential is undeniable in my eyes. You cannot teach the athleticism that VJ possesses, and he has shown that he has so much upside on both ends of the court. The floor may be more obviously lower than other top prospects, but his ceiling may also be higher than anyone else’s in this draft.

Shades of — Dwayne Wade, A lil bit of Anthony Edwards, a less unorthodox Mattise Thybulle (on defense)

OFF

• Erratic on offense

• super explosive, quick first step

• loose handle

• awkward jumper

• no bbiq

• play finisher right now

• needs to develop a much better handle to be an effective on ball scorer

• want to see more transition offense from him

• needs to develop a lot on offense this year to be worthy of top 3 consideration

DEF

• switchable onto bigs, not quite strong enough to hang with them a ton

• super explosive weak side rim protector, should put up a good amount of blocks

• great rebounder

• active hands

• active on ball defender, quick feet

• really long arms

OVERALL

• Every time I start to feel like he might never be great on offense, every time I feel like he might be a bust, he makes some insane dunk, chase down block, or other insane athletic highlight to bring me back

• He has a long way to go offensively, he needs to tighten his handle and figure out his jumper

• But his defense and athleticism are so incredibly enticing he has to be top 10 at worst

• He’s gonna take a lot of development but he for sure has star upside

• Highlight machine with the potential to be a true superstar with his athleticism

• Reminds me some of D-Wade

edgecombe has been fairly disappointing so far to be honest.

he looks super raw out there on both sides of the ball, showing potential offensively and defensively, but being really on or off and struggling to be consistently good.

with the aid of his athleticism edgecombe shows he could be a promising player in the future, but he’s far from good right now and his inconsistent effort to improve is a little concerning.

Ridiculously athletic and explosive. Gets to the rim with ease. His jumper definitely needs work. Tight handle. Good defender. Passes and sees the floor well. If jumper improves, he could challenge Harper for the title of best guard in the class.

NBA Comp: Bigger De'Aaron Fox

Last Ranking: 4

Trend: Neutral

Prospect Tier: 2

Projected NBA rookie role: 3&D plug in play 2 guard

Projected NBA position: Guard

Projected Rookie Statline (Pts, Reb, Ast, Blk/Stl): 12, 4.5, 3

Strengths: Possibly the best athlete in the class, Great downhill driver, Willing passer in the halfcourt, great rebounder for his size. One of this classes best perimeter defenders and aslo holds his own in the paint

Weakness: Innifecient shooter out the gate, would like to see more lead guard abilities considering his size

Shades of/comp: Victor Oladipo

Best outcome: Everything comes together for Edgecombe and he's an allstar level player

mid outcome: Above average offesnive asset who is still one of the leagues best perimeter defenders

worst outcome: Forced into a lead guard role because of his size and never developes a consistent playmaking palatte, Early college struggles show at the NBA level and is not a consistent shooter. Luckily for him he's still projects to be a very good perimeter defender.

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Tier 2: All-Star talent+elite role players

Draft Range: 3-9

Pro Comparisons: Victor Oladipo, Rookie Anthony Edwards, Ausar Thompson

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