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V. J. Edgecombe

VJ・エッジコム　/　VJ・えっじこむ

Basketball player from The Bahamas

July 30, 2005 (age 20)　・　Bimini, The Bahamas

basketball player

My Take

Edgecombe's story gets me before his game does: a kid from Bimini, a tiny Bahamian island, willing himself onto basketball's biggest stage. At 196 cm with explosive athleticism — the nickname The Generator is well earned — he was a consensus five-star recruit who turned his time at Baylor into an NBA spot with the 76ers. What I am watching for is not the highlight dunks but whether he develops the craft to match the bounce. If he does, he becomes the Bahamas' biggest basketball export in a generation, and a blueprint for every island kid with a hoop dream.

Overview

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). Nicknamed, "The Generator", 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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): V. J. Edgecombe
Name (Japanese): VJ・エッジコム
Reading: VJ・えっじこむ
Born: July 30, 2005 (age 20)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Rooster
Origin: Bimini, The Bahamas
Blood type: Private
Height: 196 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Baylor University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/vj.edgecombe/
Xhttps://x.com/vj_edgecombe
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/VJ%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%83%E3%82%B8%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A0

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