Edgecombe Selected No.3 Overall By The Philadelphia 76ers

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NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – All the questions were answered on draft night, and now the next chapter in the basketball journey for VJ Edgecombe officially begins.

Edgecombe was selected third overall by the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

It was both a celebration and an outpouring of emotion for the Bimini native.

The 6’4″ guard was also the highest selection ever for the Baylor Bears Program.

Edgecombe’s wardrobe displayed pictures of friends and family in the lining of his suit jacket, commemorating those who helped him along his path to the NBA.

He now becomes the fifth Bahamas Senior Men’s National team player active in the NBA alongside Buddy Hield, Deandre Ayton, Kai jones, and Eric Gordon.

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Fredrick King has a new program this fall, but before we see him play there, we have a chance to watch him live at the Baha Mar Hoops Summer League.

The 2025 summer league is scheduled for August 1–7, at the Baha Mar Convention Center.

The racers will play three exhibition games, facing the University of Calgary and two local teams during their trip.

King transferred to Murray State after spending three years with the Creighton Bluejays.

He also had an opportunity to play at home last summer when the Blue Jays Exhibition games in the summer of thunder.

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Veteran national team standout Kentwan Smith is headed to Spain and the Feb Primera.

Smith signed with Ourense Baloncesto of Spain’s second division for the upcoming season.

The 33-year-old spent last year in Cyprus with Anorthosis where he averaged 14.1 points, 8.3 rebounds in the FIBA Euro Cup along with 16.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and 47 percent shooting from three in the domestic league.