Trade Radar · open rumor · Wednesday, October 14 · 7 d ago

Atlantic Notes: Edgecombe, Leonard, Traore, Clowney

via hoopsrumorsRead the original report ↗

Given all the high-profile moves the Sixers made this season to surround their All-Star tandem of Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid, some had wondered whether VJ Edgecombe’s growth and development would be deprioritized, but the second-year guard has approached the season with a level of leadership and maturity that has made an impact on his […]

Confidence

37%

Reporter starting tier	45	unattributed report
Corroboration	+0	nobody else has reported this yet
Age	−8	7 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Joel Embiid

76ers · C-F · 26.9 pts · 7.7 reb · 3.9 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $58.10M · next season $62.75M

Tyrese Maxey

76ers · G · 28.3 pts · 4.1 reb · 6.6 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $40.77M · next season $43.58M

VJ Edgecombe

76ers · G · 16.0 pts · 5.6 reb · 4.2 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $11.66M · next season $12.22M

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