This is a commercial but there’s so much charisma I was happy to watch youtu.be/sJHQj3ffO20?...

Austin Rivers had VJ on his AAU team. He said VJ was “delusionally confident.” When he was still in the NBA and VJ was 15, VJ challenged him to ones and was pissed when he lost, like slamming the ball and stuff. youtu.be/qngx1gVh40I?...

In separate podcasts Tim MacMahon and Bill Simmons both said VJ looks like Dwyane Wade podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Nearly 24 hours later and I’m still giddy our guy broke records held by LEBRON and IVERSON

I’m glad I got my tickets to VJ’s first home game back when no one liked the Sixers, I bet the price has gone up since yesterday!

That was insanely fun, sign me up for 81 more nights watching Maxey & VJ (and soon enough McCain), this is going to be an awesome year

He’s been rocky on offense but I think Grimes has done the best of anyone defending Brown

In one night VJ broke records by LeBron (most 1Q points in a rookie debut) and AI (most points in a Sixers rookie debut)

FRANCHISE RECORD DEBUT

Sixers closing with two two-ways on the floor lol

Let’s set this franchise record VJ

I love watching Tyrese Maxey play basketball

According to the NBA account, most points in the first quarter of an NBA debut: VJ Edgecombe: 14 LeBron James: 12

The athleticism of the Tyrese Maxey-VJ Edgecombe backcourt is going to be a problem 😮‍💨

Celtics allowed to kick?

It’s a lot more fun watching a team full of guys who are good at running and jumping

Look at VJ Edgecombe

I guffawed

Rewatching the preseason game (it’s allowed, no one can stop me) and it’s amazing they got a perfect dirty-work 4 in Barlow, he’s exactly what they need and he’s only 22, I’m ready to get him on the Edwards contract

I promise I won’t post this every game but it’s madness to start Kelly over Grimes

I think Jaylen Brown is the only player I’ve seen Maxey yap at, I’m glad he’s playing

What a great season this will be for Sixers fans, either Joel Embiid is healthy and we get to watch them compete for the championship or he’s not and we get to watch four exciting young guards go crazy

The kings are back

How many players in the NBA have A+ athleticism, an A+ motor, AND A+ IQ? VJ can’t lose.

Zach Lowe has the Sixers 22nd in his league pass rankings. I think it’s crazy to have a team with VJ and Maxey and McCain that low, but I’m happy to go into the year under the radar. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

If Tyler Smith will take a two-way, I’m interested. He’s a PF—6’9” with a 7’1” wingspan—who is bouncy and a good three-point shooter (lefty!). I liked him in the 2024 draft; here’s a good profile. www.noceilingsnba.com/p/the-unders...

Bontemps: “You've talked before, Brian, about how people in Philly are very excited about VJ Edgecombe. I can also say people in Philly are very excited about VJ Edgecombe, and he's gonna have a big role for them.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

I’d be interested in seeing this frontcourt with Grimes or McCain rather than Kelly, I think having Bona in can help protect Embiid’s legs but Kelly, VJ, and Bona is just not enough shooting.

Rewatching the preseason game (it’s allowed, no one can stop me) and it’s amazing they got a perfect dirty-work 4 in Barlow, he’s exactly what they need and he’s only 22, I’m ready to get him on the Edwards contract

Wake up @franciszomes.bsky.social new GIF just dropped. (Ok technically I didn’t make a gif of it yet…)

Starting to think the Sixers should have signed Grimes long term

Bob Myers will learn that the secret to the two-timelines plan is drafting good players

The Bona-Embiid pairing looks good, Embiid boxes everyone out and then Bona does the jumping for the rebound

VJ is everywhere on defense this is Covington-esque

Maxey-VJ-Grimes this is the good stuff

Even more against starting Kelly if Bona is also starting!

The ramp up to 98-0 begins tonight 🪑

I guess my hope is Myers’s job is above the level of worrying about draft picks and it would be a demotion for him to take Morey’s job so if Morey is fired they’ll hire a non-Myers GM.

And 100% no on a guy with this draft history

Goals for Sixers this year— Tyrese Maxey: set new career high in ppg (>26.3), make the all-star team or an all-NBA team, and get his plus/minus in the positives (regardless of how much he plays with Joel)

If VJ is starting and bringing this on defense, I don’t think they can start Kelly, two iffy shooters would bog down the offense and VJ will make Kelly’s guard defense less crucial

New year, new list. My favorite Sixers: 1. McCain 2. Maxey 3. Embiid 4. VJ 5. Bona 6. Grimes 7. Oubre 8. PG 9. Edwards 10. Broome

McCain has no official date for his return but he’s thinking it’ll be on the earlier end of the timeline that’s been given youtu.be/pMEC27_-w9o?...

Hip hop is back too?? www.nba.com/sixers/video...

I’m still pretty shocked at how much Embiid played. He was in the 5-on-5 scrimmage at the end of the morning practice and then played in both 10-minute periods of the blue x white game. He did not play at all in last year’s event.

The Maxey-Embiid two-man game looked unstoppable at blue x white today, and they had Bona and Embiid playing together A LOT.

Turn on the tv, Maxey, Barlow, and Bona are putting on a clinic

Blue Coats are going to be a juggernaut this year

Nurse is on my good list for stressing that McCain is also in the mix for this