Baylor coach Scott Drew and Long Island Lutheran coach John Buck helped develop the supremely athletic Edgecombe, who could be a Sixers target with the No. 3 overall pick.

Edgecombe enjoys and takes pride in his defense. He doesn’t have the size of a guard-everyone stopper or the wingspan (6-foot-7.5) of a player destined to rack up steals and blocks, but his effort and explosiveness are great foundational traits.

Per tradition, the projected upper-tier of draft picks, among them prospective Mavericks’ No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg, will be in the building at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Thirteen players in total have reportedly been invited to the NBA draft green room.

The more I watch VJ Edgecombe, the more I think that the Sixers shouldn’t be looking to trade down. Trade up? Sure. But that’s probably not going to happen. Not with a prospect like Dylan Harper on the board.

We haven’t gotten much solid reporting about what the Sixers could do at No. 3, but NBA insider Jake Fischer has a lot of intel about their interest in VJ Edgecombe.

If that’s the case, they might want to target Baylor’s V.J. Edgecombe. On top of his two-way potential, it seems like he grew up rooting for the Heat, or at least digging deep into their tape to mold his game.

We’ve made it through the lottery in our At The Hive Community Mock Draft. The Charlotte Hornets selected VJ Edgecombe with the hopes that he’ll boost the defense and add a downhill complement to LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller.

Sixers readers also express interest in players with contract options, including Kelly Oubre Jr., Andre Drummond and Eric Gordon.