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V.J. Edgecombe is ready to embrace any role he is given in the new-look 76ers system originally appeared on The Sporting News .
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Much has been said about V.J. Edgecombe's new role on the Philadelphia 76ers with the arrivals of Jaylen Brown and LeBron James. As the youngest player in the starting lineup, many are saying that he is the odd man out, but it seems the 21-year-old guard is not conceding much.
He is an assertive player by nature, so he will want to stay true to his play style moving forward. It is a tough role to adjust to, but Edgecombe is ready to keep listening and learning in his new role behind the new stars and his familiar teammates, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey.
V.J. Edgecombe has no problem embracing a new role for Philadelphia
As the designated young player on the 76ers roster, Edgecombe is in a bit of a unique situation with the Philadelphia team. He is quite talented and is blessed with physical gifts. Unfortunately, that does not automatically make him one of the star players for the current roster.
It is now an experienced group led by two Finals MVPs in Brown and James. This has left Edgecombe as firmly the #5 option in the starting lineup behind the experienced players. Despite this notion, it seems that Edgecombe is not too worried about what will happen with this team.
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Edgecombe is ready to embrace the new role, but he is not going far from what made him successful in his rookie campaign. He will stay aggressive, and thankfully for Edgecombe, his teammates can play an unselfish brand of basketball that gets the most out of everyone on the team.
"I’m still gonna be aggressive, I’m still gonna be myself… I just want to win. If that comes with less shots or more shots, who knows? I feel like we have a chance to do something really special," Edgecombe said about fitting in with Brown and James now on the team .
He has the right mentality to keep up with the current team. Edgecombe has the talent to make him one of the top players in the league moving forward, but it will be quite challenging to play in this current-look 76ers.
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