{"id":172585,"date":"2025-09-27T08:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T08:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/172585\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T08:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T08:34:08","slug":"76ers-coach-nick-nurse-applauds-v-j-edgecombes-great-strides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/172585\/","title":{"rendered":"76ers coach Nick Nurse applauds V.J. Edgecombe\u2019s \u2018great strides\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025-26 campaign is right around the corner, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/ca\/nba\/philadelphia-76ers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> held their media day Friday in preparation for Thursday\u2019s preseason opener against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/ca\/nba\/new-york-knicks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Knicks<\/a> in Abu Dhabi.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With the regular season fast approaching, the 76ers are aiming to rebound from a disappointing 2024-25 campaign in which several key contributors missed significant time due to injuries. The Sixers haven&#8217;t made many significant changes to their roster, though they did land the third overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, selecting Baylor standout V.J. Edgecombe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Sixers are set to get their first look at Edgecombe in game action Thursday since Summer League, offering fans an opportunity to see what he\u2019s been working on this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/ca\/nba\/philadelphia-76ers\/news\/76ers-president-daryl-morey-update-quentin-grimes-contract\/d11fe95b36c46d1b6dec3641\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">76ers president Daryl Morey offers update on Quentin Grimes contract talks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>V.J. Edgecombe making \u2018great strides\u2019 with shot\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During the team\u2019s media day, head coach Nick Nurse revealed that Edgecombe has been working on his shot this offseason, praising his progress and outlining what\u2019s next, according to Derek Bodner of PHLY Sports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe really went to work on his shooting after we drafted him, and he\u2019s made some great strides there,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DerekBodnerNBA\/status\/1971635896479822300\" rel=\"nofollow\">Nurse said<\/a>. \u201cI think success for him this year is minutes. How many minutes did he play? Because we need to let him play through the ups and downs.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Edgecombe impressed during his lone collegiate season, averaging 15.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.1 steals across 32.7 minutes per game in 33 outings. However, he shot 43.6 percent from the field and 34.0 percent from beyond the arc during that span, so there\u2019s certainly room for improvement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Regarding playing time, Edgecombe is well-positioned to take on a significant role for Philadelphia. He\u2019ll also be surrounded by a solid group of veterans like Paul George, Joel Embiid, Kyle Lowry, Eric Gordon and Andre Drummond, all of whom should be able to help the 20-year-old navigate the ebbs and flows of his rookie campaign.<\/p>\n<p>More NBA News:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2025-26 campaign is right around the corner, and the Philadelphia 76ers held their media day Friday in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":172586,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[49,48,459,82],"class_list":["post-172585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}