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Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> rookie V.J. Edgecombe made a brilliant first impression.\u00a0<\/p>\n He scored 14 points in the first quarter of his NBA career, playing 11 minutes right off the bat for the ‘Sixers against the Boston Celtics<\/a>.<\/p>\n Even more notably, there was one stretch where Edgecombe scored 10 76ers points in a row.<\/p>\n MORE:\u00a0Steph Curry gets a volleyball assist from his daughter Riley<\/a><\/p>\n That included one of the fiercest dunks you’ll ever see a rookie guard throw down.<\/p>\n Edgecombe had a perimeter mismatch against center Xavier Tillman, so he crossed him over, surged to the hoop and threw down a right-handed tomahawk.<\/p>\n VJ EDGECOMBE STARTING HIS CAREER ON AN ABSOLUTE HEATER.<\/p>\n 10 STRAIGHT SIXERS POINTS IN THE 1ST QUARTER \ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/jUGfc2cmFn<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NBA (@NBA) October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n MORE:\u00a0Guerschon Yabusele’s weight gain makes him one of NBA’s heaviest players<\/a><\/p>\n “Best first quarter of a first game for a rookie in a LONG time,” wrote The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor<\/a> on X. “Can\u2019t remember this fast of a start before. And VJ Edgecombe is doing it in so many different ways too. Nasty.”<\/p>\n Edgecombe was a one-and-done at Baylor before the 76ers took him as the No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, behind just Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper.<\/p>\n He looks like he’ll live up to the hype.<\/p>\n More NBA News:<\/p>\n