Former All-Star Jeff Teague gives praise to Sixers' Justin Edwards
Throughout the pre-draft process leading into the 2025 NBA draft, there was a lot of talk about Rutgers star Ace Bailey. The collegiate star did not work out for anybody heading into the draft as it appeared he had a target in mind.
The Philadelphia 76ers were one of those teams Bailey canceled a workout on at the very last minute and the young forward ended up being selected No. 5 overall by the Utah Jazz. The Sixers ended up selecting Baylor guard VJ Edgecombe at No. 3 overall.
Former All-Star guard Jeff Teague wasn't happy with Bailey's draft strategy and criticized the future NBA star. In the same breath, he gave a lot of love and praise to Sixers forward Justin Edwards:
That's the dumbest move I've ever heard from an agent in my life…His agent is horrible… you don't have to work out, but you can go meet with the teams… Nobody else is declining them, Dylan Harper ain't declining them… Tre Johnson not declining them.
They got a player that's better than him in Philly--Edwards, I swear Edwards is nice…He just got messed up in that Kentucky system, but he can really hoop.
Edwards, who the Sixers just agreed to a 3-year deal with, averaged 10.1 points as an undrafted rookie in the 2024-25 season. He will now look to build on that and continue to move forward. He has the chance to be in coach Nick Nurse's rotation as he looks to build and develop in this league.
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