Not a whole lot went right for the Sixers on Thursday, when the team's preseason opener resulted in a 99-84 drubbing at the hands of New York Knicks in Abu Dhabi. The score actually made the game look less lopsided than it was in reality; the Sixers' putrid 3-for-35 shooting performance from beyond the arc was painful to watch.

With a starting lineup's worth of key Sixers sidelined, the primary intrigue on Thursday came in the form of VJ Edgecombe, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft stepping into his first NBA game action.

Edgecombe's line in the box score was not much to write home about -- he scored 14 points on 4-for-14 shooting and recorded six rebounds and three assists in 31 minutes of play -- and his limitations as a scorer and ball-handler were evident. But there were s

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