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(Baylor: Guard, Freshman, 6-5)
Greatest rank: 3 / Worst rank: 6
Agent: Wasserman
2024-25 stats: 15.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 3.2 apg, 2.1 spg, 0.6 bpg, 43.6% FG, 34.0% 3P in 33 video games
VJ Edgecombe is Charlotte’s probably choose at No. 4 with 34.6 % odds, per Draft Predictor.
The Charlotte could also be concentrating on a fringe defender or athletic wing to stabilize their protection round LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller.
The on/off knowledge from the 2024-25 season underscores the affect of current additions and key rotation items. Grant Williams (season-ending harm) led all Hornets in on-court halfcourt effectivity, with Charlotte posting a +12.2 factors per 100 possessions and rating within the 99th percentile for group efficiency. Williams additionally introduced important worth as a play finisher (+9.8 factors per play, 97th percentile). Earlier than his harm, Tre Mann posted robust numbers in offensive rebounding and on-ball creation, rating within the 89th percentile for halfcourt OREB% and driving a +4.4 factors per 100 possession swing.
After arriving midseason, Josh Okogie supplied instantaneous defensive exercise and hustle. The Hornets’ protection noticed a optimistic shift in halfcourt OREB% (+3.5%, eightieth percentile), and Okogie persistently ranked within the high 10% of the league for hustle stats and on-ball protection. His capability to generate further possessions and fill gaps on each ends matched what the entrance workplace hopes to seek out on this draft class.
Charlotte drafting Edgecombe is somebody who can replicate the two-way affect Grant Williams and Josh Okogie dropped at the lineup.
An NBA scout informed HoopsHype: “Jumps out of the health club, an athleticism particular which you could fly, however his protection is particular. I believe VJ is healthier [than Ace].”
