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VJ Edgecombe, a young starter for the Philadelphia 76ers, revealed during an appearance on Jaylen Brown’s Twitch stream that he would prefer representing The Bahamas at the Olympics over winning an NBA championship. Born in Long Island and originally from The Bahamas, Edgecombe emphasized the cultural significance of bringing international attention to his country through basketball. He noted that while Team USA frequently wins, participating for a less recognized team like The Bahamas could inspire young players in his homeland.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-10,
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Story summary
VJ Edgecombe, a young starter for the Philadelphia 76ers, revealed during a Twitch stream appearance hosted by Jaylen Brown that winning an Olympic medal with The Bahamas is more meaningful to him than winning an NBA championship. Despite the team's recent additions of LeBron James and Jaylen Brown aimed at securing a title, Edgecombe emphasized his loyalty to his country, noting that The Bahamas has never appeared in the Summer Olympics. The Bahamian national team narrowly missed qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics, losing to Spain after an initial 4-0 record in pre-qualifying matches. During this near-miss campaign, Edgecombe, then aged 18, played alongside NBA players like Eric Gordon and Deandre Ayton, underscoring his commitment to representing a country that he believes would benefit greatly from Olympic participation.
Written for “Olympics Team Choice” on 2026-10-10,
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The 76ers have gone all-in for a crack at an NBA championship with the additions of LeBron James and Jaylen Brown, but young starter VJ Edgecombe admittedly has a bigger basketball goal.
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Edgecombe → go → goal
Edgecombe, who played his high school ball at Long Island Lutheran, admitted it would be more meaningful to him to play for The Bahamas in the Olympics than it would be to win an NBA ring.
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it → play → ring
Don’t care, though,” Edgecombe said Friday during an appearance on Brown’s Twitch stream podcast.
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Edgecombe → care → podcast
“It might sound crazy, but I would rather do that than win the championship.
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“For the USA, y’all win all the time.
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y’ → win → USA
But for my country, that’s probably one of the best things in the world.
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that → ’ → world
The Bahamian national team has never appeared in the Summer Olympics, with the 21-year-old Edgecombe acknowledging it’s “a small country…not known for basketball.”
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it → appear → basketball
The Bahamas nearly qualified for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, going 4-0 in pre-qualifying before losing in the FIBA tournament to Spain.
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Bahamas → qualify → Spain
Edgecombe, at 18, played on that team alongside NBA players such as Eric Gordon, Deandre Ayton and Buddy Hield.
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Edgecombe → play → Gordon
Edgecombe, an All-Rookie selection last season for the Sixers, also told Brown that playing in the Olympics would be meaningful “more so for the community and for the country.”
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playing → tell → country
“It’ll bring more attention for other kids in that position.
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It → bring → position
Now everyone is starting to look into The Bahamas and at least kind of notice them,” Edgecombe said.
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Edgecombe → start → them
“I’ve been to all these different camps, and I wasn’t noticed early.
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I → notice → camps
So I think that would help show that we got a little [talent].”
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we → think → talent
The 6-foot-4 Edgecombe, who moved to the United States in the ninth grade, was the third overall pick by Philadelphia in the 2025 NBA Draft out of Baylor.
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who → move → Baylor
He averaged 16 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists while shooting 35.4 percent from 3-point range over 75 games (all starts) in his debut season to finish third behind Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel in Rookie of the Year voting.
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He → average → voting
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