Philadelphia 76ers star rookie receives major NBA acknowledgement
Philadelphia 76ers star rookie receives major NBA acknowledgement originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Philadelphia 76ers star rookie V.
J. Edgecombe was acknowledged by the NBA for his productive play throughout the month of March. On Thursday, the league announced that Edgecombe has officially been named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in March.
The acknowledgement is the first career monthly award for Edgecombe, who becomes the eighth player in Sixers franchise history to be named Rookie of the Month. In 13 games played in March, Edgecombe averaged 18. 9 points, 5.
8 rebounds, 4. 3 assists, and 1. 2 steals in 32.
6 minutes per performance. He tallied two 30-plus point performances and two double-doubles in the month. This story will be updated.