When the lottery balls fell Philadelphia's way and they were able to draft Edgecombe, a night like Wednesday night was the vision.

In their ESPN debut, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal didn’t waste any time mocking Sixers star Joel Embiid. “What’d your boy do tonight, Chuck?” Shaq asked. “Not a lot,” Barkley dryly responded.

As sensational as Edgecombe was in his first official NBA game, Sixers' head coach Nick Nurse was subtle in giving praise to the talented 6'5" guard.