"I know that my path was different from everyone else," he said on draft night, "so I had to work a little harder, especially being from the Bahamas. There ain't no opportunities. There ain't nobody watching you play. No coaches come into the Bahamas and say, 'Let me go recruit this kid for D1.' So I know that my work ethic had to be a lot different from everyone else's."

It delivered him from his small island to Long Island, with a stop-off in Florida in between. It delivered him to Baylor, and the upper rungs of the draft. And now there are those who believe all things are possible. Comparisons to Dwyane Wade and Victor Oladipo abound, and on draft night Sixers president Daryl Morey said Edgecombe is "a potential All-Star" before adding that he will be part of "one of the best backcourts in the league," with Tyrese Maxey, Jared McCain and, potentially, Quentin Grimes.