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Justin EdwardsPhiladelphia 76ers · #11

Forward · 6'7", 203 lb · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Age 23 · 2nd season

Justin Edwards is a left-handed 6-foot-7 wing from Philadelphia who went undrafted in 2024 and signed with his hometown 76ers. A former five-star recruit, McDonald's All-American, and Mr. Pennsylvania Basketball who played one season at Kentucky, he outperformed his undrafted status as a rookie — starting 26 games and averaging around 10 points — and earned a standard multi-year contract.

MVP race · #267Forward rank · #98Balladex Impact · 55
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Philadelphia 76ers · #11 · Forward
Justin Edwards
Season avg6.0 pts · 1.5 reb · 1.3 ast · .447 fg
Career avg7.7 pts · 2.3 reb · 1.4 ast · .450 fg
Live win probability76ers 65%
Balladex model · projected 120–117 · 98.4 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
6.3pts
1.3reb
1.5ast
65%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Justin Edwards
Philadelphia 76ers · Forward
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Jordan Goodwin
Phoenix Suns · Strong defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
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Scouting report

Justin Edwards — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Young 3-and-D Wing · Impact 55
Justin Edwards is a left-handed 6-foot-7 wing from Philadelphia who went undrafted in 2024 and signed with his hometown 76ers. A former five-star recr
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
F
Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Below average scorer
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Rebounding
Average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Strong tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Justin Edwards stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets
44%
2
Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat
23%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder
19%
4
Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers
6%
5
Kyrie Irving Dallas Mavericks
3%
Balladex Consensus: #268 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
MVP odds
55Impact index
103Star score
Career scoring average7.7 ppg
Seasons in the index2
Accolades on file1
5★ Recruit / McDonald's All-American (2023)
Stat explorer

Justin Edwards — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
6.0 PPG
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Playmaking
1.3 APG
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Rebounding
1.5 RPG
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Shooting
.372 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Justin Edwards

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27  53% confidence
5.7
pts
2.9–8.5
1.2
reb
-0.1–2.5
1.3
ast
0.2–2.4
13.8
min
proj
57
gp
health
.449
fg%
~base
.370
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 6.0 → projected 5.7 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.6
Development (his trend)
+0.1
Age curve
+0.1
Live context
+0.1
Net vs last season-0.3 PPG
Everything it reads
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2 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 23 — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 44 / 64 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Justin Edwards career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2024-254426.310.13.41.6.455.363
2025-266415.36.01.51.3.447.372
Career10819.87.72.31.4
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
why
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Philadelphia 76ers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

42–40proj record
#10conf seed
+0.5net rtg
114.6off rtg
114.1def rtg
46%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Joel Embiid, Adem Bona.
How his role moves
Projected 42–40, 10th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
55 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
1 accolades
5★ Recruit / McDonald's All-American (2023)
Act IV

The Ballad of Justin Edwards

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Dec 16, 2003

The beginning

A left-handed hometown wing who beat the odds — an undrafted find who earned a role with the 76ers.

Philadelphia 76ers

Turning pro

Drafted Undrafted, 2024 as a Forward.

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An undrafted hometown wing who beat the odds — a 3-and-D find for the 76ers.

Chapter

A Philadelphia native and Mr. Pennsylvania Basketball, Edwards played one season at Kentucky before going undrafted in 2024.

Chapter

He signed with his hometown 76ers and started 26 games as a rookie.

Edwards's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Active
Height
6' 7"
Weight
203 lbs
College
Kentucky
Experience
2nd Season
Draft
Undrafted, 2024
Born
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Age
23
Jersey
#11
Beyond the game

Edwards is a homegrown Philadelphia story — a city kid who starred at Imhotep Charter, earned Mr. Pennsylvania Basketball honors, and returned to play for his hometown team after going undrafted. His mother, Ebony Twiggs, played college basketball at Cheyney University and professionally overseas, giving him basketball roots close to home.

His on-court identity is a 3-and-D wing: a left-handed 6-foot-7 forward who shot a respectable percentage from three across his first two seasons, projecting as a catch-and-shoot perimeter piece. Converting an undrafted, two-way opportunity into a guaranteed multi-year contract with rotation minutes marks a strong early trajectory.

The person

A left-handed 3-and-D wing — catch-and-shoot shooting and a hometown-made-good story.

3-and-D wingA 6-foot-7 lefty who spaces the floor from the perimeter.
Undrafted findBeat undrafted odds into a standard multi-year contract.
Hometown storyA Philadelphia native playing for his hometown 76ers.
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FAQ

Justin Edwards — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Justin Edwards, answered.

Was Justin Edwards drafted?
No — he went undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft out of Kentucky, then signed with his hometown Philadelphia 76ers and earned a standard contract.
Where is Justin Edwards from?
Philadelphia — he starred at Imhotep Institute Charter High School and was named Mr. Pennsylvania Basketball in 2023.
What kind of player is Justin Edwards?
A left-handed 6-foot-7 wing who projects as a 3-and-D perimeter piece, shooting 36-37% from three across his first two seasons.
Justin Edwards career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Availability & durability

games played vs season length
Career availability
66%
2 seasons
Last 3 seasons
66%
56 games missed
Games missed
56
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Some risk
steady
Availability by season
44
24-25
64
25-26

Some risk. Availability trend is steady66% of games over the last three seasons, low of 54% in 2024-25.

Availability = games played ÷ season length (schedule-adjusted for lockout and COVID seasons). A durability signal from real game data, not a medical assessment.

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