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Like theater, V.J. Edgecombe and Tyrese Maxey took turns going at each other in a game of one-on-one.

It was a matchup that took place during the first week of training camp, one where the rules were simple. One or the other makes the catch in the mid-post area. The shot clock, normally at 24 seconds in a real game, is shaved to five. And in those five seconds, you have to create as good a look for yourself as possible.

Edgecombe, the rookie from Baylor, hit a tough midrange pull-up. Then, he got to the bucket for a left-handed layup, high off the glass. Maxey, the all-star-level guard, used his speed to get to the rim. Then, he hit

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