VJ Edgecombe has completed the journey from a tiny island to Long Island to the NBA.

The Baylor guard, who was born in the Bahamas before playing his high school ball at Long Island Lutheran, went No. 3 overall to the 76ers in Wednesday’s NBA draft.

He became the highest-drafted player from the Bahamas since Deandre Ayton went first overall to Phoenix in 2018.

“The emotions [are] flying,” Edgecombe said. “I came from a small island that’s only seven miles long. Everybody knows everybody. Just a small island. It’s like a little rock.

“Just to make it out of there, it means the world. It means the world to me, and I know it means the world to my island.”

The 19-year-old Edgecombe, a 6-foot-4 guard, averaged 15.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists as a freshman at Baylor.

Cooper Flagg was asked what he thought about “the conspiracy theories” about the Mavericks being awarded the No. 1 selection despite holding just a 1.8 percent chance to win the lottery after trading Luka Doncic to the Lakers.

“I don’t know what to say about that. I have no insider information, if that’s what you’re looking for,” Flagg replied. “But I just feel blessed for the way it all worked out.”

Two other Duke players were picked among the top 10 selections — guard Kon Knueppel to Charlotte at No. 4 and center Khaman Maluachwith the No. 10 pick that is going from Houston to Phoenix in the Kevin Durant trade.

“It was so emotional getting to see my teammates, my fellow freshmen getting drafted,” Maluach said. “I was so happy for them because they deserve everything they have. They worked hard for it, for that moment, too.”

Duke also had three freshmen —Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett and Cam Reddish — all go in the top 10 in 2019.

Yang Hansen became the first player from China drafted since 2016, going 16th overall to the Trail Blazers. … The Hornets traded center Mark Williams to the Suns for the No. 29 pick and a 2029 first-round pick, according to ESPN.