Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves to a victory over Jimmy Butler and the Heat on Wednesday, putting up 33 points, 14 rebounds, and six assists in a game-high 43 minutes. Edwards was a plus-19 in the 12-point win and his performance earned rave reviews from a pair of his teammates with All-Star appearances on their résumés, as Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic writes.
“I think we’re watching him grow in front of us, just all around,” said D’Angelo Russell, adding that Edwards “got us over the hump” in the game vs. Miami.
“You need superstars to win in this league now,” Karl-Anthony Towns said of the second-year wing. “We need someone like him. We always talk about the big three. Well, he’s solidified himself. It’s amazing to see him getting better and better every game and figuring it out more and more.”
Edwards is building off his strong second half as a rookie and has boosted his numbers across the board so far this season, further solidifying his place as a long-term cornerstone in Minnesota. In 18 games (35.9 MPG), he has put up 22.8 PPG, 6.7 RPG, and 3.4 APG on .434/.360/.746 shooting.
Here’s more from around the Northwest:
- How did Alex Rodriguez go from MLB All-Star to co-owner of the Timberwolves? In an in-depth story for The Athletic, Krawczynski explores A-Rod’s entry into the business world and how he teamed up with Marc Lore, his partner in the purchase of the Wolves.
- Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault returned to the sidelines for Wednesday’s contest vs. Utah after missing the team’s three-game road trip to be there for the birth of his first child (Twitter link via Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman). Oklahoma City was 0-3 in Daigneault’s absence.
- Trail Blazers forward Robert Covington was ejected from Wednesday’s game in Sacramento for throwing his face guard and hitting an official’s foot with it. As Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian relays, head coach Chauncey Billups and star guard Damian Lillard said after the game that it was an accident. “Roco always takes his mask off and tosses it to the side,” Lillard said. “This time he just tossed it and it literally bounced into the referee.” It remains to be seen whether Covington will be fined by the NBA for the incident.
That dunk last night tho
He was fouled. Already in air. Bad call
Terrible call
All TWolves players should be checked for PEDs right away. ARoid got all illegal money .
Who will be the best? Rank the potential
Edwards
LeMelo Ball
Cade
Jalen Green
Suggs
Ball- All League potential this year
Edwards – All Star potential but will shoot anything anywhere
Green – Potential but will shoot sub 42% this year and next. Needs KPJR gone and a real point guard asap
Cade – over Green in reality for a few years but way lower on potential
Suggs
Jalen Green will be the best of those 5 players, he has true MVP potential.
Green, Ant, and Ball all have true mvp potential, dont be so biased.
Cade
Green
Edwards
Ball
Suggs
Edwards will be a handful for the rest of the league, with that size and athleticism, it’s Lebron-esque.
Some remaining quirks with Edwards though – he still gets over-excited with the longball, he still has little awareness of the shotclock and making the right play/pass.
TWOLVES still might not make it to the play-in, even with a free-falling NUGGETS. I expect a small surge from the KINGS – new coach syndrome (even if it’s Gentry) ……. with the inept Walton now gone, Bagley will surely get PT which is better for the KINGS.
LeBron Edwards
KAT is kind of misfiring a bit this season, let’s hope he gets better & helps MIN win!
Once Edwards improves his awareness, and once he starts to get more aggressive and stops settling for so many threes, he’s going to be a REAL PROBLEM!!
He hasn’t proven to be a winner like Ball, but Ant can be the more dominant player..
Ja #1
#2 Ja
#3 …