NBA Draft: Minnesota Timberwolves should not draft Anthony Edwards

Anthony Edwards is all too reminiscent of Andrew Wiggins

We’ve covered the shooting concerns. We’ve talked about the defensive inconsistencies. And we’ve considered Edwards’ preferred playing style that may not mesh with exactly what the Wolves want to do offensively.

Now, it’s time to sum up the scary comparison. Put briefly, here are the Wiggins-esque concerns:

• Extremely athletic with a high ceiling.
• Very ball-dominant. He needs the ball in his hands to be effective.
• Not a great passer, shooter, or defender.
• Consistently poor shot selection.

There is a low probability that the Timberwolves front office doesn’t at least raise an eyebrow at these similarities, as they create a strong argument for why Anthony Edwards would not be a good fit for the Timberwolves.

Edwards has shown that he isn’t consistently great at any one thing, from passing to shooting, from defense to decision-making. That’s a few too many question marks for a No. 1 pick.

What is undeniable is that he is an unbelievably athletic wing with extremely high potential. And yes, of course that’s tantalizing.

But as Wolves fans learned from Wiggins, extreme athletic ability and athletic ‘potential’ alone do make a player worth the No. 1-overall pick. Edwards’ high ceiling also means that there’s risk in not selecting him because of that very same potential, but it’s a risk the Wolves would be best-served to accept.

At this point, Anthony Edwards is not worth the top pick in the draft, and would not be a good fit for the Minnesota Timberwolves.