Minnesota Timberwolves: Making the future All-Star case for Anthony Edwards

The sky is the limit for Minnesota Timberwolves’ Anthony Ewards

The last and best case for Edward’s future candidacy is that the sky is truly the limit for his potential.

FiveThirtyEight’s NBA Player Projections has Edwards averaging 5.3 wins above replacement from 2023 to 2027 (years 3-7 for Edwards), with a peak of 7.2 in 2027. Those projections would put Edwards in line with nearly every other young Western Conference guard he will be competing with for All-Star selections.

The scary thing when looking at his projections is that the most comparable players are Markelle Fultz and Andrew Wiggins — not what you want to see if you envision Edwards as a potential10-time All-Star.

The good news for Anthony Edwards is that the rest of the list of comparable players includes the likes of Derrick Rose, Carmelo Anthony, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, and Bradley Beal. Edwards having a career similar to any one of those five players would be a huge win for the Timberwolves.

It’s certainly far too early to try to accurately predict the final trajectory of Edwards’ career just 36 games in, but there is an early case to make that if things break the right way, he indeed has the potential to eventually grow into a perennial All-Star candidate.

If Edwards can average something around 25 points, five rebounds, and five assists per game while shooting in the ballpark of 45/38/85 with a true shooting percentage approaching 60 percent while playing on a top four-seed in the West, all while continue dropping highlight dunks and become a league-wide fan-favorite … then Ant’s future as an All-Star will be set in stone.

While that sounds next to impossible on the current iteration of the Minnesota Timberwolves, don’t count Anthony Edwards out just yet.