When Anthony Edwards was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves way back in November 2020, there was always the chance that he would grow and evolve into a true franchise player-level talent, capable of leading the Wolves to their first championship in franchise history. Now, we have seen that hypothetical situation become reality.
Edwards is the biggest reason Minnesota is viewed as a championship contender, and everything they do as an organization relates to him and his generational talent. Ant is following in the footsteps of former Timberwolves legend Kevin Garnett, who was in an extremely similar position with the team from the time he was drafted in 1995 until his departure from Minnesota in 2007.
It was Garnett's superstar talent on both sides of the basketball that transformed the Timberwolves from a simple expansion team to a Western Conference contender in just a few short years. The incredible work ethic and championship mentality that KG brought to Minnesota's locker room changed their whole equation, and now you could say the same thing about Edwards and how he has shaped the Wolves' future.
Edwards tied Garnett for most games with 30 pts, 5 ast in Wolves history
In the Timberwolves' Friday night victory over the Golden State Warriors, Anthony Edwards reached another impressive milestone in his career with Minnesota, and it was one that once again tied in with Garnett. Edwards' 30 points and nine assists against Golden State tied him with KG for the most games with at least 30 points and five assists in Timberwolves franchise history.
Garnett and Edwards now both have 40 games with those numbers while wearing a Timberwolves uniform. Behind them on the all-time leaderboard is Karl-Anthony Towns with 26 such games, and Kevin Love, who recorded 14 games with those numbers in Minnesota.
The more time moves on, the more we are going to see Ant continue to write his name into not just the Timberwolves' record books, but the NBA's as well. He has already achieved a number of "firsts," "youngests," and other statistical records in less than five seasons as a professional.
We can rave all day about Edwards' ability, but sometimes you simply run out of words to describe the guy. It is safe to say that if he spends his entire career in Minnesota and plays 15+ seasons, he will end up owning close to every record in the book for the Timberwolves.