Will Anthony Edwards reach a new level at the head of the Wolves?
ANT has been compared to Michael Jordan and projected as the next US NBA superstar. Can you take the Wolves to the finals?
Anthony Edwards He reached the top 10 of the best NBA players, according to the most recent AM850 ranking.
They have compared it with Michael Jordan And they project it as the future new face of basketball, and at least as the next great American superstar, at a time when Stephen Curry, LeBron James and Kevin Durant are in the final part of their careers.
Unlike Jordan, Edwards He does not yet have a score title (Jordan won him in his third campaign) and waits to be in the conversation or win his first MVP prize (Jordan He succeeded in his fourth, at 24).
Not to mention the titles, although Jordan Nor had he approached with the Bulls in his first five years in the League, before winning six championships in his next six full seasons in the NBA. Edwards Open the 2025-26 season with the aim of taking the Wolves to its first NBA finals.
Can you take the gigantic progress that everyone predicts this season? What needs to improve? Is it the face of the NBA? Our experts have the word.
1. fiction or reality. This will be the season of the great quality jump of Anthony Edwards.
Reality: Although the face of the league is not yet exactly, ANT It has everything to be. And this can be the season that gathers everything to achieve it. We have seen how Edwards It has been improving and improving while competing in the west load at the head of the Wolvestaking them to the conference finals the last two seasons with different squires.
Although his three shot improved last season, there is still room to be more creative with the ball in hand, especially when involving and raising the game of his teammates. His performance on the court must also go from the hand of maturation in the game, when his techniques and complaints were sometimes felt more than their baskets or defensive stops.
It will not be easy for Edwards In a west that has Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Donc among his stars of the present and future, not counting Leyondas such as LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry.
Nor will it be easy for Wolves Reaching the finals when the current OKC champion has everything in place to form a dynasty. However, if Wolves They are in a position to compete for the title at the end of the regular phase, it will be why Anton found another level to their game. And that is a terrifying proposal for the rest of the NBA. – Víctor López
Fiction: To get a place in the NBA elite, Anthony Edwards He needs a 2025-26 season at the height of what Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did with Thunder in 2024-25; that is, beyond improving their individual statistics, adding triumphs at a collective level and even some trophy, although it does not seem that the story is repeated this time with that of the Timberwolves.
Minnesota It does not have the block that Oklahoma City has, allowing the opposite defensive to concentrate on Edwards And even if he yields to the expected level, there is no one to accompany him, what Julius Randle should do constantly; on a personal level, which prevents you from Anthony Taking the next step is the character, which sometimes plays against him, especially in decisive moments. – Juan Pablo Sánchez
2. A number of Anthony Edwards on the way to the 2025-26 season
4.2. The average career assists of Anthony Edwards. For an escort that has already been compared to Michael Jordanwhich was sixth in the ranking of the best AM850 players and is ready to step forward, that number has to rise as soon as this season.
While it is true that it is not a shipowner, Edwards He needs to involve his teammates more consistently and throughout the season and the playoffs. That requires maturity, an aspect that is still an area of opportunity for the 24 -year -old. Jordan Nor was he owner and average 5.3 assists for career game. Kobe Bryant Nor was it, and evolved to finish his career with 4.8 APJ.
The task does not look impossible; You only need to replicate your playoff version. In the last two postseason, Edwards He has averaged 6.0 assists per game without sacrificing his offensive production, which was 26.5 per night. – Hiram Martínez
3. The best version of Anthony Edwards would be …
One in which the constancy deprives in his game, where he demonstrates his maturity and in which his three -accused shot is more accurate.
The sixth year player grows season after season in the field of points per game: in his debut campaign he averaged 19.3, for the previous one, ANT He ended with 27.6, his best year so far; However, its outer shot remains the pending subject of the escort of the Wolves.
In a league in which the Three Shot is a key weapon and even a game system, averaging less than 40% of hits from the arch is not bad, but it seems little if compared to other figures of the League, a group that of course belongs.
The good news for him and the Wolves It is that its roof still seems distant and has many years ahead, but at the same time the responsibility will be increasing and the more it takes to achieve the objectives that the franchise expects from it, the more pressure it will have on the shoulders. – Rolando del Bosque
4. The worst version of Anthony Edwards would be …
… more of the same. Since Anthony Edwards debuted in the 2020-21 season, the Timberwolves They have evolved with him and have not only classified in the last four seasons, but have taken hopeful steps in each of them.
ANT It has increased its average points season after season, and Timberwolves They only ran out of their rookie season. From there, they were eliminated in the first round in 2022 and 2023, then they lost in the conference finals in 2024 and 2025, the last against Thunder, eventual champion. In the latter, it was already the absolute reference of the Wolves.
Returning to those instances will not be a step forward, although their individual numbers continue to increase. Above all, if he maintains his attitude as a spoiled child in front of the referees and continues to give unnecessary points to the opponent with his multiple technical offenses. – Hiram Martínez
5. Can Anthony Edwards become the face of the NBA?
The possibility of becoming the main figure of the NBA is always latent, although for now it is a poncho that is a bit large. Beyond that season after season, their numbers improve and that their game confirms that it is already the face of the Minnesota Timberwolvesbecoming an undisputed implies other things.
Do you remember when compared to Michael Jordan? Let’s do a comparative exercise: in its five seasons, the average points of Edwards It has been increasing in each of them. However, he never reached him to win an annotation title as his majesty did. Despite having already played two conference finals, he couldn’t win the MVP as if he did Jordan In his fourth season.
In your favor it can be said that Edwards It has a gold medal won at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, but Jordan He had also won one in Los Angeles 1984 and ended with two after Barcelona 1992.
Age, barely has 24 compliments, plays in favor to try to be the face of the NBA, but the extreme competition between the candidates to be the ones who take the testimony of the LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo or Nikola Jokic does not allow to think that betting on Edwards Be fixed.
At the moment, it is better to continue enjoying a spectacular and talented player, capable of loading with the weight of his team and sitting at the table of the stars. But if you don’t win a title soon (Jordan He did it in his seventh season in the NBA), the throne will continue to be great. – Marcelo Bousquets
