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If You Believe In Anthony Edwards, You Believe In The Timberwolves

Because they have a superstar brewing.

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Jake Paynting
Aug 21, 2023
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It seems Anthony Edwards has leveled up. Again.

Rather than completing the next stage of his metamorphosis baking in a scarcely seen offseason chrysalis, Edwards has been on a globetrotting rampage while leading the vanguard among the country’s best young players. And the FIBA World Cup hasn’t even started yet.

His 34-point explosion in the latest exhibition game as the team continues to warm up for the tourney was something insanely special. Another notch in a long belt of specialness. A multi-faceted masterpiece that wrenched the national team out of quicksand in the most sublime fashion.

It’s getting harder to run from his impending mega-stardom. His grab the league by the fucking balls type of stardom. If ever you forget about it, his mercurial tentacles reach into your heart and tug on the strings until your memory returns.

And, if you believe in Edwards’ inescapable potential, then you believe in the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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