The Minnesota Timberwolves are a legitimate NBA championship contender.
Before the start of the playoffs, some talked about how they weren’t so sure about them because of their lack of experience at this stage.
However, every now and then, a young player simply takes the league by storm and bullies his way to the top.
That’s the case with Anthony Edwards.
Edwards took the torch right from Kevin Durant’s hands in the first round, talking smack at him en route to a sweep.
Then, he took care of the reigning NBA champions, dominating Jamal Murray to secure a spot in the Western Conference Finals.
That’s why former NBA player Jay Williams believes he’s well on pace to become the new face of the NBA.
Talking on ESPN’s Get Up, he claimed that he still needs to finish the job by winning the NBA championship, but he believes he’s got a strong case to become the new face of the league.
.@RealJayWilliams believes Anthony Edwards is "on his way" to becoming the face of the NBA ?
"There's a lot of pillars in your way in order to achieve that level … Finish the job." pic.twitter.com/4bE3uEh0K2
— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) May 20, 2024
Edwards will have a prime opportunity to show that he’s the best young player in the Game by taking on Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks.
He can also do something that not even the great Kevin Garnett — who’s widely considered to be the greatest player in franchise history — did, which is taking the Timberwolves to the NBA Finals.
Small market teams rarely get this love or attention.
But Edwards is a marquee name and an old-school player, and even if he doesn’t win the whole thing this season, he’s definitely the No. 1 candidate to be the face of the NBA.
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