The Minnesota Timberwolves are keeping their young star swingman, Anthony Edwards, in the Pack.
According to multiple reports, the Timberwolves and All-Star Edwards have signed a five-year contract extension that may reach $260 million.
Edwards, one of the NBA’s most explosive finishers and a first-time All-Star in 2022-23, averaged 24.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists last season. He was particularly good in the playoffs for Minnesota in its first-round series against the current champion Denver Nuggets.
In that series, he averaged 31.6 ppg, 5.0 RPG, 5.2 APG and 1.8 spg as the Wolves lost the series in five games.
Anthony’s scoring, rebound, assist, steal and shooting numbers have increased each year, and last season, there were only nine players who averaged as many points, rebounds and assists per game as him. Of those nine, he was the youngest at 21. Include the steals per game to that list, and Edwards became the youngest player to have those averages in all of those categories since LeBron James in 2005-06.
Now that Edwards has agreed to this deal, he will join All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns and former All-Star Rudy Gobert as essential pieces on the Wolves who are signed on for the foreseeable future.
By bringing back Edwards, Minnesota secures another part of its young talent base. Early in the summer, big man Naz Reid signed a three-year deal worth up to $42 million.
After he went undrafted in 2019, Reid signed with the Timberwolves on a two-way contract that offseason. Since then, Reid has become a key backup in Minnesota standing behind Towns and Gobert.
Forward Jaden McDaniels whom the Wolves drafted No.28 in 2020, the same class as Edwards may also sign an extension with the team. He has a team option for the 2023-24 season and the one after that.
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