Jordan had to deal with something similar to Edwards early in his career when he faced the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons were super physical with him and made sure to put a body on him anytime he went to the rim. Jordan came back the following season and found a way to combat that physical play, and was able to dominate them for years.
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards made NBA history in arguably his team's best performance of the season. With less than 7 minutes remaining in a dominant 133-104 win over the Denver Nuggets on Jan. 25, Edwards floated back to the logo where he took a pass from Mike Conley and released a jumper from 32 feet.
Jordan's game evolved to a more rounded game, lifting up his teammates. Edwards is facing some of those same challenges.
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Jon Krawczynski: Anthony Edwards is now the franchise leader for 3s made with 976 on his career, passing Karl-Anthony Towns. He’s got 34 points and 9 assists today. #Flugame -via Twitter ...
The fans at a sold-out Target Center got to witness the Wolves put together their best offensive showing of the season. And as a cherry on top, Denver's Hunter Tyson missed a pair of free throws in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter, resulting in free Chick-fil-A for all. The crowd went absolutely crazy.
Fresh off earning one of the brightest decorations of his NBA career to date, New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns appears to have already shifted his focu
Anthony Edwards scored 34 points with nine assists to lead Minnesota. In the process, he became Minnesota's franchise leader in 3-pointers made, jumping past Karl-Anthony Towns with 976 career triples. Edwards also set the mark with some flash, nailing this 3 from the center-court logo:
This season, Anthony Edwards is currently averaging 4.2 3PM per game while shooting 42.5% from deep. Only three players have averaged 4+ 3PM on 40+ 3P% across an entire season: Stephen Curry (7x), Klay Thompson (1x), and Damian Lillard (1x). https://t.co/AJBEhuj10Y pic.twitter.com/U3zXUjzRxh
Brunson and Towns represent the first pair of Knicks teammates to start in the All-Star Game since 1975, when Earl “The Pearl” Monroe and Walt “Clyde” Frazier donned the orange and blue.
Jon Krawczynski: Anthony Edwards is now the franchise leader for 3s made with 976 on his career, passing Karl-Anthony Towns. He’s got 34 points and 9 assists today. #Flugame -via Twitter ...