The Timberwolves definitely want a good leader in the future. Towns was talented enough, but not leadership. The team was reluctant to give up such a good interior line, so it could only drag on. You say the Timberwolves want who they want to lead the team to win? The first choice would definitely be Towns. But what if Towns can't? That's Edwards.
Edwards does have that ability now, or he can live up to that expectation for the team. Judging by the current potential, Edwards is very talented in scoring! Unlike Towns, who gives people an overall soft style of play, Edwards' overall performance is tougher, which is one of the main reasons why many people will be optimistic about him in the new season. After all, a man who dares to say that he can match Jordan in the future must have two brushes. Like Morant, they are the kind of new-age players who can play with achievements and have young and crazy.
Sometimes the role of talent can really make people grow rapidly in a short period of time. Edwards has only been involved in basketball for five or six years, and is now a hot rising star in the league. In fact, many people are deliberately avoiding Edwards' achievements, thinking that this young man from the Timberwolves must be very ordinary. In fact, Edwards can now stand up to a group of superstars. He's the youngest player in league history to shoot 10 three-pointers in a single game, and the last holder of that record is Super Guard Irving, who currently plays for the Nets.
Not only that, but Edwards's achievements abound. He is the fourth player in league history to score 2,000+1,000 in the first hundred games of his career, with the first three being James, Griffin and Doncic. So when you put the names of these people together, you should know: this son is not a pool!
What are Edwards' strengths? It's a terrifying physical talent. His height has come to 1.98m, which is standard for a qualified defender. One of the big advantages of this body type is that Edwards can choose to play the number one position, or he can swing to play the second position. Therefore, the specific development direction can completely see where their skills will be located. The Timberwolves currently have Russell in charge of the organization, and Edwards occasionally makes a cameo appearance in the organization. On the one hand, this can share Russell's organizational pressure, while also ensuring that the two organizational cores work together. The team didn't want Edwards to just appear as a commander or a scorer, he was very malleable and needed a lot of games to know what position he was fit for.
Edwards' athleticism is definitely historical, and his bouncing power, confrontational ability, balance ability, starting speed, etc., are all the top presence in the league. Coaches have said before that Edwards now has all the basic requirements for a top defender, so you can look at Edwards exactly as a top defender requires. The most obvious manifestation of this ability is Edwards' conversion offense. Like Simmons, Edwards' conversion offense is far more lethal than other players. This season, Edwards can score 1.2 points per conversion round, more than 80 percent of players. For a player who has recently entered the league, this is already a proud achievement.
If explosiveness and speed make Edwards qualified to be a league-level scorer, his static talent and defensive attitude are his biggest weapons on the defensive end. Less than two meters tall, Edwards reached an arm length of 2 meters 10. The advantage of the two arms can ensure that Edwards will not lose when defending the third position, and if the opposition is only the first or second position, Edwards' advantage is very obvious. Fast speed, keeping up with footsteps, arms directly covering all the shot space, this kind of gate in front of you, it is difficult not to panic. Earlier, Green said Edwards was one of the most passionate young people he'd ever met. To get this high praise from Green, Edwards also has two brushes. (In fact, Green's words also have a double meaning, Edwards' team is known for its general attitude, and being able to maintain a positive attitude in this team shows that Edwards' own attitude towards the game is very good)
So does Edwards still have shortcomings? Definitely! Otherwise, you wouldn't have been overwhelmed by three balls. As a defender, Edwards' shooting has always been a big problem. The projection distance cannot be covered farther, and because of the short time spent with basketball, Edwards's shooting stability is a little worse than other players in the same position. But it wasn't a big problem for the team and Edwards himself. Shooting is something like this, as long as there is no psychological obstacle, it can definitely be practiced slowly. Before the alphabet brother's shooting ability is not good, this season everyone has also seen, not only the range is guaranteed, the projection stability is also much better than the previous seasons. So, now Edwards has shown a strong ability to score. Just focus on honing your technique and contacting the shooting by the way, and the future super scorer will definitely have his place.
A player's own strengths need to be combined with the interests that the team needs. So only when the player's advantage is exactly what the team needs, can he play his maximum role. Despite that, Edwards is now the team's super scorer. But the Timberwolves are essentially Towns' team, and if Edwards' talent doesn't match Downs' style of play, isn't that still useless? So we need to analyze, what do the Timberwolves need?
As you can see from the Timberwolves' performance this season, what they need is vitality. This group of young people is very suitable for disrupting the war, only this situation is chaotic, and at the same time requires a game with strong physical strength to stimulate their morale. And in this area, Edwards is a good player. His athleticism can be demonstrated in chaotic battles! This is a bit of the meaning of Zhao Yun in ancient China, who can take the first rank of the enemy general in the Ten Thousand Armies!
Since his height had risen to 1.98 meters, Edwards had never mentioned that he could match Jordan. It's also a good thing that the more Edwards grows, the more he knows the difference between himself and greatness. Therefore, he is also slowly precipitating his own technology. The Timberwolves' atmosphere isn't great, but with Edwards in place, the team has been moving in a positive direction. There are internal partners, there are external big brothers, and the current environment is already very good. As long as he can keep this momentum, Edwards may have a chance to become the next wolf king!