Today, the most confident young players in the NBA league belong to Morant and Edwards. This season's Timberwolves guard Edwards' personal performance is extremely good, and the Timberwolves' record this season has also improved a lot, which has also made Edwards more confident and seems to be a little arrogant. Just recently, Edwards said in an interview that he is currently the most difficult player in the league to defend, but can Edwards really be the most difficult player in the league at present, which is obviously not counted.
And players who are more difficult to defend than him are all Nets forward Durant, Lakers veteran James, who still played well this season, and Curry, the warriors' boss, all of which are players who will make opponents focus on defense. In addition, superstar players such as Alphabet Brother, Harden, Irving, Paul, Jokic, Embiid, Booker, DeRozan and so on, obviously in the confrontation will let the opponent focus on the defense of the players.
Edwards, a young defender, has excellent explosive power and good talent in the second grade, but at present, Edwards has not yet reached the peak level, whether it is skill or experience, it needs to continue to accumulate.
As for Edwards still claiming to be the hardest player to defend, one thing is that many American players have super self-confidence, and Edwards, who entered the NBA as the 2020 champion, is also another point that he has some explosive performance factors this season.
Edwards averaged 22.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists this season, which is clearly much better than last season, and both breakthrough points and three-point shots are constantly improving. However, in the first meeting with the Golden State Warriors, Edwards was a wild 48 points, which also created a huge pressure on the Warriors, and in that game Curry, Wiggins, Green were present, although Thompson had not yet returned, but at that time the Warriors were still one of the best teams in the league.
However, in the recent past, Edwards slashed another 40 points against the Timberwolves against the Trail Blazers, and when he played against the Warriors again, Edwards had a record of 27 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, but the three-pointer who blocked Curry's shot at that time was impressive.
However, if Edwards wants to be the hardest defensive player in the league, he still needs time to continue to hone his ball-holding offensive skills, as well as continue to improve his projection ability and ability to control his luck, so that Edwards does have a chance to become one of the most difficult players in the league to defend.