The 23-year-old superstar's evolution has included leading the locker room, as he showed in Game 1 against the Lakers.

Anthony Edwards doesn't mind being an underdog at all. Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves secured the No. 6 playoff seed in the Western Conference on the final day of the 2024-25 regular season Sunday to set up a first-round postseason tilt against the heavily favored No.

Anthony Edwards, at times, is a fun guy. And, at times, he is a likable person. He just says stuff. It’s very refreshing in a rather sanitized media environment.