Anthony Edwards is the breakout star of the NBA playoffs. He dazzles with gravity-defying dunks. He oozes swagger. He's regularly being compared to a young Michael Jordan, with side-by-side videos flooding the internet of their seemingly mirror images elevating over hapless defenders, making them look like synchronized swimmers gliding through the air.
Their similarities are obvious to everyone, with one notable exception. "I want it to stop," the 22-year-old Edwards told FOX Sports. "He's the greatest of all time.
I can't be compared to him." But even he can't kink the firehose. Said Kevin Garnett: "He's like a young '84 Jordan." Added Patrick Beverley: "I told him, 'Man, you've got a chance, brother, to be Michael Jordan." Posted Kendrick Perkins on X: "We are watching the Future Face of the NBA." Chimed in Draymond Green on his podcast: "I think Anthony Edwards is poised to be that next guy." His play this postseason has only reinforced those claims.
He averaged 31 points, including career-highs in field goal percentage (51.2%), rebounds (8) and assists (6.3) in the Timberwolves' first-round sweep over Kevin Durant's Phoenix Suns, the franchise's first series win in 20 years and its only perfect one in its 34-year history.