Anthony Edwards has been such a standout for Minnesota Timberwolves that he is drawing comparisons with NBA legend Michael Jordan. BBC Sport looks at a rising star.
It's a comparison that has followed 22-year-old Anthony Edwards throughout the Minnesota Timberwolves' NBA play-off run.
A lot of players in years gone by have been held up as the next Jordan. Edwards, though, could end up being the closest we get.What Edwards does have in common with Jordan is a relentless mindset matched with an incredible skillset.Over and over again in the Netflix documentary The Last Dance, Jordan talks of taking things personally. When things didn't go his way, when something or someone upset him, he used it as motivation.
In the media conference after that win, a reporter had a question for Edwards. He asked: "Did you tell the locker room staffer in Denver you were going to be back for game seven?"That confidence, matched with his tier-one ability, has forced the league to take notice. The latter was seen going back and forth with Edwards after that wave to the Denver crowd in their conference semi-final decider.Both Edwards and Jordan have had to deal with family loss.
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