It didn’t take long for Anthony Edwards to stir the off-season pot. In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, the Timberwolves’ rising star decided to toss a grenade into one of basketball’s most contentious debates: how today’s NBA stacks up against past eras. And like any good controversy, it didn’t take long for the backlash to hit.
Edwards’ comments were as bold as they were provocative:
Anthony Edwards on the skill growth in the NBA
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