Minneapolis/St. Paul – USA Basketball announced today that Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards and center Naz Reid were named to the 2021 USA Men’s Select Team. The USA Men’s Select Team will train with the USA Basketball Men’s National Team from July 6-9 during its training camp in Las Vegas.
Edwards, who was recently a unanimous selection to the 2020-21 All-Rookie First Team, led all qualified rookies in scoring with 19.3 ppg, the largest rookie scoring average in Timberwolves history, tied for fifth in steals (1.1) and tied for eighth in assists per game (2.9). Edwards was the only rookie to play in all 72 games and ranked first amongst rookies in total points (1392), second in total three-pointers (171), second in total steals (82), third in total rebounds (336) and fifth in total assists (211).