ANTHONY EDWARDS SAT in his living room in Atlanta, waiting for his life to change. It was Nov. 18 -- NBA draft night -- and with colorful, beautiful murals of his late grandmother and mother on each side of him, Edwards became the No. 1 pick and prepared to join the Minnesota Timberwolves' young, talented core.
Wolves co-stars Karl-Anthony Towns and D'Angelo Russell each sent Edwards a text. The message was simple: "Congratulations, young'un. Let's get to work."
Edwards realized there wasn't much time before the real work began.