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Anthony Edwards and Ja Morant deliver in battle of game’s two young stars

The current Rookie of the Year battled, perhaps, the future one Wednesday at Target Center, and it was a showdown for the ages.

Anthony Edwards continued to prove himself worthy of not only this year’s award, but also being the face of the Timberwolves’ future. He’s been special for a long time now, and only built upon it Wednesday.

Edwards made eight 3-pointers — a Timberwolves rookie record — on just nine attempts and shot 17 for 22 from the field overall en route to 42 points, matchin ...h ijt tfbtpo ijhi. Fexbset bmtp cfdbnf uif zpvohftu qmbzfs jo OCB ijtupsz up sfbdi 150 usjqmft gps ijt dbsffs.