“The Minnesota Timberwolves whiffed on the first overall pick.”
“Anthony Edwards is an inefficient chucker who doesn’t contribute to winning.”
“The 19-year old rookie is just another good-stats-bad-team player.”
These tropes have been spewed for months now, and they continue to be a fabrication of reality. Sure, early in the season, these notions weren’t completely off base. Edwards had flashes of brilliance, but he was generally a losing player. He struggled to finish at the rim, had a problematic shot selection, and was a negative on defense. Like nearly every rookie in the history of the NBA, Edwards wasn’t a winning player.