The Minnesota Timberwolves are gravitating to one of the league’s brightest stars, whose distinctive dazzle is shining a bright light on a franchise that has lived the majority of its existence in pitch black.
Anthony Edwards has brought sunshine to a place with impenetrable wall clouds, renewed passion for a generation of NBA fans that have lottery odds memorized, confidence to a team perpetually shaking in fear, and restored hope in a future that takes fans’ mind to a place they’ve never let it go.
On Saturday night at Target Center, Edwards showcased every reason why Wolves faithful is incensed at his exclusion from mainstream All-Star conversations, all while going against his primary competition for the final Western Conference selection — Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox.