For a first pick, Anthony Edwards is borderline anonymous. Despite the fact that he leads all rookies with 13.6 points per game, several catch-all metrics look at his impact and throw up all over themselves. His value over a replacement player is -0.5 (dead last in the 2020 draft class) and he ranks 372nd in real plus-minus.
Edwards jacks up 24.3 shots per 100 possessions. That’s more than Joel Embiid, Paul George, Zach LaVine and all but 26 players in the league. By itself this isn’t an issue. But 1) many of Edwards’s looks grind Minnesota’s already problematic offensive flow to a halt, and 2) he isn’t exactly the mark of efficiency: Edwards is shooting 37.