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Anthony Edwards★

Minnesota Timberwolves · #5 · All-Star
SG6'4"225 lbage 246 yrs expGeorgiaAtlanta, GA
1st best of 12 on MINworth +8.6 wins to the rotation
OFF88DEF77
Elite scorer & rim protector
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Western · Northwest · proj. 48-34 (▲+1.8)
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2× All-NBA4× All-Star2025-26: Clutch Player finalist

Minnesota's franchise cornerstone and one of the most electric scorers in the league, an All-Star pouring in 28.8 a night on a polished 61.7% true shooting with a now-deadly 39.9% three-ball. He gets to the line at will, has grown into a real two-way menace, and at just 24 he's still climbing — the playmaking (3.7 assists) is the last box left to check.

28.8
PPG
5
RPG
3.7
APG
1.4
SPG
0.8
BPG
GP 61MPG 35FG% 48.93P% 39.9FT% 79.6TS% 61.7USG% 31.5PER 21.8BPM +4.5VORP 3.5EPM +4.6
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Scoring97
Rim protection95
Inside finishing86
Rebounding84
Shooting82
Perimeter defense79
Playmaking63

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2020-21 to 2025-26 · 6 seasons
24.6
PPG
5.2
RPG
4.1
APG
442
GAMES
Points 10,854Win Shares 31.4Starts 423Best season 2024-25 · 27.6 ppg
Games played, last three seasons89%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 22 → 24
▲Rising

Anthony, at 24, is on a clear upward trajectory — +3.3 → +4.5 box plus-minus over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Developing about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 9.8 wins (+2.1)
Starts from his player rating, which is higher than last season's total. Age should add a little at 25. Range 7.9–11.7 wins.
Production (BPM)+3.3 → +4.5+1.226-27 forecast +4.4
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: +3.3 · 79 games2024-25: +4.3 · 79 games2025-26: +4.5 · 61 games2026-27: +4.4 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)8.1 → 7.7-0.426-27 forecast 9.8
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 8.1 · 79 games2024-25: 9.7 · 79 games2025-26: 7.7 · 61 games2026-27: 9.8 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $51.0M vs $48.9M salary+$2.1M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$48.9M salary2023-24: $45.3M · 79 games2024-25: $51.0M · 79 games2025-26: $43.3M · 61 games2026-27: $51.0M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $48,924,624 cap hit · through '29. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$48,924,624Guaranteed
23% of the club’s payroll · 1st of 12 priced deals
Runs through3 seasons
Est. market value$51,032,200 /yr
Surplus+$2,107,576
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.