The Minnesota Timberwolves, at least at the time of publishing, decided to keep the No. 1 pick in Wednesday’s 2020 NBA Draft and selected Georgia’s Anthony Edwards to join their other two core pieces, Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell. Edwards became the heavy favorite to go No. 1 overnight at the sportsbooks and he was emerging already as the physically strongest player available at the top of the draft in addition to his strong play at Georgia last season.
Edwards averaged 19.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game in 32 games. Edwards had three games last season in which he scored 30 points or more with the Bulldogs. According to some of the Georgia strength coaches, they’ve never seen anything like Edwards when it comes to his strength and athleticism.
While he was a guard in college, the 6-5 Edwards should be able to play on the wing at the NBA level and fit next to Russell and Towns. Edwards is the first Klutch Sports Group player since Ben Simmons in 2016 to No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft.
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