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With the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves selected guard Anthony Edwards from the University of Georgia.
Edwards becomes the second No. 1 overall pick in Timberwolves history, joining Karl-Anthony Towns, who was the top selection in 2015. He also became just the second Bulldogs player to be selected in the top five, joining Dominique Wilkins, who was the third pick in 1983.
Edwards was considered by many to be the top pick in the draft. The Timberwolves were one of three teams Edwards worked out with prior to the draft, which was an indication he and his camp believed he wouldn’t slip further than the Charlotte Hornets with the third pick.
With the 1st pick of the @NBADraft, the @Timberwolves select Anthony Edwards (@theantman05)!
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— NBA (@NBA) November 19, 2020
Minnesota had been rumored into wanting to trade down in the draft, even right up until they made the selection, but the organization ultimately held onto the pick and welcomed Edwards onto a roster that is expected to compete for a playoff berth with Towns and D’Angelo Russell.
The selection of Edwards in the draft on Wednesday finally happened after several postponements due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event was originally scheduled to take place on June 25 and was then set to occur in October before the NBA opted to push it back until November.
The final product resulted in the NBA hosting its first-ever virtual draft with commissioner Adam Silver announcing the first-round selections from the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut.
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