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Former UGA basketball star Anthony Edwards named NBA All-Rookie First Team

Georgia basketball phenom Anthony Edwards has been named to the NBA’s all-rookie team after averaging 19.3 points per game. Details here…

Former Georgia basketball star and Atlanta native Anthony Edwards has been named to the NBA’s All-Rookie first team after a big first year for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

‘Ant-man’ led the Timberwolves scoring 19.3 points per game while adding 4.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.

Edwards averaged more points per game than Rookie of the Year Lamelo Ball and believed he should have earned the award.

The sky is the limit for Edwards, who hasn’t missed a beat in the NBA after a high-flying one year stop in Athens.

Edwards was named SEC Freshman of the Year in 2020 after averaging 19.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game in his one year at Georgia.

 

NBA legend Dwayne Wade has high praise for former Georgia Bulldog ‘Ant-man’ Edwards

Anthony Edwards took Georgia basketball by storm when he signed with coach Tom Crean and the Bulldogs as the highest-rated prospect in UGA hoops history. He went on to win SEC Freshman of the Year and earned All-Freshman team honors in his only year …

Anthony Edwards took Georgia basketball by storm when he signed with coach Tom Crean and the Bulldogs as the highest-rated prospect in UGA hoops history.

He went on to win SEC Freshman of the Year and earned All-Freshman team honors in his only year in Athens before becoming the Georgia basketball’s first NBA No. 1 overall pick, cementing his name in UGA athletics history books.

But, of course, ‘Ant’ didn’t stop there. He went to the Minnesota Timberwolves as the No. 1 pick and has proved he belonged there.

So far, the rookie leads all first-year players averaging 14.6 points per game while averaging  3.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest.

‘Ant’ has made such an impact already that NBA legend Dwayne Wade, widely considered one of the best two-guards in NBA history, had strong words for Edwards’ play.

“I definitely think he can be a better player than I was. He has all the tools.” – Dwayne Wade

Anytime a 13-time All Star, who is one of the best players ever at his position, calls you out and praises you for being better than him – things are looking great.

You can catch Edwards and the Timberwolves’ next game versus the Toronto Raptors on Fox Sports and NBA League pass on Friday at 9 p.m. ET.