As opposed to his rookie teammate Jaylen Clark, who played six minutes in Minnesota's blowout loss to Oklahoma City. Clark's rookie contract this season is valued at $492,323. That's before taxes. At Edwards' fine rate, he'd be broke.

The Minnesota Timberwolves enter Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals needing a big game from Anthony Edwards, who is healthy and ready.

Edwards overtakes KG for most playoff points in Timberwolves history. Coming into Game 2, Edwards needed just 17 points to pass the all-time great Kevin Garnett for the franchise

Mike Conley Makes 'Angry' Anthony Edwards Admission first appeared on Athlon Sports on May 22, 2025

The last time an American-born player walked away with the top honor was James Harden in 2018. The run of international players winning MVP -- Gilgeous-Alexander is from Canada -- speaks to the expanding global reach of the NBA and the increased number of talent outside of the United States.

The Western Conference finals are a battle of two of the NBA’s brightest young stars. Gilgeous-Alexander’s Thunder routed Edwards’s Timberwolves, 114-88, in Game 1.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will need to solve Oklahoma City’s 'AAU' defense to avoid a 2-0 deficit in the Western Conference finals.