The Minnesota Timberwolves superstar didn't hold back. Again.
It's been a tremendous 12 months for Anthony Edwards. He grew from a budding star to a full-blown superstar as he led theIn simpler terms, Edwards has been smack in the middle of the spotlight for quite a while. And even now, with two months off before the 2024-25 NBA season, the Wolves star doesn't seem eager to give it up anytime soon.
"I didn’t watch it back in the day so I can’t speak on it," Edwards said. "They say it was tougher back then than it is now, but I don’t think anybody had skill back then. was the only one that really had skill, you know what I mean? So that’s why when they saw Kobe , they were like, 'Oh, my God.' But now everybody has skill."
Regardless of how you may feel about Edwards' opinion, it's objectively funny to preface with "I can't speak on it" before going on to speak on it—quite strongly, at that. Nobody has ever accused the 23-year-old of lacking for confidence, though. Now, Edwards' praise of MJ will land well with much of the basketball-viewing population, but the rest of his take... will not, to say the least. The common argument from the likes of Charles Barkley is that the NBA of the past actually requiredskill to be great than it does now because it was much harder to score before offensive-minded rule changes and the embrace of the three-point line.
It's safe to say those who believe the same will heartily disagree with Edwards' evaluation and will probably let him hear about it.Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead.
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