How Has Anthony Edwards Grown In His First 3 Seasons?

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00:02 - Some news this week, Anthony Edwards,

00:05 Ant changing his number from one back to five.

00:08 I believe that's the number he wore

00:09 during his only year in Athens,

00:11 playing for the Georgia Bulldogs.

00:13 And we've seen the growth in Anthony Edwards.

00:15 You look at the stats in his three years now in the NBA

00:18 since his rookie campaign in 2021.

00:20 JY, from your coaching perspective,

00:22 where has Ant's game grown the most?

00:26 - Honestly, what I saw really bad in the playoffs,

00:30 his defensive intensity.

00:32 That's something that I thought was missing

00:34 out of Ant Edwards.

00:35 And it's something that kind of takes place.

00:38 I think that is the evolution of him defensively.

00:41 Offensively, it's his mid-range game.

00:43 Why has the mid-range game become more important?

00:46 Because now with Cat at the power forward

00:48 and Rudy Gobert in a dunk spot at the five,

00:50 people are gonna load up on the lane.

00:52 So that's a spot where he has to get into his jump shot.

00:56 And if you look at his team total, 44 and a half,

00:59 I think this team goes over.

01:00 If you think about it, last year it was Sacramento.

01:03 Year before that is Memphis.

01:05 There's always a team out West that takes that jump.

01:09 That young team that takes a leap.

01:12 I'm gonna say it folks.

01:14 I think by the end of this year,

01:16 you will be talking about Anthony Edwards

01:19 being a top 10 player in the NBA.

01:22 And if they have a huge season, sneaky pick.

01:27 Odds are really nice.

01:29 Maybe an MVP.

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