Anthony Edwards believes the reshaped Minnesota Timberwolves have the personnel to become a "super team" defensively after a busy offseason that brought LaMelo Ball and Ayo Dosunmu to Minnesota.
"I like it. We're sharing the ball a lot. I think defensively we can really be a super team on that end," Edwards said after Saturday's practice.
Minnesota traded Julius Randle and Naz Reid during the summer and added Ball and Jonathan Kuminga, while re-signing Dosunmu to a five-year, $112 million contract after acquiring him from Chicago at the 2026 trade deadline. Edwards highlighted the perimeter possibilities with himself, Jaden McDaniels and Kuminga, plus Ball's off-ball work. "If we just stay in those type of situations and just switch everything with us three, I think we'll be really good," he said.
Edwards, 25, was also impressed by Dosunmu's intensity. "Ayo is from Chicago. So, he brings that grittiness, that toughness that I love that we needed for years," he said. Dosunmu averaged 14.4 points and 3.5 assists in 24 games for Minnesota last season.
On Ball, Edwards pointed to a shared willingness to set aside individual agendas. "We both big on putting our pride to the side, putting our ego to the side, and just doing whatever for the team," he said, acknowledging that the deeper roster will require sacrifice. "I normally got to take the most shots, but everybody not going to get shots every night."
Edwards averaged 28.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 61 games last season as Minnesota went 49-33 before exiting in the Western Conference semifinals.
