Anthony Edwards could follow Giannis-like path if LaMelo Ball deal fails
Yahoo Sports NBA contributor Tom Haberstroh draws parallels between Minnesota's roster overhaul and the Giannis Antetokounmpo situation in Milwaukee, warning that the Timberwolves' desperation moves could lead to Anthony Edwards wanting out if things don't work. Check out the full conversation on "The Kevin O'Connor Show" and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube or wherever you listen.
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Kev, I'm feeling a lot of Giannis in Milwaukee vibes right now.
It's just the, the front office- With, with Ant?
like they're making a complete Just with Ant, yeah.
Is the- Yeah desperation of we got to two conference finals and a- another run last season, and then we're blowing it up completely.
You gotta make sure that Anthony Edwards is happy with all this, that it, it has to be coming from Anthony Edwards that, "I don't want Naz, I don't want Julius Randle, I don't want Rudy Gobert, and I don't want any of this to come back next season because I feel like we need a complete change of the future."
And unless Rudy Gobert is moved to a piece that really changes things for them, and I, I don't know what that deal is, like you said, teams in the Eastern Conference, whether it's Toronto, Cleveland, that are trying to amp up and get better defense, where is the Rudy Gobert spot gonna be if you are looking to completely blow things up?
It is shocking to me.
Kev, you said it earlier.
I was so looking forward to Naz Reid being the starting point, power forward next to Rudy Gobert alongside Ant and Ayo Dosunmu next season, and now that's not even a reality.
The fact that they've already moved off of Julius Randle and Naz Reid and decided to bring in a very volatile player in LaMelo Ball, the highest of the highs and the lowest of the lows in terms of off-court and on-court issues that he brings, that you've gotta be extremely careful when even before this trade, even before the Julius Randle trade, people around the league were looking at, A, Anthony Edwards could be the next disgruntled superstar, megastar in the NBA.
Now that Giannis Antetokounmpo was traded to Miami, I think the rest of the league was looking at Anthony Edwards in Minnesota
