Anthony Edwards
Guard · Minnesota Timberwolves · #5
Anthony Edwards: season analysis
Anthony Edwards is a 25-year-old guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves, wearing number 5. Listed at 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, Edwards has 7 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Georgia.
In 2026-27, Edwards is averaging 33.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 33.8 minutes per game, starting all 4 games. The shooting line reads 48.1% from the field, 40.0% from three-point range and 75.0% from the free-throw line. That makes Edwards the team's leading scorer this season.
Compared with 2025-26 (28.8 points in 35.0 minutes per game), scoring is up by 4.5 points per game and playing time down by 1.2 minutes.
Before this season, Edwards played 6 NBA seasons and 442 games, averaging 24.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2025-26 at 28.8 points per game.
Injury report: Edwards is listed as out.
Background
Edwards was drafted in 2020 by the Minnesota Timberwolves franchise. Edwards has been with the Minnesota Timberwolves since 2020. Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Anthony Edwards on Wikipedia ↗
Injury status
Out · reported 2026-10-29
Profile
| Team | Minnesota Timberwolves |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #5 |
| Age | 25 |
| Born | August 5, 2001 · Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Height | 6' 4" (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 225 lbs (102 kg) |
| College | Georgia |
| NBA experience | 7 years |
| Salary | $48,924,624 (2026-27) |
Timberwolves teammates
LaMelo BallG · #1
Joan BeringerF · #19
Jaylen ClarkG · #7
Donte DiVincenzoG · #0
Ayo DosunmuG · #13
Rudy GobertC · #27
Bones HylandG · #8
Jonathan KumingaF · #24
Trey LylesF · #41
Jaden McDanielsF · #3
Zyon PullinG · #15
Terrence Shannon Jr.G · #4
Cody WilliamsF · #9
Rocco ZikarskyC · #44Last 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-26 | @ CLE | L 125-127 | 41 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19-34 | 5-15 | 4-6 | +11 |
| 2026-10-25 | vs TOR | W 117-94 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10-18 | 2-4 | 4-5 | +9 |
| 2026-10-23 | @ ORL | W 115-93 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5-23 | 2-9 | 3-4 | +19 |
| 2026-10-21 | @ MIA | W 131-106 | 33 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16-29 | 9-17 | 4-5 | +25 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | minnesota timberwolves | 4 | 4 | 33.8 | 33.3 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 48.1 | 40.0 | 75.0 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 12.5-26.0 | 4.5-11.3 | 3.8-5.0 |
| 2025-26 | minnesota timberwolves | 61 | 60 | 35.0 | 28.8 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 48.9 | 39.9 | 79.6 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 9.9-20.2 | 3.4-8.4 | 5.7-7.2 |
| 2024-25 | minnesota timberwolves | 79 | 79 | 36.3 | 27.6 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 44.7 | 39.5 | 83.7 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 9.1-20.4 | 4.1-10.3 | 5.3-6.3 |
| 2023-24 | minnesota timberwolves | 79 | 78 | 35.1 | 25.9 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 46.1 | 35.7 | 83.6 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 9.1-19.7 | 2.4-6.7 | 5.4-6.4 |
| 2022-23 | minnesota timberwolves | 79 | 79 | 36.0 | 24.6 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 45.9 | 36.9 | 75.6 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 8.9-19.5 | 2.7-7.3 | 4.0-5.3 |
| 2021-22 | minnesota timberwolves | 72 | 72 | 34.3 | 21.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 44.1 | 35.7 | 78.6 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 7.6-17.3 | 3.0-8.4 | 3.1-3.9 |
| 2020-21 | minnesota timberwolves | 72 | 55 | 32.1 | 19.3 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 41.7 | 32.9 | 77.6 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 7.0-16.8 | 2.4-7.2 | 2.9-3.8 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.