When you find yourself being able to approach Stephen Curry's 3-point record, it's because you're really in great shape behind the arc. This is the case ofAnthony Edwards since the start of the season.
Adding the 9 award-winning shots he scored against Portland, the Wolves guard finds himself with 50 successful 3-point shots after nine matches. In NBA history, only the Warriors point guard has done better to start a season with 55 in 2018/19 then 53 last season. And above all, Anthony Edwards does it with fabulous skill for such a volume: 48% success!
“I can’t really explain it,” does he advance. “I'm not shocked either because I worked very hard on my 3-point shot. It's like it's supposed to be like this. I hope it continues. »
Greedy but so clever
Perhaps cohabitation with Stephen Curry during the Olympic Games in Paris gave ideas to the Minnesota All-Star, but he actually worked a lot on this aspect of his game. Which was not really a weakness (35% during its first four seasons)n without being a huge force either. But there, with 11.6 attempts per match and such skill, obviously, it makes a difference for him and his team.
“The terrain then becomes enormous,” Judge Chris Finch. “He has quite a distance too. He takes shots in the rhythm of the attack. He reads the opposing defense very well on the pick-and-roll. He is playing at a high level. »
As he takes more than half of his shots (56%) at 3-points and is extremely efficient, Anthony Edwards is sometimes greedy. In addition, he can also forget to penetrate, which remains one of his great strengths.
“Mike Conley tries to convince me to go to the circle but I tell him that the defenders go under the screens. I worked on my game too much to force penetrations if I was given space to shoot”he explains to justify some of his offensive choices. Especially since as long as the address is there…
| Anthony Edwards | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 72 | 32 | 41.7 | 32.9 | 77.6 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 19.3 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 72 | 34 | 44.1 | 35.7 | 78.6 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 21.3 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 79 | 36 | 45.9 | 36.9 | 75.6 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 24.6 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 79 | 35 | 46.1 | 35.7 | 83.6 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 25.9 |
| 2024-25 | MIN | 9 | 36 | 49.2 | 48.1 | 67.4 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 29.0 |
| Total | 311 | 35 | 44.8 | 35.9 | 78.9 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 23.1 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
