Like Allen Iverson, a brilliant high school quarterback who finally chose basketball, or LeBron James, who could have tried his luck in the NFL during the lockout in 2011, many other American athletes would have liked to move from one sport to another or rather from one league to another. But no superstar has yet managed to take the plunge by leaving the NBA to experience the NFL and American football, the king sport in the United States.
Will Anthony Edwards be first? At 22 years old, “Ant” doesn’t stop himself from dreaming in any case. While he is off to a great start to the season, building on the momentum of his World Cup, and his Wolves (11 wins – 3 losses) are leading the West, the Minnesota back has suggested that he could be tempted.
“I think I might be the first.”, did he declare on the talk show “Open Thoughts”. Like many other American professional athletes, Anthony Edwards is particularly familiar with American football having played it throughout his childhood.
Before the Draft, as first choice in 2020, he had worried fans by explaining “not being really into basketball yet”. At the time, Anthony Edwards assured that he would have preferred to be drafted in the NFL, because he had more fun on the American football fields than on the basketball courts.
Today, the player ensures that basketball and the NBA remain his priority, especially now that the Wolves have ambition, with the best start to the season in the history of the franchise!
“I have to continue to manage my affairs in the NBA. As a team, with the Minnesota Timberwolves franchise, we want to win a championship title. After that, we’ll see.”
| 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 | 3.9 | 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 | 14 | 35 | 46.7 | 38.9 | 84.7 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 26.1 |
| Total | 237 | 34 | 44.2 | 35.4 | 77.5 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 22.1 | |
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.
