{"id":239114,"date":"2025-10-25T04:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T04:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/239114\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T04:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T04:12:11","slug":"meet-the-nba-centre-jesse-edwards-who-got-married-the-day-before-flying-to-australia-nbl-on-disney-minnesota-timberwolves-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/239114\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the NBA centre Jesse Edwards who got married the day before flying to Australia, NBL on Disney+, Minnesota Timberwolves, Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cI played for the national team for two weeks \u2013 four games \u2013 and then I had my wedding before I flew out,\u201d Edwards said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the most I\u2019ve ever done in such a short time, but it was a lot of fun.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a short engagement, six or seven weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to propose for a while but, after that, the wedding was going to be pretty fast, regardless, and wherever I was going to go, it was going to be handy for us to have a visa together.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, for that reason only, it was going to be pretty fast, but we saw it like this would be the wedding, and then we would make a big party, a big event in two years or something \u2013 this was just 10 to 15 people. It was really small, but really good.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe [Quirine] had some ideas but was humble about having the early one and then do a nice celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n

Melbourne United has helped prepare the likes of Jock Landale<\/a>, Ariel Hukporti<\/a>, Jack White<\/a> and Luke Travers<\/a> for the NBA, and it was a major selling point for Edwards to join the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was special to step out there on court. It feels like you are in a video game, feels like you are on the TV. It\u2019s special.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jesse Edwards on playing in the NBA.<\/p>\n

He spent last season on a two-way contract with the NBA\u2019s Timberwolves, playing in the G-League for Iowa for most of the campaign before appearing in two games for Minnesota.<\/p>\n

Australian rookie centre Rocco Zikarsky<\/a> is now a two-way player with the Wolves and the pair compared notes on the NBL while training together during the off-season.<\/p>\n

Edwards is still glowing about becoming the third Dutch player last season to make his NBA debut, but now he wants a full-time roster spot.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven the practice games before the season, you have these butterflies in your stomach,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NBA is what you have seen the most as a kid, and that stays with you. It\u2019s a little different from anywhere else you play.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was special to step out there on court. It feels like you are in a video game, feels like you are on the TV. It\u2019s special.\u201d<\/p>\n

Edwards could have sought more lucrative offers back in Europe, where he can play as a local player as opposed to being an import in the NBL, but he chose Melbourne and doesn\u2019t regret it.<\/p>\n

Melbourne United coach Dean Vickerman is excited about what Edwards could become.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s levels to his game that we can keep adding to \u2013 he\u2019s not a guy that\u2019s a finished product, he\u2019s still got this big upside,\u201d Vickerman told NBL Media.<\/p>\n

Now Edwards wants to use his Australian summer as a path to back to the US, so he\u2019s working hard on his physicality, rebounding, defensive work and shooting.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is the goal,\u201d Edwards said of an NBA return.<\/p>\n

\u201cWherever I\u2019m at, I will focus on the team right here, but that is the goal long-term \u2013 to get back to the league, to improve, to show my value and jump back over there, but I\u2019m really happy to be here.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not like I\u2019m waiting to get out of here.\u201d<\/p>\n

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