{"id":133701,"date":"2025-09-05T02:32:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T02:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/133701\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T02:32:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T02:32:09","slug":"anthony-edwards-receives-words-of-caution-from-miami-heat-legend-dwyane-wade-ahead-of-2025-26-nba-season-nba-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/133701\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Edwards receives words of caution from Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade ahead of 2025-26 NBA season | NBA News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AnthonyAnthony Edwards. Image via: Ezra Shaw\/ Getty Images Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards<\/a> has taken the league by storm, establishing himself as one of the NBA\u2019s brightest young talents. After leading his team to back-to-back Western Conference Finals appearances, the 24-year-old guard is being asked to raise the bar once again. Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade recently weighed in, offering a candid assessment of Edwards\u2019 game and where he must improve if Minnesota hopes to take the next step.<\/p>\n

Dwyane Wade calls for growth in Anthony Edwards\u2019 game<\/p>\n

In a recent episode of his Time Out, Wade explains that Anthony Edwards can\u2019t afford to plateau after another postseason exit. \u201cMinnesota, they were at a deficit when the series started because of who they were playing against,\u201d Wade said. \u201cBut you also went to the Western Conference finals last year. I need to see something better than the performance I see.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anthony Edwards & the TWolves NEED To Do This So They Can Get Over The Hump<\/p>\n

Wade pointed out that Edwards must expand his scoring arsenal, stressing that \u201cAnt\u2019s going to have to go in the lab this summer.\u201d He explained that relying on high pick-and-rolls isn\u2019t enough, urging the Timberwolves guard to develop in areas like post play, catch-and-shoot opportunities, and off-ball movement. \u201cBecause leaving that young man out there at half court to come off those pick-and-rolls, taking those long a** strides, you going to wear him down,\u201d Wade added.<\/p>\n

The Minnesota Timberwolves believe Anthony Edwards is ready for an MVP leap<\/p>\n

Despite Wade\u2019s warnings, the Minnesota Timberwolves remain confident their franchise superstar will make the leap. General manager Matt Lloyd recently praised Edwards\u2019 discipline and growth. \u201cSo, um, we cannot guarantee much in life, but I can guarantee he\u2019s going to have a great year,\u201d Lloyd told FOX 9.Lloyd highlighted Edwards\u2019 relentless work ethic, pointing out that he\u2019s logged over 3,600 shots in practice since July and is in peak physical shape at just 3.5 percent body fat.Also Read: Why Mark Cuban defends Steve Ballmer amid bombshell report of Los Angeles Clippers\u2019 circumvention of NBA salary cap tying to Kawhi Leonard<\/a>Edwards already averaged 27.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists last season, proving he can compete with the NBA\u2019s elite. But the challenge ahead appears to be becoming a more complete scorer to close the gap with stars like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Joki\u0107. If Edwards can blend his three-point shooting with a stronger mid-range and post-up game, he may finally elevate Minnesota from contender to champion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anthony Edwards. Image via: Ezra Shaw\/ Getty Images Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has taken the league by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":133702,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[31513,38388,8173,11951,84205,355,84204,99,69310],"class_list":["post-133701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-anthony-edwards","tag-dwyane-wade","tag-miami-heat","tag-minnesota-timberwolves","tag-mvp-leap","tag-nba","tag-nba-season-2025-26","tag-sports","tag-western-conference-finals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133701\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}