Teams monitoring Anthony Edwards’ long-term status with the Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves they are not having the season they expected, and that could be for a number of reasons. Anthony Edwards was not shy to call out his teammates on how they’ve played this season, and teams around the league are keeping an eye on him what his future might look like for him, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.

“Expectations for the 2024-25 season have not been met thus far, which obviously raises questions about what their future looks like,” Siegel wrote. “Many more answers will be given when the ownership conflict between Glenn Taylor and the new ownership group of Mark Lohr and Alex Rodriguez is finally over, but league personnel are quietly following Anthony Edwards and what Minnesota is doing to assure him that he is their top priority.”

“It’s clear that Edwards has been frustrated this season. In addition to being penalized four times for language and gestures directed at officials, Edwards repeatedly called out his teammates in the media.

The Timberwolves probably aren’t even considering the idea of ​​trading Edwards at this point because it doesn’t seem like a situation that could get out of hand. Edwards is still a young player in the league, and after making the Western Conference finals last year, the Timberwolves likely think their window to compete is wide open.

Anthony Edwards frustrated with Timberwolves’ play

I feel like almost every time the Timberwolves lose a game, Anthony Edwards tells the media what they need to get better, and he doesn’t bite his tongue. In their last loss to the Golden State Warriors, Edwards was at it again, and he called out the entire starting line-up.

“Our starting five are terrible. We leave every game with a little energy, and the other group comes in and gives us energy. “I would say the starting group has to come out with more energy like we want to play basketball, like we love the game,” Edwards said.

The Timberwolves are still trying to fit Julius Randle in after he was traded for Karl-Anthony Towns just before the season. The move rocked the team, especially after their run in the Western Conference Finals, and everyone thought they would try to bring him back. Edwards also came out and said he doesn’t always want to pass the ball, which hurts the Timberwolves’ offense.

It will be interesting to see if things can get better as the season progresses and what the temperature will be like at Edwards.