Anthony Edwards Signs Lucrative Contract Extension with Minnesota Timberwolves; Jaden McDaniels Also Secures Multi-Year Deal

Edwards, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft, played in 79 regular season games last season, averaging 24.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.7 blocks. shots, setting career highs in all metrics. In the playoffs, he averaged 31.6 points, five steals and 5.2 assists in five games.

Breaking: Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed on a five-year designated rookie maximum deal that could be worth $260 million, his agents tell @wojespn. pic.twitter.com/zbRvYIWfNg

— ESPN (@espn) July 3, 2023

In total, the 21-year-old attacking defender has played 223 games for the Minnesota club, averaging 21.8 points and 5.1 rebounds.

The Timberwolves have also announced that the contract has been extended with another player drafted in 2020, Jaden McDaniels. The contract with the forward, who was drafted with the overall number 28, was extended for four seasons for a total amount of 10.09 million US dollars (9.26 million euros).

Last season, McDaniels played in 79 games, averaging 12.1 points and 3.9 rebounds. During his career, the 22-year-old player played 212 games in the NBA, where he averaged 9.6 points and 3.9 rebounds.