Anthony Edwards is the breakout star of the NBA playoffs.
He dazzles with gravity-defying dunks. He oozes swagger. He’s regularly being compared to a young Michael Jordan, with side-by-side videos flooding the internet of their seemingly mirror images elevating over hapless defenders, making them look like synchronized swimmers gliding through the air.
Their similarities are obvious to everyone, with one notable exception.
“I want it to stop,” the 22-year-old Edwards told FOX Sports. “He’s the greatest of all time. I can’t be compared to him.”
But even he can’t kink the firehose.
Said Kevin Garnett: “He’s like a young ’84 Jordan.” Added Patrick Beverley: “I told him, ‘Man, you’ve got a chance, brother, to be Michael Jordan.” Posted Kendrick Perkins on X: “We are watching the Future Face of the NBA.” Chimed in Draymond Green on his podcast: “I think Anthony Edwards is poised to be that next guy.”
His play this postseason has only reinforced those claims.
He averaged 31 points, including career-highs in field goal percentage (51.2%), rebounds (8) and assists (6.3) in the Timberwolves’ first-round sweep over Kevin Durant‘s Phoenix Suns, the franchise’s first series win in 20 years and its only perfect one in its 34-year history.
Edwards has undeniably transformed from a two-time All-Star into a full-blown superstar, punctuated by consecutive 40-point performances over his last two games, including a postseason career-high 43 points against the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Saturday.
That’s not hyperbole.
Why Anthony Edwards’ NBA ceiling is Michael Jordan
Since the start of the playoffs, Edwards has generated the second-most video views across NBA social and digital platforms (100 million), trailing only LeBron James, who has long been the face of the league. He has also gained the most Instagram followers of any player since the start of the postseason, skyrocketing from 2.1 million to 2.35 million, three times more than anyone else.
The way he flies. The way he controls his body in the paint. The way he accelerates. There’s just something undeniably Jordan-esque about it.
“Obviously, they have a lot of the same mannerisms,” Timberwolves guard Mike Conley told FOX Sports. “The moves, the fadeaways, the athleticism, the poster dunks, the blocks, the defensive stuff that he does. But really, just his drive is kinda the main…
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