Hours After Epic Fail, Alex Rodriguez Places Giant $260,000,000 Bet on 21-Year-Old Youngster

As the owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves,?Alex Rodriguez is enjoying his hectic days. With the off-season underway, teams have been involved in many deals. Be it trades, free agency deals, and even extensions. Most recently, A-Rod engaged in a particular moment as a young superstar achieved a $260 million milestone.?

Rodriguez has been enjoying the holidays for the last few weeks and is returning to his full responsibilities. He arrived in Las Vegas for the Summer League after embarrassing himself while?attempting to flaunt his skills. But his most recent venture is in the Timberwolves and his young superstar, Anthony Edwards.?

Alex Rodriguez shares a special moment with Anthony Edwards

The Timberwolves made a postseason run last year, and Anthony Edwards was at the center. He has evolved into a young star for the team and the budding face of the franchise. As a result, he became worthy of a $260 million extension in the latest off-season.

Most recently, Alex Rodriguez shared an Instagram post with a video and pictures of Anthony Edwards signing his new, lucrative contract. In the caption of the post, Rodriguez said, ?The ant man is official ? @theanthonyedwards_? It was a special moment for the franchise and Edwards as they embarked on this new step in their journey.

Rod has spent a lot of time with his 21-year-old star guard, mentoring him. They were even seen sitting together earlier in the postseason while watching a game during the NBA Finals. However, the then-19-Year-Old Anthony knew nothing about A-Rod when the latter bought the Timberwolves in 2021.

Edwards did not know A-Rod when he first bought the team

In 2021, Alex Rodriguez completed the blockbuster deal to buy the Timberwolves in installments. Anthony Edwards did not know who he was when he first became the owner.

In a?Twitter video of 2021, Edwards said that he did not know about A-Rod other than that he was buying the team. Furthermore, he said that he didn?t know about baseball as well. However, the two have come a long way since then and formed a close bond.?

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Alex Rodriguez has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in both Timberwolves and Anthony Edwards. It will be interesting to see how the New York Yankees legend moves forward with the team and whether this bet pays off.

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