Anthony Edwards’ All-NBA Selection Puts Question Mark on Timberwolves Future, Courtesy of Alex Rodriguez Rumors

A coming-of-the-age season ensued for Minnesota Timberwolves’ ace Anthony Edwards. At 22 year old he marched on to become the team’s leading scorer. His grit, passion, and energy elevated the other players on the floor. The Wolves ascended to the third seed in his maiden season at the helm, five spots better than last season. It was obvious his achievements were going to be rewarded. And the NBA took it upon themselves to do the honors.

The much-anticipated All-NBA team were announced recently by the league. As expected, Ant Man, the emphatic athlete of from Minnesota was named to the All-NBA second team. Only in his third season, this marks amongst his greatest accolades. A spirit reminiscent of Michael Jordan, Edwards’ rise comes at a similar time.

Along with the recognition by the NBA, Edwards will also receive a major hike with the Timberwolves. Ant Man signed a five year $260 million extension in the offseason which kicks in next season. He was scheduled to earn $35,250,000. No that he has received his first ever All-NBA team nod, Edwards’ contract awards him a hike in his salary.

According to Bobby Marks of ESPN, Anthony Edwards will now earn $42,300,000. It’s marvelous for the basketball phenom. However, a thicker cloud of fear now looms due to Alex Rodriguez’ reported vision for the team.

Alex Rodriguez’ salary strategy might land Anthony Edwards out of Minnesota

MLB legend A-Rod and billionaire Marc Lore submitted a bid to acquire the Wolves and Lynx through multiple payments. Currently, they are fighting with Glen Taylor, the current owner to acquire the remainder 40% on the final payment. The legal dispute disclosed some of the aspiring owners’ plans, and it could be dangerous for the future.

As per Adrian Wojnarowski, Rodriguez and Lore submitted a financial redesign to lower the teams salary cap to $171 million to avoid a luxury tax hit. With Edwards, The Wolves have three players on their roster making atleast 35 millin next time, them being Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert.

With Edwards’ appraisal, it deepens the severity of the problem. To hold all three of their stars, the Wolves will have to shell out over $120 million on them alone. That leaves only $51 million to distribute amongst the rest and also impossible to retain the current core. That leaves them with some cruel decisions to make.

Either they can follow the ‘Big 3’ trend or they can plan to sell one of these stars. Rodriguez has lauded Anthony Edwards for his blistering rise in just three years. Despite that there is a chance he has the tough talk with the 22 year old. While it remians highly unlikly, the future is growing foggy for the Timberwolves.

The Wolves will lose one of their stars if the ownership does change. Either of Towns, Gobert or Edwards will have to go before the next season begins. This also means it could be the last shot for this charasmatic and ambitious group to compete for a championship. Everything about the future remains uncertain. All Minnesota fans can pray is it all works out in the end.