Anthony Edwards has been leveling up this season—and he’s had help from one of the greatest ever to do it. Back in January, the Timberwolves star reportedly reached out to none other than Michael Jordan. Why? To figure out how to handle the double teams and relentless traps defenses kept throwing at him.

During an ESPN broadcast, commentator Mark Jones shared the inside scoop: “I was told by someone in his circle that three weeks ago Ant reached out to Michael Jordan on advice on how to handle some of the double teams and traps that he’s seeing… He’s been extremely frustrated up until late.”

Fast forward to April, and that connection seems to be paying off big time.

Minnesota just secured their biggest win of the 2024-25 season—smashing the Grizzlies 141-125. Edwards exploded for 44 points, torching Memphis from every spot on the floor. He hit 13 of 19 shots, drained 7 threes, and barely missed at the line. He was in the zone. But here’s the cool part.

After the game, Edwards told TNT that his trainer, Christopher Hines, helped him get locked in. “C Hines, my trainer, told me to black out tonight,” he said. “So I tried to do that.” Apparently, Hines had been feeding him a steady diet of Jordan videos.

“He sent me MJ videos every day about blacking out,” Edwards added. One quote from MJ stuck: “Why would I worry about a miss if I haven’t took the shot yet?”

If you’ve been watching Ant-Man lately, you can tell—he’s taking that to heart. After torching the Grizzlies for 44 points, Anthony Edwards wasn’t only in his bag offensively—he was in control of the Timberwolves’ mindset too. And when Memphis started clawing their way back into the game, Ant made sure the locker room didn’t panic.

“Start of the fourth quarter, I just told them, ‘Hey, we’ve been here before,’” Edwards said postgame. “The only thing that can change the game is if they slow it down by us fouling and getting them in the bonus early. If we didn’t do that, we was good. I wasn’t worried.”

And let’s be real—he had every reason to bring it up.

It was just yesterday since Minnesota saw a 24-point lead vanish in the blink of an eye against the Milwaukee Bucks. With just over 10 minutes left, the Wolves were up big after a DiVincenzo three. But then the collapse began. The offense completely stalled, missing ten straight shots and turning it over nine times in an eight-minute stretch. Milwaukee stormed back with a 34-3 run, flipping a 24-point deficit into a seven-point lead. It was a meltdown Timberwolves fans won’t soon forget.

So yeah, when Edwards reminded the team of what not to do, it hit different. He wasn’t just leading by scoring—he was leading by example, showing growth from a moment that could’ve easily haunted them. And man, it all came together on the court.

Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves torch the Grizzlies

Minnesota scorched the Grizzlies in the third quarter, hanging 52 points on them like it was NBA Jam. That’s the highest any team’s scored in a quarter this season. It felt like the Grizzlies blinked, and suddenly, the game was out of reach.

Julius Randle came out of halftime on fire. He nailed his first five shots and dropped 31 points and 10 boards. Naz Reid added 14 off the bench, doing what Naz does—quiet buckets that keep momentum rolling. Ant-man kept the pressure on, building off his historic night with relentless energy on both ends.

Memphis tried to answer, and Ja Morant definitely brought the heat with 36. He even threw in a slick new celebration after one of his threes. Desmond Bane (28) and Jaren Jackson Jr. (23) helped out, but it just wasn’t their night.

The Timberwolves didn’t just shake off the Milwaukee meltdown—they flipped the script. This wasn’t just about scoring. It was about maturity. And at that moment, Edwards looked less like a rising star and more like a seasoned leader.