Anthony Edwards is him.
Edwards and his Minnesota Timberwolves found themselves in a tie game with less than a minute to play Friday night against the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder. That's when Edwards decided to show just how special he is.
First, Edwards sized up his defender, broke out a bunch of nifty dribble moves, and eventually stepped back for a go-ahead 3-pointer, smooth off his hand and swished through the net.
At the other end, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was OKC's choice to try and tie the game up. Minnesota put Edwards on him.
And when SGA went to a similar array of dribble moves to try and create space, Edwards didn't let him get away. Instead, he knocked the ball away, a steal to essentially end the ballgame.
Edwards isn't the best player on the planet. But if you had just watched that minute of basketball as the first minute of basketball you had ever watched in your life, you'd think he was the greatest player to ever step on a court.
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— Tyler Forness (@TheRealForno) December 20, 2025
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It just doesn't get much better than that. Edwards, at his best, is absolutely amazing.
It's quite the statement win for the Timberwolves, who improved to 18-10 while dropping the Thunder to 25-3.
And it's quite the statement from Edwards. When it's winning time, Ant can be as good as anyone out there, including the reigning MVP playing on the other side for the reigning champs.
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