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Minnesota Timberwolves 2025-26 season preview: Anthony Edwards MVP leap? It's a must to win the West
Alright, let's huddle up and talk about the Minnesota Timberwolves, because the 2025-26 season is about to tip off and the vibes in Minneapolis are a wild mix of championship hope and 'we can't waste this' anxiety. For the first time ever, this franchise has strung together back-to-back Western Conference Finals appearances, which is absolutely insane when you remember this is the same team that used to be the league's punchline.But let's be real, nobody's hanging a banner for almost making it, and that's the entire story of this upcoming season. It all boils down to one man: Anthony Edwards.Ant-Man finished seventh in MVP voting last year and made his second straight All-NBA second team, which is superstar stuff, but in the playoffs, they ran into Luka Dončić and then Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and both times, the other guy was the best player on the floor. That's the final boss level the Wolves need to conquer, and it's a level Edwards is more than capable of reaching.Last season, he put up a career-high 27. 6 points per game on a ridiculously efficient 45/40/84 shooting split, adding 5.7 boards and 4. 5 dimes.The raw numbers are there, but the advanced stats tell a more complicated story—the team was actually 0. 6 points per 100 possessions *better* when he sat, which is a stat that should never apply to a guy you're calling a top-five player.He struggled with double teams, he got visibly frustrated, and for a team built to win *now*, those are the growing pains you can't really afford. The clock is ticking, and it's ticking loudly.Rudy Gobert, their defensive anchor, is 33. Mike Conley, the steady veteran point guard, is 37.Julius Randle, their often brilliant but sometimes baffling co-star, turns 31 this season. This isn't some young, up-and-coming core; this is a win-now roster with a prime-time payroll, and their championship window is directly tied to how fast their 24-year-old phenom can make the leap from superstar to super-duper-star, the kind who can single-handedly win a playoff series.We've seen this movie before with legends like LeBron and MJ; it often happens around ages 26 or 27, but the Wolves don't have the luxury of waiting two or three years. They need that leap *this* season.If Ant makes it, if he becomes a legit MVP candidate who elevates everyone around him—Jaden McDaniels continues his ascent, Naz Reid remains the best backup big in the league, and rookies like Rob Dillingham and Terrence Shannon Jr. show they can contribute in a playoff rotation—then yeah, this team can absolutely win the West.The over/under is set at 50. 5 wins, and with the continuity they have, you gotta take the over.But if Edwards shows only incremental progress, if Randle has one of his inconsistent years, and if the improved Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets surge past them, then the front office might be forced into a brutal, culture-shifting decision. Do you trade Gobert while he still has value? Do you pivot fully to the younger core and build for the season when Ant is 26 and truly ready? The entire trajectory of this franchise is on the line, and it's all resting on the shoulders of a 24-year-old who has all the talent in the world. The question is no longer if he'll become an MVP; it's whether he'll become one in time.
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