At FIBA, Anthony Edwards was asked whether he would rather trade KAT or Rudy. After initially ignoring the question and answering other reporters, he turned back and strongly declared “Neither one, man. I love them. They my brothers. I wouldn’t trade neither one of them.”

Jake Fischer said Ant’s evolution was one of his [6 takeaways](https://sports.yahoo.com/six-takeaways-from-the-2023-fiba-world-cup-133754218.html) from the FIBA world cup and it’s not just his evolution as a player, but as a leader. He said this interaction was Ant’s “most impressive moment, in terms of development from prospect to superstar.”

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>\# 5. Anthony Edwards’ evolution
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>Once Edwards erupted for 34 points during Team USA’s 16-point comeback victory over Germany in a friendly exhibition, the fourth-year Minnesota guard’s presumptive leap to impending superstardom became one of the loudest talking points around the American club at this World Cup. Team USA staffers, rival NBA coaches and other ancillary personnel around the program all raved about his frame and athleticism to go along with Edwards’ passion for the game and work ethic to improve.
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>The clear hurdle standing before Edwards, though, has always been the former No. 1 pick’s development into a winning basketball player. While it’s clear Edwards has the ability to spark an explosive scoring burst at any moment, there were conversations among Team USA coaches and players about Edwards finding the balance of when to shoot and when to distribute. It’s the same tug and pull Timberwolves officials have been talking about with Edwards dating back to December, when he was lifting Minnesota out of a hole left by Karl-Anthony Towns’ lingering calf injury. Still, throughout the World Cup, it seemed for every highlight dunk, for every breathtaking step-back 3, Edwards was also prone to throwing the ball away, traveling or lurching into an ill-advised fadeaway.
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>But there was one World Cup moment that truly stood out from the 22-year-old’s time in Manila. After Team USA’s 110-64 blasting of Jordan to finish 3-0 in the first round, there was surely a jovial spirit in the mixed zone — what essentially amounts to a makeshift hallway, where players walk off the court toward their locker rooms and media members can meet them at the waist-high divider for some semblance of conversation.
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>Edwards was, quite inappropriately, asked by a European reporter which of his teammates would he rather trade: Towns or Rudy Gobert. At first, Edwards merely looked off the ridiculous query. Then, when he was done being questioned about something entirely reasonable, Edwards actually paused, turning back to the disrespectful media member and strongly declared: “Neither one, man. I like all my teammates. I love them. They my brothers. I wouldn’t trade neither one of them.”
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>It was the most impressive moment from Edwards, in terms of his development from prospect to superstar. Far more than anything he did between the painted lines.

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