‘A HUMAN HIGHLIGHT REEL!’ – Stephen A. wants Ant Edwards as the face of the league! 🍿 | First Take

‘A HUMAN HIGHLIGHT REEL!’ – Stephen A. wants Ant Edwards as the face of the league! 🍿 | First Take

Anthony Edwards who threw down a monster slam over John Collins and the t- Wolves 114 104 victory over Utah here’s Ant-Man reacting to a replay of his amazing poster slam talk us through what happened on that on that dunk here we go oh my God hey that my best dunk in my career

I’m not going to lie that’s oh who needs the dunk contest Shannon how nasty was that it it was a great dunk but I thought the one that he went Baseline against Toronto and I think he drew an offensive foul on that one I thought that was his best dunk but when

You take Ant-Man the fre you can see the freaky athleticism on full display he doesn’t even he’s a two foot look I thought this one I think they caught a charge on him because the elbow caught the guy in the face but he has that kind of ability to embarrass anyone because

He has elevators and so for me it was an outstanding dunk he doesn’t put the ball on the floor but that’s what that’s what makes him so intriguing that’s what makes him like yeah he can easily be because that’s not all he can do you know people think well he has that kind

Of uh athleticism all he does is dunk no he has a tremendous mid-range game he can put the ball on the floor and get to the rim and he’s getting better at shooting the three yes he is Sensational that was an outstanding dunk and he was

So high up and so far away he couldn’t like extend and put his fingertips over the rim he was so high up he had to throw the ball down into the rim it was an outstanding play for for an outstanding young man spectacular no doubt about it I loved it I love seeing

It and I and I’m telling you right now we gonna have a discussion at some point about the best ingame dunker because I think about when I think about Anthony Edwards I think about Vince Carter oh yeah for sure I mean people don’t realize in game dunker how spectacular

Vince Carter was it was something special to behold of course we thought about MJ we thought about Kobe but when it came to actual the category of in-game dunker you look at Vince cter you say man it’s hard to find anybody Sean Kent was another one Stephen Sean

Kent was another one Sean k no go out Sean Kent without question without question I mean that all that’s one of the alltimes when he rocked the baby against Denver no doubt about it no doubt about it but Anthony Edwards is going to be talked about in that light

If he’s well actually he’s being talked about about it already he’s that spectacular in my estimation and he’s got game to go with it I love it uh incredible dunk and and Shannon I’m with you I I actually like the wanabi dunk better on the Baseline uh so many things

I loved about this first of all he he dunk the ball so hard that he hurt his finger on his other hand uh then he’s walking off the court there’s a video of him walking off the court and he’s signing autographs he’s giving away towels he’s giving away his wristband

And a kid asked him can I get your jersey and he says no I’m going to give that to John Collins uh so look this is what makes him uh such an intriguing basketball player it’s because of his personality yes and I would say this too

Let’s get let’s not get lost in the sauce with Anthony Edwards highlights this is a legitimate all NBA player right now he’s averaging 275 and five on one of the best teams in the NBA he’s improved as a passer he’s improved as a three point shooter he’s he’s got a

Bright bright future Stephen A is he the next face of the NBA he is he’s mine I I’ll say that I mean I love Shay guilis Alexander I love Luca uh you know I love so many of these guys but Anthony Edwards is is my guy that’s the guy I’m

Looking at right now he’s a Human Highlight Reel plus I love like JJ pointed out his Moxy his attitude interviewing him talking to him watching him play um it’s something special to behold and he’s and and then when you hear the kind of things that he says

Fellas where he don’t want to sit down he don’t want to sit out he’s young he wants to play obviously as he gets older obviously we anticipate that that will change and it should change but just that kind of mentality that you’re infusing in today’s culture at a time

When so many people rightly or wrongly JJ are lamenting you know load management and all of this other stuff you don’t hear about that with him he doesn’t want to be talked about in that light if you are healthy enough go out there and play and by the way when you

Go out there and play strive to perform to the best of your ability you want to be the Marquee then accept the responsibility of being the Marquee embrace it and go for it don’t sit up there and shove it to the side these are the kind of things that he’s doing and

Minnesota being as good as they are with Him averaging like you said 275 and five I just look at him right now and I see nothing but spectacular in his future and I love it and then he talks and he got somebody like Shay gilis Alexander that’s he’s rivaling when they’re

Talking back at one another because we all know sh SGA can I just love what I’m seeing he’s my face he’s my next face of the NBA Denver the the the reigning Champs you’ve got the Lakers and the Golden State Warriors Steph Curry and LeBron James potentially missing the

Playoffs this year there’s an opportunity There’s an opportunity for guys like Shay There’s an opportunity for guys like Anthony Edwards there’s certainly an opportunity for Jason Tatum and the Boston Celtics their position along with the Denver Nuggets to potentially have a long Runway here of winning

Uh OKC by the way uh my my head of production over at 342 Jason Gallagher always says it feels like they’re building the Death Star and no one’s talking about this is a team one of the youngest teams in the NBA right at the top of the Western Conference and they

Have a treasure Trove of assets for the future they can make moves there’s flexibility with their roster there’s a chance OKC also has this long one Runway which is a good thing for Shay the thing I want to say about the face of the NBA though is when you think about who has

Been the face of the NBA in the modern NBA it has been Larry and Magic Michael Jordan Kobe Steph LeBron you’re talking about an extended period of sustained success you’re talking about competitive stamina at the highest level the face of the NBA has no tenure I’m going to say

That again the face of the NBA has no tenure cuz the second you get it somebody’s coming after it which is why guys like Kobe which is why guys like LeBron MJ magic Larry all of these guys that have been the face of the NBA over the last 40 plus years

They’ve had that element of competitive stamina the next guy he’s going to have that element too the picky back what you said JJ is that you look at the guys Golden State might miss the playoffs and they a play in they could easily lose the Lakers

Same thing the Suns with Kevin Durant so now this is a golden opportunity for Jason tum for Jason Tatum for Shay gilis for Ant-Man to sue say you know what hey the guys that we normally think would be the face of the NBA or that’s

Been the face of the NBA if they’ve only had it for a year they’re not here and you know hey when the cats away the mice a plate so now it’s our time to shine I will say this about Ant-Man the one thing that he’s going to have to do he’s

Going to have to get more serious you can’t go to the NBA and say you can’t go to the NBA All-Star Game and says I’m a horse I’m a horse around and I’m going to shoot a shot with my left hand because if you go back and look at those

Guys they took it serious and I think he’s going to have to get a little bit more serious now I will say he is what 21 22 years of age 22 years of age but there look we understand that you have to be a grown man now because a lot is

Expected of you and the childish game and the Joker around that you normally do Kobe ain’t never joke around did we ever see Kobe joke Kobe was business all the time lar uh uh Magic might have had a smile on his face but he was all

Business and and Larry we don’t even go to say about Larry cuz you know Larry was no BS and LeBron I just think there are certain situations that ant-man’s going to have to take a little bit more serious than what he’s taking now but he has all the ability he has the Charisma

He has the game to says yes I want to be the face of the NBA I’m ready to be the face of the NBA it’s my time so so he has the game he has the Charisma but I think he’s going to have to take things

A little bit more serious I go ahead I was just I agree with you on the allstar thing and we we talked about this coming out of Allstar break and I think it was a little bit of a wasted opportunity for him and it’s interesting because I I

Remember when he was coming out of Georgia there were questions about his competitiveness I think that he had a quote that said I don’t really love basketball and it’s very clear after uh you know now three and a half years in the NBA this guy loves basketball yes it

And so I agree with you on the allstar thing but here’s the thing the chase down block to save the the win against the Indiana Pacers that showed me he’s got a level of competitiveness and Shannon I I’m going to disagree with you on one point and that’s just that we

Have to compare every face of the NBA to a Kobe or Michael they’ve all been a little bit different they’ve all been a little bit different the the the commonality cuz Steph Curry played with a smile on his face Magic Johnson played with a smile on his face the commonality

In all of this is that they’ve won at the highest level and they are coldblooded killers Steph Curry is a coldblooded killer you accepted the Marquee you embraced it and you answered the call so somebody that’s coming up they got to remember that if they want

That they got to answer the call if you want to be mentioned in the same breath or you know similarity with those names and others you got to remember why it wasn’t just their greatness it was their commitment to being great that’s what we’re talking about and I don’t think

There’s anything wrong with that no I I I was just talking about the personality more so I Shannon I agree with both of you on on that commitment and that’s what I that’s what I said about the competitive stamina piece is just being able to do it over and over again it’s

Not it’s not having one First Team all NBA season right it’s having JJ what I was saying is the standard is the standard and that can not not just the chase down see I can’t understand but see because the the the allstar game it doesn’t go on your win

Loss record yeah it’s nice I won eight of these but in a game I expect him to do that but those guys played that way in an allstar game when it didn’t have no meaning it wasn’t home court on the line it wasn’t this on the line it was a

Game in that we go out there and play the standard is the standard I don’t ever want you to think I was having a conversation with and it’s a different sport with with uh coach Prime and he said the reason why I let guys catch practice catch passes on me at the Pro

Bowl he said because I didn’t want them to think they can come back to the mainland and catch passes on me I wasn’t giving them an inch I’m running rcks I’m trying to get open because I don’t ever want you to think you can cover me in

Any situation and so I think that’s the mindset that guys have you look at those guys they say I don’t want you to think just because this is an allstar game and this is really for the fans that you can deal that you can D me up that you can

Deal with me because you can’t so I’m I just think subliminally you try to send those message regard of the situation practice pick up open run it does not matter I’m letting you know I’m Ant-Man I’m the face and here’s Why

On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe and JJ Redick react to Anthony Edwards’ monster dunk in the Timberwolves win over the Utah Jazz. Then, the panel discuss if he could be the next face of the NBA.

0:00 Ant Edwards’ reaction to his dunk vs. Jazz
3:30 Is Anthony Edwards the next face of the NBA?
7:00 “Ant Man needs to get more serious!” – Shannon Sharpe
9:45 Answering the call!

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