Why Anthony Edwards should be among the MVP favorites next season
September 1, 2024
Why Anthony Edwards should be among the MVP favorites next season
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Same rising star plus a little tutelage under the best players in the game en route to a gold medal at the Olympics? Wolves Back! Naz Reid.
If he plays like he did in the Suns series and the first two games of the Nuggets series then he’s a front runner. His reaction to double teams needs to be on point, and less dribbling for 15 seconds and then throwing someone a grenade. His passing was on point in the aforementioned stretch.
Ant himself said his goal for this upcoming season is to become more efficient.
That most likely means he will clean up his shot selection and more drives to the basket.
Ant already knocked on elite territory in the 0-16 feet range. He needs to shoot better beyond 16 feet though, at least in the RS.
His ’24 RS/playoffs splits:
0-3 – 70.7/ 66.3
3-10 – 43.8/ 32.4
10-16 – 44.6/ 46.3
16-3p – 33.3/ 48.3
3p – 35.9/ 40
If Ant can find a healthy average of his RS/playoff splits his effiency will spike up.
Something like:
0-3 – 72%
3-10 – 42%
10-16 – 46%
16-3p – 42%
3p – 38%
should be a to be expected leap in effiency with better focus and shot selection.
Overall splits of 50/38/84 are doable and should be expected from him.
That would put him in the 60-62 TS% range.
If can up his scoring to 28-30 ppg on expected effiency he will be a top 5 player in the NBA.
An expected stat line of 28.5/5.5/6/1.5/0.7 on 61 TS% should be good enough to put him into the conversation for MVP. The wolves of course also need to win 54+ Games.
We also have to expect that Luka, SGA, Embiid will take a dip in their production by the aquisitions of klay, PG, Hartenstein/Caruso.
Ant could have a real shot of he takes another leap in effiency and playmaking.
If he wants to be mvp, he cant’ have those 8-10 games a year when he takes the games off against bad teams and just sit in the corner passing the ball if anyone passes it to him.
4 comments
Same rising star plus a little tutelage under the best players in the game en route to a gold medal at the Olympics? Wolves Back! Naz Reid.
If he plays like he did in the Suns series and the first two games of the Nuggets series then he’s a front runner. His reaction to double teams needs to be on point, and less dribbling for 15 seconds and then throwing someone a grenade. His passing was on point in the aforementioned stretch.
Ant himself said his goal for this upcoming season is to become more efficient.
That most likely means he will clean up his shot selection and more drives to the basket.
Ant already knocked on elite territory in the 0-16 feet range. He needs to shoot better beyond 16 feet though, at least in the RS.
His ’24 RS/playoffs splits:
0-3 – 70.7/ 66.3
3-10 – 43.8/ 32.4
10-16 – 44.6/ 46.3
16-3p – 33.3/ 48.3
3p – 35.9/ 40
If Ant can find a healthy average of his RS/playoff splits his effiency will spike up.
Something like:
0-3 – 72%
3-10 – 42%
10-16 – 46%
16-3p – 42%
3p – 38%
should be a to be expected leap in effiency with better focus and shot selection.
Overall splits of 50/38/84 are doable and should be expected from him.
That would put him in the 60-62 TS% range.
If can up his scoring to 28-30 ppg on expected effiency he will be a top 5 player in the NBA.
An expected stat line of 28.5/5.5/6/1.5/0.7 on 61 TS% should be good enough to put him into the conversation for MVP. The wolves of course also need to win 54+ Games.
We also have to expect that Luka, SGA, Embiid will take a dip in their production by the aquisitions of klay, PG, Hartenstein/Caruso.
Ant could have a real shot of he takes another leap in effiency and playmaking.
If he wants to be mvp, he cant’ have those 8-10 games a year when he takes the games off against bad teams and just sit in the corner passing the ball if anyone passes it to him.