Each year in the league, Anthony Edwards has improved his game. Now six seasons into his career, the 2020 first overall pick has seen his scoring average rise every year, reaching a career-best 28.8 points per game in 2025–26.

To start his career, Edwards was certainly capable of high-scoring outings, but a few more clinkers were mixed in. Last season, the now-25-year-old began showing a level of consistency throughout the season that hadn’t been seen as much during his first five years.

Edwards’ last season was his most consistent 

Unfortunately, last season was also Edwards’ least healthy. After missing just 19 total outings over his first five seasons, when he was seen as one of the most durable superstars, he missed 21 in 2025–26.

When he was on the floor, though, the four-time All-Star’s play remained strong regardless of whether he was at home or on the road, or whether it was the early or later part of the season.

Edwards was slightly better on the road than at home, but not by much. He averaged three more points and had a slightly better true-shooting percentage on the road, at 62.4 percent compared to 61 percent at home. Unsurprisingly, Edwards had a better plus-minus at home, though.

His consistency last season is evident in how he performed each month. Excluding April, when Edwards made just two appearances, and October, when he made three, his numbers were quite similar.

From November to March, he played in 56 of his 61 games. During those five months, Edwards shot between 48.5 percent and 51.2 percent from the field and had a true-shooting percentage between 60.1 percent and 64.2 percent. In each of those months, he played anywhere between nine and 13 games. Edwards averaged at least 27.3 points in all those months.

Now, Edwards has been one of the game’s best scorers for a few seasons. Stretches of poor shooting nights were more frequent in his early days in the league, which, of course, is understandable. In 2024-25, Edwards shot less than 40 percent from the field in 10 February outings. In 2023-24, he didn’t make even 30 percent of his 3-point tries in March.

There was never an extended stretch during which Edwards truly struggled in 2025-26. This increased consistency has helped Edwards level up into a clear-cut top-10 player, and has made the Timberwolves a more dangerous team.

Now that he is entering what might be the beginning of his prime, it wouldn’t be surprising if his consistency continues and he reaches never-before-seen heights, especially now that he is paired with a star point guard in LaMelo Ball.

That should be a scary thought for the other 29 teams in the NBA.

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