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Anthony Edwards is out for the Minnesota Timberwolves’ game on Tuesday, January 13.
The Minnesota Timberwolves will face the Milwaukee Bucks on the road on Tuesday, January 13, but they will be without their best player.
Anthony Edwards is listed as out with right foot injury maintenance on the official injury report. He had 23 points (including a go-ahead jumper with 16.8 seconds left), two rebounds and three assists on 47.6% shooting from the field and 20% shooting from three in a 104-103 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday, January 11.
Edwards is having another terrific season, averaging a career-high 28.9 points to go along with five rebounds and 3.8 assists on 50% shooting from the field and 40.9% shooting from beyond the arc (both percentages are career highs).
Is Anthony Edwards Playing Tonight?
Edwards missed some games with a right foot injury earlier this season, and it appears the Timberwolves want to give him a rest day. The team will have two days off before it plays the Houston Rockets on Friday, January 16, making it an ideal opportunity to give the guard a breather.
With Edwards out tonight, Mike Conley will likely start in his place, and Bones Hyland could see more minutes off the bench. Terrence Shannon Jr. remains out with a left foot injury, and Rudy Gobert will serve his one-game suspension for accruing six flagrant fouls tonight.
Minnesota Timberwolves Trade Rumors
The Timberwolves are in need of a point guard to play opposite of Edwards and are rumored to be one of the more active teams as the trade deadline approaches.
Coby White continues to be a name with a lot of buzz and has been linked to Minnesota for a couple of months. The Timberwolves are trying to avoid trading Donte DiVincenzo (and have reportedly offered Rob Dillingham instead), but he may be the price of doing business with the Chicago Bulls for the seventh-year player out of North Carolina.
Tre Jones and Ayo Dosunmu are also options for the Timberwolves amid the glut of point guards in Chicago who may be easier to acquire than White. The former is signed for two more seasons (including a club option for 2027-28).
With the Memphis Grizzlies officially making him available last week, Ja Morant is another name that has been floated for Minnesota to pursue. However, a trade may be unlikely, given that Morant is making roughly $39 million this season and the Timberwolves would have to include multiple important pieces in a deal to match his salary.
Colin Capece is an NBA Contributing Writer at Heavy. His work has appeared in The Sporting News, The Dallas Morning News, USA Today and The Arizona Republic, where he covered everything from Caitlin Clark mania to a burgeoning cricket league. Capece received his master’s degree from Northwestern University and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame. He roots for all the long-suffering New York sports teams. More about Colin Capece
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