{"id":642039,"date":"2026-03-06T00:12:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/642039\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T00:12:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:12:22","slug":"anthony-edwards-teases-nba-exit-if-timberwolves-win-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/642039\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Edwards teases NBA exit if Timberwolves win title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NBA<\/a> could be losing one of its biggest stars if Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves win a championship soon.<\/p>\n<p>The 24 year old has become a face of the league since bursting onto the scene 2020. Edwards was drafted first overall by the Timberwolves and has put the franchise into a position to succeed in the competitive Western Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>However, Anthony Edwards recently teased a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bleacherreport\/status\/2029654160874836252?s=46&amp;t=Jw-vWWfy1XUh85ag-kYdng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">potential career switch<\/a> if Minnesota wins an NBA championship. The former Georgia Bulldogs star did state there is a caveat when it comes to potentially leaving basketball for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NFL<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/bill-simmons-reveals-nba-return-date-celtics-star-jayson-tatum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bill Simmons reveals NBA return date for Celtics star Jayson Tatum<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anthony Edwards says he would want to try to play WR or backup QB if he wins a ring in the NBA BEFORE 30 \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to see Ant play football?! \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anthonyedwards?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@anthonyedwards<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8bAO0RM5Kw\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/8bAO0RM5Kw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/2029654160874836252?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 5, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The Timberwolves superstar declared that he has another sport in mind that he wants to conquer. Meanwhile, his athletic pursuits will most likely only take place if he wins an NBA ring before age 30.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m tryna find a way to get a ring, but once I get one I\u2019ll be cool,\u201d Edwards said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theanthonyedwards_\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">social media video<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ll probably go play football. Especially if I get one while I\u2019m still young.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I get one before I turn 30 I\u2019m definitely gonna go try to play football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/nbc-delivers-epic-nostalgia-throwback-tuesday-nba-broadcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NBC delivers epic nostalgia with \u2018Throwback Tuesday\u2019 NBA broadcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8640\" height=\"5760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/default-364.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129163\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards following the win over the Denver Nuggets. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>The former five-star high school recruit has been an elite basketball player since his teenage years. However, football has been something on Edwards\u2019 mind for some time as a big fan of the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards even joked that he would thoroughly enjoy playing wide receiver or even backup quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProbably receiver,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cI might try to go quarterback. Probably backup quarterback. I ain\u2019t really got to play unless my starter gets hurt. 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Donald Trump weighs in<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WNBA: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/letter-from-2-time-mvp-4-time-all-star-reveals-rift-between-wnba-players-union-leaders\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Players, union leaders divided, claims letter from 2-time MVP and 4-time All-Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NBA could be losing one of its biggest stars if Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves win&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":642040,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3782],"tags":[375,7,307,152,3954,6,11,9,308],"class_list":["post-642039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-minnesota-timberwolves","tag-anthony-edwards","tag-basketball","tag-minnesota","tag-minnesota-timberwolves","tag-minnesotatimberwolves","tag-nba","tag-nba-playoffs","tag-nfl","tag-timberwolves"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116179341000027233","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/642040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}