{"id":646259,"date":"2026-03-08T01:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T01:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/646259\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T01:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T01:57:16","slug":"timberwolves-anthony-edwards-picks-his-all-time-starting-five-with-the-impressive-absence-of-lebron-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/646259\/","title":{"rendered":"Timberwolves\u2019 Anthony Edwards picks his all-time starting five with the impressive absence of LeBron James"},"content":{"rendered":"

Putting together an all-time starting five in NBA history is always complicated. In most cases, it comes down to personal preferences, and there is rarely a universal consensus among players, analysts and fans. Something similar happens when NBA stars reveal their own all-time lineups. That is what happened with Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> star Anthony Edwards, who recently shared his all-time starting five. His selection immediately sparked conversation because of one notable absence: LeBron James.<\/p>\n

Edwards revealed his all-time starting five during a recent interview with Ahmad Rashad. During the conversation, Rashad asked Edwards to name his all-time lineup. Edwards began by naming Stephen Curry at point guard before inserting himself into the lineup.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going with Steph Curry at the one, Anthony Edwards at the two, I\u2019m going Mike Jordan at three,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cYeah, Mike Jordan got to go to the three, I got to go to the two.\u201d<\/p>\n

Edwards<\/a> continued by naming his frontcourt, selecting Kevin Durant, whom he has often cited as his favorite player, along with a legendary center. \u201cAt my four, I got to put KD, my favorite player, I got to put KD at the four,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cI\u2019m a have to go with probably the Dream at the five. Or Shaq? Yeah, I\u2019m a go with Shaq.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"LeBronLeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers.
\nThe absence of LeBron James<\/p>\n

As mentioned earlier, many times these types of selections come down to personal preference. That does not mean it is a bad starting five or anything similar, but Edwards himself made it clear that he could not leave his favorite player, Kevin Durant, out of the lineup.<\/p>\n

\"NY<\/p>\n

see also<\/p>\n

NY Knicks draw candid assessment from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after Thunder\u2019s hard-fought win<\/p>\n

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Edwards\u2019 lineup ultimately featured Stephen Curry, Anthony Edwards, Michael Jordan, Kevin Durant and Shaquille O\u2019Neal, leaving LeBron James<\/a> off the roster. The Los Angeles Lakers star recently added another milestone to his resume, moving to No. 1 on the league all-time field goals made list after passing Kareem Abdul Jabbar during the Lakers\u2019 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Edwards MVP level<\/p>\n

Including himself in an all-time starting five may seem surprising right now. However, Edwards is currently playing at an extremely high level and possibly having the best season of his career in the NBA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Edwards is producing the most efficient campaign of his career. The 24-year-old guard is averaging 29.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game while shooting career-best marks of 49.5 percent from the field and 40.6 percent from three-point range. Across 53 games, Edwards has played 35.6 minutes per contest and has served as the focal point of the Minnesota Timberwolves offense while helping guide the team to a 40-23 record in the Western Conference standings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Putting together an all-time starting five in NBA history is always complicated. In most cases, it comes down…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":646260,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3782],"tags":[375,7,185,307,152,3954,6,308],"class_list":{"0":"post-646259","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-minnesota-timberwolves","8":"tag-anthony-edwards","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-lebron-james","11":"tag-minnesota","12":"tag-minnesota-timberwolves","13":"tag-minnesotatimberwolves","14":"tag-nba","15":"tag-timberwolves"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116191078439342555","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646259","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=646259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/646260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=646259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=646259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=646259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}