Anthony Edwards changing jersey number to No. 5
Shams Charania: JUST IN: Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards is changing his jersey number to No. 5. “Whole different player” – Sitdown at @Stadium on decision to change from No. 1 to 5, goals for next season, aiming to push Karl-Anthony Towns to MVP-type year and more: pic.twitter.com/N9QR07FCbs
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania
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Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Anthony Edwards will change his jersey from No. 1 to No. 5 this upcoming season, per @ShamsCharania.
Edwards wore the number in high school and college 🔥 pic.twitter.com/hhTQXFRO0H – 10:43 AM
Anthony Edwards will change his jersey from No. 1 to No. 5 this upcoming season, per @ShamsCharania.
Edwards wore the number in high school and college 🔥 pic.twitter.com/hhTQXFRO0H – 10:43 AM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
For Anthony Edwards, 5 is so much more than a digit on a jersey.
“It’s a family number.”
Looking at a long-awaited move for Edwards from 1 to 5 w/ @ShamsCharania theathletic.com/4737680/2023/0… – 10:03 AM
For Anthony Edwards, 5 is so much more than a digit on a jersey.
“It’s a family number.”
Looking at a long-awaited move for Edwards from 1 to 5 w/ @ShamsCharania theathletic.com/4737680/2023/0… – 10:03 AM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
JUST IN: Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards is changing his jersey number to No. 5.
“Whole different player” – Sitdown at @Stadium on decision to change from No. 1 to 5, goals for next season, aiming to push Karl-Anthony Towns to MVP-type year and more: pic.twitter.com/N9QR07FCbs – 9:58 AM
JUST IN: Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards is changing his jersey number to No. 5.
“Whole different player” – Sitdown at @Stadium on decision to change from No. 1 to 5, goals for next season, aiming to push Karl-Anthony Towns to MVP-type year and more: pic.twitter.com/N9QR07FCbs – 9:58 AM
Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Anthony Edwards wants to go toe-to-toe with the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs next season. warriorswire.usatoday.com/2023/07/28/ant… – 6:00 PM
Anthony Edwards wants to go toe-to-toe with the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs next season. warriorswire.usatoday.com/2023/07/28/ant… – 6:00 PM
More on this storyline
In his heart and in his mind, he has always been No. 5. The connection to that number started early, when there was no chain around his neck, when the Lamborghini he drives now was only a dream and when the family that raised him was still whole. Now as he prepares to enter his fourth season with the Timberwolves, Edwards thinks that fans who have grown to love him in his new home are finally going to get to see the real him. Edwards is finally changing his jersey number, from the 1 that accompanied his rise to face of the franchise status in Minnesota to the 5 that made him as a kid in Atlanta. “A1 From Day 1 was given to me,” Edwards told The Athletic’s Shams Charania. “That wasn’t something I created. … I’ve always been No. 5.” -via The Athletic / August 1, 2023
Edwards lost his mother, Yvette, and his grandmother, Shirley, to cancer in the same year, when he was just 14 years old. One of the reasons he wears No. 5, it has been reported, is that both died on the fifth of the month. Anthony’s birthday? August 5. “He’s playing for his family,” Holland said. “It’s a family number.” Edwards has never opened up about the tragedy or how it affected him since he came to the NBA, but those close to him know he carries those two women with him wherever he goes. Aside from losing to the Nuggets in the playoffs, the smile rarely leaves Edwards’ face. Teammates and coaches are drawn to his fun-loving demeanor, which belies all the heartache and turmoil he suffered as a child. -via The Athletic / August 1, 2023
In a recent interview with HEIR, Anthony Edwards revealed that his ideal matchup in the playoffs would be the Warriors simply because he desires to be the one to silence Green. “I want to play the Warriors [in the playoffs]. Wherever they at, I want to get to them,” Edwards said. When asked about the reason behind his fixation with facing Golden State in the postseason, the former Georgia Bulldogs star simply responded “Because Draymond [Green] talks so much trash.” -via Clutch Points / July 25, 2023