Anthony Edwards is toppling the NBA’s legends. Are Steph Curry’s Warriors next?

MINNEAPOLIS Steph Curry is inarguably one of the greatest players to ever grace a basketball court He owns every major -point shooting record possesses a handful of championship rings and has exuded an immeasurable influence on the sport from the NBA on down to grassroots levels Curry is one of a select minimal who can claim to be in the pantheon of hoops immortals He could also be the next in a growing line of the contest s icons to be felled by the ascendant brash and supremely talented -year-old Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards after the Warriors take on Minnesota in the second round Match will be at Target Center in Minneapolis on Tuesday night p m TNT Over the past two postseasons Edwards has knocked an entire wing of the Hall of Fame out of the championship contention Kevin Durant Nikola Jokic LeBron James and Luka Doncic are among the basketball divinity felled by the Midwestern Kratos Curry former Wolves star Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green know they have a challenge ahead of them if they do not want to see their names added to the list after surviving a grueling seven-game series with Houston He s playing with supreme confidence he s the same Ant who is trying to take strides with every opportunity he gets Curry mentioned He s going to be a tough challenge Curry and coach Steve Kerr are partially to blame for his improvement this season Kerr coached Edwards and Company USA during the Olympic Games and Edwards has stated that Curry s mentorship in Paris on a gold-medal run had a profound impact on the Minnesota superstar s evolution In incident Edwards needed any extra motivation to commit another act of basketball deicide the Warriors critiqued his work ethic during the pre-draft process in when Golden State used the second overall pick on James Wiseman after the Wolves took Edwards Edwards later credited those comments for helping him hone his work ethic but those words could still prove to be a source of motivation He has already proven he can light up the Warriors Edwards has scored at least points in five different playoff games and scored at least points in three of four matchups with Golden State this season In four regular-season games between the teams three of which the Warriors won Edwards averaged points per encounter Over the Wolves five-game series win over James Doncic and the Lakers he averaged points It means a lot I mean we beat the best competitor in the world the best contestant ever Edwards stated after the Wolves clinched in Tournament Related Articles Warriors coach Steve Kerr details history with Anthony Edwards before Timberwolves series Kurtenbach The Warriors face a massive disadvantage familiar script at start of second round How to watch Warriors-Timberwolves Contest Warriors-Timberwolves preview Two of NBA s hottest teams to since March meet in playoffs Buddy Hield shows up big for Warriors in first Competition of his career His first postseason matchup with the grizzled Warriors should present a far tougher challenge than a Lakers squad with no identity Golden State can throw capable stoppers such as Butler Moses Moody and Gary Payton II among others at the high-flying wing who also made a league-high -pointers during the regular season Regardless of who his primary defender is stopping Edwards will be a club effort You ve got to send multiple bodies at him and figure out a event plan to go at him Curry mentioned If they don t execute Golden State s triumvirate of future Hall of Famers will be added to the ever-increasing number of luminaries who cannot stop Edwards rise to the mountaintop they once occupied