The Minnesota Timberwolves are rolling the dice after trading for LaMelo Ball from the Charlotte Hornets earlier in the offseason.
This could be a long-term investment that ultimately ends in a championship for the Twin Cities. Bleacher Report contributor Andy Bailey predicted who he believed would be the top 30 players in the league by 2030. The Wolves were the only team with multiple players in the top 10, with Ball clocked in at No. 10, while Edwards landed at No. 5.
“The Charlotte Hornets are betting
that we may have already seen the best of LaMelo Ball, or that the injury problems will resurface, or both,” Bailey wrote. “But over the last five seasons, regardless of what you think about how he puts up his numbers, the fact is that LaMelo produces in a way we’ve rarely seen.
“In that stretch, he’s averaged 21.8 points, 7.6 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 3.5 threes, while shooting 36.7 percent from deep.”
“There’s a very real chance that Edwards, with his three-level scoring and still-developing playmaking, could be the best player in the NBA in 2030,” Bailey added.
In order for the Wolves to have the best pairing in the league, they need Ball to remain healthy. The fact that he’s only 24 years old suggests that his prime could be on the horizon, but he needs to be available in order to make that happen.
Edwards is also only 24 years old right now, meaning that the best of his career might not have arrived just yet.
The Wolves have a few years to improve this core as much as possible. If they can maximize their potential, they might be NBA champions by the end of the decade.
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