Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was named a Western Conference All-Star as a reserve via balloting by NBA head coaches, the NBA announced.
This marks Edwards’ fourth consecutive All-Star appearance, and he becomes the second player in Timberwolves history to be named to four or more consecutive NBA All-Star games (Kevin Garnett, eight consecutive selections from 2000-2007). Edwards’ appearance in this year’s All-Star Game marks the fourth consecutive season a Wolves player will play in the annual game (Edwards, 2023, 2024, 2025 and Karl-Anthony Towns, 2022, 2024).
The 2026 NBA All-Star Game will be played at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 15. The 2026 All-Star Game will feature a new format consisting of two teams of U.S. players and one team of international players (known as the World team). The participating teams will compete in a round-robin tournament featuring four 12-minute games. Each of the three teams will consist of at least eight players.
The 6-4 guard currently leads the Timberwolves in points per game (29.4) while also averaging 5.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists, on pace to finish the season with the highest single season scoring average in franchise history. He has currently recorded 20 or more points in a career-high 21 straight games, tied for the longest regular season streak of 20+ points in franchise history (Karl-Anthony Towns, 21 from Jan. 26-March 13, 2017).
Edwards, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, ranks third in the NBA in scoring, averaging a career-high 29.4 points per game (Luka Dončić, 33.7 ppg and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 32.0 ppg). In his sixth season, Edwards has totaled seven 40+ point games, the second-most 40+ point games in the NBA this season (Dončić, eight games) and the second-most such games in Timberwolves history (Edwards, nine in 2024-25). His 26 career 40+ point games stand as the most in franchise history. Edwards is averaging 3.4 three-pointers made per game, the third-most amongst Western Conference players (Stephen Curry, 4.5 and Dončić, 3.6) and the fifth-most in the NBA.
The Atlanta native scored a career-high 55 points at San Antonio on Jan. 17 on a career-high 19-of-33 shooting, including 9-of-16 from three and four rebounds. The performance marked his first 50+ point game of the season and the third 50+ point game of his career, tying him with Towns for the most such games in franchise history. He became the first Timberwolves player to record multiple 50+ point games on the road. Edwards joined Kobe Bryant and Kyrie Irving as the only players in NBA history to finish a game with 55+ points and 9+ three-pointers before turning 25 years old.
In the Timberwolves’ 131-122 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Jan. 8, Edwards finished the game with 25 points on 10-of-20 shooting, including 4-of-7 from deep, seven rebounds, and a season-high and game-high nine assists, marking his fourth 25+ point/5+ rebound/5+ assist game of the season (76th career) and his 16th 25+ point/5+ rebound showing of the season (145th career). Edwards connected on a 13-foot field goal with 6:54 remaining in the fourth quarter of the contest against the Cavaliers, eclipsing 10,000 career points (currently 10,105 points). At 24 years, 156 days old, he became the third-youngest player in NBA history to reach that mark, trailing only LeBron James (23 years, 59 days) and Kevin Durant (24 years, 33 days).
(info courtesy of Timberwolves)
