As an Olympic Gold Medalist in the 2024 Olympics, Edwards has ample opportunity to continue growing and developing

His role model for that should be Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who isn’t as athletic as Edwards but is an artisanal foul-drawer. Edwards needs to learn that getting fouled doesn’t get you a foul call — making the officials believe you’ve been fouled does. So he should work on that craft.

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards plans to "work my butt off this summer" in the wake of a second successive exit in the Western Conference Finals.