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Should you draft Anthony Edwards this season? Here’s the latest outlook, projections, and rankings for the Minnesota Timberwolves Shooting Guard.
Should You Draft Anthony Edwards in Fantasy Basketball?
Anthony Edwards’ 3-point rate exploded last season and he finished as one of three players to jack up 10+ triples a night (others: Steph Curry and Jayson Tatum). The greats in any fantasy sport are able to increase their role without experiencing a dip in efficiency and that was certainly the case with Edwards knocking down 39.5% of his tries from downtown, easily the highest mark of his five-year career.
I think we see him take more 2’s than 3’s this year (that wasn’t the case in 2025) and getting an athlete like this putting more pressure on defenses off the bounce is a great thing for all involved.
Of note, he was a 37% shooting on long 2’s, his best mark since 2022 and an important skill to have with that shot making a bit of a resurgence league-wide.
At the end of the day, you’re getting a highly available start (72+ games played in every season) who converts over two-thirds of his shots at the rim who is an annual threat to lead the league in 3PM.
Would I love to see him push the 2.0 blocks-plus-steals per game for the second time in his career? I would, but that would be gravy. We’ve got a pretty clear top-5 players in redraft formats this year and after that quintet is off the board, Ant Man has as good a case as anyone to be the next selection.
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What Are Anthony Edwards’s Fantasy Basketball Projections This Season?
Based on our proprietary metrics here at PFSN, we project Edwards to score 3,407.5 fantasy points this season, with him averaging 26.4 points per game.
This includes 8.9 field goals per game, 3.6 three-pointers per game, 5.1 free throws per game, 5.6 rebounds per game, 4.6 assists per game, 1.5 steals per game, and 0.7 blocks per game.
Where Does Anthony Edwards Rank in the Upcoming Fantasy Basketball Season?
Edwards is ranked 13th overall and third at his position. The five players ranked ahead of him overall include Domantas Sabonis, Jaylen Brown, LeBron James, Karl-Anthony Towns, and James Harden.
The five players ranked behind him overall include Pascal Siakam, Trae Young, Anthony Davis, Devin Booker, and Victor Wembanyama.
The two players ranked ahead of him at his position include Jaylen Brown and James Harden.
The five players ranked behind him at his position include Devin Booker, Donovan Mitchell, Derrick White, Josh Giddey, and Amen Thompson.
