Following the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 124-110 win over the Sacramento Kings on Nov. 14, Anthony Edwards shed some light on his superstardom in the NBA, beginning by speaking about how things have changed for him as years have passed during a postgame interview. 

“I mean, I’m always having fun,” Edwards said. “But yeah, I’m having a little more fun than previous years for sure.” 

Edwards chalked this sentiment of having more fun this year up to it being his sixth year, as now he’s spent a solid amount of time in the league.

“I’m used to all the coverages, I’ve done seen everything,” Edwards continued. “Now I’m just trying to put some wins together in the regular season, get a gap in between the wins and loss column and see my teammates have success.”

Through the first 12 games of the season, the Timberwolves have built that gap Edwards alluded to, as the team sits at 8-4.

In the eight games Edwards has been available for, he’s averaged 27.5 points per game. Against the Kings, he dropped 30, as Minnesota defeated Sacramento by 14 points in the team’s fourth win in a row. 

Edwards is off to an impressive start to the 2025-26 campaign and is tallying numbers worthy of MVP consideration. Despite this and his continually high-scoring numbers, Edwards does not think he is a superstar in the NBA. 

“I don’t think it’s no pressure,” Edwards said. “I don’t think I’m under a spotlight. I don’t really think I’m a superstar. I think to some people, I may be, but to myself, I’m really not, so I don’t really put no pressure on myself. They got other guys in the league for that.” 

It’s not often the league sees that type of mentality from a player who has been as successful as Edwards has been up to this point in his young career. 

Edwards is a three-time All-Star, a gold-medalist, and has helped lead his Timberwolves to two consecutive trips to the Western Conference Finals, not to mention during a period in which the West is as stacked as it’s ever been. 

Ultimately, whether Edwards views himself as a superstar in this league or not is up to him, but in the Timberwolves’ eyes, he likely is, as he’s helped them to an 8-4 start. And they will continue to need his help moving forward, as well as against a tough Western Conference opponent – even when missing some of its starters – in the Denver Nuggets on Nov. 15.