The paring of LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards will be one of the most exiting situations to watch in the NBA next season, and while the thrill potential of bringing two of the most biggest rising stars in the NBA almost goes without saying, how good their paring will actually be within the context of the wider NBA is certainly worth considering.

Ball is the ideal partner for Edwards to have in the backcourt, not just because of the personality fit between the two that has already been proven by Edwards' revelation that the pair have been hanging out often this offseason, but because of how well their play styles complement each other. 

Edwards has needed a true playmaker beside him since the beginning of his career and until now, didn't truly have one. The Minnesota Timberwolves' solution to address the team's lack of playmaking was to have Edwards play out of position or utilizing Julius Randle to take over in a hybrid role when he was with the team.

Bringing in Ball is the Timberwolves' solution to this issue and will allow Edwards to play a role on the team that's more natural to his play style and should further facilitate his growth as a player. Ball is an offensive force in his own right and the two have the potential to be one of the best backcourts in the NBA.

But if you ask Kendricks Perkins, the Minnesota backcourt already has that title even without playing a single minute together. 

"I'm looking at these two and right now today they're the best backcourt in the NBA," Perkins said (via Timberwolves). "That man [Ball] is a true professional. That man wants to win and that man is a straight hooper. And him going to that culture that Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels and coach [Chris]  Finch have built over there, is going to do wonders for him."

It's certainly a bold claim for Perkins to make, but it's not an unfounded one. The Timberwolves have defined their culture with overwhelming offense led by Edwards and Ball's own ferocity as a scorer should fit right in, though it will take time on the court to see how he can adjust as the secondary option on the team after playing his whole career as the offensive engine of the Charlotte Hornets. 

But being the outright best backcourt in the NBA is no easy feat, especially considering the competition they have.

Looking at the NBA right now, two other teams boast backcourts that could give the Timberwolves a run for their money, those teams being the Los Angeles Lakers with Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves and the Philadelphia 76ers with Tyrese Maxey and the newly-added Jaylen Brown. 

Doncic was the league's scoring leader this past season while Reaves took a massive leap and Maxey is a rising star approaching the level of Edwards himself who was just paired with a former Finals MVP in Brown who has the experience to prove his own skills on the court.  

But even with the other talent to compete with, Edwards and Ball have a high ceiling as a duo, now they just need to show what they can do on the court.