Anthony Edwards could be in for a breakout season with the Minnesota Timberwolves revamping the roster to fit his strengths.

In the past two seasons, the Timberwolves offense has looked ugly at points, with Edwards trying to do too much or getting bottled up, forcing the ball to Julius Randle. Randle would play his brand of bully ball, and while he is a good playmaker at his position, he isn’t elite in that area.

The lack of a true point guard forced Edwards into more self-creation, where he still thrived, but it made things tougher on him given his downhill ability and knack for getting to the basket.

The addition of LaMelo Ball is going to unlock even more attributes from Edwards that fans have not seen yet.

Edwards has never played with a passer on the level of LaMelo. According to Craft NBA, he is in the 99th percentile as a creator and in the 96th percentile as a passer. Simply put, he’s one of the best playmakers in the game.

His passing, along with the screening of Rudy Gobert, will unlock Edwards on cuts and screens that haven’t been there in the past. Edwards is one of the best finishers around the rim and plays above the rim. For once, the ball is going to be there waiting for him instead of him having to do it all himself.

The transition area is also where Edwards should thrive even more as he’s finally playing alongside a player who can push the pace up the court. Edwards is more than happy to run in the open court, and now he has a running mate who can get him the ball on the move.

Edwards averaged 28 points last season, putting him third in the league behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31.1 points) and Luka Doncic (33.5 points). Those two players are still going to be at the top of the league in scoring once again, but Edwards has all the tools to keep pace.

He’s a volume shooter from three, taking 8.4 attempts per game and hitting 39%, and that volume should go up as he gets more open looks that he doesn’t have to take while playing next to Ball.

He’s still going to get his self-created looks, whether he’s pulling up or getting to the basket, but the game is going to open up for him in ways that fans haven’t seen before with this new starting lineup that should play more up-tempo.