Minnesota's top star leads the list, but the Timberwolves have a real shot at sending more than one player to Phoenix.
Guard Anthony Edwards was the only All-Star on the Minnesota Timberwolves last season, but this summer could change that.
With a new point guard and a few players coming off strong seasons, there is a real chance Minnesota sends more than one player to Phoenix for the 2027 All-Star Game on Feb. 21, and a couple of names here might surprise some fans.
Anthony Edwards Is the Easy Pick
Edwards sits at the top by a wide margin.
He has made four straight All-Star teams, won the MVP of the All-Star Game last February at Intuit Dome and averaged 28.8 points per game last season while shooting 39.9% from three.
There is extra reason for him to push this year.
Edwards played only 61 games, so he fell short of the 65-game mark and could not make All-NBA, and CBS Sports pointed out that he now needs an All-NBA spot this season to lock in supermax eligibility for his next deal.
Edwards has also said he wants people to stop asking whether he is the face of the league, and that focus is what the Wolves need.
Head coach Chris Finch said it is still to be determined how much the offense changes this season, but he expects Edwards to stay at the center of it.
"Your identity is driven by your best players, for sure, and we still have them. I can see a lot of our offensive identity still flowing through Ant," Finch told MinnPost.
LaMelo Ball and Rudy Gobert Have Real Cases
Point guard LaMelo Ball ranks second.
Minnesota landed him in a four-team trade in July that sent forward Julius Randle to Brooklyn and center Naz Reid to Charlotte.
Ball averaged 20.1 points and 7.1 assists in 72 games for the Hornets last season, and he has been an All-Star once before, back in 2022.
Finch has already talked about how Ball will change the offense, and if the Wolves win a lot of games with him running the show, that will be hard to ignore.
Center Rudy Gobert is third.
He is a three-time All-Star and a four-time Defensive Player of the Year, and he made the All-Defensive First Team last season while averaging 10.9 points and 11.5 rebounds.
At 34, Gobert is not going to put up big scoring numbers, so he needs Minnesota near the top of the West to get a real look.
The Long Shots
Forward Jaden McDaniels put together a strong year last season, with 14.8 points per game on 51.5% shooting and 41.2% from three.
He has never made an All-Star team, but his defense has earned an All-Defensive nod before, and another jump would put him in the conversation.
Forward Jonathan Kuminga signed a two-year, $12.4 million deal this summer after averaging 12.2 points in 36 games with Golden State and Atlanta.
He knows what his role will be, and that role probably does not include All-Star numbers.
Guard Ayo Dosunmu, who shot 43.9% from three last season, is another name to watch.
Edwards is the only safe bet here.
Ball is the best pick for a second All-Star, because a winning team with a new point guard gets noticed, and two All-Stars would show this roster is working.
