Timberwolves shooting guard Edwards has been increasingly confident lately. After claiming to be the league's toughest player to defend a few days ago, Edwards said he wanted to be the league's signature player in five years, and would get the regular season MVP several times and a championship ring.
"In five years, I want to be the face of the league and get MVP multiple times and have a championship ring. In five years, I'm sure I'll be in the finals. Edwards said.
As the 2020 winner, this is the second season of Edwards' career. So far this season, he has averaged 22.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, and his personal performance has improved again.
But to become the league's signature player in five years, it's still a long way off for Edwards. The reason is that in order to be the façade of the league, you have to have the top individual performance and lead the team, no matter what the shortage, it is difficult to achieve.
In this regard, whether it is Kobe Bryant and James in the past, or Durant and Curry later, they have become the face of the league after playing excellent personal performances and leading the team to win the championship. Lacking any aspect, even if the individual performance of the player is at the top, it is difficult to get enough recognition.
Can Edwards achieve it in five years? There is not much certainty at the moment. After all, the Timberwolves have been weak for many years, not to mention reaching the Finals, it is not easy to reach the playoffs.
Currently, the Timberwolves are no. 7 in the West, which is already their best record in recent seasons. Perhaps it's the Timberwolves' recent good performances, coupled with Edwards' good personal performance, that makes his confidence so explosive. But whether the Timberwolves can maintain their current momentum until the end of the regular season is in doubt.
Even if the Timberwolves can make the playoffs, it's hard to say whether they can make a breakthrough in the playoffs. The Timberwolves have been reluctant to spend money on bringing in superstars for so many years, or the location and team culture are not enough to attract superstars to join, and they want to reach the Finals in five years, at least for now, it is still a fool's dream.
Of course, if Edwards can continue to improve and lead the Timberwolves to become a regular in the playoffs, or even turn around as quickly as the Suns, he can indeed compete for the regular season MVP, but as for whether he can win the championship? Whether he can become a league facade player depends on whether Edwards can reach the Finals with the Timberwolves or compete for the title. In the case of the playoffs, Edwards released a bold statement, which will inevitably lead to doubts.