Is Edwards the new face from NBA?

At a time when the NBA seems to be looking for a new face, Anthony Edwards is entitled to.

Edwards and the Timberwolves removed the Warriors in five games on Wednesday, for the first time in the Franchise story that the team achieved successive conference final.

Before Edwards & Co. Steph Curry and the Warriors knock out, he eliminated LeBron James and the Lakers. (Curry missed the last four games after he had lost a thigh injury in game 1.)

For the NBA, the loss of James and Curry can lead to a few short -term dips to viewers. The most watched game of the playoffs was game 4 of the first round between the T-Wolves and James' Lakers, while the last game of the seven-game guns of the Warriors with the Rockets was the most watched game on cable this year.

But Edwards' nickname as a King Slayer, as Adidas put it, enables him to take James and Curry's coat, which, although he is two of the oldest stars in the league, is still the most popular players.

The profile of the 23-year-old grew last year after he had led to her first playoff series victory since 2004, and then removed the defending champion Nuggets. This year he was the seventh sale of Jersey and second among those in the playoffs (behind Jalen Brunson).

However, this year, however, he has the opportunity to advance and at the same time remove an NBA MVP through the Western Conference in every round. A journey to the conference finale is waiting either against the three times MVP Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets or the probably 2025 MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the 68-profit-thunder.

“We have just arrived here. We don't have [done] everything else. “Edwards said Wednesday.

What's next for Golden State?

The Warriors extended their competitive time bar by purchasing Butler in February and then signing it for an extension of two years by $ 121 million. But the team band also connected to an aging trio from Curry (37), Butler (36 in September) and Draymond Green (35) for at least another year.

Golden State has connected around 140 million US dollars to the trio next year, but its side line -up could look very different, as it has only six players for fully guaranteed offers. The options for the acquisition of talents include the non-tax player exception with a medium level worth around $ 14.1 million a year, the two-year exception worth around $ 5.1 million and the 41st election in the draft of 2025.