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Anthony Edwards on French fans booing Joel Embiid: You already got two 7-footers, what more do y’all want

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“I don’t know what is going on. I don’t know why he gets booed all the time,” said Anthony Edwards, expressing the confusion within the team. The source of the animosity traces back to Embiid’s decision to forgo playing for the French national team, despite allegedly promising to do so. When Edwards was informed of this, he couldn’t help but smile. “But you got Wemby and Rudy; … [Read more...] about Anthony Edwards on French fans booing Joel Embiid: You already got two 7-footers, what more do y’all want

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Regardless, Crean feels Edwards is more than ready for these big moments. “He can play at different speeds… The other thing he can see is so well, right? If he sees that double or if he sees that trap, now he’s got to be stronger with his passes, and he’s got to be a little bit better with his decision-making from watching these exhibitions, but he can make those passes, and he … [Read more...] about

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Crean added that gradual team success with the Timberwolves over the past few years after being in a rebuild has only accelerated Edwards’ progression. “What he’s done is he’s taken that work, it’s built his confidence, he’s had some success, and he sniffed winning last year, and then this past season, he really got a great big dose of it. I think that’s what he needed. He … [Read more...] about

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