Where should Anthony Edwards be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 5 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 12 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 7.8 on average, 3 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

How many games will Anthony Edwards play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 72 games, after 61 last season.

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Anthony Edwards

Minnesota Timberwolves · PG/SG · Age 25 · 6′4″ · 7th season

Rankings Luka Doncic Cade Cunningham

Rank#5PG #3 · of 233

Value0.6469-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP7.8ESPN 7.3

$ Max value$48Yahoo avg $56.9

Games7236 min a game

Rostered99.9%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 5 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 12 in 2025-26. He is top 5 in threes and points and top 25 in steals among rotation players; the cost is turnovers at 3.1 a game, which makes him a natural punt-TO pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 7.8 on average, 3 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

Stats over time

Rising: up 4 seasons in a row, and top 10 among rotation players every season on our board.

Last season28.8

5-season average25.6

Trend a season+1.8

2026-27 proj.29.0

Fairly steady: between 21.3 (2021-22) and 28.8 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 22.4 in 2021-22, 29.6 last season, on 34.3 → 35.0 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (29.0) is in line with last season (28.8).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#7of 24724-25#5of 26625-26#3of 27226-27*#5of 213

Per game, from ESPN box scores. * Our 2026-27 projection, dashed.

Season by season

Season	Rank	Value	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2026-27Proj.	5	0.646	72	36	29.0	3.5	5.4	3.9	1.3	0.8	48.2%	9.7/20.2	81.1%	6.0/7.3	3.1
2025-26	12	0.612	61	35	28.8	3.4	5.0	3.7	1.4	0.8	48.9%	9.9/20.2	79.6%	5.7/7.2	2.9
2024-25	16	0.593	79	36	27.6	4.1	5.7	4.5	1.2	0.6	44.7%	9.1/20.4	83.7%	5.3/6.3	3.2
2023-24	22	0.258	79	35	25.9	2.4	5.4	5.1	1.3	0.5	46.1%	9.1/19.7	83.6%	5.4/6.4	3.1
2022-23	-	-	79	36	24.6	2.7	5.8	4.4	1.6	0.7	45.6%	8.9/19.5	75.5%	4.0/5.3	3.3
2021-22	-	-	72	34	21.3	3.0	4.8	3.8	1.5	0.6	43.9%	7.6/17.3	79.5%	3.1/3.9	2.6

Rank, Value and colours start with 2023-24, the first season on our board; earlier seasons show ESPN's box scores.

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

29.0#5 of 2131.23

3PM

3.5#3 of 2130.99

REB

5.4#54 of 2130.07

AST

3.9#72 of 213-0.05

STL

1.3#23 of 2130.49

BLK

0.8#26 of 2130.47

FG%

48.2%9.7/20.2#54 of 2130.00

FT%

81.1%6.0/7.3#95 of 2130.00

TO

3.1#199 of 213-0.70

Rank among rotation players (20+ minutes, 20+ games). Colour is the value in the category, as in Rankings.

Team role · Minnesota Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves starter at SG, with Terrence Shannon Jr. behind him. 97 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Julius Randle, Naz Reid, and Kyle Anderson; LaMelo Ball is the arrival projected for the most minutes (31).

SG

Left since 2025-26

Julius RandleAcquired by BKN Jul 1033 min → BKN
Naz ReidTraded Jul 1026 min → CHA
Kyle AndersonSigned by TOR Jul 619 min → TOR
Mike ConleySigned by BOS Jul 618 min → BOS
Minutes a night97

Arrived

LaMelo BallAcquired Jul 1028 min from CHA
Cody WilliamsAcquired Aug 2924 min from UTAH
Jonathan Kuminga23 min from ATL
Isaiah EvansSigned Jul 12new
Trey Lylesnew

Depth chart from ESPN. Who left and arrived: last season's box scores against today's roster; how and when: ESPN's transaction feed, where it lists the move. Minutes are last season's, per game. Minnesota Timberwolves depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	MIN	61	35.0	28.8	3.4	5.0	3.7	1.4	0.8	49.0%	9.9/20.2	79.2%	5.7/7.2	2.9
2024-25	MIN	79	36.3	27.6	4.1	5.7	4.5	1.2	0.6	44.6%	9.1/20.4	84.1%	5.3/6.3	3.2
2023-24	MIN	79	35.1	25.9	2.4	5.4	5.1	1.3	0.5	46.2%	9.1/19.7	84.4%	5.4/6.4	3.1
2022-23	MIN	79	36.0	24.6	2.7	5.8	4.4	1.6	0.7	45.6%	8.9/19.5	75.5%	4.0/5.3	3.3
2021-22	MIN	72	34.3	21.3	3.0	4.8	3.8	1.5	0.6	43.9%	7.6/17.3	79.5%	3.1/3.9	2.6
2020-21	MIN	72	32.1	19.3	2.4	4.7	2.9	1.1	0.5	41.7%	7.0/16.8	76.3%	2.9/3.8	2.2

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Anthony Edwards in fantasy basketball

The outlook above is written from our 2026-27 projection and his recent seasons, and changes with every projection run. His Value and ranks are the same numbers Rankings shows.