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Minneapolis (AP) — Anthony Edwards devoted much of his previous two offseasons to the U.S. national team for the World Cup and the Olympics , coming off intense runs through the NBA playoffs with the Minnesota Timberwolves .

As valuable as those experiences were for his flourishing career, the time Edwards had for his own training this past summer was instrumental toward his desired development into a true MVP candidate on a legitimate title contender .

“I feel like I was able to actually work on my game,” he said.

For all he’s done on the court over his first five seasons in the league, Edwards is still a 24-year-old with plenty of room to improve. As Timberwolves player development coach Chris Hines has told

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