“I’m going to work my butt off this summer. Nobody’s going to work harder than me this summer”. Even before the season began, Anthony Edwards already made a huge promise to himself and the Timberwolves faithful. Back-to-back Western Conference Finals exits took a toll, and the 24-year-old is ready to level up. And this is not a sentiment from one person; in fact, even teammate Naz Ried stated the difference after being together for 5 years.
“ I think the mentality shift is completely different. I think the winning mentality, I think the way he strives to greatness obviously, you know the way he works, he has younger guys in the gym following suit… ” Reid spoke to the media during the recent training day. As the 6-year veteran spoke, it was clear that Ant-Man’s focus is on winning.
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