Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns were never necessarily the perfect match, but they were two perennial All-Stars playing for an organization that had never made an NBA Finals and whose last (and only) division title was in 2004.

Edwards said multiple times during All-Star Weekend that he doesn't view himself as the next face of the league.

The Minnesota Timberwolves traded center Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks over the offseason to give the team flexibility to compete around guard Anthony Edwards longer than just the next two years,