Anthony Edwards has said he likes to watch a lot of film, and that doesn't just include film of the Timberwolves' recent games.
It also includes watching some of the greatest players of all time to analyze how they played the game. One player in particular has caught Edwards' eye and the rookie guard has been studying as much as he can to take for his repertoire: Dwyane Wade.
After Tuesday's 112-104 loss to the Lakers, Edwards said he remembered Kobe Bryant once saying Wade seemed to "disappear" on ball screens and evade the defense so effectively in close quarters.
Edwards has been trying to learn some of Wade's steps.
"I watch him a lot to try to mimic what he does on the ball screen," Edwards said. "So if they're jumping out, I try to split screens as much as possible. That's the only person I watch on ball screens."
Edwards hasn't been afraid to attack the basket and has said he hopes to develop a floater so defenders can't just sit at the rim when he drives.
He said he doesn't like settling for short jumpers when he starts taking it to the basket, a quality he also observed in Wade. Tom Crean coached both of them in college — Wade at Marquette, Edwards at Georgia.
"[Wade is] dynamic, getting downhill, not settling," Edwards said. "He's just one of the greatest shooting guards to ever play the game, and I feel like if I can mimic him, I can become the same."