Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards will wear jersey No. 5 beginning next season.
“I want to let all the Minnesota Timberwolves fans know that I’m just switching from No. 1 to No. 5 this year,” Edwards said in an interview with NBA insider Shams Charania.
Edwards claimed that he had been wearing jersey number 5 from his high school days to his college days. When he first came to Minnesota, he was not able to use the number, as Malik Beasley did. When Beasley was traded, Kyle Anderson used No. 5.
This offseason, Anderson agreed to switch numbers with Edwards.
“I mean, five has always been my number. High school, college, AAU, it’s always been a number, a number to me that I always wanted, and I tried to get it when I got drafted, I just couldn’t. My teammate had it. So I mean, an opportunity presented itself this year and I took it,” Edwards added.
According to a report from The Athletic, No. 5 is special to Edwards, as he was born on August 5. In addition, his grandmother and mother died on the fifth day of the month. (MJD)
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