Live broadcast, July 4, according to an earlier report by ESPN celebrity Woj, Bill Duffy, the agent of Anthony Edward, revealed that his client and Timberwolves reached an agreement to renew the terms of the designated rookie (top salary), the five-year contract can reach up to 0.26 billion dollars.
Later, according to the follow-up report of TA Mingji Shams, the source revealed that after the discussion on the renewal of the contract began on Friday local time, the two sides spent the weekend negotiating the details of the contract, and the contract is being finalized. The contract will be renewed for five years without any team or player options.
Edwards is the top winner of the 2020 draft. His rookie contract has one year left, and the salary for the 2020-24 season is 13.53 million dollars.
In the 2022-23 season, Edwards played 79 regular season games for Timberwolves, with an average of 24.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.6 steals; 5 playoff games, on average, 31.6 points, 5 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.8 steals, 2 cap.
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