Julius Randle gets real on Anthony Edwards' Timberwolves leadership after win vs. Nuggets

Julius Randle gets real on Anthony Edwards' Timberwolves leadership after win vs. Nuggets originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .

Anthony Edwards is not the stereotypical leader for a team in the NBA Playoffs. He is quite different in leading the Minnesota Timberwolves and it showed during their 119-114 Game 2 win over the Denver Nuggets . To many this was just the antics of a star player, but Julius Randle posits that this exact gritty leadership is what Coach Chris Finch and his teammates need to vanquish Nikola Jokic.

Randle knows Edwards is exact NBA Playoffs leader Timberwolves need Anthony Edwards riles the Timberwolves and their faithful up when needed the most. He makes the most physical plays to get people on their feet and raise tensions in the NBA Playoffs. This was not new to Julius Randle and his teammates.

In fact, three minutes into the game Nikola Jokic collided with Edwards which made the Timberwolves star need injections and fluid drains. He returned to the court and this inspired the rest of the Timberwolves, via Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic. "It definitely uplifts me.