Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards is an elite on-ball defender. Here’s why he probably won’t be all-defense

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Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards is an elite on-ball defender. Here’s why he probably won’t be all-defense

There was a time early in his career when Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards would seemingly talk about his NBA All-Defensive Team aspirations on a weekly basis. Perhaps the goals have gotten higher since then — he’s a strong candidate to earn All-NBA honors this season and may well be an MVP candidate in coming years. But his play over the final 15 minutes of Minnesota’s 110-101 win over the Grizzlies on Wednesday was yet another reminder that …