Can these Timberwolves keep pace in the West without Anthony Edwards?

It was working.The whole idea behind the Minnesota Timberwolves’ massive summertime pivot — out go Julius Randle and Naz Reid, in comes LaMelo Ball — was to find a way to reduce the ball-handling and shot-creation workload on Anthony Edwards, and allow the four-time All-Star to do what he does best: put the ball in the basket, again and again and again. And through four games of the 2026-27 NBA season, it was working.Edwards opened the season on fire, scoring more points per game than anyb