Would you rather have Anthony Edwards or Jayson Tatum?
The Minnesota Timberwolves are up 2-0 on the defending champion Denver Nuggets in their Western Conference Semi-Final matchup largely thanks to the play of Anthony Edwards. On Tuesday’s Felger and Mazz, the guys discuss who they would prefer to have: Anthony Edwards or Jayson Tatum?
Anthony Edwards or Jayson Tatum?
Felger: Who would you rather have? Anthony Edwards or Jayson Tatum?
Mazz: Ant-Man.
Jim Murray: Edwards.
Felger: Really?
Mazz: Ant-Man
Jim Murray: Yeah. And look, and I get the argument, “well, Tatum’s already been to a finals. How many Eastern Conference finals has he gone to?” There’s a softness I see with him. He’s not my favorite player on the team. There’s something missing with him. Edwards is a badass. I want I would take Anthony Edwards.
Mazz: He is a bad man.
J-Stew: Anthony Edwards got Karl-Anthony Towns to play hard. That’s a big checkmark in the Anthony Edwards category.
Jim Murray: That’s a great point, Jimmy.
Jim Murray: Jimmy Butler, with some questionable tactics, tried to get Karl-Anthony towns to play hard and it didn’t work. Anthony Edwards has done that.
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Mazz: This kid is tremendous.
Felger: He’s also 6’4″ correct?
Mazz: He’s a little undersized.
Felger: Tatum is with 6’9″ and plays like 6’11”. Or he’s 6’8″, but I feel like he plays like Durant. Like I think he’s got that length. So I would much rather have Tatum’s size and length. Tatum’s also a little bit better of a shooter, don’t you think?
Mazz: Yeah, this kid’s still learning it, but yeah.
Felger: I mean, statistically, Edwards is a 35% shooter from three career. Tatum is.
Mazz: No, you’re right.
Felger: He’s 37.5. Yeah.
J-Stew: Edwards came into the league and they weren’t sure if he was going to be able to shoot the three as the number one overall draft pick. And he worked to get to 35%.
Mazz: That number is going to go up.
Felger: So I think Tatum, and again just eyeballing it and just seeing it, I think Tatum is a more fluid athlete. He’s a more coordinated athlete. I think Anthony Edwards is more raw power. More aggressive, certainly, but he’s smaller. Tatum is bigger and shoots a little better.
Mazz: Yes. You’re right. That part’s right. Here’s what I would tell you, I look at them and I say, Edwards is 6’4″ but plays bigger. Tatum is 6’9″ and plays a little smaller. Not a lot, but a little.