The moment at 2:12, 4th quarter in the Minnesota Timberwolves and Phoenix Suns has been played over a million times on social media platforms. That was when Anthony Edwards dunked on his idol, Kevin Durant. And that added another layer to Team USA when they teamed up for the Olympics. After shedding their franchise colors, Ant still couldn’t let go of his habit of dunking on KD, doing it again on the second day of Team USA’s training camp. But that wasn’t his favorite moment from the Team USA get-together!

The moment came in the Gold medal game when KD lobbed him the ball in the third quarter, and Anthony Edwards, you know already, dunked it in. In his words, it was “The best feeling of my life,” but there were more moments after the win.

While he learned how to pop a bottle of champagne from the veterans who’ve done so multiple times, Edwards disclosed a heartfelt discussion they had in the locker room. “We just popped the Champagne, you know, learned how to do the Champagne. Got together as a team, told each other we’d miss each other and we had fun,” the 23-year-old told Lame Florsheim of The Wall Street Journal.

Anthony Edwards, regarded as one of the faces of the NBA for years to come, saw very little action on the court in the final 2 games of the Olympics. On top of it, he did not start a single game in France. After a smashing 26-point game against Puerto Rico and a 17 against Brazil, his numbers plummeted as Edwards saw his total tally drop to 10 points in the two crunch games, headlined by Steph Curry.

This shows that when the chips are down, Ant is probably not the man of the hour yet. Yet, being the keyword of the sentence. He somehow already has a sense of it and is setting his target accordingly for next season, when his Team USA pals will again be at war!

Anthony Edwards talks about his expectations for next year

The Timberwolves had an exciting run to the Western Conference semifinals. Ant was at the forefront of the pack’s charge and rightfully is getting the bag for it. The $260 million guard is entering his prime, and he knows he’ll have plenty of chances to win the chip. “I don’t know too many guys who won a Championship super young, besides Kobe,” Edwards said when asked about his desire for a Championship. “Other than him, everybody took years and years of losing to get there. I just want to keep taking the next step.”

With the ongoing legal battle between the Minnesota hierarchy, Ant’s lack of rush to win the big one might be concerning for some in the community. After all, there’s a scary chance that they might not have a strong core group around Anthony Edwards in a few years because of a likely change in the franchise’s vision or other financial restrictions.

So for him, it should be go time, but probably he’s only calmly waiting to pick his exclusive moment. That shouldn’t be surprising, given how he spent a good part of a month with some old legendary heads who know a thing or two about winning a ring!

Feel that you can do with another update from the sport of basketball? Then do check out this recent interview with the up-and-coming Georgia Lady Bulldogs star Asia Avinger.