Ex-Super Bowl champion Keyshawn Johnson breaks silence on Anthony Edwards being compared to Michael Jordan despite being just 22

With the way Anthony Edwards is playing, basketball fans are seeing some similarities between the Minnesota Timberwolves superstar and a certain NBA great. His performances in the playoffs led analyst Keyshawn Johnson to compare the similarities between Edwards and Michael Jordan.

While speaking on Undisputed, Johnson proceeded to explain why Anthony Edwards is comparable to Michael Jordan. He made quite a few points.

What happens to many people is, they compare the finished product of 6 championships, 6 MVPs. You can't do that. That young man that we just watched has a lot of similarities to Michael in his game. Whether it's the turnaround, which looked like Michael to me. Whether it's I'm falling to the ground, I got fouled, but I'm gonna double clutch it, and I'm gonna still be in the air and knock the shot down. That's Michael. That's where the comparisons come in. Don't think about the finished product. Keyshawn Johnson said on Undisputed

He added that at the moment, there is a lot of Michael Jordan in Edwards’ game. The mentality shows how Edwards attacks an opponent.

The former Super Bowl champion also added that 3 years of brilliant college basketball had helped improve Michael Jordan‘s game before coming into the league. In comparison, Edwards played only 1 year of college basketball on a team which had a terrible losing record.