How close is Anthony Edwards to passing KG as Timberwolves' GOAT?

For almost 20 years now, Kevin Garnett has been unanimously considered the greatest player in the (mostly unimpressive) history of the Minnesota Timberwolves. KG made the expansion Wolves relevant in the late 1990s and early 2000s, peaking in 2004 with an MVP award and a trip to the Western Conference Finals. He made ten All-Star teams, eight All-NBA teams, and eight all-defensive teams in a Minnesota uniform. He was a first-ballot Hall of Famer and is one of the best two-players in NBA history.

But in 2025, for the first time, Garnett has real competition for the unofficial title of Timberwolves GOAT (greatest of all time). Anthony Edwards has led the Wolves to back-to-back conference finals appearances for the first time in franchise history. He's four wins away from taking Minnesota to a stage it has never reached before: the NBA Finals. It feels like it's only a matter of time until Edwards claims the throne from Garnett. The question might just be this: How close is he?

Edwards is only 23 years old. He hasn't won an MVP or even earned a first-team All-NBA selection (Garnett had three with the Wolves). He's not yet halfway to the 19,201 regular season points KG scored for Minnesota. But in the NBA, the playoffs are what matters most. And this current stretch, over the last two seasons, is already the greatest era in Timberwolves history.

Prior to last season, the Wolves had won two playoff series (both in '04) in 34 years of existence. They've now won two series in each of the last two postseasons. They've won more playoff games (20) in five years with Edwards than they did (18) in the 31 years before he arrived. And if Ant scores 35 points in Game 1 against the Thunder on Tuesday night, he'll pass Garnett for the most playoff points in franchise history. At the latest, that'll happen on Thursday in Game 2.