The Next Face Of The NBA

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  • čas přidán 9. 05. 2024
  • Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberowlves have been the story of the NBA Playoffs so far. After registering their first series sweep in franchise history when they dispatched the Phoenix Suns in the first round, the Timberwolves have shockingly taken the first two games of their series with the defending champion Denver Nuggets. In the process, Anthony Edwards has emerged as the breakthrough star of the playoffs and now has a golden opportunity to establish himself as the next face of the NBA…
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Komentáře • 256

  • @synthetic_sports
    @synthetic_sports  Před 12 dny +57

    The Curse strikes again lol

    • @emilynie634
      @emilynie634 Před 11 dny +14

      as a nuggets fan you should keep making videos complimenting the Timberwolves

    • @Therealesir
      @Therealesir Před 11 dny +3

      wolves already proved they can win against denver in their own home. Everyone has bad game once in awhile. I have wolves winning 4-1.

    • @Chiefssuperfan
      @Chiefssuperfan Před 11 dny +1

      make a video bout denver please 😏

    • @junyuzhang414
      @junyuzhang414 Před 11 dny

      @@Therealesirit’s going game 7 nuggets ur comment won’t age well lol

    • @LuisMay1995
      @LuisMay1995 Před 11 dny

      @@ChiefssuperfanLast time they did, it was about how the Lakers can’t beat the Nuggets, and then in the next game, Jamal Murray made a shot.

  • @naoikeda9472
    @naoikeda9472 Před 12 dny +478

    If Ant beats the shit out of both nuggets and Celtics, this would be an S tier/God tier playoff run lmao

    • @donaldhutchison4652
      @donaldhutchison4652 Před 12 dny +32

      Facts. He’d be on of them on the strength of that alone

    • @3rr1k_
      @3rr1k_ Před 12 dny

      i wouldn’t be surprised if he beats the celtics, tatum and co are frauds, never get it done

    • @bnsz8704
      @bnsz8704 Před 12 dny +40

      Imagine they sweep the whole playoffs😭

    • @naoikeda9472
      @naoikeda9472 Před 12 dny +70

      @@donaldhutchison4652 Genuinely not trying to glaze, but if Ant wins this ring, he’ll instantly be on the trajectory of a top 15 player of all time.

    • @ademolaijaodola6243
      @ademolaijaodola6243 Před 12 dny +17

      Especially with the fact that he'd also beat the shit out of Shai or Luka

  • @guillermoportillo7949
    @guillermoportillo7949 Před 12 dny +97

    ANT just has that IT factor. It’s impossible to measure, see, or put in a statistic, but you know someone has it when you see it.
    Players like Luka, Jalen Brunson, and Anthony Edwards. These are some of the players that have that IT factor.

    • @monojuice
      @monojuice Před 12 dny +8

      He has it more than the former two you mentioned. Again it’s something that can’t exactly be measured or even fully comprehended for that matter but whenever I watch him he has that air about him that separates him from any one else on that court with him
      That alpha leader win by any means necessary not fucking around type of air about him. Good example would be that play in Game 1 vs Denver when he blocked MPJ and KAT dunked it on the other end, camera pans over to him and he literally looks like he’s about to murder with his demeanor. Idk I’m rambling but maybe this is what the old heads seen in Jordan that I didn’t really understand until now

    • @guillermoportillo7949
      @guillermoportillo7949 Před 12 dny +2

      @@monojuice True. I was just mentioning two other examples of the IT factor in the NBA.

  • @naoikeda9472
    @naoikeda9472 Před 12 dny +220

    Ant>Tatum, I don’t care

  • @iammatthewdavid03
    @iammatthewdavid03 Před 12 dny +136

    Once I found the famous meme “they got KD, but we got Jaden McDaniel.” by Ant Man himself, I knew that he was gonna be my new favorite player lol. Plus it doesn’t hurt that he’s balling out in the playoffs.

    • @Braylon1997
      @Braylon1997 Před 12 dny +1

      I wouldn’t be surprised if he makes an appearance in the finals

    • @Jonathan-A.C.
      @Jonathan-A.C. Před 12 dny +7

      It’s even better, because the quote was only about matchups and having Jaden to defend KD, but now it’s like The Avengers

  • @MusicLover-my6fo
    @MusicLover-my6fo Před 12 dny +45

    I will say that the emergence of Anthony Edwards into a superstar and Victor Wembamyama winning ROTY in the same season probably puts Zion Williamson out of "face of the league" conversations at least for right now; this was Zion's best season so far and he still couldn't make the playoffs. When Ja comes back next season that'll be another player that has currently eclipsed him, Zion will still be an amazing player but currently he's achieving the least out of his contemporaries.

    • @Andrew-pv8oz
      @Andrew-pv8oz Před 12 dny +7

      Same for ja. He had it but like guns and strippers more

    • @Braylon1997
      @Braylon1997 Před 12 dny

      The future is now

    • @schmittiTV
      @schmittiTV Před 12 dny +1

      Zion should work on his game more instead of focusing on strippers

  • @M-Cherian
    @M-Cherian Před 12 dny +73

    Ant has it all - the drive, the winning mentality, the ability to elevate his teammates, his consistency, and his ability to stay healthy despite his physical play - plus he is very charismatic and charming. He absolutely could be tge face of the league if he continually plays this well.
    And as a NBA fan, I am thrilled.

  • @KalebOldham-gq4eh
    @KalebOldham-gq4eh Před 12 dny +41

    Long story short: Ant is him.

  • @Olie.Mon06
    @Olie.Mon06 Před 12 dny +27

    I really thought next season would be his time to shine but he already destroyed expectations in this exceptional current playoff run. Next season MVP!

  • @jayanthsambaraju6562
    @jayanthsambaraju6562 Před 12 dny +15

    My favorite part is him bringing his teammates up with him. Especially KAT and Gobert who have had lots of both fair and unfair criticism against them throughout their careers

  • @brodown64
    @brodown64 Před 12 dny +26

    FINALLY a wolves centric vid waiting so long for this they aint ready for us

    • @BlueGrovyle
      @BlueGrovyle Před 12 dny +1

      _goatdown has entered the chat_

  • @guzzy620
    @guzzy620 Před 12 dny +14

    If Ant doesn't want to be compared to MJ he should stop playing like MJ.

  • @ThorOfCream
    @ThorOfCream Před 12 dny +22

    If theres anything to say about the wolves? Every single win they have you kinda just go "they fukin deserve it" cause holy fuck, playing like a team and giving 110% effort.
    They remind me of the 2004 pistons, the rely on numbers, defense and one killer on the floor, but lets agree this killer is an enhanced Billups

    • @johndebono1870
      @johndebono1870 Před 12 dny +4

      The comparison I make is this team answers the "What if the 04 Pistons drafted Wade" hypothetical.

    • @packrunnerjohnny
      @packrunnerjohnny Před 12 dny

      @@johndebono1870nostalgic af😭

  • @steve7131
    @steve7131 Před 12 dny +11

    I feel like you guys are forgetting the 2006 Heat run with Dwyane Wade

  • @andrew-ww4zh
    @andrew-ww4zh Před 12 dny +28

    The best basketball content on CZcams

  • @diquandaniel7953
    @diquandaniel7953 Před 12 dny +18

    There goes the jinx

  • @TheSiemek
    @TheSiemek Před 12 dny +8

    You can’t even get Ant’s swingman (white one) jersey online. That’s crazy.

  • @MusicLover-my6fo
    @MusicLover-my6fo Před 12 dny +9

    I think if Ja wasn't injured that the Grizzlies would be in the playoffs for sure right now. I will say the one "good thing" about Ja's absence is that the Grizzlies will probably get a high draft pick next season and can use that as leverage to get a better piece since the Grizzlies have a good foundation, it just fell off without Ja on the court.

    • @Andrew-pv8oz
      @Andrew-pv8oz Před 12 dny

      Ja let the guns and strippers get to his head

  • @nicksirju8717
    @nicksirju8717 Před 12 dny +9

    ANT, SGA, Luka. Depending on which country they come from it's all about preference. Example: In Canada, we believe that SGA is the face of Candian Basketball.
    And in America, y'all believe that ANT is the face of American Basketball.

  • @TheAnimeman101
    @TheAnimeman101 Před 12 dny +5

    My guys on fire with the content 🔥

  • @SuperSikarlo
    @SuperSikarlo Před 12 dny +4

    Ant man has the coolest nickname. He's short and STRONG like an ant. Ants are powerful, determined, and they trust their team. Not to mention his name.

    • @donnydogpiss4533
      @donnydogpiss4533 Před 11 dny

      Ants actually tend to be more of a selfless cog in a machine that does whatever role they were literally born to do until the end; Anthony Edwards strikes me as being a little more than that.

  • @flashshow2359
    @flashshow2359 Před 12 dny +5

    LUKA did all this accomplishments before ant and no media hype

  • @provide_r
    @provide_r Před 12 dny +5

    This has to be the only wild take i had in the last year that paid dividends back supremely lol. Im glad i took a chance on the wolves haha

  • @pranksterboy8371
    @pranksterboy8371 Před 12 dny +6

    Ant is on his D-Wade 2006 Run.

    • @joshuacooper319
      @joshuacooper319 Před 12 dny

      Crazy how they tried so hard not to mention it

    • @pyrrhic22
      @pyrrhic22 Před 11 dny +1

      i was gonna say the d wade erasure is ridiculous

  • @lightbeforethetunnel
    @lightbeforethetunnel Před 12 dny +3

    As a longtime Wolves fan, im just happy the Wolves and Ant are finally getting tbe attention they've deserved all year.

  • @kingaye372
    @kingaye372 Před 12 dny +2

    This is something I told a bunch of people a couple of years ago. That the days of "1 or 2 faces of the NBA" is over. The league is so talented with franchise players and talented teams you can't just have 1. There is 6 right now in the playoffs. The given being Ant, Brunson, Luka, SGA, Joker, Tyrese. And there is like 4 not in the playoffs Giannis and Paolo were but got eliminated, we all know wemby is legit, and all jokes aside ja morant is legit too. It's truly an exciting time to be watching basketball that's for sure

  • @MeRacko
    @MeRacko Před 11 dny +3

    Edwards had 4 great games and somehow that is enough to be the face od the league when Luka had at least 65 great games like that but yeah Americans finnaly had one black American that played a few great games, dunked on some guys and had SWAG doing it and that is why he is the nex face od the leauge. I predict ANT will avrage 26 5 and 5 with some D helped by a great Defensive team and win MVP while Luka will avrage 36point triple double and finnish 4th or 3rd

  • @peterakin5793
    @peterakin5793 Před 12 dny +8

    Anthony Edwards will be a star if he isn't already one now. Anthony can certainly represent the NBA, BUT bro reminds me of someone like Russell Westbrook. TV and commercial personality and trash talker, fits the star definition, but championship #1 option?
    Was Russell the face of the league in 2017 when he averaged a triple double, but KD, Steph and Lebron were all in the Finals? Can someone be the face of the league if they aren't?

    • @peterakin5793
      @peterakin5793 Před 12 dny +2

      And I was on record comparing Zion Williamson to Blake Griffin, back when his Spartanburg highlights were blowing up and he was compared to Lebron... and how is that aging now?

    • @NNOutBurger_Gaming
      @NNOutBurger_Gaming Před 12 dny

      Ant is clearly #1 option

    • @akeme25
      @akeme25 Před 12 dny +1

      He plays a little less recklessly than Westbrook, plus he’s a better shooter.

  • @TorontoWire
    @TorontoWire Před 12 dny +3

    Wolves gotta be feelin up, young Michael Jordan fr

  • @Workingman22
    @Workingman22 Před 12 dny

    Where do you guys the music in these banger videos? It sounds like retrowave or synthwave

  • @JeremyGraczyk
    @JeremyGraczyk Před 12 dny

    I hadn't followed basketball closely for years after D Rose got injured multiple times and Jimmy Butler got traded from the Bulls. It hurt way too much after what could have been.
    Then in 2022 I randomly see Ant's dunk over Yuta Watanabe, AS A ROOKIE, and immediately decide I need to follow this guy - he's gonna be something special.
    Two years later I'm still a Bulls fan at heart but I've watched almost every Wolves game that I can since then (thanks League Pass). And I'd say I'm a bigger Ant Man fan than I am of any one team. And it feels good 😎

  • @ShadowThe771
    @ShadowThe771 Před 12 dny +11

    Ant has the chance to establish himself as a top 25 player if he wins a ring and I’m not over exaggerating when I say it.

    • @Skinslyfe
      @Skinslyfe Před 12 dny +5

      So confused with this sentence because he’s a top 25 player in the league already lmao but if you think this would make him top 25 all time please delete your account

    • @d3va383
      @d3va383 Před 12 dny +1

      He's already a top 10 player itl. If you mean top 25 then you're insane. He can be a top 2 shooting guard ever by the time his career is done.

  • @thechicken5141
    @thechicken5141 Před 12 dny +4

    LETS GO WOLVES

  • @Jaaduurocks
    @Jaaduurocks Před 12 dny

    yessssss! I knew you guys would do a new Timberwolves video! lets gooooo boys.
    By the way.... two words.
    Naz. Reid.

  • @mr.s845
    @mr.s845 Před 12 dny

    Finally a Timberwolves video it's about damn time

  • @user-vw5ng6ds7x
    @user-vw5ng6ds7x Před 12 dny +2

    Ant is crazy - like not even all-nba 1st team this season then becoming insane in the playoffs. Also love your style of like two people but not a podcast - and luka is the real mvp.

  • @user-ss8um7oe5l
    @user-ss8um7oe5l Před 12 dny +5

    Nuggets losing tonight, the sweep is coming. The series is over, game 2 is where it ended. Minnesota is gonna be on fire tonight.

    • @yea3702
      @yea3702 Před 12 dny

      and they gave jokic mvp , minnesota for sure got sumn to say bout that 😂

    • @nikolamilenkovic5267
      @nikolamilenkovic5267 Před 9 dny

      You think so?

  • @lightbeforethetunnel
    @lightbeforethetunnel Před 12 dny +2

    Wolves have 8 players in the top 50 for defensive win shares. 5 in the top 20. Gobert at 1, Ant at 4. They're an all-time team, defensively.

  • @hmohngcheelee7549
    @hmohngcheelee7549 Před 12 dny +1

    I think there's another guy who can also become the face of the nba, SGA. These two dudes have great post feetwork (Shaq would say), they thrive in the mid range, both play defense. And have a little rivalry going on themselves, I'd like to see those two guys face off in the western finals.

  • @NathanJakobMichaelThomas
    @NathanJakobMichaelThomas Před 12 dny +3

    We need to chill about Anthony Edwards. He hasn’t DONE anything. If he wins a championship, we can discuss it, but all I see out of the prospective “face(s) of the league” are guys who haven’t been able to do anything. It’s honestly quite silly, especially when we have a guy who’s 1) young 2) only behind Steph in jersey sales, and 3) has a phenomenal track record in the postseason.

  • @CJScottt
    @CJScottt Před 12 dny +2

    I heard people call this team the 2000s pistons but they drafted d wade instead of darko

  • @GoldudeMK
    @GoldudeMK Před 12 dny

    Who does your graphics packages?

  • @Nahaintnoway
    @Nahaintnoway Před 12 dny +1

    I’m a Nuggets fan and obviously ANT killing us hurts but they’re the only team I could stomach losing to. I hate HOW we’re losing though.

  • @shamarj
    @shamarj Před 12 dny +1

    d wade would be a good comparison for any in terms of a amazing playoff jump

  • @arturowhipple6146
    @arturowhipple6146 Před 12 dny

    There is something special about Ant. Im a die hard suns fan!! But the energy of this man radiates MJ! American Made!

  • @TheSpartanWin
    @TheSpartanWin Před 12 dny +2

    While Ant and the Timberwolves is a great thing to talk about, what about a video on the Bucks getting eliminated?

  • @freshnaproductions2105

    3:30
    In every video: But the Blazers don’t have this
    Thank you for mentioning this team, I forgot about them all season 😭

  • @shshshimizu
    @shshshimizu Před 12 dny

    Not to mention he’s handsome, charismatic, and a leader!!

  • @IrishLad1998
    @IrishLad1998 Před 12 dny

    You have timelord btw. An All time help defender and defensive big

  • @xoler2167
    @xoler2167 Před 12 dny +2

    Anthony the Lisan al Gaib who will lead the NBA to paradise

  • @GoldudeMK
    @GoldudeMK Před 12 dny +1

    8:35 the first Bo7 sweep in ALL Minnesota sports history, period

  • @Daveyjdigital
    @Daveyjdigital Před 17 hodinami +1

    5ive is the 5ace of the NBA 🐜

  • @mikeprolas2027
    @mikeprolas2027 Před 12 dny +1

    If ant makes a championship run there might have to be comparisons to 2006 wade

  • @brayancatano136
    @brayancatano136 Před 12 dny +1

    Welp there goes the wolves season, hope they had fun #SyntheticCurse

  • @4olufade
    @4olufade Před 12 dny

    Minnesota and Denver's altitude are similar

  • @piratehunterreviews9958
    @piratehunterreviews9958 Před 12 dny +1

    Celtics are praying they dont have to deal with that Minnesota defense in the finals

  • @theMF16-26
    @theMF16-26 Před 12 dny

    Real ones know that DMills from Numbers On The Board(formerly Through The Wire) called the Wolves rise

  • @MarkCzmic420
    @MarkCzmic420 Před 12 dny

    The new 🐐 of the league

  • @user-fd7nu7dm8i
    @user-fd7nu7dm8i Před 10 dny

    4:55 "But" and shows Kyle Lowry - did him dirty

  • @Frozenfrog18
    @Frozenfrog18 Před 12 dny

    Everyone was just stunned by that game 2. Not the best game of the playoffs, but it was definitely the most shocking for me.

  • @Gerik.75
    @Gerik.75 Před 12 dny +2

    Here after the Game 3 blowout 💀

    • @Chiefssuperfan
      @Chiefssuperfan Před 6 dny

      here after game 6

    • @Gerik.75
      @Gerik.75 Před 6 dny

      @@Chiefssuperfan 😂😂 ya got me…see you after chiefs start 0-2?👀

    • @Chiefssuperfan
      @Chiefssuperfan Před 5 dny

      @@Gerik.75 il see u when chiefs finish 11-6

  • @HighWoody
    @HighWoody Před 11 dny

    If the Timberwolves win it will go well in history with Taylor and arod ownership.

  • @aaronanders855
    @aaronanders855 Před 12 dny +1

    Unpopular opinion Ant run in the playoffs is kind of like 06 D Wade

  • @christianr1941
    @christianr1941 Před 12 dny

    He’s next up to be the face of the nba

  • @pandorum67
    @pandorum67 Před 10 dny

    Hey that’s not Thanasis in the thumbnail

  • @joshuacooper319
    @joshuacooper319 Před 12 dny

    It's funny how you couldn't think of any young athletic guard that led their team to a deep run. It's Dwade. You mentioned his team and everything

  • @MusicLover-my6fo
    @MusicLover-my6fo Před 12 dny +1

    The Timberwolves beat Denver in game 2 without their best defensive player, that to me says that they could actually upset Dever. And if that happens, you might as well hand Minnesota the championship at that point.

  • @FootyInsights_
    @FootyInsights_ Před 12 dny

    I still think the next true face of the NBA ends up being Wemby, but Ant's playoff run has been incredible so far

  • @cerebralfanatic
    @cerebralfanatic Před 12 dny

    Minnesota we here stand up 😂😂

  • @bornashamloo
    @bornashamloo Před 12 dny

    Luka is only 3 years older but I'll admit as a Mavs fan that ANT makes more sense since Luka is just too quiet and at times awkward when he's not on the court. He gives plain interviews, barely does any advertisements/commercials, and just plays basketball. Jokic is the same, but even he bothers doing commercials with solid acting.

  • @Stormfail
    @Stormfail Před 12 dny +1

    Why’d yall assume okc is beating dallas?

  • @bossman8824
    @bossman8824 Před 12 dny

    Been saying this since his second year

  • @emmanuelaguinaga3624
    @emmanuelaguinaga3624 Před 12 dny

    Y'all will make this exact same video but about Wemby in two years and you know it

  • @DarkEmoNinja
    @DarkEmoNinja Před 12 dny

    Give me my Timberwolves vs. Thunder WCF PLEASE

  • @Andres-bf5cq
    @Andres-bf5cq Před 12 dny +1

    i wonder what antmans armpits smell like

  • @motokavsvlog7737
    @motokavsvlog7737 Před 12 dny

    30K 8h 64.3K subs

  • @leteyo5971
    @leteyo5971 Před 11 dny

    9:49

  • @SKSIBIYA
    @SKSIBIYA Před 11 dny

    He looks like Mike Tyson

  • @nvm9040
    @nvm9040 Před 10 dny

    Honestly ant isn’t no Mj but definitely has flashes of a Jordan type

  • @nick099
    @nick099 Před 12 dny

    Himthony Edwards

  • @tdjkhazard4522
    @tdjkhazard4522 Před 12 dny +1

    YESSIR

  • @eggsbruhnadict4298
    @eggsbruhnadict4298 Před 12 dny +2

    Yall say this about everyone

    • @dre7147
      @dre7147 Před 12 dny +2

      No we don't only a few players stop lying.

  • @NastyNickerbacker
    @NastyNickerbacker Před 12 dny

    Timberwolves might’ve redeemed themselves for not drafting Curry

  • @michael2244
    @michael2244 Před 12 dny

    Timberwoles pulled a Roman Reigns and Smashed the nuggets, they gonna Smash everyone!!!!

  • @ajca69420
    @ajca69420 Před 12 dny

    Here we go again. Kermit! Kermit! Kermit! Kermit! Kermit! SMH!

  • @user-qk5tq4yx9d
    @user-qk5tq4yx9d Před 12 dny +1

    Day 1 of asking for a celtics video

  • @Cynsham
    @Cynsham Před 12 dny

    Ant already has that "it" factor, he's already a problem that teams have to deal with

  • @Steelo832
    @Steelo832 Před 12 dny

    Bron in 2007, Kobe in 2001, MJ against Boston probably lol

  • @utubekebs
    @utubekebs Před 12 dny

    Ant wears them sweatbands like Jordan, same location. Just need #23, 2 inches and sticking his tongue out…

  • @LECMYouTube
    @LECMYouTube Před 12 dny +1

    Don’t turn your back on the Wolfpack

  • @Andrew-pv8oz
    @Andrew-pv8oz Před 12 dny

    Ja punching air right now bout to grab the tooly 😂😂😂😂

  • @Scarecrow619
    @Scarecrow619 Před 12 dny

    😂😂kfc buckets himself😂😂

  • @pamoon_
    @pamoon_ Před 12 dny

    plus he messed up bo cruz

  • @chrisrandles857
    @chrisrandles857 Před 12 dny +1

    Synthetic Sports > Synthetic Man

  • @sonicmeansspeed8614
    @sonicmeansspeed8614 Před 12 dny

    Ja could still be the face of the league. But Ant is, undoubtedly, a face of the league

  • @ceufrscio707
    @ceufrscio707 Před 10 dny

    Mj invent the shrugg? 12:20

  • @bball3048mm
    @bball3048mm Před 12 dny

    Zion and Ja are infuriating to watch as an NBA fan. Just not focused on their profession as NBA players and focused about things that don't matter like baby mama drama with IG models or brandishing guns to show how hard he (Ja) is.
    Having been an NBA fan since 1991 and Michael Jordan was the reason why I became a fan of the NBA. Anthony Edwards is my guy. I will support him. I will buy his jersey and cheer for his team.

  • @jasangkal
    @jasangkal Před 12 dny

    #SyntheticCurse welp.. nuggets making a 4-0 series run now 💀💀

  • @brennandevos8011
    @brennandevos8011 Před 12 dny

    Synthetic Sports if you guys curse my Wolves I stg…..

  • @sp4604
    @sp4604 Před 12 dny

    Espn:"but but but Lebron"

    • @fearlesskingdom4051
      @fearlesskingdom4051 Před 12 dny

      LeBron is literally out of the playoffs and his topics are getting more ratings than the entire playoffs😂 Yall trying so hard to force Antman on everyone 😂😂😂