2036 Hall of Fame Nominee - Anthony Edwards

[Donny - Bucks]

One of the earliest stars of the league, Edwards settled in on the bench as a high-quality supersub for the back half of his career. Will the initial stardom be enough for him to get into the NBN Hall of Fame?

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CAREER STATS
Games: 1025
MPG: 30.1
PPG: 16.9
RPG: 5.5
APG: 2.4
SPG: 1.8 
BPG: 0.2
TOPG: 2.1
FG%: .467
FT%: .783
3P%: .428

Best Season (2024 Knicks)
Games: 82
MPG: 39.0
PPG: 27.3
RPG: 7.0
APG: 3.1
SPG: 2.3
BPG: 0.3
TOPG: 2.7
FG%: .456
FT%: .800
3P%: .431

Career Highs
Points: 59
Rebounds: 18
Assists: 12
Steals: 10
Blocks: 3

Achievements
Championships: 0
Player of the Game: 78
Player of the Week: 0
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 107
Triple Doubles: 3

Awards
2020 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2020 - All-Rookie Second Team
2022 - All-Star Game Participant
2022 - All-League Second Team
2022 - All-Defensive Team
2023 - All-Star Game Participant
2023 - All-League Second Team
2023 - All-Defensive Team
2024 - 3-Point Shootout Champion
2024 - All-Star Game Participant
2024 - All-League Third Team
2025 - All-Star Game Participant
2026 - All-Star Game Participant
2026 - All-Defensive Team
2027 - All-Defensive Second Team



Arguments For Induction
- I'm not sure who decided that it would be a good idea to put this guy on the bench as a B- A- C B+ C C player coming off two years of All-Defensive teams as a three-time All-Leaguer at 26, but regardless... dude was legit. 13.2 PPG in his rookie year, followed up by 17.9, 26.4, 24.4, 27.3, 25.5, 26.1, and 21.3 consecutively until he ended up on the bench, all of those years being efficient too... offensive $tud.

- Defensively, this guy was one of the league's original superstars. Four All-D teams including quite a few high 2, low 3 stock seasons, even with the rating in the B's for a good chunk of that time. Edwards fully encapsulated what it means to be an elite wing in this league for quite a while.

- Edwards had one of the best primes for any of the players who were around in the early 2020's in this league. He was constantly dominant and a force all-around, whether that be his offensive ability, defensive prowess, or grind to grab boards, he did it all.

Arguments Against Induction
- This HOF case will be a tough sell for some of the GM's around here because of how his career went. He spent 5 seasons with under 20 MPG, which is unfortunate, considering he'd likely hover around 20-ish PPG for his career with a ton of awards to back it.

- Even with the 7-ish year prime, how well does Edwards stack up against a lot of the soon-to-retire guards in the league? He'll always be one of the "lesser" Hall of Famers if he did manage to get voted in.

- One argument I know will come up is the fact that he never won anything. He spent a lot of his time as the front man in New York, leading the Knicks to many playoff appearances, but you'd be hard pressed to find a time where Edwards was truly that important to a big-time contender.

Vote carefully, and remember to throw out arguments regardless of which side you're on. This should be a discussion that eventually gets the league to the proper decision on him. Your vote can also be retracted after it's been cast if you feel like switching to the other side based on the arguments that have been made. To be inducted, a player needs 70% and to be considered in a later class they need 50%. Vote carefully.

***BONUS - Don't forget that everyone who votes gets $100 and the person that makes the best argument or contributes to the discussion the best will be awarded an extra $100***

[Donny - Bucks]

carlos only did this bc you voted twice

[yourkers15]

Said yes. For most his career he was the best or one of the best SGs in the game. He fell off at some point which was ultra odd but he still was a beast and has the awards to show for it.

[ucfinfan86]

I’m going no. His prime was just too short. Only 6 seasons of 20+ ppg is not enough

[frosty]

No need more than 6 years

[Donny - Bucks]

10 votes on this tonight and I post another before I go to sleep

[carlos]

This one is close but I said no. He was clearly among the best SG at one point but he didn't have enough longevity.

I don't think I've ever seen another player go from All League to barely a rotation piece as quickly as Edwards and I don't think his peak years make up for that

[Donny - Bucks]

Nov 1, 2021 2:29:00 GMT carlos said:

This one is close but I said no. He was clearly among the best SG at one point but he didn't have enough longevity.

I don't think I've ever seen another player go from All League to barely a rotation piece as quickly as Edwards and I don't think his peak years make up for that

Poor usage by tanking teams tbh.. teams who had him at backup SG solely because they had to have him in the lineup

[Michael]

Will have to be a no for me despite the stellar start to his career. Seems like for the NBN HoF, they need to produce at a high level for at least 3/4 of their careers and Edwards just didn't do that, or get the opportunity to do so.

[John1974]

No. Too short of prime years

[mcmuslim]

Close one but no. Misusage ruined his career

[Donny - Bucks]

It’s sad because it’s a Hall of Fame player but the career was so mismanaged…

[carmelo115]

tough, but i said no

[leflop]

I'm not interested in punishing a guy for the GM's choices. He was good enough and his peak backs it up. I'm voting yes.

[carlos]

I don't buy that Edwards was a victim of bad teams. His decline came from 2026-2028 where he was on the same playoff-bound Knicks team and saw both his numbers and ratings suffer starting at his age 24 season. He spent the next few seasons on tanking teams but wasn't even a rotation piece on the 2031 Heat at age 29 or the 2033 Jazz at age 31.

Here are his per 36 stats for those three years, showing a player in decline