Stephen A. DOESN’T AGREE with Shannon Sharpe over Anthony Edwards vs. Nuggets | First Take 

Anthony Edwards should already be a household name. The NBA have done such a poor job of marketing the next wave of superstars

Stephen A "Jamal Murray isn't 100% healthy" Shannon "i couldn't tell against the Lakers"

If Steve Kerr don’t start Ant over Booker in the Olympics… then it’s nothing but hate at this point

Seeing Edwards take this leap in real time is awesome. He’s definitely must see tv. I was 13 when this happened, but it’s starting to remind me of Kobe a little bit back in 2000 when he was 21-22 years old. Should be a great game 2 tonight 👌🏽🏀

Imagine Anthony Edwards wins his a ring at 22 yrs old the league is cooked if that happens

"the brotha can't jump unto a curb" 😂

Stephen A lookin like lil Richard wit that extra blush😂😂😂

@8:42 SAS tryna take a little food break when the camera was off him lol

Agree or disgree .... AntMan aint afraid and he's here whatever you think of this young man it doesnt take away what he has done ✅

Ant Man can definitely be the face of the NBA. He just needs to win more

SAS is on point about Jokic not able to rest. Game 1 he played 41 minutes. By the 4th he was visibly tired. I think coach Malone needs to gamble on some of his big players on the bench. Sacrifice a few minutes without Jokic so he can give it all on the 4th.

If Anthony Edward’s starts working that post like Bean and Jordan it’s over for the league he’ll have the whole package

“Kat-Man” 🤣🤣

“The brother can’t jump onto a curb” 😂😂😂😂

Oh but back when Dwight was saying it everyone was telling him to stfu lol

Ant is a different kind of beast, I haven’t been as impressed by someone’s athletic ability since prime D Rose.

Wolfes got 2 big men following Joker everywhere, if he goes to toilet between the quarters they also go there. When Murray shows up he should have plenty of space because of 2-man-marking on Joker.

Ages they won their first ring - Magic Johnson: 20 Kobe Bryant: 21 Kawhi Leonard: 22 Bill Russell: 23 Tim Duncan: 23 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 24 Larry Bird: 24 Dwyane Wade: 24 LeBron James: 27 Steph Curry: 27 Wilt Chamberlain: 28 Michael Jordan: 28 Shaquille O’Neal: 28 Kevin Durant: 28 Nikola Jokic: 28 Hakeem Olajuwon: 31 Oscar Robertson: 32 Jerry West: 34 It’s still Jokic’s era. He’s in his prime ages along with Murray at 27 and Porter Jr. at 25. It’s not impossible for TWolves to win it all. Just needs to get by Denver as I think they can handle Boston and New York. Dwyane Wade won a ring at 24 and played next to Shaq and Zo. Kobe won a ring at 21 but playing next to prime Shaq. Magic won a ring at 20 but he was next to Kareem who was an MVP at 33. But for most cases, the champions aren’t guys with little playoff experience and their best player is below 27. We’ve seen younger, lesser experienced teams fail…. 1995 Orlando Magic 2012 Oklahoma City Thunder 2018 Philadelphia Sixers 2018 Boston Celtics People saying it’s the “changing of the guard.” Yes, that’s true. But it’s still Jokic’s era. This happened back in 2015 with Steph and the Warriors. It’s happening 7-8 years later with Jokic. He’s a center we’ve never seen before just like we never saw a player shoot as well as Steph prior to his arrival in 2009. Denver will repeat barring no injuries. Murray and KCP do look a little hurt. 1. Denver Nuggets 2. Minnesota Timberwolves 3. Boston Celtics 4. Dallas Mavericks 5. New York Knicks Two of these five teams can reach the Finals. Ignore the rest…. Oklahoma City Thunder Cleveland Cavaliers Indiana Pacers A team for the future Orlando Magic

TWolves are so much faster than the Lakers. The bench is far deeper, younger, less injuries, and I believe on average they’re the tallest team. Nuggets can’t bully the TWolves.

Playoffs are where household names are made happy for Ant good for ball

The same thing when the lakers were able to throw Ad, Dwight Howard, and Javale McGee on Joker. The recipe to beat them is to constantly be able to throw multiple big bodies at him.

The NBA been trying to push Victor Wembanyama as the face of the league when it should be Anthony Edwards🙌🏾

Being compared by MJ by the media is a gift and a curse because you will be in the all time great convos but they will also break you down the second you lose any game.

somewhat unrelated but it’s wild to see how fast antman took the “new face of the league” title when it we all thought it was gonna be ja morant a couple years ago

Jokic still gonna get his. The main difference is he’s gotta work doubly hard for those paint points and that makes him less efficient overall for the game and that’s all u can ask for.

Ant went crazy

We wearing them AE’s with jeans

The Nuggets lose one game and all of the sudden Anthony Edwards is MJ and the Nuggets are out. "The mob is fickle".

⁠NBA is an American League. They don’t want a European player to be the face. Why do you think most American media is hopping on Ant so much and already talking about him being the future face. The league is also behind Ant because they would prefer the face to be American-born. It didn’t look like that was gonna be the case …until Ant man arrived.

Wolves slaying dragons left and right

Anthony Edwards is special but ya'll are crazy. It's just one game. You can't dismiss the Denver Nuggets like that.

We had Jordan Kobe Wade and now ANT 💯

So happy to watch ANT and this team. They are god sent to remind people of why the old school killer attitude and defense was fun to watch. We have a league today with an MVP who cant jump.. it needed this team.

What got the Nuggets over the hump last year was the Wolves not having McDaniels, Naz and KAT missed training camp and 2/3 the season.

Stephen a couldn’t wait to doubt the nuggets again

But Ant...😂😂😂. I return on this video after the game tonight. Go Wolves!

Unbelievable start of the series 👏

Stephen A was about to say “special” again and stopped himself lmao

Timberwolves may win it all this year..💪

Jamal is hurt and that is huge problem. Denver is not the same without Jamal.

Joker going crazy tonight to remind ya

No one on the Nuggets roster can guard Ant. If they adjust and blitz him he’ll make them pay. The Wolves have depth and many players can step up to the plate. WOLVES IN 5 🐜🐺

This Timberwolves team remind me of the 2009 Lakers, they have size, hustle and a closer. If they reach the finals, they may just beat the Celtics as well.

Dever in trouble, a new sheriff in town!!

@8:45 SA was smacking them gums 😂😂😂

Ant is that guy, but the haters will come out as soon as he has one bad game

Jokic looked gassed in game one, so how do they figure Denver is going to win 7 games, the longer the series goes, the more it favors Minnesota.

Ant-Man and KAT-man.. Lot of Superheroes on this team.

Did anyone else hear someone smacking on some food at the 8:43 mark ? 😂😂

Number 1 Defense this season That will help them

Ignoring Nuggets is not a good move. Been in this situation many times, be careful what you wish for

KAT and Ant with their 2 support players are a force to be reckoned with

Watched Jordan as he got bigger, Iverson as he got big, Kobe, then LeBron and Rose... and now Edwards. Like he figured something out this season. Some things he does really looks 'Jordanesque' and his attitude seems more in that mold/Bryants, but he's honestly doing a lot earlier than Jordan did. Not saying he's better or anything (yet), but man... if his mentality keeps and if he can stay healthy and focused... then I can't WAIT to see what this guy does! Not sure if it'll happen over the Nuggets - they're still the champs and I expect them to come back and make this a heck of a series. But if Ant's even more "THAT GUY"... man.... getting me excited about the NBA again!

This is a battle of girth and tonnage

As a timberwolves fan, I'm so mad Stephen A. predicted we'd win. He ruined it, he's so known to be wrong in the last decade.

Wonderful compilation, thank you!

8:45 I love this exchange, Shannon really had no retort..

Shift leader with the shout out. Shout out nav Greene 😂

I look forward to seeing Jokic & the Nuggets' response in game 2.

I’m not trying to hear about Murray being 100%. He played first round hitting game winners.

This Minnesota team is built to beat the nuggets.

ants game is a mirror of kobe and mj, the handles the fadeaways, everythin his surgical, no unnecssarry or excessive dribbles,

Here comes the game 1 over reactions 😂😂

I haven't seen someone shake their head like that since I was a kid. Shannon cracks me up at times 😂 8:50

These guys are great together Stephen A and Shannon 💪🏾

Stephen A with a mustache looks like Mr Potato Head!!!🥔 Now we just need the glasses. 🥸

2:02 CatMan KAT lmfao🤣

There is an offset. Malone did not capitalize on switching. One thing that they can’t guard is Gordon on the perimeter. This will be key. Both Gordon and the young small forward.

KCP can't guard ANT, ANT is a better closer than Murray, they have 3 big bodies to bang with Joker. Denver has no bench, Wolves in 5.

They’ll expose jokic defensively if they play Kat and Reid at the same time ngl I didn’t watch gm 1 so if they did how’d it go?

Watching this piece from Shannon AFTER Game 2 😂😂😂

Did Shannon Sharpe take a shot at LeBron James by saying "you can score 30 points and not be impactful"?

Anthony Edwards is such a baller. And I LOVE his mentality.

Why does he keep saying “Girth” and “Big” like that

Anthony Edwards Went Crazyyyy He is definitely the Face of The NBA

“Girth, big bodies, bang”..ayo pause

Anthony is the future. Win or lose now that was greatness.

Sharp Is wrong Timberwolves defense .

You need to add Holgrem , AD, Nurkic too and some others I guess... to be at 2 places in defense and protect the rim and of course count on cmming soon Alex Saar ;)

As a lifelong nuggets fan, I can’t stress this enough, do I believe in this team, yes, am I worried about ant man, ABSOLUTELY, that boy smells blood in the water and I don’t know if you can slow down that freight train……I was realistic before the series saying it could go 6 games, now I might be even more realistic and say I can see the nuggets losing in 7…..but let me see game 2 and I’ll know what we have after that because it’s not looking good for us, however I’m not overreacting just yet

Nah talking about Jokic and KAT “Girth” is craaaazy 😂😂😂

I don’t see the Nuggets overcoming this for the simple fact they are matched up terribly. All their X factors have been neutralized. The only X Factor in the game now is Ant. The Timberwolves have impeccable defense and their best player is a 2 way superstar? Crazy.

Antman and Katman. nice I love that!

As he was saying?

Love when Stephen A talks about girth

So I guess we can say now that Rudy was not a mistake, cause I'm old enough to remember they said he pretty much fleeced MIN, and that he was a liability and bla bla, we'll see how this develops but he's certainly looking better on that trade

Love Ant man but I hate how the media and some fans are building him up by saying he's like MJ. I wish they would let his career play out because I'm going to hate it if the media/some fans tear him down if he messes up

The nuggets not having green or brown gonna hurt them

🔥🔥🔥

Y'all need to pump the brakes on Ant, this is what they did to Booker when they made the finals and look how that all played out

I think this goes 7 games.

And just like that, Perkins cursed them to lose. Je said the exact same thing about the Clippers.

Edwards literally trying to alter the nba atmosphere, also SGA/Holgrom. Those dudes got energy, play defense, got reliable IQ/communication, and got nerves of steel. Funny thing about both OKC/Minnesota is that they both have a Hydra theme going, cut two heads off or minimize it. And there will be another head popping out causing havoc.

Folks gotta keep this mind, too - the same dude who built that Nuggets championship squad is responsible for this Wolves roster. It’s gonna be crazy if the same man who played a key role in the Nuggets’ chip ends up being their undoing this year.

Just because Anthony Edwards drops 40+ doesn't mean they're gonna win, see some of you forget last year in the 2023 playoffs round 1 Nuggets vs Timberwolves game 2 Anthony Edwards dropped 41 and the Timberwolves lost, game 3 he dropped 36 they lost that game too😂✌️ look it up im not even joking

Lakers should have picked up Howard 😂

Wolves just murdered Denver in Game 2, series its over

Yoooo all this talk about girth is CRAZY

I don’t think the lakers wanted Dwight’s “girth” or “big body “ in the locker room no diddy 😂

It took Anthony Edwards one game to have a better performance against the Nuggets than LeBron has in 2 years 🤣😭