Ant : the incredible journey of NBA rising star Anthony Edwards / Chris Hine.

By:

Hine, Chris [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York: Harper, 2025Edition: First editionDescription: 240 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780063438958
006343895X

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Biographies.

DDC classification:

796.323092 B 23/eng/20250527

LOC classification:

GV884.E427 H56 2025

Summary: "The first in-depth look at the Minnesota Timberwolves rising star, from his backstory to his mindset, and the relationships that fueled his drive to greatness. From his jaw-dropping dunks to his charismatic personality, Anthony Edwards draws comparisons to the greatest shooting guards of all time like Kobe and Jordan. A portrait in the education of a budding NBA superstar, Ant chronicles Edward's meteoric rise. The number-one pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, a two-time All-Star, Edwards has, in just a few seasons, become a household name and the face of the Minnesota Timberwolves. And he's only twenty-three years old. With locker room access, original interviews, and fresh reporting by Chris Hine, the Minnesota Star Tribune's beat writer covering the Wolves, Ant delves into Edwards' early life in Atlanta, the challenges and family tragedy he overcame, and the relentless determination that has propelled him to stardom." -- Provided by publisher.

List(s) this item appears in: New Adult Nonfiction

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Adult Book	Phillipsburg Free Public Library	Adult Non-Fiction	New Books	796.323092 HIN	Checked out	06/27/2025	36748002617621

Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The first in-depth look at the Minnesota Timberwolves rising star, from his backstory to his mindset, and the relationships that fueled his drive to greatness.

From his jaw-dropping dunks to his charismatic personality, Anthony Edwards draws comparisons to the greatest shooting guards of all time like Kobe and Jordan. A portrait in the education of a budding NBA superstar, Ant chronicles Edward's meteoric rise. The number-one pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, a two-time All-Star, Edwards has, in just a few seasons, become a household name and the face of the Minnesota Timberwolves. And he's only twenty-three years old.

With locker room access, original interviews, and fresh reporting by Chris Hine, the Minnesota Star Tribune's beat writer covering the Wolves, Ant delves into Edwards' early life in Atlanta, the challenges and family tragedy he overcame, and the relentless determination that has propelled him to stardom.

Ant includes 16 to 20 color photos.

Includes index.

"The first in-depth look at the Minnesota Timberwolves rising star, from his backstory to his mindset, and the relationships that fueled his drive to greatness. From his jaw-dropping dunks to his charismatic personality, Anthony Edwards draws comparisons to the greatest shooting guards of all time like Kobe and Jordan. A portrait in the education of a budding NBA superstar, Ant chronicles Edward's meteoric rise. The number-one pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, a two-time All-Star, Edwards has, in just a few seasons, become a household name and the face of the Minnesota Timberwolves. And he's only twenty-three years old. With locker room access, original interviews, and fresh reporting by Chris Hine, the Minnesota Star Tribune's beat writer covering the Wolves, Ant delves into Edwards' early life in Atlanta, the challenges and family tragedy he overcame, and the relentless determination that has propelled him to stardom." -- Provided by publisher.

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Publishers Weekly Review

Minnesota Star Tribune reporter Hine debuts with a competent chronicle of Anthony "Ant" Edwards's ascent from Pop Warner running back to NBA all-star. Growing up in Atlanta, Edwards dreamed of playing in the NFL while making a name for himself as one of the best youth football players in the state, but a series of injuries caused him to switch to basketball in high school. At first, he was relatively unremarkable on the court and wasn't among the starters on his youth team, but tireless practice eventually landed him a spot on the University of Georgia's squad. There, he rose to prominence by scoring 33 points in the second half of a 2019 game against top-ranked Michigan State. The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Edwards as the number one pick in the 2020 draft, and after a bumpy start to his rookie season, the arrival of coach Chris Finch helped Edwards improve his shot and transform the team into a fiercer competitive force than it had been in years. Though the focus is largely on Edwards's athletic achievements, Hine provides a sensitive account of how he worked through his grief over his mother's and grandmother's deaths from cancer when he was 14 by practicing his game. This workmanlike biography gets the job done. Agent: Joseph Perry, Perry Literary. (June)