The Minnesota Timberwolves drafted Georgia Bulldogs standout basketball player Anthony Edwards number one overall in the 2020 NBA Draft. Edwards is the first Georgia basketball prospect to be selected with the top pick.
Edwards is considered one of the top NBA prospects to ever come out of the University of Georgia. In fact, Edwards is the highest selected played in UGA basketball history. NBA legend Dominique Wilkins was the previous record. Wilkins was picked third overall in the 1982 NBA Draft.
Here’s how social media reacted to the selection of Georgia Bulldogs star Anthony Edwards:
The #1 pick reigns from Athens pic.twitter.com/N6vrK1eNym
— blakejmorgan (@bIakejmorgan) November 19, 2020
☝️@theantman05 has been selected first overall by the @Timberwolves.#NBADraft x #SECMBB pic.twitter.com/QukAvzXxyp
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) November 19, 2020
TOP DAWG‼️‼️#NBADraft https://t.co/JEvn26T299
— Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball) November 19, 2020
Anthony Edwards after a few seconds in Minnesota 😂 pic.twitter.com/1liqzy2iWA
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) November 19, 2020
It is a memorable day for Anthony Edwards, who honored members of his family:
Anthony Edwards has his late mother and grandmother, who both died of cancer, with him tonight ❤️ #NBADraft pic.twitter.com/hDYbDqt6LG
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 19, 2020
No. 1
WELCOME TO MINNESOTA, ANTHONY EDWARDS 🐺 pic.twitter.com/DsXg78A24a
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) November 19, 2020
Georgia this year in pro drafts:
NBA: Anthony Edwards goes No. 1 overall.
NFL: Andrew Thomas goes No. 4 overall.
MLB: Emerson Hancock goes No. 6 overall.Last school to have three top 10 picks over each draft was Oklahoma in 2018: Baker Mayfield, Trae Young, Kyler Murray (MLB).
— Seth Emerson (@SethWEmerson) November 19, 2020
The SEC is the first conference to have the No. 1 pick in the NBA and NFL Draft in the same year since the Mountain West in 2005 (Andrew Bogut and Alex Smith).
It's the first time the SEC has ever had both in the same year. pic.twitter.com/F9oPMYKcOg
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 19, 2020
4 years/$44.2M for Anthony Edwards for being selected no. 1.
$20M is guaranteed
Life changing money
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) November 19, 2020
Lebron Listening To Anthony Edwards New Mixtape pic.twitter.com/FeJ9YmEoZI
— LBJs Goat (@Lbjsgoat1) November 18, 2020
Ready to feel old?
The first five picks of the NBA Draft were all born in the year 2001.
• Anthony Edwards: Aug. 5, 2001
• James Wiseman: Mar. 31, 2001
• LaMelo Ball: Aug. 22, 2001
• Patrick Williams: Aug. 26, 2001
• Isaac Okoro: Jan. 26, 2001 pic.twitter.com/mBpW64Abrb— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) November 19, 2020
Anthony Edwards after winning ROTY pic.twitter.com/jatMFRHxNS
— Milk (@SorryMilk) November 18, 2020
This is why Anthony Edwards is the No. 1 pick! pic.twitter.com/6jpY0QWhik
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) November 19, 2020
Anthony Edwards is picking all of the worst possible responses like he’s trying to skip through the MyCareer cut scenes
— Flu Holiday 😷 (@iHateShaun) November 18, 2020
With the 1st pick of the @NBADraft, the @Timberwolves select Anthony Edwards (@theantman05)!
2020 #NBADraft presented by State Farm on ESPN pic.twitter.com/8fIzqgodnO
— NBA (@NBA) November 19, 2020
