Anthony Edwards’ playoff prep

Anthony Edwards used a new playoff-prep video to show a postseason routine built on recovery, film study, nutrition and repeatable shooting work, not highlight drills. (youtube.com) The 12:53 video was posted on April 18, hours before Minnesota opened its first-round series at Denver in Game 1. The description says it shows his recovery routine, nutrition program, training regimen and shooting drills. (youtube.com) The timing lines up with a playoff return after a stop-and-start finish to the regular season. NBA.com’s series preview said Edwards missed 11 of Minnesota’s final 14 regular-season games with right knee issues and injury maintenance. (nba.com) Edwards said this week he used that layoff to get lighter before the playoffs. ESPN reported on April 15 that he cut his weight to 218 pounds, his lowest since he was 18, after being limited to 61 games by persistent knee pain. (espn.com) Minnesota entered the postseason as the No. 6 seed at 49-33 and drew a Denver team that finished 54-28 and won the regular-season series 3-1. Game 1 was scheduled for Saturday, April 18, at Ball Arena in Denver. (nba.com) The stakes are familiar for Edwards and the Timberwolves. NBA.com said Minnesota reached the Western Conference finals in both 2024 and 2025, and Edwards averaged 26.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.0 assists across 31 playoff games in those two runs. (nba.com) His regular season suggested a scorer entering the playoffs at a career peak. ESPN reported Edwards averaged 28.8 points per game in 2025-26 while shooting 48.9% from the field and 39.9% from 3-point range, all career highs. (espn.com) The video’s emphasis on routine also matches how Minnesota has talked about this series. After practice on April 15, coach Chris Finch said the Timberwolves had to “flip” their competitive switch now, and Rudy Gobert said the group had to come out hungry against Denver. (espn.com) So the message in Edwards’ playoff package is practical: get healthy, get sharp, and rehearse the possessions that decide games in May. That is the version of him Minnesota needs against Nikola Jokić and a Nuggets team on an 11-game winning streak entering the series. (youtube.com) (nba.com)