LAS VEGAS — Anthony Edwards was the last to join Team USA coach Steve Kerr’s starting lineup, but he was first among everybody in the Americans’ exhibition win over Puerto Rico.
Edwards, an All-Star with the Minnesota Timberwolves, dominated at both ends of the court with 15 points, four steals and four assists while shooting 7-of-12 from the field in Team USA’s 117-74 triumph over Puerto Rico in the first FIBA World Cup tune-up for both teams at T-Mobile Arena.
“I was just trying to anticipate where the offense was going,” Edwards said of his disrupting defense. “Just using my…
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