Report: Anthony Edwards to play for Team USA at FIBA World Cup

Anthony Edwards was on the USA Select team, the group that practices against Team USA, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics

Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards is set to make his national team debut at this summer's FIBA World Cup, according to a report from The Athletic's Joe Vardon and Shams Charania.

Edwards, 21, averaged career highs in points (24.6), blocks (0.7), steals (1.6), and assists per game (4.4) in 2022-23, leading to his first All-Star Game selection. 

The FIBA World Cup takes place Aug. 25 to Sept. 10 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. Team USA has been placed in Group C with Jordan, Greece and New Zealand.

Team USA is coming off its worst performance at a World Cup, where it lost twice on the way to a seventh-place finish in 2019.

In 2021, Edwards was part of the USA select team that practiced against Team USA before the Tokyo Olympics.