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Anthony Edwards Joins LeBron James, Kevin Durant by Reaching Scoring Feat
Anthony Edwards scored his 10,000th career point Thursday as Minnesota defeated the Cavaliers 131–122, led by a 25-point night from the superstar guard.
He scored the milestone bucket in the fourth quarter as the Wolves opened up their lead on a smooth midrange jumper with multiple Cleveland defenders in his face:
Anthony Edwards post-up stepback midrange jumper for 10,000 career PTS pic.twitter.com/k6uEwcjf2R
— Timberwolves Clips (@WolvesClips) January 9, 2026
Plenty of NBA players have scored 10,000 points, but Edwards joins elite company with how quickly he reached the milestone. Only in his sixth season, he became the fastest player to reach the number outside of LeBron James and Kevin Durant—the first and eighth highest scorers in NBA history, respectively.
James is the only player to reach 10,000 points at 23 years old or younger. Durant reached the mark 33 days after his 24th birthday. Edwards is still only 24, but 123 days older than Durant when he reached the feat.
Ant becomes the third-youngest player to reach 10K PTS 🤯🔥
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 9, 2026
Joins KD and Bron as youngest players to do it 😤 pic.twitter.com/lOnUnYtUhZ
Edwards scored 10,000 points quicker than Kobe Bryant, who hit the threshold when he was 24 years and 194 days old. The face of the Wolves franchise has made the NBA All-Star game in three straight seasons, poised for a fourth straight appearance this year as he averages a career-high 29.3 points per game while Minnesota sits at 25–13, fourth place in the Western Conference.
With the win over the Cavs Thursday, the Wolves are on a four-game winning streak as their young star continues to lead the way. Now with five figures worth of points under his belt, he puts himself position to be one of the NBA’s best scorers when all is said and done.
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Blake Silverman is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, he covered the WNBA, NBA, G League and college basketball for numerous sites, including Winsidr, SB Nation's Detroit Bad Boys and A10Talk. He graduated from Michigan State University before receiving a master's in sports journalism from St. Bonaventure University. Outside of work, he's probably binging the latest Netflix documentary, at a yoga studio or enjoying everything Detroit sports. A lifelong Michigander, he lives in suburban Detroit with his wife, young son and their personal petting zoo of two cats and a dog.