Anthony Edwards

Anthony Edwards wanted to be a football player. He was a standout running back as a boy in Atlanta and did not commit to basketball until his early teens. Then, in 2015, when he was fourteen, his mother, Yvette, and his grandmother, Shirley, both died of cancer within months of each other. His older sister, Antoinette, and his brothers raised him from then on, and Edwards has said that basketball became the place where he could channel everything.

He was born on August 5, 2001, in Atlanta, Georgia. His birth time has not been published, so his rising sign and houses are unknown, but the planets are vivid. His Sun is in Leo, with Mercury also in Leo. Leo is the sign of confidence, charisma and the need for an audience, and Mercury there gives a playful, theatrical way of talking. Edwards became one of the most quotable players in the NBA, famous for trash talk, jokes in press conferences and the easy swagger of a natural showman.

Venus and Jupiter are both in Cancer, the sign of home, family and loyalty. In Cancer, Venus and Jupiter describe deep attachment to the people who raised you and a protective love for family. Edwards has often spoken about his mother and grandmother, and about how his siblings stepped in to raise him. He has said his mother told him he would be a star, and he plays with her memory in mind.

Mars is in Sagittarius, joined by Pluto in the same sign. Sagittarius is athletic, adventurous and bold, and Mars there brings explosive physical energy and fearlessness. Pluto adds intensity and a will to dominate. Edwards plays with startling athleticism, attacking the rim with dunks that regularly become highlights, and he has a reputation for wanting the ball in the biggest moments.

He played one season at the University of Georgia and was chosen first overall in the 2020 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He quickly became the face of the franchise, earning the nickname "Ant-Man." He led Minnesota to back-to-back Western Conference finals in 2024 and 2025, the deepest playoff runs in the team's recent history.

Saturn in Gemini describes a mind that learns through talk and repetition, and a seriousness about craft that is not always visible behind the jokes. Edwards has steadily added skills to his game, from three-point shooting to playmaking.

Uranus and Neptune, both retrograde in Aquarius, belong to his whole generation, but they suit a player who grew up in the era of social media highlights and who has become a star partly through viral moments and personality.

In 2024 he played for the United States at the Paris Olympics and won a gold medal, emerging as one of the team's leading scorers alongside veterans such as LeBron James and Stephen Curry. He signed a signature shoe deal with Adidas. The Leo Sun gave him the stage presence; the Cancer planets keep reminding him who he plays for.