Gilgeous-Alexander leads the NBA with 7.9 free throws made per game and is third with 8.8 free-throw attempts per game. Gilgeous-Alexander is subject to foul-baiting debates and being called a "free-throw merchant" by Wolves fans.

Asked which players in the modern game could've played in his era of the NBA, Shaquille O'Neal went right to Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards. "I think about that all the time," O'Neal said on his show The Big Podcast. "Ant Edwards, big and strong. LeBron, of course — well he did play in our era. KD also played in our era. That's about it."