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Carsen Edwards has put his name on the Golden State Warriors radar

By Tony Pesta

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MARCH 30: Carsen Edwards #3 of the Purdue Boilermakers shoots a three pointer over Kihei Clark #0 of the Virginia Cavaliers during the first half of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament South Regional at KFC YUM! Center on March 30, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MARCH 30: Carsen Edwards #3 of the Purdue Boilermakers shoots a three pointer over Kihei Clark #0 of the Virginia Cavaliers during the first half of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament South Regional at KFC YUM! Center on March 30, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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After an incredible performance in the NCAA tournament, Carsen Edwards should be on the Golden State Warriors draft radar.

Every year the March Madness tournament pins some of the best young players in the world against each other. Of course, this means some players get the chance to shine brighter than others. For Carsen Edwards, his performances might have landed him inside the Golden State Warriors radar.

Edwards put on a show for the first four games of the tournament. In the first round, he scored 26 points in a victory over Old Dominion. He elevated his game even higher in the round of 32 by dropping 42 points against Villanova in another win. In the next game, he put up 29 points and officially became an elite offensive threat.

His prior performances were all good, but it wasn’t until his most recent game against Virginia that Edwards began really turning heads.

Playing in the elite eight, Edwards exploded for 42 points and hit 10 total 3-pointers en route to a record-breaking outing. This included a thrilling bank shot that gave his team the lead with under a minute to play. Sadly, Purdue couldn’t hold on as they ended up losing the game in overtime.

However, this hasn’t stopped Edwards from drawing in major attention. In fact, Edwards is drawing some cool comparisons to the Warriors very own Stephen Curry.

For starters, hitting 10 3-pointers in a single game is such a Curry type of stat. But, to make the comparisons even stronger, Edwards became the first player (since Curry) to win the south regional Most Outstanding Player Award despite not playing for the winning team.

Furthermore, Edwards tied Curry’s record of four consecutive games of 25 or more points while also surpassing Curry for the most points (139) in the first four rounds of the tournament.

While Edwards was not a highly scouted prospect before the tournament, he may have just played his way into a first-round selection. If the Warriors have a chance to draft him, I’m sure they won’t pass him up.

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