Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has been ordered to pay $14,000 per month in child support to his ex-partner, Alexandria Desroches. According to reports, Edwards testified that he has never met the child, Amir, born in 2023, and has no intention of parenting.
The financial obligation stems from Edwards' monthly income of $4.8 million. In addition to the monthly payments, Edwards was also ordered to take out a $2.6 million life insurance policy naming Desroches as the primary beneficiary.
This new child support order comes on the heels of another ruling last month, which mandated Edwards to pay $3,222 per month to Ayesha Howard for their one-year-old daughter. Edwards, who is currently under a five-year, $244 million contract with the Timberwolves, had reportedly been paying over $100,000 in support to Howard since 2025 before the Georgia judge's ruling.
Records indicate that Edwards married Shannon Jackson, following sightings of him wearing a wedding ring at Fanatics Fest in New York. The four-time All-Star guard, selected as the first overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, is preparing for his seventh NBA season. Last season, he averaged a career-best 28.8 points, 5 rebounds, and 3.7 assists over 61 games, with a personal high of 39.9% shooting from three-point range.
Recent speculation has suggested that Edwards might seek a trade from the Timberwolves. ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported that Edwards was displeased with the team's decision to trade Karl-Anthony Towns to the Knicks for Julius Randle before last season. Windhorst noted on the “Hoop Collective” podcast that Edwards was not a fan of Randle and that the issue may have been Randle being traded as part of a salary dump, indicating a "significant disconnect" between the players.
Separately, businessman Marc Stad is in the process of purchasing a controlling share of the Timberwolves in a deal valued at $4.5 billion, which would rank as the fourth-highest in NBA history.