The Los Angeles Lakers are set to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA playoffs, a tough challenge for LeBron James and his squad. Ahead of the matchup, the veteran forward had high praise for rising star Anthony Edwards.

Anthony Edwards on playing LeBron James and the Lakers “It means a lot, to be matched up against him. Probably goes down as the greatest player to ever play basketbal. Trying to put him out of the playoffs under my belt is going to be a tough one” #bringthenice pic.twitter.com/2NC3p2b5xk

On Friday, Daniel Starkand of Lakers Nation shared a video clip in which he asked James for his opinion on Edwards. In the conversation, James called Edwards “amazing,” a “basketball junky” who “loves to play the game” and commending all of the success he’s got so far throughout his young career.