He has to succeed in the playoffs. I'm not worried about the small market thing in 2023 when it comes to national notoriety. Dame and Ja both have become stars in smaller markets but they've had playoff success. If the wolves can win a playoff round, Ant would be the main reason why and then it would be longer segments highlighting his greatness. Instead they blew the series against the Grizzlies last year and all people could talk about was the pathetic wolves who couldnt close games then this year got ran off the court by the Nuggets.
So playoff success and a top 3-4 seed is needed for Ant to get that big push. This year it happens