Karl-Anthony Towns summed up what's currently going on with his Minnesota Timberwolves using a succinct three-letter tweet.

That was KAT's immediate reaction to the news Timberwolves president Gersson Rosas was dismissed from his position. Once touted as the man who would finally give direction to a franchise stuck on the treadmill of mediocrity, Rosas instead became just another footnote in the lengthy novel of failed TWolves decisions.

What's funny, in a kind of sad way, is that just a week before the Rosas firing and online chaos that ensued, Karl-Anthony Towns had just harped on needing “stability” on the Timberwolves. In a recent interview with Yahoo! Sports'  Vincent Goodwill, KAT spoke of the importance of having a clearer picture in terms of the direction the team is building towards.

“It'll be great to have some stability,” said Karl-Anthony Towns on the Timberwolves' direction. “Have some understanding of where we're growing with the people we're trying to grow with. I just go out there and perform the best I possibly can for our team and organization, and for my teammates as well and the fans. I'll let the chips fall where they fall.”

 

So much for that, huh? One could look at this scenario as a fresh start for the All-Star. According to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, that's exactly what the team has been selling Karl-Anthony Towns on since his fateful three-letter tweet.

Via SiriusXM NBA Radio:

“Karl-Anthony Towns has weathered a lot of drama in his six years here,” said Krawczynski. “So far, there are no indications that he is ready to go that route. I know the team has engaged directly with him and his representation over the last 24 hours to try and send a new message and get everyone on board and let them know what they’re thinking and what they’re doing.”

Karl-Anthony Towns continues to stave off any desires to ask for a trade, despite a myriad of reasons to do so. But with the franchise's incompetence and bad luck, he's become a forgotten star in this league.

Remember when KAT was literally the most sought-after star in the NBA, over both Kevin Durant, LeBron James and every other young star in the league? If you'd have predicted just one playoff appearance, as an 8th seed at that, in the next five seasons for him, most Timberwolves fans would have been insulted at the thought. And yet here we are.

Perhaps the best evidence that Karl-Anthony Towns needs to find a way out of Minnesota is by checking in on his original running-mates.

Zach LaVine, who's the same age as him, went through a similar run of mediocrity with the Chicago Bulls in his first three years. But they've finally put the pieces together for his team to make some noise next season.

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Towns, the centerpiece of the Timberwolves and the only core member they kept in Minnesota, is doing much worse than his peers.

He's no longer even as irreplaceable as he was on his own team, as Timberwolves have grown infatuated with fellow number one overall pick Anthony Edwards, and for good reason.

It hasn't been through any fault of Karl-Anthony Towns, either. Over the last three seasons, he's still been putting up a monstrous 25 and 11 on superior shooting percentages that makes him top five asset in Fantasy Basketball. But ironically, his perceived value is much higher for a fake team than his own.

The Timberwolves did trade for his buddy in D'Angelo Russell and reportedly remain quite active in the pursuit of disgruntled star Ben Simmons from the Philadelphia 76ers. But the latter deal still seems far from coming to fruition, and banking your future entirely on Ben Simmons seems like a gamble in of itself.

This is Karl-Anthony Towns' seventh NBA season and his star has dimmed greatly from where it once was. It's getting past the point where he can endure even more resets and any further rebuilding. KAT can indeed wait for things to get better just like he's been doing, but the gambit becomes riskier with every passing season. For Towns to be able to reach his full potential, it has to be somewhere other than Minnesota.