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Dominican Republic will have some star power on its side when the FIBA World Cup starts in August. This is after the nation revealed that Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns, Boston Celtics center Al Horford, and Sacramento Kings guard Chris Duarte are part of their extended roster for the tournament. Sure enough, Towns is […]

Many NBA personnel love this time of the year because there are no games, free agency is pretty much over, Summer League just ended and it is finally time for that summer getaway with their family that they’ve been looking forward to. Ahead of training camp at the end of September, there really is not […]

Since being drafted first overall in the 2015 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns has been the face of his team. In his eight seasons with Minnesota though, this organization has been to the playoffs on three different occasions, losing in the first-round each time. With Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert and a handful […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns took notice of Friday’s wild WNBA 3-Point Contest. New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu scored 37 of a possible 40 points in her final 3-Point Contest round, besting any WNBA or NBA player in the competition’s history. Karl-Anthony Towns made sure to publicly recognize Ionescu’s feat. The Timberwolves’ big man […]

Karl-Anthony Towns has seen his name dragged into trade rumors this summer with his future with the Minnesota Timberwolves now shrouded in uncertainty. The New York Knicks have been identified as one of the teams that have shown interest in a potential blockbuster trade for the three-time All-Star but at this point, nothing has really […]

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch made a media appearance at the NBA Summer League with Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, and he dropped a very optimistic take on the pairing of Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert. “We remain extremely bullish on this,” Chris Finch said to Fischer. “We never looked at it as a […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns continues to not be shy in the media this offseason. When asked about the Timberwolves chances of winning with an emphasis on three big men, Towns did not mince any words, reports Bleacher Report. KAT isn't listening to the doubters 😤 (via @Timberwolves) pic.twitter.com/BgJX16EcyD — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 10, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ free agency has been active but not all that impactful so far. The team has signed a few fringe players, re-upped a key piece, and brought in a couple of new players. These NBA free agency moves all address the Timberwolves’ needs, but none deal with the elephant in the room. That’s […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves may have jumped the gun when they traded away a boatload of assets, including nascent rim protector Walker Kessler, to the Utah Jazz for Rudy Gobert. Trading for Gobert, in a vacuum, was not the problem. Gobert is a generational defensive player after all. But when arguably the team’s best player (Karl-Anthony […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and star Anthony Edwards agreed to a five-year designated rookie maximum deal that could be worth up to $260 million, and his teammate Karl-Anthony Towns took to Twitter to react to the news. 💰💰💰@theantedwards_ https://t.co/1YvPmBCg76 pic.twitter.com/00Rimfow3Y — Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) July 3, 2023 Karl-Anthony Towns tweeted out moneybag emojis with a gif […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have locked up their franchise superstar. Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves agreed on a massive five-year, $260 million contract extension on Monday. Edwards was certainly elated and felt blessed to receive the max deal. He became the fourth player of his class to receive the five-year designated maximum rookie deal, joining Charlotte […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves seem ready to make a Karl-Anthony Towns trade following the disastrous Rudy Gobert trade last offseason. The team needs to try to salvage that move and start refilling its draft capital after giving it all away to the Utah Jazz. As for the New York Knicks, the team found something least offseason […]

It’s fair to say Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns has high expectations for the future. Towns has never been one to shy away from saying what he really feels even if it provides ammunition for his haters to clown him. It was only recently where Towns claimed he revolutionized the game while in a podcast with […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves made a massive trade heading into the year, pairing Rudy Gobert with Karl-Anthony Towns. However, with the Timberwolves still facing an early playoff exit, Minnesota might be looking at another major shake up. Towns is currently considered more tradeable between him and Gobert, via NBA reporter Marc Stein. Teams covert Towns’ youth, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves just took Naz Reid off the NBA free agency market by locking him up to a three-year extension worth $43 million. Along with Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert, Minnesota’s frontcourt is now worth a whopping $443 million combined — between just these three players. ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins thinks that enough is enough. […]

Ahead and through the 2023 NBA Draft, the Atlanta Hawks are rumored to be fixated on a trade for Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam. However, with the Hawks reportedly sending John Collins to the Utah Jazz in a deal that netted them just Rudy Gay and a second-round pick, it may be time to reassess […]

One thing you can say about Karl-Anthony Towns is that he is not short of confidence. The Minnesota Timberwolves star recently made headlines after claiming that once he calls time on his career, he’s adamant that people will look back on his legacy and say that he changed the game. In terms of his current […]

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns has been active as ever on Patrick Beverley’s podcast. The two have discussed a wide range of topics, many of which have made their way into the headlines. Towns’ name has also popped up in some trade rumors, although he was quick to fire back regarding those. Now, former NBA […]

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns is on one right now. On Wednesday, the former Kentucky standout claimed that he’s changed the NBA forever. Now, he’s making even more wild claims about the team’s 2022 playoff run with Patrick Beverley where they blew a first-round lead to the Memphis Grizzlies after making it through the […]

We may only be in the infancy stages of the 2023 NBA offseason, but already the rumor mill is churning rapidly, with Wizards star Bradley Beal being found at the center of a large chunk of the chatter. According to Josh Robbins of The Athletic, there are many league executives who believe that the Wizards […]

Karl-Anthony Towns firmly believes that his impact on the game of basketball has been immense. So much so, that the Minnesota Timberwolves star recently made a declaration about how he believes he would have “changed the game” by the time he retires from the NBA. It’s a bold statement, no doubt, and it has prompted […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns missed a lot of the 2022-23 campaign due to injury and after the team failed to make it out of the first round of the NBA Playoffs, there was some trade chatter surrounding the big man. While those rumblings are still quietly being heard around the league ahead of the […]

Karl-Anthony Towns is under contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves for a few more seasons until he becomes a free agent. That being said, if things in Minnesota don’t work out and both sides opt to try and move on, the New York Knicks are the current favorites to land him, via BetOnline. The Knicks have […]

Will anyone still doubt how great Nikola Jokic is in the game of basketball after lifting the Denver Nuggets to the franchise’s first-ever championship? Jokic dazzled with both the stat sheet and the eye test. Not only did he fill up the points, rebounds, and assists column to such a historic degree, he also silenced […]

If the latest rumors turn out to be true, Karl-Anthony Towns’ days with the Minnesota Timberwolves are numbered. With the Timberwolves set to pay big money to both Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels this summer, it will be difficult for them to keep all their core pieces together. Unfortunately, since trading Rudy Gobert won’t really […]

Karl-Anthony Towns has discussed what it was like to play a Dream Team including the likes of Kobe Bryant and LeBron James as a freshman. Towns, who was drafted as the number one pick in the 2015 NBA draft, has been a valuable though at times criticized player in the league, but his talent has […]

There has been a lot of speculation about the New York Knicks potentially trading for star players like Joel Embiid or Karl-Anthony Towns this summer, and the team has plenty of assets to acquire a star due to not pulling the trigger on a trade for Donovan Mitchell last summer, but the idea of the […]

The New York Knicks made it further in the 2023 NBA Playoffs than they have in a decade. However, the team was within two points of the Miami Heat in Game 6 with the ball and 30 seconds to play, and they couldn’t get it done and force a Game 7. After yet another disappointing […]

The Blazers were ever so close to landing Victor Wembanyama in the 2023 NBA Draft. But alas, the generational prospect from France is headed to the San Antonio Spurs while Portland settles for the 3rd overall pick. There’s a reality wherein the Blazers once again cash in on their lottery pick for the second consecutive […]

The New York Knicks saw their 2022-23 campaign come to an end this past Friday, as they were bested by the surging Miami Heat in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals by a final score of 96-92. Despite the clear disappointment of falling short of ultimate glory, the ball club managed to accomplish quite […]

Friday night, the New York Knicks fell to the Miami Heat in Game 6 of what proved to be a highly competitive Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup. Now, the franchise will look to build off its surprise successes from 2022-23 by making some savvy moves during the upcoming offseason with talent bolstering being a presumed emphasis […]

Kevin Garnett is one of the most iconic trash talkers in the history of the sport. As a matter of fact, one might even argue that he’s the top dog when it comes to dishing out savagery against his opponents. That’s KG on his good days. You definitely do not want to catch this man […]

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns has given a frank assessment of his team’s 2022-23 season, in which they were eliminated from the first round of the NBA Playoffs for the second consecutive time. Speaking on Podcast P with Paul George earlier this week, Towns was asked if the Timberwolves season was a failure, and […]

Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell are really good friends, and it has been well documented in the media. That is why when Russell was traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Los Angeles Lakers, it was not easy for Towns to process, via Podcast P with Paul George. Host: "They took your best friend away […]

Karl-Anthony Towns didn’t hold back in his criticism of the All-Defensive Team voting after his Minnesota Timberwolves teammate Jaden McDaniels was snubbed from the selection. McDaniels proved to be the most versatile defender in the NBA in the past 2022-23 regular season. He finished with 76 blocks and 74 steals, making him the only player […]

It’s safe to say Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns is not a big fan of the nicknames that the media and the fans have given him. Whether it’s KAT, Special K, Big Purr or whatever fans are calling him right now aside from his name, Towns doesn’t like it. The Timberwolves All-Star revealed as […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George and Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns joined forces this week and expressed their appreciation for former teammate Patrick Beverley. George and Towns have been close friends since Towns’ rookie year, as the two bonded during some offseason workouts. In the latest episode of Podcast P with Paul George, the […]

Karl-Anthony Towns and Paul George are currently home for the 2023 NBA Playoffs, giving them plenty of time to record an episode of Podcast P with Paul George presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment. On the latest episode, George asked Towns about the infamous Minnesota Timberwolves practice with now Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler. "We […]

Who knew that trading four unprotected first-round picks, in addition to three helpful role players and a high-potential rookie (Walker Kessler), for another center when you already have Karl-Anthony Towns on the roster isn’t the best idea? The Minnesota Timberwolves apparently didn’t. In a league trending towards two-way versatility brought forth by skilled size, pairing […]