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Now that Ben Simmons has made it into the NBA, being drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers first overall on Thursday night, Karl Anthony-Towns and D’Angelo Russell recall the time where they all played together in a game. Russell and Simmons were on the same team and went up against Towns in high school. According to their account, […]

During this NBA season, the Lakers were overcome with an unfortunate off-the court situation between Nick Young and D’Angelo Russell. As we know, D’Angelo Russell secretly recorded a private conversation between himself and Nick Young that immediately went viral. Russell has continued to try to build a rapport once again with the teammates and understands […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have not produced a winning record since the 2004-05 season. The closest they have come to breaking this streak was three years ago when the team went 40-42. The following year the T-Wolves traded away superstar Kevin Love, and the team could only muster a meager 16 wins. This season, the team improved, […]

Karl-Anthony Towns had quite the opening campaign with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The number one overall pick lived up to expectations, winning the Rookie of the Year award with 18.3 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game. While he’s surely still working on his game, Towns is enjoying himself early on in the offseason. After […]

Karl-Anthony Towns lived up to the hype of being the first overall pick in 2015, collecting the Rookie of the Year award while demonstrating his multi-faceted abilities on the court all season. The Minnesota Timberwolves have themselves a gem. Towns’ career is just beginning, but he’s already a very rich man. His current contract has […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves look like future playoff contenders. They currently have the past two Rookie of the Year winners in Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins and hired a coach (Tom Thibodeau) with an established history of leading teams into the playoffs. While some would consider the Timberwolves to be a team on the verge of […]

Minnesota Timberwolves‘ rookie Karl-Anthony Towns was announced as the fifth ever unanimously voted Rookie of the Year on Monday after an outstanding season where he averaged over 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Timberwolves’ starting center. But even through all of the success of his rookie campaign, Towns did not forget who helped him […]

League MVP Stephen Curry isn’t the only player taking home a unanimous award this season. On Monday morning, the Minnesota Timberwolves‘ Karl-Anthony Towns was named as the 2015-16 Rookie of the Year, taking home the award unanimously. It’s the second straight year that a member of the T-Wolves has received this honor, as Andrew Wiggins […]

In what has been expected for a long time, Karl-Anthony Towns will be given the Rookie of the Year award. According to Marc Stein of ESPN, the Minnesota Timberwolves have scheduled a press conference for Monday morning in regard to a “major NBA announcement.” The Wolves announce a Monday morning news conference in which they're […]

The NBA will begin their combine process on Wednesday, but don’t expect LSU’s Ben Simmons to be a part of it. The league released the list of 63 players who will take part in the combine, which begins on May 11th and concludes on May 15th. Simmons, who is widely expected to go No. 1 […]

Karl-Anthony Towns is known for many things. The Minnesota Timberwolves center was the NBA’s best rookie this past season. Despite being just 20 years of age, he averaged a double-double in his rookie campaign and even managed to knock down 30 treys. What he may also be known for is his affinity for cats. Here […]

Considering Karl-Anthony Towns was probably the best rookie of the 2015 draft class, you would think he would be a bit content with his skill set. For the Minnesota Timberwolves center, that doesn’t appear to be the case. While Towns will likely win the 2015-16 Rookie of the Year award, he isn’t done improving in […]

Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns is known for blocks, and he notched 138 of them this season alone. But, in a shoot around with a kid this week, he proved that he’s savage in the paint no matter who’s trying to shoot over him. That’s okay for the kid, though. Many NBA players have fallen into the same trap […]

Karl Anthony Towns has had a fantastic season by all accounts. He’s averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds, nearly a steal, and almost 2 blocks per game. That’s phenomenal for a rookie big man. To add to that, he can shoot free throws consistently at over 80%. Among the league’s best rebounding centers, he stands among […]