Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Karl-Anthony Towns has sent out a stern warning to the rest of the NBA.
According to the 23-year-old, Towns and the rest of the Wolves have grown accustomed to playing the underdog role. Nonetheless, he believes that this is the very fuel they need to prove all their doubters wrong this season:
“Everyone always sleeps on people in Minnesota because they don’t hear our name a lot,” Towns, who was named a 2019 NBA Western Conference All-Star, told Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. “That’s fine. That’s cool. We are going to come from the underground and just find ourselves in the playoffs if we continue to do what we’re doing. …
“It’s fine. Keep sleeping on us.”
Minnesota finished with a miserable 36-46 record last season. The Timberwolves took a step back in 2018-19 following an impressive 2017-18 campaign in which they secured their first postseason appearance in 14 years.
As Towns so confidently stated above, though, the Wolves will be coming out with a vengeance this time around. With so much potential on their squad, many people consider them to be one of the biggest underachievers in the league, and there is no doubt that Towns and company are very much aware of this unwanted label.
For his part, Towns believes the time for talking is done, and he would much rather let his game do the talking. He doesn't mind people sleeping on his team — as they have in the past — but Towns and the Wolves will have something to prove in the 2019-20 campaign.
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