For the longest time, the NBA was ruled by big men. If you didn’t have one of the best big men in the NBA, you weren’t playing for the NBA championship.
As a matter of fact, some teams had two. The Houston Rockets innovated the twin towers model by pairing Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson. On the other hand, the San Antonio Spurs popularized it by pairing David Robinson and Tim Duncan – and winning a championship in the process.
With that said, the game has changed. Many fans would argue that it’s a guard and wing-driven league by now. At the same time, Nikola Jokic just won back-to-back MVP awards, and Joel Embiid was the 2021-22 runner-up. Realistically, it’s a talent-driven league at every position.
Just ask the Minnesota Timberwolves. They just traded four unprotected first-round picks to land Rudy Gobert from the Utah Jazz – with Karl-Anthony Towns already on the roster.
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They’ll be running the most prominent twin towers duo in the NBA next season. On the other hand, if it doesn’t work out, who knows if another trade could be on the horizon.
Here’s a blockbuster that has Towns landing on the Golden State Warriors this season.