One NBA writer is proposing that the Golden State Warriors acquire three-time All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns from the Minnesota Timberwolves in a blockbuster deal.
Eddie Bitar of Fadeaway World proposed the following trade idea between the Timberwolves and Warriors:
Golden State Warriors Receive: Karl-Anthony Towns
Minnesota Timberwolves Receive: Draymond Green, Jonathan Kuminga, Gary Payton II, 2025 First-Round Pick, 2027 First-Round Pick
Towns appeared in just 29 games for the Timberwolves last season due to a serious calf injury. The Kentucky product averaged 20.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.8 assists while shooting 49.5% from the field, 36.6% from beyond the arc and 87.4% from the free-throw line.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors Updates
The Timberwolves drafted Towns with the first overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. KAT has career averages of 23.0 points, 11.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists, which are great numbers, but Minnesota hasn’t won a playoff series in the Towns era.
NBA insiders Tim MacMahon and Jamal Collier of ESPN believe Towns is a player who flew under the radar in free agency but could be a big storyline at the 2024 February trade deadline since the Timberwolves appear to be building around Anthony Edwards, who signed a five-year maximum contract extension that could be worth up to $260 million.
“There has been some discussion about Towns, but it shouldn’t be a surprise if that gets much louder as the trade deadline nears,” MacMahon wrote. “The face of the franchise for the Timberwolves has transitioned to Edwards, fresh off signing a new potential supermax extension. If Minnesota is going to make another major change, it would need to be by trading Towns.”
Added Collier: “Minnesota did not live up to expectations last season, and had Towns not missed such a significant portion of the campaign with an injury, there might already be more questions surrounding that roster.”
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors Updates
The Warriors could start Chris Paul, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins and Towns if Golden State’s front office figured out a way to acquire Towns from Minnesota. It’s worth mentioning that Wiggins and Towns were teammates on the Timberwolves.
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