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Minnesota Timberwolves: Pros & Cons Of Karl-Anthony Towns At No. 1

By DJoumbarey A. Moreau

Apr 4, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Kentucky Wildcats forward Karl-Anthony Towns (12) shoots the ball against Wisconsin Badgers forward Frank Kaminsky (44) during the first half of the 2015 NCAA Men
Apr 4, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Kentucky Wildcats forward Karl-Anthony Towns (12) shoots the ball against Wisconsin Badgers forward Frank Kaminsky (44) during the first half of the 2015 NCAA Men /
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Feb 13, 2015; New York, NY, USA; World Team guard Andrew Wiggins of the Minnesota Timberwolves (22) talks to World Team center Gorgui Dieng of the Minnesota Timberwolves (5, center) and U.S. Team guard Zach LaVine of the Minnesota Timberwolves (8, right) after the game at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 13, 2015; New York, NY, USA; World Team guard Andrew Wiggins of the Minnesota Timberwolves (22) talks to World Team center Gorgui Dieng of the Minnesota Timberwolves (5, center) and U.S. Team guard Zach LaVine of the Minnesota Timberwolves (8, right) after the game at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

Pro: Playing With Andrew Wiggins & Zach LaVine

Andrew Wiggins is on his way to becoming the best player in the NBA.

Once again I’ll repeat. Andrew Wiggins is on his way to becoming the best player in the NBA. To most people it’s a secret. To me every time that Wiggins plays he continues to make my case.

No young player in the league, or coming up in the hoops pipeline has the combination of athleticism, defensive ability, scoring mentality and conditioning like Wiggins. In his rookie year he was only getting started and it won’t be more than a year or two before he makes his first All-Star game and gets his first All-NBA selection.

Wiggins running mate Zach LaVine is on his way to becoming a dominant point guard in the league the second that he gets more control, cuts down on the turnovers and learns how to shoot better from distance.

Those two will create one of the most dynamic backcourts in the league and Karl-Anthony Towns can play either second or third fiddle.

Playing with two future All-Stars mixed in with Towns potential will give the Timberwolves a nucleus for the franchise to build around similar to when the Oklahoma City Thunder had James Harden, Kevin Durant and James Harden.

The Timberwolves trio may never all be top ten players on the same team but they’ll get close.

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