Los Angeles Lakers: Pros And Cons Of Karl-Anthony Towns At No. 2

Mar 21, 2015; Louisville, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats forward Karl-Anthony Towns (12) drives to the basket against Cincinnati Bearcats forward Octavius Ellis (2) during the first half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 21, 2015; Louisville, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats forward Karl-Anthony Towns (12) drives to the basket against Cincinnati Bearcats forward Octavius Ellis (2) during the first half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 21, 2015; Louisville, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats forward Karl-Anthony Towns (12) drives to the basket against Cincinnati Bearcats forward Octavius Ellis (2) during the first half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 21, 2015; Louisville, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats forward Karl-Anthony Towns (12) drives to the basket against Cincinnati Bearcats forward Octavius Ellis (2) during the first half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

If you had a decision to make to live in Minnesota, where it’s cold all the time and there’s not that much going on, compared to the star-studded, Lamborghini-driven city of Los Angeles, which one would you pick?

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Who wouldn’t want to live in Los Angeles?

That’s why if the Los Angeles Lakers are able to draft Karl-Anthony Towns at No. 2, it would be a blessing. Towns is going to have a better career playing in the NBA than he did at the University of Kentucky.

Because the basketball will be in Towns’ hands more his production will increase. Because his production increases he won’t have to worry about splitting minutes with other lottery picks. Towns will be able to blossom for one of the best professional sports franchises in North America, the Los Angeles Lakers.

Here are the pros and cons of the Lakers’ potential  decision to draft Towns (if he’s available).

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