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

By DJoumbarey A. Moreau

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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Apr 4, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Kentucky Wildcats forward Karl-Anthony Towns (12) shoots against Wisconsin Badgers forward Frank Kaminsky (44) in the first half of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Division I Championship semi-final game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 4, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Kentucky Wildcats forward Karl-Anthony Towns (12) shoots against Wisconsin Badgers forward Frank Kaminsky (44) in the first half of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Division I Championship semi-final game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

Pro: Ability To Grow Faster

Kobe Bryant is going to take a bulk of the shots next season.

Bryant’s also going to make sure that Julius Randle, Karl-Anthony Towns and Jordan Clarkson get shots too and probably in that order.

Even though people make a big deal about Bryant’s shot selection, they never seem to mention the fact that he’s a good playmaker too. Bryant takes his defenders off the dribble and gets his teammates involved in games. For his career he’s averaged 4.8 assists per game. Since 2011, he’s averaged 5.2 assists per game.

Towns is going to get shots when Bryant isn’t taking any. He’ll be second biggest piece in the offense outside of Bryant. Because Towns can stretch the floor, pass, post up and is a versatile offensive weapon, the biggest strength in his game hasn’t matured quite yet. It’ll get there quicker playing for the Lakers than it would playing for the Minnesota Timberwolves though.

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