Heading into the 2015 NBA Draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves were as excited a team as any, with the team having the opportunity to bring in a potential game-changer with the No. 1 overall pick.
That potential game-changing player was Karl-Anthony Towns, who excelled inside the paint with his post moves and size and could stretch the defense with his outside shooting.
Towns appeared to be the total package and a player the Timberwolves could easily build around, so the team took him No. 1 overall out of the University of Kentucky and hasn’t looked back since.
Although Towns is a talented player with some good years potentially left in him, he thinks a bit more highly of himself than he probably should regarding his impact on the game since entering the league eight years ago.
Towns said the following about his legacy on Patrick Beverley’s podcast, and it was bold, to say the least, via NBA Buzz.
Karl-Anthony Towns:
“When my time is up and I retire… there will be people that say I changed the game.”
Thoughts? ?
Via. @PatBevPod pic.twitter.com/HL5iJvwSzy
— Courtside Buzz (@CourtsideBuzzX) June 14, 2023
This is a bit delusional from Towns, as he’s acting like he’s had the same impact on the game as Shaquille O’Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, or to go more recent, Nikola Jokic.
No one doubts his talent, as Towns is one of the most talented big men in the league, but he has not lived up to expectations during his time in Minnesota, nor has he come close to changing the game.
Towns has a long way to go before he can be put in the category of a game-changer in the NBA, and he might want to pump the breaks on making such a statement so publicly.
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