NBA: Timberwolves Big Man Keeping The Faith In Minnesota

With all the wheeling and dealing happening this NBA summer, there is no telling what lies ahead for budding stars. Most saw a lot of movement in the offseason, particularly the move of Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers and the arrival of Paul George and Kawhi Leonard to the Los Angeles Clippers. Looking ahead, it won’t come as a surprise if the name of Karl-Anthony Towns pops up in potential blockbuster moves.

Towns will be entering the 2019-20 NBA season with his five-year contract extension kicking in. And unless something diabolical happens – similar to the surprise trades that happened this summer, it looks like the 23-year-old center plans to stay in Minnesota for as long as he is welcome there. And this is despite the ongoing changes happening. In short, Towns has no plans of moving, at least not yet.

“The biggest thing when you have that conversation [about a star switching teams] is you say, ‘Is he happy here?’” Towns said.

“I’m tremendously happy. I love my front office. I love my coaching staff. I think we’ve made great moves and great changes. I love the culture we have here. If you want to leave, you have to be miserable somewhere. I am not there. I’m planning to be in Minnesota for a long time,” said Towns in an interview with Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic.

For the 2019-20 NBA season, the Timberwolves will have a new head coach in Ryan Saunders and a new head of basketball of operations in Gersson Rosas. Towns likes the changes made at the helm, further giving him no reason to jump ship. He loves the idea of Minnesota trying to build around him which may take some time.

One of the T-Wolves targets was D’Angelo Russell who is now with the Golden State Warriors. But with DLO reportedly not seen as a good fit alongside Stephen Curry, the Timberwolves could try and deal for the second overall pick of the 2015 NBA Draft, USA Today reported.

Another player in question is Andrew Wiggins. Although Minnesota tried to recalibrate and try him as a two-guard, the experiment has not worked for the franchise. Trade rumors tied up to the top overall pick of the 2014 NBA Draft have been buzzing although it has not progressed from there. It remains to be seen if the story changes once the 2019-20 NBA season kicks off.