Wolves Building 'Everything' Around Karl-Anthony Towns

[RealGM Wiretap]

While teams like the Golden State Warriors may be monitoring Karl-Anthony Towns, he is almost certainly not going to be traded at any point in the near future.

According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, the Wolves are building "everything" around Towns.

Towns is in Year 1 of a five-year, $190 million contract extension.

The Wolves are 12-20 one year after a disappointing 18-19 season. Minnesota reached the playoffs in 2018.

Via Marc Stein/New York Times

[br7knicks]

As a true Knicks fan, I had to endure a franchise doing the same thing with melo.


Building around an offense only, me-first, low IQ, defenseless player isn't easy or smart.


Good luck.

[haste10176]

As a true Knicks fan, I had to endure a franchise doing the same thing with melo.


Building around an offense only, me-first, low IQ, defenseless player isn't easy or smart.


Good luck.

I rather watch the Knicks when Melo was there than now.. Its not your wrong but at least you had someone entertaining..

[br7knicks]

As a true Knicks fan, I had to endure a franchise doing the same thing with melo.


Building around an offense only, me-first, low IQ, defenseless player isn't easy or smart.


Good luck.

I rather watch the Knicks when Melo was there than now.. Its not your wrong but at least you had someone entertaining..

Trust me, we were tortured for years.

There is nothing entertaining about a guy getting the first pass, holding it for 14 seconds, then taking an inefficient shot...over...and over....and over.....and over........and over..........again.....


For years, the majority of the possessions went like that.

And he played no defense and couldn't win.


Now they're at least trying to play team basketball. At least now there's a chance of winning, unlike the melo years.


But to each his own...

[Cookin Baskets]

Their not winning despite Wiggins/Towns having good seasons. I see they are averaging 112 ppg but are giving up 115 ppg. They need to be better defensively and get some help during the trade deadline.

[Chris3323]

As a true Knicks fan, I had to endure a franchise doing the same thing with melo.


Building around an offense only, me-first, low IQ, defenseless player isn't easy or smart.


Good luck.

I rather watch the Knicks when Melo was there than now.. Its not your wrong but at least you had someone entertaining..

Trust me, we were tortured for years.

There is nothing entertaining about a guy getting the first pass, holding it for 14 seconds, then taking an inefficient shot...over...and over....and over.....and over........and over..........again.....


For years, the majority of the possessions went like that.

And he played no defense and couldn't win.


Now they're at least trying to play team basketball. At least now there's a chance of winning, unlike the melo years.


But to each his own...

And what happened the year he had a healthy Amare with Sheed, JKidd and all the vets? Melo was in the MVP conversation.

It isnt Melo's fault all his Knicks teammates were constantly injured.

[br7knicks]

I rather watch the Knicks when Melo was there than now.. Its not your wrong but at least you had someone entertaining..

Trust me, we were tortured for years.

There is nothing entertaining about a guy getting the first pass, holding it for 14 seconds, then taking an inefficient shot...over...and over....and over.....and over........and over..........again.....


For years, the majority of the possessions went like that.

And he played no defense and couldn't win.


Now they're at least trying to play team basketball. At least now there's a chance of winning, unlike the melo years.


But to each his own...

And what happened the year he had a healthy Amare with Sheed, JKidd and all the vets? Melo was in the MVP conversation.

It isnt Melo's fault all his Knicks teammates were constantly injured.

And the best players shouldn't be that hard to build around. And the best players also adapt their game when it clearly isn't working.


LowIQ, no defense, me-first, stats-only is how he was, is, and will be.


HoF, absolutely, as it's becoming a lot like baseball, in that it's the Hall of Fine, not Fame.

But not a winner. Unless you count Olympics, when his usage was limited. Plus, Olympics doesn't help Knicks.


He'll be known as the guy who jacked up ticket prices, but brought nothing else in his tenure to NY. There was more success when it was amare, Gallo, and team basketball, all prior to him demanding money and a trade versus winning.

But again, to each his own

[DimesandKnicks]

Trust me, we were tortured for years.

There is nothing entertaining about a guy getting the first pass, holding it for 14 seconds, then taking an inefficient shot...over...and over....and over.....and over........and over..........again.....


For years, the majority of the possessions went like that.

And he played no defense and couldn't win.


Now they're at least trying to play team basketball. At least now there's a chance of winning, unlike the melo years.


But to each his own...

And what happened the year he had a healthy Amare with Sheed, JKidd and all the vets? Melo was in the MVP conversation.

It isnt Melo's fault all his Knicks teammates were constantly injured.

And the best players shouldn't be that hard to build around. And the best players also adapt their game when it clearly isn't working.


LowIQ, no defense, me-first, stats-only is how he was, is, and will be.


HoF, absolutely, as it's becoming a lot like baseball, in that it's the Hall of Fine, not Fame.

But not a winner. Unless you count Olympics, when his usage was limited. Plus, Olympics doesn't help Knicks.


He'll be known as the guy who jacked up ticket prices, but brought nothing else in his tenure to NY. There was more success when it was amare, Gallo, and team basketball, all prior to him demanding money and a trade versus winning.

But again, to each his own

This is ****. When Melo had a team properly built around him (defenders, rebounders. Shooters) his team was a 2 seed and he could have been MVP.

[Chris3323]

Trust me, we were tortured for years.

There is nothing entertaining about a guy getting the first pass, holding it for 14 seconds, then taking an inefficient shot...over...and over....and over.....and over........and over..........again.....


For years, the majority of the possessions went like that.

And he played no defense and couldn't win.


Now they're at least trying to play team basketball. At least now there's a chance of winning, unlike the melo years.


But to each his own...

And what happened the year he had a healthy Amare with Sheed, JKidd and all the vets? Melo was in the MVP conversation.

It isnt Melo's fault all his Knicks teammates were constantly injured.

And the best players shouldn't be that hard to build around. And the best players also adapt their game when it clearly isn't working.


LowIQ, no defense, me-first, stats-only is how he was, is, and will be.
it is the GM's responsibility to build a team around your superstar.

Kobe/ Shaq had all shooters
Lebron with Cavs - All shooters
Melo (Who is a scorer) needed all defensive minded rebounders and Post players.

He never got that except the 1 year with Amare/ Sheed.

Chauncey Billups was his best teammate and he went to the WCF against Prime Kobe/Pau.

HoF, absolutely, as it's becoming a lot like baseball, in that it's the Hall of Fine, not Fame.

But not a winner. Unless you count Olympics, when his usage was limited. Plus, Olympics doesn't help Knicks.


He'll be known as the guy who jacked up ticket prices, but brought nothing else in his tenure to NY. There was more success when it was amare, Gallo, and team basketball, all prior to him demanding money and a trade versus winning.

But again, to each his own