The Timberwolves find themselves as the 7th seed in the Western Conference with an 11-10 record, as they’ve won seven of their last eight games.
A huge part of their success boils down to their chemistry, as just a little over two weeks ago they were staring at a 4-9 record.
“We hang with each other,” Karl-Anthony Towns tells Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. “No other team I’ve played on got along so well.”
Towns has also developed a great relationship with head coach Chris Finch, as Finch has noticed Towns is a lot happier this season than he was last season.
“There’s just way more joy in his game,” Finch said. “Just comes to work happier. He likes his team. He likes the fact that we’re winning, that we’re competitive every night. He’s come into this season with the mindset to get back to what he feels he is in this league, which is an All-NBA-caliber guy. That’s his mission and he’s been a joy to coach since I got here, and this year he’s really, really focused and seems happy.”
With the way Towns and the Timberwolves are playing, he should be a safe bet to make the All-Star team for the first time since 2019. However, Towns has bigger things on his mind.
“I’m more worried about the playoffs,” Towns said. “The way I perform every year of my career, I’ve been more than deserving of All-Star. So, I’m not worried about that. I just want to win.”
The entire interview between Towns and Spears is well worth the read, as Towns opened up about losing his mother to COVID-19 and how he and the Timberwolves are growing together.
More Timberwolves Notes
- Anthony Edwards has really come on for the Timberwolves this season, averaging 22.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. “You need superstars to win in this league now,” Towns said. “We need someone like him. We always talk about the big three. Well, he’s solidified himself. It’s amazing to see him getting better and better every game and figuring it out more and more.”
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D’Angelo Russell has been among the most clutch players over the last few seasons, John Schuhmann of NBA.com notes. He’s one of 19 players who have attempted at least 200 clutch shots and has the best clutch effective field goal percentage (54.3%) among those 19 guys.
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How did Alex Rodriguez go from one of the greatest MLB players ever to the co-owner of the Timberwolves? It involved partnering with Marc Lore, former President and CEO of Walmart, as Jon Krawcynski of The Athletic explores A-Rod’s transition.
