Minnesota Timberwolves: Top 30 greatest players of all-time

• Three seasons with Timberwolves (2015-present)
• Averaging 21.6 points, 11.7 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game
• 1x All-Star with Timberwolves

Karl-Anthony Towns has only played three seasons in the NBA, but has steadily improved each year and has already earned himself the No. 3 spot in Timberwolves history.

Towns averaged 18.3 points and 10.5 rebounds as a rookie. In his second season, Towns improved his numbers to 25.1 points and 12.3 rebounds per game. Then, in 2017-18, Towns was named to his first All-Star team as he assisted Jimmy Butler in carrying the Wolves to their first playoff berth in 14 years by putting up 21.3 points and 12.3 rebounds per game while shooting 42.1 percent on 3-point attempts.

The hot-button issue with Trump has always been his defense, and while there have been periods of time during which Towns is clearly locked in and has played solid team defense, but there have been some clear and consistent issues on that end of the floor for KAT.

But that said, Towns has been extremely dominant on offense and already has shown so much promise (being named an All-Star at age 22 is not insignificant) that there was no question he would be a top-3 Timberwolf.

Towns is the Timberwolves future — and it’s especially true if Butler leaves in free agency next summer. It’s up to him to ensure that his tenure with the Timberwolves doesn’t end up like soe of the other players on this list.

Towns has started all 246 possible regular season games for the Timberwolves over his first three seasons in the league. Between durability and offensive consistency and improvement, he’s already developed into a bona fide superstar.