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Minnesota Timberwolves: Ranking the 5 best Wolves duos for NBA Jam

By Phil Ford

Zach LaVine of the Minnesota Timberwolves dunks as NBA players look on in the Verizon Slam Dunk Contest. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
Zach LaVine of the Minnesota Timberwolves dunks as NBA players look on in the Verizon Slam Dunk Contest. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /
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Minnesota Timberwolves: Ranking the 5 best Wolves for NBA Jam

Minnesota Timberwolves, Andrew Wiggins, Karl-Anthony Towns
Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

3. Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins

If everything went as it should have, Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins would probably be at the top of this list.

Both came into the NBA as first-overall picks in back-to-back seasons (Wiggins via Cleveland in 2014 and Towns in 2015) and had unlimited potential to become superstars.

Unfortunately for the talented duo, that never quite happened. Wiggins was a disappointment during his time in Minnesota. A volume scorer who could never figure out how to use his size and athleticism to contribute in any other meaningful way. He did average 19.7 points per game in his five-plus seasons with the Wolves.

Towns, on the other hand, has come much closer to reaching his enormous potential. The Kentucky product has blossomed into one of the premier offensive talents in the NBA today. He averages 22.7 points and 11.8 rebounds a game in his Wolves career so far on an astounding 39.6 percent from three.

Those numbers put Towns’ first five seasons among the greatest offensive big men to ever play the game. He’s one of the best shooting big-men off all-time and is still perfecting his game at just 24 years old.

Towns and Wiggins rank third on the list of NBA Jam teammates for one simple reason: both can absolutely fly and rock the rim.

Wiggins is one of the biggest athletic freaks in professional sports and sent the Target Center into a frenzy on occasion with his high-flying dunks.

Towns is no slouch in the air, either, with a combination of grace and power not seen in many 7-footers.

These two would be an absolute fireworks show on NBA Jam. imagine Wiggins and Towns taking turns lobbing it up to each other, only for the other to sky 30 feet in the air and bring thunder down on the opposing team.

They would play absolutely no defense and it wouldn’t even matter. NBA Jam isn’t called NBA On-Ball Defender. It’s NBA Jam for a reason. These two trading ridiculous dunks with each other is about as entertaining as a video game can get.