Will Minnesota Timberwolves attempt to construct Twin Towers 2.0?

Timberwolves Twin Towers 2.0?

But what if the Minnesota Timberwolves lined up Towns as the power forward, and started a more traditional under-the-basket presence type of center? How would that help the team? Well, Towns is no fan of the physical game under the basket, nor should he be. His arsenal of shots from anywhere on the basketball is just wasted offense by burying the big guy under the basket.

So it makes absolutely perfect sense to consider him as a four, and then search for the right starting 5 for this roster.

Hmm…?!  Now that he’s mentioned moving Towns to the power forward spot, that makes incredible sense.

A powerful power forward

While it may sound far-fetched, the strategy is not without a historic example to use as a model. In 1984, the Houston Rockets moved then center, Ralph Sampson, to the power forward position, and drafted center, Hakeem Olajuwon. The move was viewed by many at the time as revolutionary, and many did not expect Sampson and Olajuwon to flourish.

What happened for the NBA was a historic paradigm shift, a complete revision to the basketball-winning formula. Big men were no longer a solid option but were a mandatory option. It was not until the popularity of the three-point shot and spacing become more fully integrated into the game that basketball was once more revolutionized by small ball.