by Karl-Anthony Towns is going to take some heat after his latest comments about the 2023 NBA champions, the Denver Nuggets.
The Nuggets won their first title after defeating the Miami Heat in five games, and they celebrated in Denver on Thursday with a parade.
Towns believes his Minnesota Timberwolves had a “most special” season during an interview on “The Pat Bev Podcast.”
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Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves (32) pushes against Aaron Gordon (50) of the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter during Game 5 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at Ball Arena on April 25, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
“It was more special what we did in Minnesota because we had, like, a month and then we had training camp,” Towns explained. “It was like, ‘You better figure it all out right now, and we’ll really figure it out fast.'”
Towns added that the Nuggets’ experience as a team made it easy for them to put everything together.
“Four years? We did it in four months,” Towns said.
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The Timberwolves hadn’t been to the postseason since the 2004 season, which is why emotions ran high when they defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA play-in tournament to earn the eighth and final seed in the Western Conference.
It also led many to shame the T-Wolves for celebrating because their level of success was obviously not championship-worthy.
They ended up facing the Nuggets in the first round, and Towns couldn’t believe what he saw of them on the court.
Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves drives to the basket against the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2023 Gate Tournament on April 11, 2023 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles. (Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
“I just played them in the playoffs. Bro, they were telling us our plays,” he said.
“They weren’t even talking. Ball was just going to an area, and the person was there randomly. I was like, ‘How is this possible?'”
Towns’ comments of late have been interesting to say the least. He also suggested that people will say he changed the game when it comes to the end of his career.
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“How can you change the game when sometimes we don’t even know you exist?” asked former NBA center and current ESPN NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins.
The Timberwolves have had Towns as part of their core since he was first drafted out of Kentucky in 2014. He is a three-time All-Star, averaging 23 points and 11.2 rebounds in his career.
Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves reacts after scoring during the first half of an NBA playoff play-in game against the Los Angeles Lakers on April 11, 2023 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio José Sánchez)
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Last season, injuries kept him out for all but 29 games for Minnesota, and he produced 20.8 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.
