Karl-Anthony Towns’ stay in postseason purgatory appears to be over. Minnesota has only made the playoffs once in the big man’s NBA career — in 2018, when Jimmy Butler and Towns formed one of the Western Conference’s most productive duos and secured the eight-seed.
Of course, Minnesota lost quickly to the Rockets that year and Butler soured his relationship with Towns and the Timberwolves the very next season. The front office eventually traded Butler, which sent the team in a spiral back towards the bottom of the standings.
Finally, in 2021-22, the T-Wolves are back in the postseason picture and for the first time with Karl-Anthony Towns as the face of the team, powered by his best individual year.