For most of their careers, Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert have been competing for accolades. Whether it be All-NBA slots or All-Star appearances, the two have often been on collision course to get the last spots in some coveted league honors. In 2019 Gobert made third team All-NBA over Towns, which meant Towns missed on making more money in his next contract.
It was hard not to feel, after Thursday's All-Star reserves came out, that this might have happened again when Towns, along with Wolves teammate Anthony Edwards, made it to the All-Star Game and Gobert did not.