Canis Hoopus recently caught up with NBA skills guru Matt Mazarei to discuss his offseason training with the Wolves’ franchise big man, Karl-Anthony Towns.
Between July 1 and September 20, the two had 35 workouts together with the main areas of emphasis being:
- Joining the elite 50-40-90 shooting club. “Efficiency is the name of the game,” says Mazarei. Towns finished the 2017-18 season at 54.5 (FG%), 42.1 (3PT%) and 85.8 (FT%). His sights are set on becoming the 8th player to ever accomplish this.
- Advanced ball handling for blow-by drives against quicker defenders and change of speed Eurosteps, with the ability to switch hands from right to left or vice-versa.