The Minnesota Timberwolves are off to great start to the season with a 5-2 record including a sweep of a four-game home stand. They’ve defeated the reigning Eastern and Western Conference champions, along with another title contender, the Boston Celtics.
A surprising aspect of the Wolves great start is just how poorly the team’s longest-tenured cornerstone, Karl-Anthony Towns, has played. Although it’s a sample size of just seven games, Towns has registered career-lows in points per game, two-point field goal percentage, three-point field goal percentage and free throw rate.