“Karl-Anthony Towns wants to win basketball games more than he cares about numbers,” stated Timberwolves play-by-play announcer Dave Benz during the closing minutes of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ recent disappointing loss in Orlando. The ominous statement came in the wake of a trade deadline that promised blockbuster trades, involving unsatisfied players. While the blockbuster trades never came, a wind of restlessness is no less waving over the NBA’s elite who are hungry for a title.
“I don’t know how long I’m gonna play this game. People’s careers are short. And I feel like it’s my time to move,” Anthony Davis told reporters last week.