After taking the NBA by storm during his first month of his career, Wolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns was named the NBA’s Western Conference Rookie of the Month on Thursday afternoon.
That was the talk during the team’s practice on Thursday at The Courts at Mayo Clinic Square.
In the month, Towns led all rookies in rebounding (9.4), blocked shots (2.18), field goal percentage (52.6 percent) and free-throw percent (86.7 percent). He was second among rookies scoring 14.4 points per game.
“(It’s) just a testament to the work I put in in the summer to come out starting hot, but it’s just one month,” the modest rookie said after practice.