Last season, Karl-Anthony Towns tip-toed closer to league average on the defensive end, but to become a good team, Minnesota needs more. Towns is a generational talent on the offensive end, capable of scoring efficiently and in a variety of ways from all three levels. However, if he can’t maintain at least some of that impact on defense, the Wolves will never be able to reach the championship heights they crave.
To win at the highest level, you simply need your center to be able to defend the rim and in space capably.
Throughout his career, there have been a few small stages where he looks to have turned a corner, where the game seems to be slowing down for him and he is grasping defensive schemes and positioning at a high level.