Minneapolis/St. Paul – The NBA today named Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns as its NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of March 6-12. The Player of the Week award is Towns’ first of the season and second of his career. He previously was named Player of the Week for Apr. 4-10, 2016.
For the week, Towns averaged 29.0 points, 12.3 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and 37.7 minutes per game while shooting 63.3 percent (38-for-60) from the field. Minnesota went 2-1 on the week, highlighted by wins over the NBA’s #1 seed (Golden State) and the West's #5 seed (L.