Happy that Karl-Anthony Towns got his ring, but...

In Game 5 he only played 23 minutes, scored 2 points, then fouled out 15 seconds into the second half. If he put up that performance as a true second option anywhere else, fans would be getting their pitchforks like they are with De'Aaron Fox.

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Towns should thank Jalen Brunson for taking a $100M paycut. In literally any other situation KAT's supermax contract would prevent a team from building a true contender with his deal on the books. Just like Andrew Wiggins in Golden State, Karl-Anthony Towns benefited from being placed in a perfect situation roster-wise, cap-wise, and conference-wise with the Knicks.

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Tim Connelly made the right decision to trade Towns when he did. The Wolves would have never gotten over the hump in the West with KAT and would have aged out of contention. Naz Reid would have left in free agency for a bigger role, Joan Beringer would have never been drafted, and the Ayo Dosunmu trade would have never happened. The majority of our money would have been tied to a pair of highly flawed, aging big men.

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So while it's bittersweet seeing KAT win a ring somewhere else, I feel pretty confident saying that it wouldn't have been replicated in Minnesota or anywhere else under the new CBA. Really good player, horrible contract.