Despite making the playoffs this season for the first time in 14 years, there seems to be some serious trouble brewing in the Twin Cities.
Karl-Anthony Towns, Wolves 'not in a good place internally,' could come up in trade discussions, per @ZachLowe_NBA, @WindhorstESPN https://t.co/5HkOgicOp7 pic.twitter.com/Of3xvOnBjO
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 18, 2018
On a podcast with his co-worker Zach Lowe, Brian Windhorst mentioned that he had heard from a trusted source that Karl-Anthony Towns may want out.
ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst, who joined Lowe for a lengthy conversation, later posited it would not be unheard of if Towns’ name eventually surfaced in trade discussions.
“I don’t think Anthony Davis is going anywhere any time soon,” Windhorst said. “But Karl Towns…now that might be a different story.”
Towns’ former teammate and close friend Zach LaVine was quick to react to the news on Twitter.
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— Zach LaVine (@ZachLaVine) May 19, 2018
@DevinBook @KarlTowns 😏👍🏽 pic.twitter.com/04R1QM3LzW
— Zach LaVine (@ZachLaVine) May 19, 2018
So can we draw any conclusions from all of this?
“Bulls player wants the Bulls to trade for a top 20 player in the league”. That’s the conclusion.
The ironic part is, if Towns really is upset enough where it gets to the point that the T-Wolves would trade him, the Bulls wouldn’t be able to afford him in a trade unless LaVine was included in a trade.
This Towns story is definitely something worth keeping an eye on, as a young player with that much getting traded could change the NBA landscape. But if he does become available, there will be a 29 team bidding war, and the Bulls don’t have the pieces to win it.
