preface
"I'm the best big pitcher in history," Downs said of breaking Curry's three-point game final record. In fact, he still underestimated himself a little, in fact, he was moving towards the best big man in history. Since entering the league in 2015, 7 years have changed Downs too much, and he has now changed from a big boy to a man who stands tall in the sky, so Towns, please go to the top from now on!
7 years to sharpen a sword
In 2015, Towns entered the league as a champion through the NBA draft, and in his first season he improved his average of 18.3 points per game, the debut was very amazing, and everyone had high hopes for this big man. In the second year of his career, his average score per game has reached 25.1 points, and in just two years, he will be among the best big men in history, but Towns has a characteristic that has been criticized, that is, he plays softly, the ability to lead the team is not strong, don't look at him to get such a high score, but if the Timberwolves do not have Towns, someone will stand up to make up for his scoring gap, that is to say, he is not irreplaceable in the team.
But on a team like the Timberwolves, young people are used to losing, so they have no desire, and even if they have shortcomings of one kind or another, Towns does not focus on improving these shortcomings, but gives people a sense of cynicism. In the 2017-2018 season, the Timberwolves signed Jimmy Butler, and the arrival of this player made the Timberwolves' young people feel pressure, especially in the training game, Butler blew him up and Wiggins, and told them that the two were nothing without him. As it turns out, Butler was right, when this team had him to play the playoffs, and once it was gone, he immediately became a lotto team again.
And this incident became the first event that stimulated Towns, and then the NBA game 2K put his total rating to 91 points, which made Downs fall into the whirlpool of public opinion again, "Mr. 91 Don" came out, many people criticized him for not worth the score at all, making Downs once again become the target of public criticism. However, if you really want a boy to grow up, there must be a shocking thing to stimulate him, that is, after the emergence of the epidemic, Downs's mother accidentally contracted new crown pneumonia and eventually died. The departure of his mother made Downs very sad and made him a top star.
Growing up, Towns is unstoppable, this season Towns led the team to the West seventh, among the ranks of the playoffs, which is also the Timberwolves' best record in the West since Garnett's departure, and Towns has also entered the All-Star team because of his excellent performance, this is the third time in his career to win this award, it is clear that he is truly becoming the boss of a team. Just as the so-called "7 years to sharpen a sword", now he has really grown up!
Wolves' inside line inheritance
Although the Timberwolves have a very short history and are a young team in the NBA, only the team is known for producing top-notch interiors, from Garnett to Love to Downs, which is a continuous inheritance of the Timberwolves interior line from generation to generation. And the Timberwolves' interior line is very distinctive, they are the most different of all the interior players of the same era, such as Garnett, among the interior players at that time, no one played in the way of a forward like Garnett, and his comprehensiveness was not at all inferior to LeBron.
And Love not to mention, as an inside line, his three-point projection ability is very strong, can be said to be the most adapted to the small ball era of the big forward, while Love also won the All-Star three-point king, at that time everyone felt incredible, until ten years later Towns copied this achievement of Love, and now fans know that the original Timberwolves are rich in big shooters. And Towns is also the most distinctive playing style among the interior players of the same era, whether it is shooting or attacking with the ball, Towns has shown a ability that the interior line does not have, and there is no doubt that he is also a cross-era player.
At the recent All-Star Game, the Wolves also uploaded a photo of Downs and the team's star Garnett hugging each other, a few years ago, Towns promised Garnett that he would become the best big player, and now the Wolf King is also very pleased, because he is constantly moving towards his goal.
Next stop MVP
When the big man adapts to the small ball era, there is basically no guard player thing, which is why the regular season MVP in recent years has been obtained by the inside players, because when the inside players can also shoot three points, can also play fast, and can also break through with the ball, the deterrent is much greater than the guards. And Towns has all the qualities, he has enough weight to become a top inside player, so where should the next stop for him be?
Downs's next stop is currently likely to be MVP, in fact, he is not worse than Jokic and Embiid at all, but the personal team record is relatively not so prominent, resulting in his difficulty in the selection of the best player, but now the Timberwolves are also strong, especially Edwards' growth makes the team's record have a higher level of possibility, in this case, As long as Towns plays brilliant data, the team's record is also outstanding, and it is likely to get this honor in the future.
Of course, all this is an afterthought, the first thing in front of the Timberwolves is to hold the playoffs, because now don't look at them as the seventh in the West, the future is still to play the playoffs, only the playoffs can win to smoothly enter the ranks of the playoffs, after Garnett left, they have only entered the playoffs once, but also under the leadership of butler, and now Towns will lead the team into the playoffs as a player selected by the Timberwolves, which is also a big breakthrough.
epilogue
Today,Downs has grown into a man, and all the doubts about him have disappeared, but he should not stop here, but create his own glory! KAT is not a CAT is a beast!