On March 16, Beijing time, Minnesota Timberwolves player Carl Anthony Downs scored 60 points and 17 rebounds in yesterday's game against the San Antonio Spurs, according to statistics, as long as he can be selected for the best team this season (including three teams), then he will trigger the super maximum salary.
It is reported that if Towns triggers the maximum salary, then he will get a 4-year, $200 million early renewal contract. It's worth mentioning that Downs' current contract is a 5-year top salary contract that was renewed early in 2018, which took effect in 2019 and expires in 2024.
It is worth mentioning that in yesterday's game, Downs' performance was extremely good. Not only did he slash 60 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, setting a new career scoring record, but he also set a scoring record for the Timberwolves, which is also the highest score in the league this season.
In addition, Towns' 60 points also set a record for individual scoring by a player at the Spurs' home AT&T Center (both home and away players). In yesterday's game, Towns scored 21 points from beyond the three-point line and 22 from the inside. Towns became the second player to score more than 20 points in a single game, after Kobe Bryant in 2006 (81 points), both outside and inside the three-point line.
Under Downs' leadership, this season's Timberwolves are seventh in the West with 40 wins and 30 losses, and the team has a high probability of breaking into the playoffs this season, so he also has the opportunity to get a super salary for what Towns has achieved.