Timberwolves star Downs has consistently claimed to be the best big-man pitcher in NBA history, which has sparked resentment among basketball star Durant. The latter retorted in a recent tv guest: "Dirk is the best big pitcher ever, even though I respect Downs... I didn't think of myself as a big man, but Towns actually said, don't make a fuss, okay! ”
Durant was not the first to question Downes, in fact, since Downs threw out this statement, many people have been negative about it, and these doubters have thrown up a long list of names, such as Nowitzki, Bosh, Bird, Durant... Among them, Nowitzki's voice is the loudest.
A legendary star for the Dallas Mavericks, Nowitzki played in the league for 21 seasons and scored 31,560 career points, ranking sixth in NBA history. Throughout his career, Nowitzki has maintained an overall shooting rate of 47.1% and a three-point shooting rate of 38%, and he has made a total of 1982 three-pointers, ranking 13th in history.
Although Nowitzki had many supporters, the "German Chariot" himself admired his descendant. In an earlier Timberwolves game against the Lone Ranger, Nowitzki was on the sidelines, and when Towns made a brilliant step-back three-pointer, Nowitzki did not hesitate to praise him, calling him the best big pitcher in history.
As the 2015 winner, Towns has been in the league for 7 seasons and has maintained a 40% three-point shooting rate so far, including 4 seasons with an outside shooting rate of more than 40%. On the recent All-Star Weekend, Towns beat a number of opponents to win the three-point contest, and he is also the only player in the league's history to win both the skill championship and the three-point contest title.