The Dominican center referred to his commitment to the Timberwolves in the framework of the contract extension for 4 seasons and $224 million dollars
The time has not yet come in the NBA when a Dominican has won a championship ring and Al Horford is the one who has been the closest to achieving it by participating in the last league finals when he was defeated by the Golden State Warriors.
The path is not easy at all and some players choose to change franchises to be part of a team with other stars that increases their chances of achieving it.
This is not the case for Karl-Anthony Towns who, by sealing his long-term commitment to the Minnesota Timberwolves, wants to achieve everything with the franchise that brought him to the league no matter what it takes.
“A lot of people in my position, they get to this point on their second contract and they’re looking to get a ring…the easiest ring around the league,” KAT told the Daily Delivery Podcast, quoted by the Minneapolis Star Tribune during the week. .
“He wanted to take the more difficult route. I wanted to be loyal to the people who brought me into the league and gave me a chance to prove myself. I wanted to win here”, added the Dominican center.
Towns has committed to the Timberwolves franchise by signing a four-year extension worth $224 million dollars despite the fact that since his arrival at the team they have only reached the postseason once, which is the player’s manifest and express faith 26 years in the future for the organization.
The Dominican also emphasized continuity, declaring that this comes with unity and over time, although he acknowledges that they will have to speed things up to learn “the little nuances” of each of the team members, old and new.
“A lot of the wins that we had this year, in those 46 were because we were so connected as a group. We find ourselves winning based on pure chemistry. We have to solve that quickly. They never said the job would be easy, but they definitely said it was going to be worth it.”
