Love my new home. Late night work. pic.twitter.com/PR0Xa1ynGe
— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) June 27, 2015
A few days before the NBA Draft, Karl-Anthony Towns was asked if reports were true that he’d received a promise from the Minnesota Timberwolves. This was his response:
Towns to Associated Press: "If I had a promise I would go start eating ice cream and getting fat. There is absolutely no promise at all."
— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) June 22, 2015
In case Timberwolves fans were worried, it’s now completely safe to say that the 19-year-old was joking. Just a day after being selected with No. 1 pick, Towns was in his new team’s practice gym for a late night workout. So much for the talented seven-footer resting on his laurels.
When he was finished, Towns even went so far as to predict a playoff appearance for his young team in 2015-2016. While that optimism seems wildly premature, it’s certainly hard not to admire the youngster’s confidence – especially when combined with his obviously dogged work ethic.
[Via Karl-Anthony Towns, via John Krawczyinski,]
