It’s not every day you hear of a high school kid whose favorite player is Len Bias. Then again, it’s not every day you’ll find someone like Karl Towns Jr. The Kevin Durant/Dirk Nowitzki clone is finishing up his senior year before heading to Kentucky, where he should immediately become a star and one of the best big men John Calipari has had in a long time.
From The Mars Reel, here’s a recap of the seven-footer’s senior season at St. Joseph’s in New Jersey, where he recently won the Gatorade National Player of the Year.
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How good will he be at Kentucky?
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