Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports activities
2023-24 stats: 21.8 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 3.0 apg, 0.7 spg, 0.7 bpg, 50.4 FG%, 41.6 3P% in 62 video games
2024-25 earnings: $49,205,800 (projected sixth general in wage)
It’s arduous to imagine Minnesota Timberwolves huge man Karl-Anthony Cities has already been within the NBA for 9 years, because it appears like yesterday Minnesota drafted him No. 1 general out of Kentucky. The 28-year-old has already been within the NBA for thus lengthy that he can say he performed with Kevin Garnett, Tayshaun Prince and Kevin Martin as a rookie, which feels loopy to even sort out however is 100% true.
Cities stays one of many higher huge males within the NBA, although it might be seen as a little bit of a disappointment he’s not farther alongside in his profession by now contemplating he was averaging 25 factors and 12 rebounds as a second-year participant and incomes third Crew All-NBA honors in his third season.
Nonetheless, the extent Cities has seemingly stagnated at continues to be a powerful one. In any case, he’s a productive scorer as a face-up huge man, as a driver and as a post-up risk – a borderline All-Star on a yearly foundation with good rebounding and stable playmaking numbers. What’s extra, he performed an enormous position in Minnesota’s Western Convention Finals run final season for the franchise’s greatest end to a marketing campaign in 20 years.
Then once more, Cities going ice chilly late within the postseason just about ended the Wolves’ bid at a Finals journey, because the gifted energy ahead shot simply 20.9 % from three (40.5 % from the ground) over his final seven playoff video games final season.
Regardless, general, Cities is an All-Star-level huge and may proceed to assist the Timberwolves make a push to legit title competition over the upcoming seasons, particularly after lastly absolutely acclimating to taking part in alongside behemoth middle Rudy Gobert.
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