Karl-Anthony Towns praises the Timberwolves: 'We really have a Big 15' / News - Basketnews.com

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns praised his teammates, stating his disagreement with the belief that only himself, Anthony Edwards, and Rudy Gobert should be called "Big 3."

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Minnesota Timberwolves and Karl-Anthony Towns are currently having a golden moment. They defeated the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals and have stolen homecourt advantage from them.

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While much has been written about KAT's performance, as well as the other two components of the Timberwolves' "Big 3," who are Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert, Towns believes that the entirety of the team deserves this praise.

"Everybody talks about the 'Big 3,' the me, Rudy, and Ant combo, but we really have a 'Big 15,'" Towns said. "We have fifteen guys who are tremendously gifted at basketball and have the chance to be playing in a lot of teams in the NBA. We are just very fortunate that all of us got together in one team," he continued.

"Naz [Reid], Nickeil [Alexander-Walker]... Man, we could keep going down the list. Those guys are really the reasons we won the game," Towns continued, praising his team. "Just to be able to have our bench come through the way they [did] tonight..."

He was then asked to comment on Anthony Edwards's performance of 43 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks against the Nuggets.

"He's special. He definitely was aggressive and wanted the win. He's been special all year."

As for Towns himself, the big man had 20 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists in Game 1.

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