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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 games2024-25 earnings: $49,205,800 (projected sixth total in wage)
It’s arduous to consider Minnesota Timberwolves large man Karl-Anthony Cities has already been within the NBA for 9 years, because it looks like yesterday Minnesota drafted him No. 1 total 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 kind out however is 100% true.
Cities stays one of many higher large males within the NBA, although it could possibly 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 Workforce All-NBA honors in his third season.
Nonetheless, the extent Cities has seemingly stagnated at remains to be a powerful one. In any case, he’s a productive scorer as a face-up large man, as a driver and as a post-up menace – a borderline All-Star on a yearly foundation with good rebounding and stable playmaking numbers. What’s extra, he performed an enormous function in Minnesota’s Western Convention Finals run final season for the franchise’s finest 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 proficient energy ahead shot simply 20.9 p.c from three (40.5 p.c from the ground) over his final seven playoff video games final season.
Regardless, total, Cities is an All-Star-level large and may proceed to assist the Timberwolves make a push to legit title rivalry over the upcoming seasons, particularly after lastly totally acclimating to taking part in alongside behemoth middle Rudy Gobert.
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