NBA Trade Rumors: Spurs Land T-Wolves' Karl-Anthony Towns?

The San Antonio Spurs pairing Victor Wembanyama with Karl-Anthony Towns via trade is an inciting thought to say the least.

The San Antonio Spurs are back on the rise after acquiring rookie star Victor Wembanyama. With eyes now set toward eventual championship contention once again, the Spurs can realistically begin making more moves geared toward winning now rather than ones focused solely on the future.

Bleacher Report thinks that one such move could be a "shocker," and would introduce the Twin Towers 2.0 verision similar to the elite frontcourt duo of Tim Duncan and David Robinson.

The site came up with a trade scenario where the Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves agree to head in opposite directions by striking a deal that sends All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns to San Antonio.

Here's the full haul for both sides:

Spurs receive: Karl-Anthony Towns

Timberwolves receive: Keldon Johnson, Devonte' Graham, Cameron Payne, 2024 first-round pick (top-six-protected, via TOR) and 2025 first-round pick (via ATL)

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The Spurs would be giving up an important piece in forward Keldon Johnson while also forking away two key draft picks. But adding "KAT" alongside Wemby might be too good to pass up on.

B/R explained why:

"Towns, a career supplier of 23 points per game on 52.6/39.5/83.5 shooting, could check whatever box Wemby needed at the offensive end," B/R writes. "It might be as simple as spacing the floor, splashing spot-up triples and setting him up with on-time and on-target deliveries, but Towns would have the entire offense funneled through him at times, too."

Despite playing in only 29 games, Towns is coming off another impressive season where he averaged 20.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.8 assists. In a world where the Spurs add him alongside Wembanyama, it's hard to imagine that there would be a lack of excitement on the court.