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Karl-Anthony Towns Says It’s A Championship-Or-Bust Year For The Minnesota Timberwolves: “There Are No More Excuses”

After losing to the Memphis Grizzlies in the first-round of the 2022 NBA playoffs, the Minnesota Timberwolves made a big splash and decided to bet big on Rudy Gobert.

Gobert averaged 15.6 points, 14.7 rebounds (career-high), and 2.1 blocks per game on 71.3% shooting from the field with the Utah Jazz in the recent NBA season. In exchange for the defensive-minded big man, the Wolves gave up a haul that included the likes of Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley and Jarred Vanderbilt, to name a few.

Although there aren’t a lot of sky-high expectations for the Timberwolves coming into the next season, Wolves elite offensive center Karl-Anthony Towns believes that the 2022-23 season is a championship-or-bust campaign for them following the acquisition of the former Jazz star.

Per CBS Sports:

“It’s go time. The (Rudy Gobert) trade happens. There’s no more time. There are no more excuses. We’ve got to get it done now. It’s championship now or bust. Got to go out there and get the job done.”

“I expect a lot of winning, for sure,” said Towns of his squad that hasn’t won a playoff series since 2004. “I want to win. I’m not up here just blowing smoke. I really want to try to bring a championship right here to Minnesota. I think Rudy adds a huge component to that. He’s gonna be a massive part of us being a championship team. My job is to help him as much as he’s going to help me. His strengths are my weaknesses and his weaknesses are my strengths, so we’ll be able to play off of each other.”