Karl-Anthony Towns

At-a-Glance

Five-time NBA All-Star and 2016 Rookie of the Year
Currently plays for the New York Knicks of the NBA
Vice President of the National Basketball Players Association Executive Committee
Named the 2024 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion
Serves on the board of the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition
Recognized as an investor and film producer

Biography

Karl-Anthony Towns Jr., also known as KAT, is a Dominican-American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the NBA. Selected as the first overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, he spent nine seasons with the team, becoming second on their all-time scoring list.

Towns is a five-time NBA All-Star, a three-time All-NBA Team member, and was named the 2016 Rookie of the Year. He became the first center to win the NBA Three-Point Contest in 2022.