Karl-Anthony TownsNew York Knicks · #32
Karl-Anthony Towns is the starting center of the 2026 NBA champion New York Knicks and one of the greatest shooting big men ever — the only 7-footer besides Dirk Nowitzki to win the Three-Point Contest. The No. 1 pick in 2015 and 2016 Rookie of the Year, he spent nine seasons in Minnesota before a 2024 trade to New York, where he finally won a title after losing his mother and six relatives to COVID-19.
Karl-Anthony Towns — the report card
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Where Karl-Anthony Towns stands
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Karl-Anthony Towns — every number, three levels deep
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How the model sees Karl-Anthony Towns
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Karl-Anthony Towns career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 82 | 32.0 | 18.3 | 10.5 | 2.0 | .542 | .341 |
| 2016-17 | 82 | 37.0 | 25.1 | 12.3 | 2.7 | .542 | .367 |
| 2017-18 | 82 | 35.6 | 21.3 | 12.3 | 2.4 | .545 | .421 |
| 2018-19 | 77 | 33.1 | 24.4 | 12.4 | 3.4 | .518 | .400 |
| 2019-20 | 35 | 33.9 | 26.5 | 10.8 | 4.4 | .508 | .412 |
| 2020-21 | 50 | 33.8 | 24.8 | 10.6 | 4.5 | .486 | .387 |
| 2021-22 | 74 | 33.4 | 24.6 | 9.8 | 3.6 | .529 | .410 |
| 2022-23 | 29 | 33.0 | 20.8 | 8.1 | 4.8 | .495 | .366 |
| 2023-24 | 62 | 32.7 | 21.8 | 8.3 | 3.0 | .504 | .416 |
| 2024-25 | 72 | 35.0 | 24.4 | 12.8 | 3.1 | .526 | .420 |
| 2025-26 | 75 | 31.0 | 20.1 | 11.9 | 3.0 | .501 | .368 |
| Career | 720 | 33.8 | 22.8 | 11.2 | 3.1 |
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Are the New York Knicks built to win?
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The Ballad of Karl-Anthony Towns
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
The greatest-shooting 7-footer of his era — a champion at last after unimaginable loss.
Turning pro
Drafted 1st overall, 2015 as a Center.
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A No. 1 pick and childhood Knicks fan who lost his mother to COVID — and finally won a title in the city he grew up loving.
Chapter
Born in New Jersey to a Dominican mother, Towns starred at Kentucky, went No. 1 in 2015, and was a unanimous Rookie of the Year.
Chapter
Over nine Minnesota seasons he made six All-Star teams and became the first center to win the Three-Point Contest — but never a title.
Off the court
- Height
- 7'0"
- Weight
- 248 lb
- Draft
- 1st overall, 2015
- Born
- Edison, New Jersey
- Age
- 31
- Jersey
- #32
The defining fact of Towns's life off the court is loss. In April 2020 his mother, Jacqueline Cruz — the emotional center of his world — died of COVID-19 complications, and Towns has said six other relatives died after contracting the virus. He channeled the grief into advocacy, producing a criminal-justice documentary and campaigning on voting rights, and won the 2024 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award.
Proud of his Dominican heritage, he has represented the Dominican Republic since age 16. A childhood Knicks fan raised in New Jersey, he framed the 2026 title as vindication after nine seasons without one in Minnesota. He got engaged to Jordyn Woods on Christmas 2025, and picked up the nickname 'The Big Bodega' from teammate Josh Hart.
A skilled, resilient stretch-five who turned profound loss into a championship — and advocacy off the floor.
Karl-Anthony Towns — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Karl-Anthony Towns, answered.
