Big Cat Gets The Big Apple Market Bump

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Oct 29, 20242 min read

Karl Anthony Towns has become a very interesting player for a multitude of reasons. He become a bit of a meme with his off court antics/voice but also has a play style many find frustrating to watch.

Career stats

Career stats
Year
Team
Games played
Minutes per game
Points per game
Field goal percentage
3 point percentage
Rebounds per game
Assists per game
Steals per game
2024-25
2
28.0
16.5
50.0
75.0
11.0
1.5
0.5
2023-24
62
32.7
21.8
50.4
41.6
8.3
3.0
0.7
2022-23
29
33.0
20.8
49.5
36.6
8.1
4.8
0.7
2021-22
74
33.5
24.6
52.9
41.0
9.8
3.6
1.0
2020-21
50
33.8
24.8
48.6
38.7
10.6
4.5
0.8
2019-20
35
33.9
26.5
50.8
41.2
10.8
4.4
0.9
2018-19
77
33.1
24.4
51.8
40.0
12.4
3.4
0.9
2017-18
82
35.6
21.3
54.5
42.1
12.3
2.4
0.8
2016-17
82
37.0
25.1
54.2
36.7
12.3
2.7
0.7
2015-16
82
32.0
18.3
54.2
34.1
10.5
2.0
0.7
Career
575
33.9
22.9
52.3
39.8
10.8
3.2

Being the #1 pick out of Kentucky in 2015, he exceeded expectations and became an all-nba player multiple times. He might not have become the next Garnett but he averaged above 20/10 for practically his entire career. Moving to New York, Towns goes from one of the smaller markets to the biggest one in the league.

As a result over the last 3 months his market is up 25%. It has become a common trend with players going to the Knicks and their markets immediately jumping.