What did Karl-Anthony Towns actually supply in 2020-21 for MIN?
Karl-Anthony Towns's strongest evidenced functions are interior finishing, rim pressure, shooting; the weakest available areas are event creation, screening, creation. The profile is tied to MIN for 2020-21.
High1,684 observed minutes
Function profile
Directly observed offensive and defensive functions — separate readings, never a grade.
11 of 11 — complete
Career arc
Stabilized impact across seasons — a trend line, not a career grade. Hollow points mean evidence unavailable.
Lineup context
Exact five-player context with honest sample strength.
Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson produced 116.4 offense and 110.7 defense over 1530 possessions (4.3 shrunk net). All five function profiles are exact to this franchise-season.
NYK · 2025-26Small lineup sample273 possessions
Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Landry Shamet produced 110.3 offense and 107.7 defense over 273 possessions (0.9 shrunk net). All five function profiles are exact to this franchise-season.
NYK · 2025-26Small lineup sample271 possessions
Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Miles McBride produced 131.0 offense and 114.3 defense over 271 possessions (5.9 shrunk net). All five function profiles are exact to this franchise-season.
NYK · 2025-26Small lineup sample
Contract & salary
Season rows under the serving definition; provisional status sits beside the amount.
Body & injury history
Every recorded injury, mapped to the body. Evidence about the player — never a team decision or a durability grade.
1Left knee1Left calf1Right quadriceps
Acquisition history
How he arrived at each team — fit, role realization and price stay separate lanes.
No acquisition history is available for this player.
Creation
65
Rim pressure
68
Shooting
67
Passing
67
Screening
58
Interior finish
68
Point of attack*
47
Switch coverage*
50
Rim protection
66
Event creation
42
Rebounding
65
* limited evidence. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. The radar plots only scored functions; missing axes are marked with a dash, never drawn at zero.
Performance lanes
Three separate lanes — never merged into one number.
On/Off
+9.2 net per 100
on +0.7 · off -8.5 · 3,173 possessions
RAPM (single season)
+0.5 per 100
6,359 possessions
Stabilized RAPM
+0.9 per 100
O +2.1 / D -1.2 · 4 season history
Season summaries are retrospective descriptions, not causal player-value estimates.
184 possessions
Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Landry Shamet produced 113.0 offense and 107.6 defense over 184 possessions (1.5 shrunk net). All five function profiles are exact to this franchise-season.
NYK · 2025-26Small lineup sample181 possessions
Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Miles McBride produced 129.3 offense and 133.5 defense over 181 possessions (-1.1 shrunk net). All five function profiles are exact to this franchise-season.
Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson produced 115.6 offense and 115.0 defense over 2347 possessions (0.4 shrunk net). All five function profiles are exact to this franchise-season.
NYK · 2024-25Small lineup sample349 possessions
Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, Miles McBride produced 114.0 offense and 111.2 defense over 349 possessions (1.2 shrunk net). All five function profiles are exact to this franchise-season.
NYK · 2024-25Small lineup sample221 possessions
Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Precious Achiuwa produced 114.5 offense and 114.5 defense over 221 possessions (0.0 shrunk net). All five function profiles are exact to this franchise-season.
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* hatched bars are provisional or scheduled figures, not finalized cap hits.
Season
Kind
Amount
Status
2015-16
cap hit
$5.70M
Confirmed
2016-17
cap hit
$5.96M
Confirmed
2017-18
cap hit
$6.22M
Confirmed
2018-19
cap hit
$7.84M
provisional
2019-20
cap hit
$27.3M
Confirmed
2020-21
cap hit
$29.5M
Confirmed
2021-22
cap hit
$31.7M
Confirmed
2021-22
player salary
$31.7M
provisional
2022-23
cap hit
$33.8M
Confirmed
2023-24
cap hit
$36.0M
provisional
2024-25
cap hit
$49.2M
provisional
2025-26
cap hit
$54.1M
Confirmed
2025-26
player salary
$54.1M
provisional
+ Injuryleft left knee sorenessDec 9, 2025 → back Dec 19, 2025
+ Injuryleft left calf tightnessDec 6, 2025 → back Dec 9, 2025
+ Injuryright right quadriceps strainOct 21, 2025 → back Oct 31, 2025
Marker size and count reflect recorded episode volume only; a pulsing ring means an episode is open at this knowledge date. This maps evidence — it is not a durability score.
