Report: Timberwolves tell Towns they're drafting him

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The NBA draft is on Thursday, and the Minnesota Timberwolves can take any player they want. Over the past few weeks there's been much speculation as to who Flip Saunders will choose, but it appears he's made up his mind. 

Here's SNY.tv's Adam Zagoria with more on which prospect is set to become the first overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft:

"The Minnesota Timberwolves have informed Karl-Anthony Towns that they will select him with the No. 1 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft, a source close to Towns told SNY.tv. 'It’s done, he’s going to Minnesota,' the source said. '[Minnesota President and coach] Flip Saunders was big on Jahlil Okafor for a minute there and after Karl came in [on Saturday], he decided to work out for them. He only worked out for them and it’s a wrap. It’s a wrap. They just told him they’re going to take him No. 1.'”

This is the least shocking bit of news you'll read this month. Karl-Anthony Towns is the best player in this year's draft, and it makes a ton of sense for Minnesota to make him its franchise center. He can shoot, defend, rebound and is a fantastic fit in the modern game. 

Towns is an ideal big man, and pairing him up with Andrew Wiggins could make the Timberwolves one of the NBA's best teams sooner than later. 

(h/t: SNY.tv)

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