He also needs to keep practicing and strengthening himself.
After several seasons of strong performances, Towns is widely regarded as the No. 1 active center, and the super-confident man has said it's only a matter of time before he becomes the league's strongest player, but after three preseason games, Towns has slapped himself in the face with a solid performance.
In Game 2 of the China tournament, Towns scored 16 points, but only seven in the second three quarters and had six turnovers. On the offensive end, Towns showed his all-around game as usual, with three-pointers, face-up shots, low-post backbreaking, and breakthroughs with the ball, but when he needed to play hard, Towns didn't give it a go, and he didn't do too well on the defensive end.
Defense has always been an obstacle to Towns' progress. Over the past 2 seasons, Towns has been aggressive on defense, but not great on defense. Compared with super centers such as the Brows and Junior Gasol, Towns has a more comprehensive offensive game, but his defense is a weakness. And against the defending champion Warriors, when defending Green and Durant, Towns didn't do well.
As a stalwart of the Timberwolves' interior, Towns' play in the interior has a very important role for the team, and the Timberwolves want to beat the Warriors, Rockets and Thunder and other rivals, but also need to Towns to have a very good play in the interior, after all, the Warriors, the Rockets and Thunder are not too strong in the interior, Towns, as a Timberwolves' strong point, can have a greater play space and leeway.
But from the preseason performance, it is clear that Towns' performance is not satisfactory, let alone meet the standard of the strongest active center. And next season,The Timberwolves can go farther, to a certain extent, is to rely on the play of Towns, after all, to the more competitive playoffs, each team's offensive tempo to be more slow, in the outside is difficult to have a regular season as loose offensive environment, Towns in the interior will also get more opportunities.
But for the Timberwolves to build a championship dynasty, as Towns said they would, Towns, as the centerpiece of the team, will clearly need to play better, especially when playing hard.