Karl-Anthony Towns leaned against the wall of the main gym at Providence Academy, a sprawling private school in the west metro that has hosted his youth basketball camp for the last three years, and took stock of the changing environment around him.



“Honored” and “blessed” are two of Towns’ favorite words, and those superlatives certainly applied as he considered how far his camp has come, the looks in the eyes of the youngsters who went wild when he drained a shot from the opposite 3-point line and where he stands in a Timberwolves franchise that has put him front and center in its latest remodel. But the niceties and politeness he leans on so heavily quickly dissipated as the conversation turned to the topic du jour in the NBA.



The summer of 2019 has been dominated by power moves from power players. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George teaming up with the Clippers in Los Angeles. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving pairing in Brooklyn. Anthony Davis...