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Boomer & Carton: Karl-Anthony Towns Sings And Talks Transition To NBA

Karl-Anthony Towns

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With the first pick in the 2015 NBA draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves selected Karl-Anthony Towns from the Kentucky Wildcats. The 19-year-old New Jersey native joined Boomer and Craig Tuesday morning in the Allstate Studio to promote youth sports along with Dick's Sporting Goods.

Towns talked about his experience leading up to the draft, meeting his new teammate Kevin Garnett -- who he described as a "living legend" -- admitted to loving Patrick Ewing and the Knicks growing up, and talked about what it was like to play for John Calipari at Kentucky. We also heard about his bench-pressing prowess, his desire to be a doctor and he even flexed his golden pipes when Sam Smith came on...

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