NBA
Karl-Anthony Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
Minnesota Timberwolves, Center
Age: 28-170d (Nov 15, 1995)
Exp: 9 Years
Country: US
College: Kentucky
Drafted: Round 1 (#1 overall), 2015
Agent(s): Jessica Holtz (CAA Sports)
2024-25 Cap Hit
$49,350,000
2024-25 Cash
$49,350,000
Career Earnings
$231,617,723
2024-2027 Designated Veteran Extension (CURRENT)
Karl-Anthony Towns signed a 4 year , $221,088,000 contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves, including $221,088,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $55,272,000. In 2024-25, Towns will earn a base salary of $49,350,000, while carrying a cap hit of $49,350,000 and a dead cap value of $49,350,000.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $221,088,000
Average Salary:
$55,272,000
GTD at Sign:
$221,088,000
Total GTD:
$221,088,000
Signed Using:
Bird Rights
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
| Year | Age | Option/Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Cap Hit | Cap % League Cap | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 |
|
29 |
Estimate
|
$49,350,000 | - | - | $49,350,000 | 35.00% | $49,350,000 |
| 2025-26 |
|
30 |
Estimate
|
$53,298,000 | - | - | $53,298,000 | 34.36% | $53,298,000 |
| 2026-27 |
|
31 |
Estimate
|
$57,246,000 | - | - | $57,246,000 | 33.55% | $57,246,000 |
| 2027-28 |
|
32 |
Player
|
$61,194,000 | - | - | $61,194,000 | 32.61% | $61,194,000 |
| 2028-29 |
|
33 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
29 |
Estimate |
$49,350,000 | $49,350,000 | $49,350,000 | $49,350,000 | $55,272,000 |
| 2025 |
|
30 |
Estimate |
$53,298,000 | $53,298,000 | $102,648,000 | $51,324,000 | $57,246,000 |
| 2026 |
|
31 |
Estimate |
$57,246,000 | $57,246,000 | $159,894,000 | $53,298,000 | $59,220,000 |
| 2027 |
|
32 |
Player |
$61,194,000 | $61,194,000 | $221,088,000 | $55,272,000 | $61,194,000 |
Contract Notes
- Designated Veteran Player Extension (35% of cap, est $141M cap)
- 2027-28: Player Option (deadline 6/29/27)
- 10% Trade Bonus
Source:
Spotrac
2022-0
Karl-Anthony Towns signed a 0 year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Contract Terms:
0 yr(s)
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Signed Using:
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2019-2023 Designated Rookie Extension
Karl-Anthony Towns signed a 5 year , $158,253,000 contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves, including $158,253,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $31,650,600.
Contract Terms:
5 yr(s) / $158,253,000
Average Salary:
$31,650,600
GTD at Sign:
$158,253,000
Total GTD:
$158,253,000
Signed Using:
Bird Rights
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2015-2018 Rookie
Karl-Anthony Towns signed a 4 year , $25,720,035 contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves, including $25,720,035 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,430,009.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $25,720,035
Average Salary:
$6,430,009
GTD at Sign:
$11,663,760
Total GTD:
$25,720,035
Signed Using:
rookie-scale-exception
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Career Earnings thru 2024
$231,617,723
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20 |
|
Active
|
$5,703,600 |
$5,703,600 |
ROY |
| 2016 | 21 |
|
Active
|
$5,960,160 |
$11,663,760 |
|
| 2017 | 22 |
|
Active
|
$6,216,840 |
$17,880,600 |
All NBA (3rd) |
| 2018 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$7,839,435 |
$25,720,035 |
|
| 2019 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$25,579,688 |
$51,299,723 |
|
| 2020 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$29,467,800 |
$80,767,523 |
|
| 2021 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$31,650,600 |
$112,418,123 |
All NBA (3rd) |
| 2022 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$33,833,400 |
$146,251,523 |
|
| 2023 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$36,016,200 |
$182,267,723 |
|
| 2024 | 29 |
|
Active / estimate
|
$49,350,000 |
$231,617,723 |
|
| Total |
$231,617,723 |
$231,617,723 |
||||
| 2025 | 30 |
|
Active / estimate
|
$53,298,000 |
$284,915,723 |
|
| 2026 | 31 |
|
Active / estimate
|
$57,246,000 |
$342,161,723 |
|
| 2027 | 32 |
|
Active / Player
|
$61,194,000 |
$403,355,723 |
|
| Total |
$403,355,723 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
|
20 |
$5,703,600
|
$5,703,600 |
$5,703,600 |
||
| 2016 |
|
21 |
$5,960,160
|
$5,960,160 |
$11,663,760 |
||
| 2017 |
|
22 |
$6,216,840
|
$6,216,840 |
$17,880,600 |
||
| 2018 |
|
23 |
$7,839,435
|
$7,839,435 |
$25,720,035 |
||
| 2019 |
|
24 |
$25,579,688
|
$25,579,688 |
$51,299,723 |
||
| 2020 |
|
25 |
$29,467,800
|
$29,467,800 |
$80,767,523 |
||
| 2021 |
|
26 |
$31,650,600
|
$31,650,600 |
$112,418,123 |
||
| 2022 |
|
27 |
$33,833,400
|
$33,833,400 |
$146,251,523 |
||
| 2023 |
|
28 |
$36,016,200
|
$36,016,200 |
$182,267,723 |
||
| 2024 |
|
29 |
$49,350,000
|
$49,350,000 |
$231,617,723 |
||
| Total |
$231,617,723 |
$231,617,723 |
$231,617,723 |
||||
| 2025 |
|
30 |
$53,298,000
|
$53,298,000 |
$284,915,723 |
||
| 2026 |
|
31 |
$57,246,000
|
$57,246,000 |
$342,161,723 |
||
| 2027 |
|
32 |
$61,194,000
|
$61,194,000 |
$403,355,723 |
||
| Total |
$403,355,723 |
$403,355,723 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |
|
$182,267,723 | - | - | $182,267,723 |
-
Jul 07, 2022
Signed a 4 year $221.09 Designated Veteran Player extension with Minnesota (MIN) - includes 2027-28 Player Option
-
Oct 31, 2019
Suspended 2 games (forfeit $376,345) for fighting during MIN-PHI game
-
Oct 30, 2019
Fined $2,000 for ejection from MIN-PHI game
-
Sep 23, 2018
Signed a 5 year $158.25 million Designated Veteran extension with Minnesota (MIN) - eligible for 5 year $190 million maximum extension
-
Oct 15, 2017
Minnesota (MIN) exercised $7.84 million option for 2018-19
-
Oct 23, 2016
Minnesota (MIN) exercised $6.22 million option for 2017-2018
-
Jul 07, 2015
Signed a 2 year $11.66 million contract with Minnesota (MIN)
-
Jun 25, 2015
Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 1 (#1 overall)
Fines
| Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2015 |
|
for technical foul during DEN-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Jan 27, 2016 |
|
for technical foul during OKC-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Mar 30, 2016 |
|
for technical foul during LAC-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Jan 03, 2017 |
|
for technical foul during MIN-PHI game | $2,000 | |
| Jan 13, 2017 |
|
for technical foul during OKC-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Feb 24, 2017 |
|
for technical foul during DAL-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Mar 13, 2017 |
|
for technical foul during WAS-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Dec 10, 2017 |
|
for technical foul during DAL-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Dec 12, 2017 |
|
for technical foul during PHI-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Dec 28, 2017 |
|
for technical foul during MIN-MIL game | $2,000 | |
| Mar 02, 2018 |
|
for technical foul during MIN-UTH game | $2,000 | |
| Mar 02, 2018 |
|
for ejection (two technical fouls) from MIN-UTH game | $2,000 | |
| Oct 29, 2018 |
|
for technical foul during LAL-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Dec 03, 2018 |
|
for technical foul during HOU-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Dec 31, 2018 |
|
for technical foul during MIN-NOP game | $2,000 | |
| Jan 06, 2019 |
|
for technical foul during LAL-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Jan 25, 2019 |
|
for technical foul during MIN-UTH game | $2,000 | |
| Jan 27, 2019 |
|
for technical foul during UTH-MIN game | $3,000 | |
| Feb 07, 2019 |
|
for technical foul during MIN-ORL game | $3,000 | |
| Feb 28, 2019 |
|
for technical foul during MIN-IND game | $3,000 | |
| Mar 30, 2019 |
|
for technical foul during PHI-MIN game | $3,000 | |
| Oct 30, 2019 |
|
for technical foul during MIN-PHI game | $2,000 | |
| Oct 30, 2019 |
|
for ejection from MIN-PHI game | $2,000 | |
| Nov 13, 2019 |
|
for technical foul during SAS-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Nov 15, 2019 |
|
for technical foul during WAS-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Nov 27, 2019 |
|
for technical foul during MIN-SAS game | $2,000 | |
| Dec 13, 2019 |
|
for technical foul during LAC-MIN game | $3,000 | |
| Feb 21, 2021 |
|
for technical foul during MIN-NYK game | $2,000 | |
| Apr 09, 2021 |
|
for technical foul during MIN-BOS game | $2,000 | |
| Apr 29, 2021 |
|
for technical foul during GSW-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Oct 23, 2021 |
|
for technical foul during NOP-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Oct 25, 2021 |
|
for technical foul during NOP-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Nov 12, 2021 |
|
for technical foul during MIN-LAL game | $2,000 | |
| Nov 15, 2021 |
|
for technical foul during PHX-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Nov 20, 2021 |
|
for technical foul during MEM-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Jan 05, 2022 |
|
for technical foul during OKC-MIN game | $3,000 | |
| Jan 11, 2022 |
|
for technical foul during MIN-NOP game | $3,000 | |
| Jan 19, 2022 |
|
for technical foul during MIN-ATL game | $3,000 | |
| Jan 28, 2022 |
|
for technical foul during MIN-PHX game | $3,000 | |
| Feb 03, 2022 |
|
for technical foul during MIN-DET game | $3,000 | |
| Feb 11, 2022 |
|
for technical foul during MIN-CHI game | $4,000 | |
| Feb 15, 2022 |
|
for technical foul during CHA-MIN game | $4,000 | |
| Mar 23, 2022 |
|
for technical foul during PHX-MIN game | $4,000 | |
| Apr 07, 2022 |
|
for technical foul during SAS-MIN game | $4,000 | |
| Oct 19, 2022 |
|
for technical foul during OKC-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Nov 04, 2022 |
|
for technical foul during MIL-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Nov 09, 2022 |
|
for technical foul during PHX-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Nov 21, 2022 |
|
for technical foul during MIA-MIN game | $2,000 | |
| Dec 26, 2023 |
|
for technical foul during MIN-OKC game | $2,000 |
Suspensions
| Date | Reason | Games Suspended | Fine Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2019 |
|
for fighting during MIN-PHI game | 2 | $376,345 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Min/Gm | Pt/Gm | Reb/Gm | Ast/Gm | Stl/Gm | Blk/Gm | FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MIN | 62 | 62 | 32.7 | 21.8 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | .504 | .416 | .873 |
| 2022 | MIN | 29 | 29 | 32.7 | 20.8 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | .495 | .366 | .874 |
| 2021 | MIN | 74 | 74 | 33.4 | 24.6 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | .529 | .410 | .822 |
| 2020 | MIN | 50 | 50 | 33.8 | 24.8 | 10.6 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .486 | .387 | .859 |
| 2019 | MIN | 35 | 35 | 33.9 | 26.5 | 10.8 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .508 | .412 | .796 |
| 2018 | MIN | 77 | 77 | 33.0 | 24.4 | 12.4 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | .518 | .400 | .836 |
| 2017 | MIN | 82 | 82 | 35.6 | 21.3 | 12.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | .546 | .421 | .858 |
| 2016 | MIN | 82 | 82 | 37.0 | 25.1 | 12.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .542 | .367 | .832 |
| 2015 | MIN | 82 | 82 | 32.0 | 18.3 | 10.4 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .543 | .341 | .811 |
