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Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA team: The Minnesota Timberwolves

Salary: $27,285,000

Karl-Anthony Towns Jr. is a Dominican-American NBA player with the Minnesota Timberwolves. In college, he played for the Kentucky Wildcats and was named to the Dominican Republican National team at the age of 16 years old. In 2015, he was the first overall pick for the NBA Draft to the Minnesota Timberwolves and went on to be named as the NBA Rookie of the Year for the 2015-2016 season. He has also received 2 All-star selections so far.